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300 foundations that funded “Community Foundation”

  1. Public charity · Lighthouse Point, FL

    Leaving A Positive Legacy Inc.

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $12,425 · typical grant $2,150 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Assistance for local dog shelter; Support for children's hospital programs; To inspire, educate, and empower grundy county youth and their families through character building,...

  2. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education

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    31 Tennessee grants totaling $7.1 million · typical grant $100,000 to $375,000 (tax year 2024)

    48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Award

  3. Public charity · Columbus, OH

    Battelle Memorial Institute

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    21 Tennessee grants totaling $670,646 · typical grant $8,828 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Stem education; Operating income; Corporate match

  4. Public charity · Towson, MD

    Players Philanthropy Fund Inc.

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    10 Tennessee grants totaling $941,490 · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General support to further the organization's purpose.

  5. Private foundation · Nashville

    Gibson Gives

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    100 Tennessee grants totaling $674,714 · typical grant $2,999 to $7,297 (tax year 2025)

    62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program use & fundraising efforts

  6. Public charity · Denver, CO

    Charter Fund Inc.

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    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

  7. United Way · Chattanooga

    United Way of Greater Chattanooga

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    69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $21,689 to $64,542 (tax year 2024)

    7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    American Cancer Society Inc.

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    14 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Patient Support; Health Eq Ambassador; Extramural Research; Support/Conv Sponsor; Support/Research

  9. United Way · Knoxville

    United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $675,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Specific programs

  10. Public charity · Washington, DC

    The Education Trust Inc.

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $130,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Public charity · Oakland, CA

    New Schools Fund

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $115,000 to $215,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Innovative schools; Learning differences

  12. Public charity · Memphis

    Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

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    27 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Sponsorship; Sponsorship of new christian mobile dental clinic servicing the homeless; Annual lecture platinum sponsorship; Donation; support for bridge builders; Support...

  13. United Way · Maryville

    United Way of Blount County

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    26 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $23,000 to $73,500 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program oper cost; Program seed fdg

  14. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Education Fund Inc.

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $31,250 to $400,000 (tax year 2025)

    82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational support

  15. Public charity · Alexandria, VA

    Good360

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    67 Tennessee grants totaling $244 million · typical grant $11,461 to $146,998 (tax year 2024)

    68% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To assist those in need

  16. United Way · Nashville

    United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.

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    315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4 million · typical grant $11,250 to $61,000 (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program opns (cif); Donor directed designations; Sub-recipient grants

  17. Public charity · Oklahoma City, OK

    Feed the Children Inc.

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    33 Tennessee grants totaling $5.7 million · typical grant $23,726 to $152,603 (tax year 2024)

    27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Necessities for children and families experiencing hunger and hardship

  18. Public charity · San Antonio, TX

    Petco Love

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    31 Tennessee grants totaling $670,083 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,678 (tax year 2024)

    81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Public charity · Crossville

    United Fund of Cumberland County

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    35 Tennessee grants totaling $358,182 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Public charity · Goodlettsville

    Dollar General Literacy Foundation

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    81 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $8,000 to $18,000 (tax year 2025)

    44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: English as a second; Atoz family; Literacy support for; Bim family literacy; Literacy changes liv

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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.