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33 foundations that funded “America's Charities”
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Predators Foundation
How to apply: not stated
58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $6,553 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Fy24-25 donation, general purposes; Fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; Funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...
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Public charity · St Louis, MO
Saint Thomas West Hospital
How to apply: not stated
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...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Joe C Davis Foundation
Takes applications
106 Tennessee grants totaling $6 million · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
7 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capacity building & operating support; Capital support; Operating & capacity building support; Capacity building support; Operating support & capacity building
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Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA
Wabtec Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $1,250 · typical grant $250 to $550 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Pga Tour Inc.
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $3.7 million · typical grant $10,000 to $142,942 (tax year 2024)
90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Milwaukee, WI
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $101,315 · typical grant $8,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sustaining support; The fedex family house gala
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Public charity · New York, NY
Give Lively Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $74,743 · typical grant $8,274 to $54,732 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Equitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $19,828 · typical grant $208 to $2,750 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Dec 18 · next Dec 18, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General contribution
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Public charity · Knoxville
East Tennessee Foundation
How to apply: not stated
250 Tennessee grants totaling $12.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services; Disaster relief; Arts & culture; Education; Youth development
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Hazel Montague Hutcheson Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $171,417 · typical grant $1,500 to $4,500 (tax year 2024)
2% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted grant
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Unidosus
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $419,271 · typical grant $30,000 to $131,205 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Grants
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Public charity · Nashville
Jobs for America's Graduates Tennessee
How to apply: not stated
28 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $21,157 to $69,406 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Provide payment for salaries of job specialists
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Private foundation · Minden, NV
Wayne L Prim Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To honor and support america's defenders, veterans, first responders, and their families; To advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases, with a...
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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.