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32 foundations that funded “Friends of Heart”

1. Private foundation · Knoxville

   The William B Stokely Jr Foundation

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   16 Tennessee grants totaling $337,450 · typical grant $1,000 to $18,000 (tax year 2024)

   38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Community ministry; Education; Health services; Community; Art education

2. Private foundation · Monteagle

   Middlebrooks-Camp Foundation Inc.

   Takes applications

   6 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

   No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

   33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Fund organization; Family planning support; Therapeutic christian community; State park conservation; Foster community & business service

3. Private foundation · Knoxville

   Clayton Family Foundation

   Takes applications

   40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

   No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

   20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   3 grants for buildings or equipment

   Funded: Church general fund; K-12 school; Community health services; Scholarship fund; Dance school transportation

4. Private foundation · Knoxville

   Jane I Pettway Foundation

   Takes applications

   40 Tennessee grants totaling $334,276 · typical grant $5,000 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)

   Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

   15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Financially needy women; Utility assistance for; Samaritan place; Jane pettway helping women; Certified nurse assistant

5. Private foundation · Athens

   Athens Federal Foundation

   Takes applications

   43 Tennessee grants totaling $314,160 · typical grant $3,010 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)

   Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

   62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   9 grants for buildings or equipment

   Funded: Purchase books for Imagination Library program; Purchase of food for food pantry; Recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates; Funding to stock clothing and...

6. Private foundation · Pleasanton, CA

   The Duffield Family Foundation

   Takes applications

   5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $2,000 to $330,000 (tax year 2024)

   60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Community conversations - october 2024 - monthly winner; National foster survey 2024; 2024 hurricane relief grant; Aligncare's 5-year strategic plan through 2029; Open arms...

7. Private foundation · Knoxville

   Roger B & Evelyn W Paddison Charitable Foundation

   Takes applications

   20 Tennessee grants totaling $157,000 · typical grant $4,000 to $12,000 (tax year 2025)

   Stated deadlines: Jan 31 · next Jan 31, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

   Funded only returning groups in its latest year

   Funded: Mobile meals; Educational; Funding the roger b & evelyn w paddison scholarship

8. Public charity · Abingdon, VA

   Food City Charitable Foundation

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   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

9. 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

10. Private foundation · Columbia

    Crichton Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $365,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

11. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Kennedy Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To support a public charity; To provide funding for a professorship; To fund a new building for the nursing school

12. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Lawson Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    71 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    76% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Sponsorship; Membership - great egret society; Life prep academy; 100knoxville; Sponsorship of concert

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