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123 foundations in Sullivan County
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Private foundation · Johnson City
Mooneyhan Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
17 Tennessee grants totaling $439,490 · typical grant $20,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
59% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Johnson City
Ballad Health
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17 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $63,500 (tax year 2024)
65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 2025 Collaborative Partner for economic development; Kids' Christmas Event Sponsorship; Provide quality musical education through academic, community and competitive...
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Private foundation · Providence, RI
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353
Takes applications
17 Tennessee grants totaling $51,066 · typical grant $370 to $3,115 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gift to civic agency; Matching gift to education; Matching gift to enviornement agency; General support to civic agency; Matching gift to health & human services agency
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Public charity · Franklin
Tennessee Charitable Care Network
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $305,504 · typical grant $10,050 to $25,990 (tax year 2025)
6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc.
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $133,000 to $308,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: For general scholarship support.; For nursing scholarships.; For nursing and allied health scholarships.; For general and nursing scholarships.
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United Way · Erwin
United Way of Unicoi County
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15 Tennessee grants totaling $842,474 · typical grant $10,000 to $29,500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
American Cancer Society Inc.
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14 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Patient Support; Health Eq Ambassador; Extramural Research; Support/Conv Sponsor; Support/Research
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United Way · Bristol
United Way of Bristol Tn-Va Inc.
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14 Tennessee grants totaling $418,526 · typical grant $9,000 to $53,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Bristol
Clarke Charitable Foundation
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $37,720 · 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 · Memphis
International Paper Company Foundation
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $148,535 · typical grant $2,252 to $13,683 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Carter county food for kids backpack program; Donated shipping for menstrual health program; Junior achievement biz town; Habitat improvement along rivers in greater Nashville...
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Share Our Strength
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $208,095 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: School Meals
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Public charity · Johnson City
Mountain States Health Alliance
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $924,073 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
73% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program support for children in the court system; Substandard Housing Program; Pediatrics Conference; Program Support-Center for Nursing Excellence; Program Support-College of Pharmacy
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Public charity · Indianapolis, IN
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $15,478 to $30,478 (tax year 2024)
8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grants; Grants/Scholarships
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Slemp Foundation
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $90,000 · typical grant $1,250 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jul 15, Oct 31 · next Oct 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship Grant; Program Supplies fund, Outdoor Experiences and Volunteer Training fund and Resources fund for Sequoyah Council (Lee and Wise Counties, VA); Lee and Wise...
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Public charity · Beverly Hills, CA
Edward Charles Foundation
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $558,240 · typical grant $20,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable gift
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United Way · Johnson City
United Way of East Tennessee Highlands
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12 Tennessee grants totaling $201,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Organization support
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Public charity · Zionsville, IN
Aes Restaurant Foundation Inc.
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12 Tennessee grants totaling $195,726 · typical grant $10,000 to $19,054 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Various
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Public charity · Knoxville
Women's Fund of East Tennessee
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11 Tennessee grants totaling $382,610 · typical grant $35,000 (tax year 2024)
73% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Youth development; Human services; Arts, culture; Philanthropy; Educ. Institutions
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Private foundation · Elizabethton
Citizens Bank Tri-Cities Foundation Ltd
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10 Tennessee grants totaling $539,229 · typical grant $3,612 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General fund/operations; Betsy band general fund/operations; Bull dog band general fund/operations
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Public charity · Galesburg, IL
National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources I
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10 Tennessee grants totaling $105,326 · typical grant $5,413 to $14,309 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Care of ill, needy, or minor
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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.