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151 foundations that funded “University Foundation” in Shelby County
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Community foundation · Naples, FL
Collier Community Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
7 Tennessee grants totaling $245,371 · 2 in Shelby County · typical grant $11,155 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services; Environment & animals; Public, societal benefit; Education; Health
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Community foundation · Syracuse, NY
Central New York Community Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
4 Tennessee grants totaling $49,100 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $11,600 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Program/project support; Student support
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Community foundation · Elkhart, IN
Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
3 Tennessee grants totaling $67,262 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,462 to $51,800 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Community foundation · Tampa, FL
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
3 Tennessee grants totaling $423,727 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $40,000 to $337,867 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support of mission
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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
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Private foundation · Nashville
Purity Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
33 Tennessee grants totaling $134,000 · 3 in Shelby County · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)
42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Ford Foundation
Takes applications
14 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · 7 in Shelby County · typical grant $375 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gift; Core support for an exhibition by tabitha arnold on the history of workers rights and labor struggles in Chattanooga; Core support for peoples advocacy...
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Private foundation · Bristol
Clarke Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $37,720 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $200 to $1,500 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Volunteer rescue; Children's hospital; Public chaity; Educational; Childrens home
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Private foundation · Dyersburg
Brayton Foundation
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $5,100 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $100 to $900 (tax year 2025)
10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted use donation; Scholarship
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Public charity · Memphis
The Canale Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · 10 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $126,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Elonged note receivable
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Public charity · Dayton, OH
The Dayton Foundation
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $331,250 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,900 to $131,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships; Unrestricted, christmas needs for home; Dorm refresh - cogs
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Public charity · Cleveland, OH
The Cleveland Foundation
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $482,150 · 3 in Shelby County · typical grant $7,000 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fundraising efforts and awareness organization for st. Jude children's research hospital.; Wetland conservation; Support of administrative costs to conduct the "power of...
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Public charity · Memphis
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Foundation
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $6.1 million · 4 in Shelby County · typical grant $724,775 to $1.9 million (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: FedEx Fam House Operational; Capital Acquisitions; Operational Support and Marketing; Research Services And IRB Fees
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Private foundation · Ft Lauderdale, FL
The Amaturo Family Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $15,500 · 2 in Shelby County · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Cancer research; Moss support; Sewanee annual fund
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Community foundation · Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $60,250 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,250 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Altavista, VA
The English Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $2,500 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $-1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships
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Private foundation · Radnor, PA
E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $120,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $35,000 to $85,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jan 31, Jul 15 · next Jan 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To help with the cost of the exhibition, "suchitra mattai: phala,its related programming.; Fund scholarships and stipends for three students completing a three-year master of...
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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
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Public charity · San Diego, CA
The San Diego Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
5 Tennessee grants totaling $658,441 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $7,000 to $14,600 (tax year 2024)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For scholarships; To support national bail out
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Public charity · Pittsburgh, PA
The Pittsburgh Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
5 Tennessee grants totaling $186,340 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $24,507 to $32,500 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Children and youth healthcare; Primary and elementary schools; Professional societies and associations; Religious education; Higher education
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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.