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300 foundations that funded “Community Foundation”

Community foundation · New York, NY
The New York Community Trust

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

44 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

41% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: For program support.; For a scholarship award.
Private foundation · Monroe, MI
La-Z-Boy Foundation

Takes applications

45 Tennessee grants totaling $259,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Public benefit; Education-libraries; Human services; Health care; Education-libraies
Private foundation · Nashville
M Straton Foster Charitable Foundation Rjc-2055000565

Takes applications

44 Tennessee grants totaling $290,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)

Stated deadlines: Apr 30 · next Apr 30, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · Jackson
West TN Healthcare Foundation Inc.

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40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,394 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)

49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

2 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: $6,000.00 women who care grant; $5,000.00 for general support; $250.00 windows of hope sponsorship; $2,093.53 for repair of ac unit; $1,500.00 steak n burger sponsorship;...
Private foundation · New York, NC
The Thompson Charitable Foundation

Takes applications

39 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $13,747 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Aug 15 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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 · typical grant $7,299 to $20,213 (tax year 2025)

40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · Washington, DC
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc.

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2 Tennessee grants totaling $636,720 · typical grant $300,000 to $336,720 (tax year 2025)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

2 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: Appalachia service project received $300,000 from the cdp truist foundation's western north carolina recovery and resiliency fund for their western north carolina helene...
Public charity · Brooklyn, NY
Giving Tuesday Inc.

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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
Public charity · Phoenix
Memorial Health Care System Inc.

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8 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $7,750 to $69,000 (tax year 2024)

62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Community support
Public charity · Memphis
Artsmemphis

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46 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $12,000 to $28,500 (tax year 2024)

11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Operating support & arts builds community; Operating support & enhancement
Public charity · Washington, DC
Aarp

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11 Tennessee grants totaling $144,583 · typical grant $8,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

91% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Community Challenge Grant to support AARP's Livable Communities initiative; Sponsorship of event; Sponsorship of the free rides to the polls on election day event; "Sponsorship...
United Way · Cleveland
United Way of the Ocoee Region

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25 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $15,000 to $68,000 (tax year 2025)

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: Community health; Partner agency; Community health/parnter agency
Public charity · Johnson City
Ballad Health

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17 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $63,500 (tax year 2024)

65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: 2025 Collaborative Partner for economic development; Kids' Christmas Event Sponsorship; Provide quality musical education through academic, community and competitive...
United Way · Athens
United Way of Mcminn and Meigs Counties

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12 Tennessee grants totaling $484,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $53,400 (tax year 2024)

17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Partner agency; Community grant
Public charity · Nashville
Country Music Association Inc.

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6 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · typical grant $25,000 to $130,000 (tax year 2024)

17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Industry partnership; Supporting leadership in the music community; Hall of fame medallion ceremony donation; Crs sponsorship; Supporting music educational, mental health, and...
Public charity · New York, NY
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc.

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11 Tennessee grants totaling $3.2 million · typical grant $25,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2024)

82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Civil rights, social action & advocacy; Environment; Community improvement & capacity building, human services; Education; Human services
United Way · Murfreesboro
United Way of Rutherford County

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47 Tennessee grants totaling $694,125 · typical grant $2,500 to $21,500 (tax year 2024)

72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Support for pregnant women; Ann campbell early learning center; Project learn and triple play program; Child abuse, community ed and drug endangered children programs; Rent and...
Public charity · St Louis, MO
Saint Thomas West Hospital

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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...
Private foundation · Greeneville
Bartlett-Patterson Corporation

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18 Tennessee grants totaling $164,108 · typical grant $1,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: To instill values in youth and build character.; Acquire books for the library; To provide care of young people; To assist young people in the community and to assist in the...
Private foundation · Louisville, KY
Robert W and Elise B Lykins Charitable

Takes applications

11 Tennessee grants totaling $32,790 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

9% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: To support the programming, production and education outreach; To provide protection, maintenance and improvement of radnor lake; To support the conservation of Tennessee's...

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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.