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123 foundations in Sullivan County

  1. Private foundation · Beaver, PA

    Robert Todd Carter Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $16,000 · typical grant $4,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Religious

  2. Private foundation · Kingsport

    Wayne G Basler Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $123,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Sep 30 · next Sep 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General operation expenses

  3. Private foundation · Northville, MI

    Cooper-Standard Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $3,000 · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2025)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship

  4. Public charity · Kingsport

    Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $133,062 to $1.3 million (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Head start; Food assistance

  5. Public charity · Kingsport

    Greater Kingsport Family Young Mens

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $22,285 · typical grant $6,000 to $8,785 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  6. Public charity · Cincinnati, OH

    The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Public charity · Oklahoma City, OK

    Butterfield Memorial Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $36,586 · typical grant $10,000 to $14,586 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Student confernce re; Ou chapter support; Equipment

  8. Private foundation · Roanoke, VA

    Cartledge Charitable Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $1,500 · typical grant $500 (tax year 2023)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education

  9. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Clyde W Harrell Educational Fund

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $38,927 · typical grant $500 to $37,927 (tax year 2023)

    Stated deadlines: Apr 30 · next Apr 30, 2027 (from its 2023 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded: Scholarships

  10. Public charity · Washington, DC

    YWCA USA Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $67,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $47,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Capacity building, emergency grant; Techgyrls program implementation, emergency grant

  11. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Institute for Public Health Innovation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $99,483 · typical grant $40,000 to $59,483 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To facilitate employment and effective integration of community health workers to help communities respond to and recover from covid-19.; To grant on behalf of common health...

  12. Private foundation · St Joseph, MI

    The Tiscornia Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,100 · typical grant $1,100 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Feb 1, Apr 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community welfare

  13. Private foundation · Taylorsville, NC

    The Griffin Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $2,500 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious; Philanthropic

  14. Private foundation · Saint Louis, NV

    Anchor and Hope Sam R Sayers Memorial Scholarship Fund

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $4,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship

  15. Public charity · Arlington, VA

    National Assn of State Departments

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $81,737 · typical grant $33,336 to $48,401 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Epa water quality subaward

  16. Private foundation · Omaha, NE

    Lothlorien Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,900 · typical grant $900 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating cost of non-profit org

  17. Public charity · Minneapolis, MN

    Colon Cancer Coalition Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,550 · typical grant $5,050 to $7,500 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Screening; Patient support

  18. Public charity · Knoxville

    Tennessee Association of Community Action

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2023)

    Funded: Liheap pilot outreach project

  19. Public charity · Boone, NC

    Samaritan's Purse

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $61,575 · typical grant $26,575 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Medical assist.

  20. Public charity · Richmond, VA

    Virginia Health Care Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $108,375 · typical grant $50,625 to $57,750 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Dental; Medication Assistance Prog.

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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.