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122 foundations in Sullivan County

  1. Public charity · Kansas City, MO

    The Global Orphan Project Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Family strengthening

  2. Public charity · Kingsport

    Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $452,000 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $125,000 to $327,000 (tax year 2022)

    Funded: To provide funds for regional marketing programs; To provide funds for a workfoce investment program and other economic development programs

  3. Private foundation · Knoxville

    E Maurine Hawkins Scholarship Fund

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $13,000 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $13,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship

  4. Private foundation · High Point, TX

    Tr Uw Perry Mem Scholarship

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,400 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $4,400 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Annual scholarship grants

  5. Private foundation · Westhoff, TX

    The Way Ahead Trust

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Missionary support

  6. Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA

    John M Hopwood Irr

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Purchase land and easements

  7. Private foundation · Charlotte, NC

    The Aunt Kate Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,000 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $4,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  8. Private foundation · Williamsville, NY

    William & Diane Hein Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $9,000 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $9,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Oct 15 · next Oct 15, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Religious

  9. Private foundation · Clinton, MI

    Weikart Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $6,600 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $6,600 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Program impacting youth

  10. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    The Steele-Reese Foundation Xxxxx1004

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Private foundation · Cincinnati, MI

    Rea Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Support of daily operations

  12. Private foundation · Plainville, CT

    The Crew Family Foundation Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA

    John Ben Snow Memorial Tr Uw #839158

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Youth programs

  14. Private foundation · Johnson City

    The Jack Davis Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $0 · 1 in Sullivan County (tax year 2025)

    Funded: To fund scholarship at north east state community college in Tennessee.

  15. Public charity · Newark, DE

    American Online Giving Foundation Inc.

    Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    571 Tennessee grants totaling $34.4 million · 13 in Sullivan County · typical grant $7,299 to $20,213 (tax year 2025)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Public charity · Cohoes, NY

    The Ayco Charitable Foundation

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    51 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $10,000 to $25,100 (tax year 2025)

    28% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious institutions; Community & human services; Environment & animal protection; Colleges and universities; Arts and culture

  17. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Boys & Girls Clubs of America (group Return)

    Ask before applying · Funds its own member network

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $13.1 million · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $243,804 to $744,748 (tax year 2024)

    16% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support bgca programs

  18. Community foundation · Little Rock, AR

    Arkansas Community Foundation Inc.

    Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    14 Tennessee grants totaling $819,037 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $10,025 to $159,601 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the national ornamental metal museum as follows: 94% of annual disbursement to be used for general operating, 6% to be used for acquiring contemporary craft of...

  19. Public charity · Chicago, IL

    Feeding America

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $119.2 million · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $9 million to $24.9 million (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fight Hunger

  20. Public charity · Rockville, MD

    Goodwill Industries International Inc.

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $542,790 · 1 in Sullivan County · typical grant $16,000 to $356,229 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Accenture global accelerating oa 2024; Gdca for emerging markets, scsep py24, & scsep py25; Accenture global accelerating oa 2024, gm youth & young-adult skilled trades gtca...

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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.