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62 foundations that funded “Institute”

  1. Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX

    Give to Life Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,534 · typical grant $1,000 to $1,534 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Helping people live purpose-driven lives that positively influence culture

  2. Private foundation · Dallas, TX

    Larkins-Birchler Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $17,600 · typical grant $17,600 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Unrestricted general

  3. Public charity · Memphis

    Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    14 Tennessee grants totaling $6.1 million · typical grant $29,729 to $715,828 (tax year 2024)

    7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Various medical and community programs; Various research studies; Scholarships & tuition deferral; Various community programs; Hospice house and bereavement center

  4. Public charity · Sumner, WA

    Rei Cooperative Action Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $185,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  5. Public charity · Nashville

    Possibilities Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $277,122 · typical grant $12,000 to $253,122 (tax year 2023)

    Funded: Distribution of cash through dissolution. See schedule n

  6. Public charity · Memphis

    930 Friends

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $48,690 · typical grant $20,000 to $28,690 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Various support

  7. Private foundation · Fenton, MO

    Carl Marshall Reeves and

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Macular degeneration research of the eye studies

  8. Private foundation · Louisville, KY

    V V Cooke Foundation Corporation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  9. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    The James C and Norma T Edenfield Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Support - general use

  10. Public charity · Knoxville

    Knoxville Firefighters Association

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $157,407 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education program

  11. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Henry Luce Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $511,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support for curriculum development; Support for convenings, collaboration stipends, and training; Support for curriculum development, trainings, and convening; Support for...

  12. Public charity · Miami, FL

    The Miami Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $394,330 · typical grant $18,610 to $118,305 (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Public charity · Memphis

    Burton Weil Family Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $20,000 to $300,000 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Weil scholars program; Embark program

  14. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    The Oehmig Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Help to conserve, protect and enhance wetland habitat in norrth america.; Ensure that Tennessee's water, wildlife, and wild places will thrive for generations to come.

  15. Private foundation · Rye Brook, NY

    The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $785,553 · typical grant $223,682 to $252,199 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Research project

  16. Public charity · Alexandria, VA

    Islamic Relief USA

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $22,573 · typical grant $11,081 to $11,492 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 2024 us ramadan food boxes; 2024 us qurbani

  17. Public charity · Punta Gorda, FL

    Open Sats Initiative Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $216,018 · typical grant $66,018 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Free and open source software developmentfree and open source software development; Free and open source software development

  18. Private foundation · Herndon, VA

    Barzinji Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $160,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program assistance - social services; Program support - social/community services; Program support - educational/community services; Program support - educational services

  19. Public charity · Memphis

    The Turley Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    15 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $15,000 to $125,000 (tax year 2024)

    13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Public charity · Memphis

    Second Presbyterian Church Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $30,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% 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.