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1,637 foundations that funded “T”
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Public charity · Nashville
Humanities Tennessee
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $78,709 · typical grant $8,300 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
89% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Humanities project
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Public charity · Nashville
Action TN
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $682,000 · typical grant $37,500 to $152,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Jeanette Travis Foundation
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $725,000 · typical grant $75,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Pasadena, CA
Glen and Dorothy Stillwell Charitable Trust
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $65,525 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fund transportation costs for families affected by domestic violence; Purchase tables, book shelves, etc. For working dog training; Support senior citizen programs; Support...
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Public charity · Pasadena, CA
Fuller Theological Seminary
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $61,989 · typical grant $12,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Lilly faith & service grant
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Public charity · Memphis
Memphis Tomorrow
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $632,531 · typical grant $50,000 to $165,000 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Falls Church, VA
International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal & Ac Industry
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $215,486 · typical grant $27,500 to $52,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: For purchase of training equipment; To subsidize full-time training coordinator position
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $517,000 · typical grant $100,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Historic preservation
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Public charity · St Louis, MO
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $82,916 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support advocacy, hospital accompaniments, and counseling services for survivors of sexual assault; Support of the community-based healthcare access program; Support of teeth...
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Sixteen Thirty Fund
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $580,000 · typical grant $100,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Environmental programs; Civil rights, social action, advocacy
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Public charity · Lakeland
Courage Thru Cancer Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $179,517 · typical grant $40,934 to $70,735 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Beaver, PA
Robert Todd Carter Foundation
How to apply: not stated
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
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Public charity · Erlanger, KY
Disabled American Veterans (dav) Charitable Service Trust
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $310,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Rehabilitation / Therapeutic; Health
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Private foundation · Akron, OH
Paul P Tell Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $11,200 · typical grant $1,200 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religious
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Private foundation · Butler
Rbest4him Trust
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · typical grant $6,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Philanthropy
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Public charity · Jackson
West Tennessee Legal Services Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $43,582 · typical grant $15,947 to $27,635 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Fair Housing & Eviction Prevention
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Public charity · Brooklyn, NY
Giving Tuesday Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community accelerator
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Public charity · St Louis, MO
Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $42,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Support of mental health assistance for uninsured and underinsured; Support of mobile pantry mass food distributions
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Private foundation · Saint Louis, MO
Dewey C Duncan Trust
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $5,500 to $6,500 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Apr 15 · next Apr 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Grand Rapids, MI
Leslie Tassell Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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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.