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32 foundations that funded “Counseling”
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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 · Nashville
Cal Turner Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
24 Tennessee grants totaling $8.7 million · typical grant $5,760 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
47% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Fra turner fellows; Capital support for new building; Capital support for building renovations - matching campaign; Recovery in community capital campaign; Fra turner fellows 2024-25
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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 · Clarksville
Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Health Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
22 Tennessee grants totaling $2.7 million · typical grant $20,000 to $102,860 (tax year 2024)
47% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Social services; Greenway development; Speech & swallowing; Food pantry; Med management
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Private foundation · Pine Bluff, AR
Simmons First Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
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
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Private foundation · Jacksboro
Lafollette Medical Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $562,779 · typical grant $23,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Mental health programs; Medical, psychological, & educational services for abused & neglected children in the juvenile court of campbell county; Influenza vaccination program,...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Bailey & Lucy Evans Foundation
Takes applications
14 Tennessee grants totaling $22,879 · typical grant $1,100 to $1,900 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Cohoes, NY
The Ayco Charitable Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
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
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Private foundation · Hendersonville
Carolyn Smith Foundation
Takes applications
146 Tennessee grants totaling $4.2 million · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services - local community; Health - General; Medical research; Provide relief for human trafficking survivors & combat human trafficking in Middle Tennessee; Programs...
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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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United Way · Murfreesboro
United Way of Rutherford County
How to apply: not stated
47 Tennessee grants totaling $694,125 · typical grant $2,500 to $21,500 (tax year 2024)
72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for pregnant women; Ann campbell early learning center; Project learn and triple play program; Child abuse, community ed and drug endangered children programs; Rent and...
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Private foundation · New York, NC
The Thompson Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
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
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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.