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360 foundations that funded “Ministries”

  1. Private foundation · Memphis

    Delta Boule

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General program support

  2. Public charity · Brentwood

    Brentwood Rotary Club Charitable Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Public charity · Carthage

    Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation Ucemc Cares

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $38,902 · typical grant $5,920 to $6,910 (tax year 2024)

    83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Nashville

    Christenberrry-Anderson-Loomis Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $147,300 · typical grant $15,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious

  5. Public charity · Memphis

    The Dunavant Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $147,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Retirement Research Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $128,030 · typical grant $540 to $1,500 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Feb 1, May 1, Aug 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: A two-year grant to adapt the savvy caregiver training program to address the unique needs of lgbtqia+ caregivers.

  7. Private foundation · Paducah, KY

    Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $305,000 · typical grant $60,000 to $65,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Programming support

  8. Public charity · New York, NY

    National Urban League Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $790,513 · typical grant $121,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Direct grants to small businesses

  9. Public charity · Wheaton, MD

    For the Girls Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $72,863 · typical grant $5,257 to $20,299 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide dignity and comfort to folks in need.

  10. Public charity · Washington, DC

    The Pew Charitable Trusts

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $330,422 · typical grant $75,000 to $174,257 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Policy; Matching Gift

  11. Public charity · Cleveland

    Ocoee Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $830,350 · typical grant $15,000 to $550,000 (tax year 2025)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · Beaver, PA

    Robert Todd Carter Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $16,000 · typical grant $4,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Religious

  13. United Way · Paramus, NJ

    United Way of Bergen County

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $132,709 · typical grant $6,500 to $113,789 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donor designation

  14. Private foundation · Kingsport

    Wayne G Basler Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $123,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Sep 30 · next Sep 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General operation expenses

  15. Public charity · Pittsburgh, PA

    Highmark Health

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Public charity · Memphis

    Jewish Foundation of Memphis

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    62 Tennessee grants totaling $6.3 million · typical grant $13,000 to $73,200 (tax year 2024)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious; Educational; Arts & cultural; Health / welfare; Community development

  17. Public charity · San Francisco, CA

    Tides Foundation

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    14 Tennessee grants totaling $614,001 · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment; Healthy individuals and communities; Quality education

  18. Community foundation · Sharon, PA

    Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $131,916 · typical grant $15,000 to $29,916 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Private foundation · Nashville

    The Healing Trust

    Takes applications

    145 Tennessee grants totaling $4.8 million · typical grant $15,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    28% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Private foundation · Dallas, TX

    Texas Instruments Foundation

    Takes applications

    70 Tennessee grants totaling $151,310 · typical grant $200 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

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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.