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39 foundations that funded “Junior”
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Private foundation · Nashville
M Straton Foster Charitable Foundation Rjc-2055000565
Takes applications
44 Tennessee grants totaling $290,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Apr 30 · next Apr 30, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation
Takes applications
39 Tennessee grants totaling $319,150 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grant for support of program mission for youth; Grant for support of program mission for education; Grant for support of program mission for community; Community grant for...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Louisiana-Pacific Foundation
Takes applications
39 Tennessee grants totaling $341,773 · typical grant $750 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville
Delta Dental of Tennessee Inc.
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36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Event sponsorship; Event sponsorship and donation to the general fund; Donation to the general fund; Event sponsorship and donation to the capital campaign
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Public charity · Nashville
Tennessee Chapter of Children's Advocacy
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28 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $70,505 to $147,477 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement
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Private foundation · Memphis
Lawrence Lewis Foundation 8033000192
Takes applications
24 Tennessee grants totaling $206,068 · typical grant $750 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General Charitable Contribution
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Public charity · Columbus, OH
Battelle Memorial Institute
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21 Tennessee grants totaling $670,646 · typical grant $8,828 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Stem education; Operating income; Corporate match
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Public charity · Savannah
The Darryl Worley Foundation Inc.
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17 Tennessee grants totaling $105,535 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community Events; Veterans programs; Recognition of Veterans; Medical Research; Program for Austistic Children
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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 · Memphis
Jewish Foundation of Memphis
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
62 Tennessee grants totaling $6.3 million · typical grant $13,000 to $73,200 (tax year 2024)
23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religious; Educational; Arts & cultural; Health / welfare; Community development
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Community foundation · New York, NY
The New York Community Trust
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
44 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
41% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For program support.; For a scholarship award.
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Children's Alliance Inc.
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19 Tennessee grants totaling $926,981 · typical grant $19,319 to $46,808 (tax year 2024)
56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Core services; Program improvement; Equipment grant; Dtvf service provision/training; Chapter core services
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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
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Private foundation · Memphis
J R Hyde III Foundation
Takes applications
108 Tennessee grants totaling $12.1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: General operating support/support for a strategic plan; General operating support/support for the Mid-South development district's organizational reboot; Support for allmemphis...
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Private foundation · Cleveland
George R Johnson Family Foundation
Takes applications
72 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Advocate training program; Children educational program; Art education; Unity center; Harbor safe house
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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 · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship - evan moore; Scholarship fund; Relay for life; Pups4patriots Tennessee; General support - imagine arts education initiative
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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
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United Way · Murfreesboro
United Way of Rutherford County
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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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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.