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89 foundations that funded “Boys Girls Club”

  1. Public charity · Knoxville

    Women's Fund of East Tennessee

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $382,610 · typical grant $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    73% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Youth development; Human services; Arts, culture; Philanthropy; Educ. Institutions

  2. Private foundation · Coraopolis, PA

    Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation

    Takes applications

    25 Tennessee grants totaling $114,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grant for youth sports; Teammate resource group grants; 10th year anniversary grants

  3. Private foundation · Jackson

    James E Campbell Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $462,700 · typical grant $6,000 to $159,100 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capital campaign and unrestricted operations; Century Fund and Unrestricted operations

  4. Private foundation · Midland, MI

    Dow Company Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $24,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community wellbeing

  5. United Way · Morristown

    United Way of Hamblen County Inc.

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    18 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $15,000 to $80,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Fund operations

  6. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    Homer Skelton Charitable Foundation

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    10 Tennessee grants totaling $111,980 · typical grant $4,580 to $18,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable Event

  7. Private foundation · Nashville

    Louie M & Betty M Phillips Foundation

    Takes applications

    79 Tennessee grants totaling $363,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support charity; To support school; Underwriting support for spring outi

  8. Private foundation · Morristown

    Wallace Foundation

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    33 Tennessee grants totaling $99,875 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship; Wallace scholarship

  9. Public charity · Memphis

    Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Inc.

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    28 Tennessee grants totaling $274,667 · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Silver Sponsor for Mental Health Breakfast Nov. 12, 2024; SE Gala S23-24; SE 23 Memphis TN Market Support; Year 2025 Sponsorship Support Package; 2024 BCMS Scholarship Event...

  10. 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

  11. Private foundation · Pine Bluff, AR

    Simmons First Foundation Inc.

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    22 Tennessee grants totaling $161,521 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General donation for youth programming; Community services; Pcn stars program; 1 school 1 mission program; Therapy tools to support children with special needs

  12. Private foundation · Nashville

    Scarlett Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    250 Tennessee grants totaling $8.6 million · typical grant $7,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Dec 15 · next Dec 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Tuition; Support for operations; Support for operations and capacity building; Support for director of operations and director of student support; Student support in memorium...

  13. Private foundation · Paris

    Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    25 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $7,500 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community program services; Christianity; Community program; Family planning center; Homeless shelter for women & children

  14. Public charity · Cohoes, NY

    The Ayco Charitable Foundation

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    51 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $25,100 (tax year 2025)

    28% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious institutions; Community & human services; Environment & animal protection; Colleges and universities; Arts and culture

  15. Public charity · Memphis

    Women's Foundation for A Greater Memphis

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    48 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · typical grant $20,250 to $47,054 (tax year 2024)

    19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Various

  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 · Concord, NC

    Speedway Children's Charities

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    58 Tennessee grants totaling $745,475 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Private foundation · New York, NC

    The Thompson Charitable Foundation

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    39 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $13,747 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Aug 15 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Private foundation · Northbrook, IL

    The Allstate Foundation

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    36 Tennessee grants totaling $129,500 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    61% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Agent - individual hh; Employee helping hands; Helping hands group grants; Disaster relief - hurricane helene and milton

  20. Private foundation · Greeneville

    Unaka Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $35,086 · typical grant $240 to $4,050 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.

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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.