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58 foundations that funded “East State University”
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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA
The Institute for Educational Advancements Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $15,667 · typical grant $15,667 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Asheville, NC
Dogwood Health Trust
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Collaborative research on social drivers of health in western north carolina.
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Private foundation · Metairie, LA
Goldring Family Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,000 · typical grant $4,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Gail C@link Education Trust
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $60,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $12,000 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Student higher education scholarships
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Ira M Gambill Medical Education Tr
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Pennington, NJ
Goodwin Meissner Fam Fdn Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,500 · typical grant $1,500 to $7,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted general
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Private foundation · Saint Louis, NV
Anchor and Hope Sam R Sayers Memorial Scholarship Fund
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $4,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Mar 1 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Public charity · Owasso, OK
Folds of Honor Foundation
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47 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,040 to $32,330 (tax year 2025)
85% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Jc Freels Scholarship Trust
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $2,760 · typical grant $552 to $828 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Apr 16 · next Apr 16, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Glendale, AZ
Bechtel Group Foundation
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $144,959 · typical grant $300 to $43,059 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Social services
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Public charity · Duffield, VA
Appalachian Sustainable Development
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $37,344 · typical grant $8,508 to $28,836 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Beginning farmer
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Private foundation · Bristol, VA
The United Company Foundation
Takes applications
22 Tennessee grants totaling $653,302 · typical grant $7,075 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jul 1, Dec 1 · next Dec 1, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Education - tuition; Education - books; Support for continuation of museum's extensive educational resource project; Sequoyah council capital program - camp davy crockett;...
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Public charity · New York, NY
Ernst & Young Foundation
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $275,310 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gifts
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Private foundation · Thomson, GA
Watson-Brown Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $51,000 · typical grant $6,000 to $12,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 8, Apr 15 · next Feb 8, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Awarded scholarship grants
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Public charity · San Diego, CA
The San Diego Foundation
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
5 Tennessee grants totaling $658,441 · typical grant $7,000 to $14,600 (tax year 2024)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For scholarships; To support national bail out
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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 · Atlanta, GA
South Arts Inc.
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19 Tennessee grants totaling $343,478 · typical grant $5,250 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: In These Mountains - Cargill 3rd Grant; FY25 SA/NEA Regional Engagement / Arts in Community; FY24 SA/NEA Regional Engagement / Arts in Community; FY25 NEA ArtsHERE; Southern...
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Private foundation · Bristol
Clarke Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $37,720 · typical grant $200 to $1,500 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Volunteer rescue; Children's hospital; Public chaity; Educational; Childrens home
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Tennessee Health Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.7 million · typical grant $2,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 2024 hickey match; 2024 anderson match; 2024 reynolds match; 2024 ryans match; 2024 pow scholar
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Private foundation · Parsons
The Ayers Foundation Trust
Takes applications
36 Tennessee grants totaling $10.8 million · typical grant $1,500 to $106,600 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
Funded: General/operating
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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.