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34 foundations that funded “Big Brothersbig Sisters Middle”
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United Way · Bristol
United Way of Bristol Tn-Va Inc.
How to apply: not stated
14 Tennessee grants totaling $418,526 · typical grant $9,000 to $53,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Brentwood
Corecivic Foundation the
How to apply: not stated
24 Tennessee grants totaling $475,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Minneapolis, MN
Educational Credit Management Corporation
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $15,199 to $120,000 (tax year 2024)
82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fafsa student support; Project success, fafsa student support
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United Way · Kingsport
United Way of Greater Kingsport Inc.
How to apply: not stated
37 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $16,000 to $58,097 (tax year 2025)
3% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Chattanooga
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
How to apply: not stated
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
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
Takes applications
56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: For annual budget.; To seek to build and admire meaningful arts and crafts expeeriences.; To preserve and enrich the diversity of art and culture in East Tennessee.; To...
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Public charity · Abingdon, VA
Food City Charitable Foundation
How to apply: not stated
49 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $28,000 (tax year 2025)
61% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support the mission
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Regal Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Children & family; Health; Military
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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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United Way · Maryville
United Way of Blount County
How to apply: not stated
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
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Claude&eliz Robinson Chrty(mgrs) 15-5018008
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $39,000 · typical grant $4,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded: Operational; Patient assistance; 2025 grant recipient; Participant assistance; 2022 grant request
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Weldon F Osborne Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
80 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $5,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
28% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Technology; Program related; Capacity building; Capital campaign
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Private foundation · Cleveland
George R Johnson Family Foundation
Takes applications
72 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Advocate training program; Children educational program; Art education; Unity center; Harbor safe house
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Private foundation · Nashville
Mccauley Lindsay Charities of Tennessee Inc.
Takes applications
26 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $39,293 to $115,000 (tax year 2024)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Lighting, parking lot, food equip, c; Hungry program; Robertson co land purch & matching s; Forklift, scale, fan; Water heater, food warmer, cart
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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.