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360 foundations that funded “Ministries”
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.