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123 foundations in Sullivan County
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Public charity · Santa Barbara, CA
Direct Relief
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32 Tennessee grants totaling $12.2 million · typical grant $26,826 to $325,000 (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support to us clinics & health centers for low-income, uninsured patients; Hurricane helene response
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Public charity · San Antonio, TX
Petco Love
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31 Tennessee grants totaling $670,083 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,678 (tax year 2024)
81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Kingsport
Eastman Credit Union
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29 Tennessee grants totaling $746,224 · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General contribution; Event sponsorship; General contribution/event sponsorship; Development contribution; Expansion project/snap relief/event sponsorship
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Public charity · Nashville
Tennessee Chapter of Children's Advocacy
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28 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $70,505 to $147,477 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement
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Public charity · Nashville
Jobs for America's Graduates Tennessee
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28 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $21,157 to $69,406 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Provide payment for salaries of job specialists
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Public charity · Knoxville
Variety of Eastern Tennessee
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27 Tennessee grants totaling $212,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $8,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Funding to support to train and retain volunteer advocates.; Funds will be used for supplies, food, rental fees, background checks supporting 12 new volunteer advocates....
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Mary G K Fox Foundation
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27 Tennessee grants totaling $181,310 · typical grant $1,000 to $9,210 (tax year 2025)
19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: 2022 grant request; 2024 grant request; Assistance to indigent; Web site domain and hosting; Educational audio/video
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Public charity · Brentwood
Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc.
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27 Tennessee grants totaling $4.4 million · typical grant $49,384 to $80,000 (tax year 2024)
81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community incentive; Conference sponsorship; Community incentive/sponsorship
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Robert Lee Weiss Foundation First TN Bank Plaza Tower
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $159,500 · typical grant $4,000 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Community service projects; Scholarship funding; Capital projects; Accessible equipment for; Emergency assistance
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Truist Foundation Inc.
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $715,970 · typical grant $10,000 to $31,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
13 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Building career pathways to; Thriving communities; Strengthening small; Presidential honors; Special programs
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Private foundation · Coraopolis, PA
Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation
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25 Tennessee grants totaling $114,000 · 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
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Private foundation · Norwalk, CT
Ge Foundation
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23 Tennessee grants totaling $60,401 · typical grant $129 to $1,500 (tax year 2024)
65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gift
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Private foundation · Bristol, VA
The United Company Foundation
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22 Tennessee grants totaling $653,302 · typical grant $7,075 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jul 1, Dec 1 · next Dec 1, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Education - tuition; Education - books; Support for continuation of museum's extensive educational resource project; Sequoyah council capital program - camp davy crockett;...
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Public charity · Phoenix, AZ
Petsmart Charities Inc.
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22 Tennessee grants totaling $450,800 · typical grant $6,300 to $26,300 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Adoptions; Adoptions, disaster response; Adoptions, transport
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Public charity · Americus, GA
Habitat for Humanity International Inc.
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22 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · typical grant $14,678 to $124,558 (tax year 2024)
9% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Affordable housing
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Public charity · Stamford, CT
Americares Foundation Inc.
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21 Tennessee grants totaling $2.8 million · typical grant $20,000 to $61,100 (tax year 2024)
47% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Ongoing
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Public charity · Wellesley, MA
Givinga Foundation Inc.
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21 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $15,000 to $85,000 (tax year 2024)
52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
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19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $21,635 to $171,390 (tax year 2024)
11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Knoxville
Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee
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19 Tennessee grants totaling $19.1 million · typical grant $299,712 to $1.1 million (tax year 2024)
5% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Bgc in TN programs
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United Way · Morristown
United Way of Hamblen County Inc.
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18 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $15,000 to $80,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Fund operations
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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.