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237 foundations that funded “Childrens”
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Private foundation · Gallatin
Oak Tree Charitable Trust
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $11,950 · typical grant $500 to $1,500 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Sep 30 · next Sep 30, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Preservation; Protect and preserve; Proivde afforable housing; Promote sumner county tourism; Creating artistic experiences for ev
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Shubert Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
9 Tennessee grants totaling $530,000 · typical grant $40,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General operating support for theatrical productions and activities; General operating support for dance productions and activities
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Private foundation · San Francisco, CA
The Gap Foundation
Takes applications
9 Tennessee grants totaling $9,100 · typical grant $250 to $300 (tax year 2024)
44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For civic & community engagement; For health & nursing services
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Private foundation · Nashville
M A@rikard Charitable Trust
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $69,300 · typical grant $4,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Chicago, IL
Usg Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $6,470 · typical grant $38 to $600 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health & Human Services; Community & Civic; Educational Institutions and Related Activities
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Private foundation · Memphis
Flora Belle Moss & Bessie Abigail Moss Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Sep 30 · next Sep 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: "; Budget
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Public charity · Knoxville
Knoxville Firefighters Association
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $157,407 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education program
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Private foundation · Westfield, OH
The Westfield Insurance Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $36,670 · typical grant $390 to $9,500 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville
Tennessee Disability Coalition
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $49,250 · typical grant $7,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Facilitate and assist services and outreach for persons with disabilities
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Private foundation · Raleigh, NC
The Huisking Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $76,000 · typical grant $4,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Brother joel mcgraw scholarship fund; Meals on wheels
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Public charity · Conshohocken, PA
Cencora Impact Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $138,266 · typical grant $10,266 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Knoxville
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Knoxville TN Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $277,131 · typical grant $74,131 to $110,000 (tax year 2025)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Nurse @ Vine Clinic; 2 Giraffe Omni Beds; Trauma simulator & lifesaving ventilator; Field trips/student food
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Private foundation · Winston Salem, NC
Reynolds American Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $2,307 · typical grant $51 to $1,256 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable activtities; Scholarships
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Public charity · New Orleans, LA
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
7 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $92,600 (tax year 2024)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health; Environment; Health support; Film & video; Education
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Lawson Family Foundation
Takes applications
71 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
76% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sponsorship; Membership - great egret society; Life prep academy; 100knoxville; Sponsorship of concert
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Hazel Montague Hutcheson Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $171,417 · typical grant $1,500 to $4,500 (tax year 2024)
2% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted grant
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Private foundation · Nashville
Louisiana-Pacific Foundation
Takes applications
39 Tennessee grants totaling $341,773 · typical grant $750 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · St Louis, MO
Saint Thomas West Hospital
How to apply: not stated
34 Tennessee grants totaling $663,167 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Support of Teeth For Life program; Support of pregnancy services for uninsured, low income women; Support of No-Cost Mental Health Counseling; Support of Community Health...
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Private foundation · Kansas City, MO
Bluescope Foundation North America
Takes applications
31 Tennessee grants totaling $225,511 · typical grant $1,995 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)
26% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gift; Arts; Education - youth; Community - shelter; Community - health, safety & environment
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Danner Foundation
Takes applications
28 Tennessee grants totaling $395,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scoutreach program; To support high school debate program; $25,000 for General Purposes and $25,000 for Dorie Bolze Fund; $10,000 for general purposes and $10,000 for the House Fund
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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.