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36 foundations that funded “Community Foundation Greater Inc” in Shelby County

  1. Private foundation · Dalton, GA

    The Dixie Group Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $8,700 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $250 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  2. Private foundation · Princeton, NJ

    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    Takes applications

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.6 million · 5 in Shelby County · typical grant $25,256 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 82000 rwjf healthy communities -- site visit grant; 82534 advancing economic inclusion and family wellbeing across Appalachia; 80655 using measuring love to train leaders in...

  3. Private foundation · Kansas City, MO

    Bluescope Foundation North America

    Takes applications

    31 Tennessee grants totaling $225,511 · 27 in Shelby County · typical grant $1,995 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)

    26% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gift; Arts; Education - youth; Community - shelter; Community - health, safety & environment

  4. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Bar Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    38 Tennessee grants totaling $3.2 million · 5 in Shelby County · typical grant $20,000 to $95,000 (tax year 2024)

    55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Administration of justice; Legal services

  5. Private foundation · Coraopolis, PA

    Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation

    Takes applications

    25 Tennessee grants totaling $114,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $2,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grant for youth sports; Teammate resource group grants; 10th year anniversary grants

  6. Private foundation · Nashville

    Joe C Davis Foundation

    Takes applications

    106 Tennessee grants totaling $6 million · 2 in Shelby County · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    7 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capacity building & operating support; Capital support; Operating & capacity building support; Capacity building support; Operating support & capacity building

  7. Private foundation · Nashville

    Louisiana-Pacific Foundation

    Takes applications

    39 Tennessee grants totaling $341,773 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $750 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Private foundation · Nashville

    The Fugitive Foundation

    Takes applications

    41 Tennessee grants totaling $237,950 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $1,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capital campaign & operating support

  9. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Aarp

    How to apply: not stated

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $144,583 · 5 in Shelby County · typical grant $8,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    91% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community Challenge Grant to support AARP's Livable Communities initiative; Sponsorship of event; Sponsorship of the free rides to the polls on election day event; "Sponsorship...

  10. Public charity · Memphis

    Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

    How to apply: not stated

    27 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · 27 in Shelby County · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Sponsorship; Sponsorship of new christian mobile dental clinic servicing the homeless; Annual lecture platinum sponsorship; Donation; support for bridge builders; Support...

  11. Public charity · Alexandria, VA

    Good360

    How to apply: not stated · Donates products, not cash

    67 Tennessee grants totaling $244 million · 7 in Shelby County · typical grant $11,461 to $146,998 (tax year 2024)

    68% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To assist those in need

  12. Community foundation · Buffalo, NY

    Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $54,172 · 2 in Shelby County · typical grant $10,000 to $28,172 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  13. Community foundation · Charlottesville, VA

    Charlottesville Area Community Foundation

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $137,500 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $12,500 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating funds for Memphis coalition against pollution (mcap); Imagination library program - rotary club of charlottesville 22901; Education, research and support of...

  14. Community foundation · Tulsa, OK

    Tulsa Community Foundation

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $282,507 · 3 in Shelby County · typical grant $9,155 to $23,250 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  15. Private foundation · Omaha, NE

    Union Pacific Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · 2 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: May 31 · next May 31, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community & economic development; Education (k-12)

  16. Private foundation · Signal Mountain

    Bishop Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $640,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $30,000 to $90,000 (tax year 2025)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Recovery in community campaign; Clef medical camps campaign; Stability program; Truck for project restore; South Chattanooga program

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Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which lists the grants they paid and how to apply. Community foundations, United Ways and other public charities file Form 990, and we use its Schedule I (grants over $5,000). We include every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee groups. Corporate and community-foundation grant rounds are in the grant search.