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387 foundations that funded “Community”
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Public charity · New York, NY
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $177,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
Muscular Dystrophy Association
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $175,900 · typical grant $50,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medical diagnosis and movr registry support; Medical diagnosis; Research
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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
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Public charity · Brattleboro, VT
World Learning Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $47,148 · typical grant $16,323 to $30,825 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Participant exchanges; Capacity building
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Low Income Housing Coalition and Low Income Housing
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $130,000 · typical grant $50,000 to $80,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 2024 - sli southeastern tenant protections cohort grant; 2024 - osah state partner regrants
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Dewey and Louise Martin Scholarship Fund
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $33,500 · typical grant $33,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarships
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Private foundation · Scottsdale, AZ
The Michelson Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $453,140 · typical grant $453,140 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Ransom Canyon, TX
Wentz Family Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $12,400 · typical grant $12,400 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Missionary sponsorship
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Private foundation · Midland City, AL
The Coleman Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Austin, TX
Shield-Ayres Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Concord, NC
Speedway Children's Charities
How to apply: not stated
58 Tennessee grants totaling $745,475 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Murfreesboro
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro
How to apply: not stated
38 Tennessee grants totaling $697,650 · typical grant $8,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Contribution to donor advised fund to be used as general support for charities
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Private foundation · Nashville
Blair J Wilson Charitable Trust
Takes applications
28 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Denver, CO
Charter Fund Inc.
How to apply: not stated
23 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $100,000 to $600,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Charter school capacity-building; Impact and innovation; Charter school growth
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Public charity · Memphis
Memphis Bar Foundation
How to apply: not stated
23 Tennessee grants totaling $41,000 · typical grant $2,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Legal aid and training
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Private foundation · Princeton, NJ
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.6 million · typical grant $25,256 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 82000 rwjf healthy communities -- site visit grant; 82534 advancing economic inclusion and family wellbeing across Appalachia; 80655 using measuring love to train leaders in...
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Public charity · Nashville
Economic Club of Nashville Charities
How to apply: not stated
12 Tennessee grants totaling $379,655 · typical grant $15,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support general operations; Support naza program; Support itop, just us & real prog.
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Public charity · Franklin
Franklin Noon Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $140,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $14,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Food insecurity; Counseling and mental health; Support re-entry to society; Housing support; Support programing
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Private foundation · Chicago, IL
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $330,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program
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Public charity · Brunswick, ME
United Spay Alliance
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · typical grant $6,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Promote animal welfare and control.
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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.