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1,637 foundations that funded “T”

  1. Private foundation · Amherst, OH

    The Nord Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,213 · typical grant $213 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grant for match

  2. Private foundation · Brewton, AL

    The Miller Charitable Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $29,750 · typical grant $5,000 to $24,750 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Unrestricted contribution

  3. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $28,054 to $971,946 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support the mission of the recipient organization

  4. Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA

    Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Payment for educational purposes

  5. Public charity · Winston Salem, NC

    The Presbyterian Hospital

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $18,040 · typical grant $8,040 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community outreach

  6. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Freeman Foundation P-01644-00-7

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $77,500 · typical grant $25,000 to $52,500 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA

    The Schmidt Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $200,000 · typical grant $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Capacity building; Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

  8. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    The Vf Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Memphis Rox Programs Operations; Flood Relief and Recovery in Valencia, Spain

  9. Private foundation · The Woodlands, TX

    The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation

    Takes applications

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To find cures and means of prevention for childhood catastrophic diseases through research and treatment

  10. Public charity · Chattnooga

    The Young Women's Leadership Academy Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $200,000 · typical grant $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: School improvements and educational materials

  11. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    The Spencer Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $158,300 · typical grant $48,422 to $109,878 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Can mentoring improve adolescent girls' educational outcomes?; Bilingual book clubs

  12. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Thdf II Inc. Dba

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $527,500 to $1.1 million (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To assist local charities

  13. Public charity · Kingsport

    Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $452,000 · 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

  14. Public charity · Houston, TX

    The Cajun Navy Relief Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $54,000 · typical grant $27,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Recovery

  15. Community foundation · Greenville, NC

    The Community Foundation of Nc East Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Public charity · Nashville

    The Brett Boyer Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $48,500 · typical grant $20,000 to $28,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To help equip children and their families with skills necessary to achieve success; To spread love and awareness for the wonderful people living with down syndrome

  17. Private foundation · Sarasota, FL

    The Rubin Charitable Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Private foundation · Jacksonville, FL

    The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo

    Takes applications

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  19. Private foundation · Cary, IL

    James B Tafel Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  20. Private foundation · Fayetteville, NY

    The Harris Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious, educational & medical

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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.