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102 foundations that funded “Second”

Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN
Elevance Health Foundation Inc.

Takes applications

2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Hurriance Helene Disaster Relief; Hurricane Helene relief
Private foundation · Attleboro, MA
Sensata Technologies Foundation Inc.

Takes applications

1 Tennessee grant totaling $7,000 · typical grant $7,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Food security for seniors
Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA
The Robinson Foundation

Takes applications

1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: Emergency food box program
Private foundation · Decatur, AL
Greenpoint Foundation Inc.

Takes applications

1 Tennessee grant totaling $15,000 · typical grant $15,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: To support General Operating and Project Grow
Private foundation · Salt Lake City, UT
One Against Childhood Hunger

Takes applications

1 Tennessee grant totaling $13,047 · typical grant $13,047 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: Childhood hunger initiative
Private foundation · Reston, VA
Alloy Family Foundation Inc.

Takes applications

1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Nashville
The Danner Foundation

Takes applications

28 Tennessee grants totaling $395,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Scoutreach program; To support high school debate program; $25,000 for General Purposes and $25,000 for Dorie Bolze Fund; $10,000 for general purposes and $10,000 for the House Fund
Private foundation · Memphis
International Paper Company Foundation

Takes applications

13 Tennessee grants totaling $148,535 · typical grant $2,252 to $13,683 (tax year 2024)

25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: Carter county food for kids backpack program; Donated shipping for menstrual health program; Junior achievement biz town; Habitat improvement along rivers in greater Nashville...
Private foundation · St Louis, MO
Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation

Takes applications

5 Tennessee grants totaling $8,600 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)

80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: To provide support for horses; To provide support for dogs in need for veterans; To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research...
Public charity · Pittsburgh, PA
Highmark Health

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3 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · San Diego, CA
Jack in the Box Foundation

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2 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · Chicago, IL
Coregiving Co

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2 Tennessee grants totaling $30,044 · typical grant $13,145 to $16,899 (tax year 2024)

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: Fighting hunger in the U.S.
Private foundation · Westfield, OH
The Westfield Insurance Foundation

Takes applications

7 Tennessee grants totaling $36,670 · typical grant $390 to $9,500 (tax year 2024)

No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Oshkosh, WI
Oshkosh Corporation Foundation Inc.

Takes applications

4 Tennessee grants totaling $45,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)

Stated deadlines: Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: To provide immediate financial support to families of towing operators who lose their lives in the line of service in our industry.; To support East Tennessee disaster relief...
Private foundation · Nashville
Desmond Child Foundation

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2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,000 · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · St Louis, MO
Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals

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2 Tennessee grants totaling $42,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: Support of mental health assistance for uninsured and underinsured; Support of mobile pantry mass food distributions
Private foundation · Rollingwood, TX
Ezcorp Foundation

Takes applications

2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,000 · typical grant $500 (tax year 2025)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · Ankeny, IA
Casey's Charities Inc.

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2 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $22,000 (tax year 2023)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · Beverly Hills, CA
Edward Charles Foundation

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13 Tennessee grants totaling $558,240 · typical grant $20,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Charitable gift
Public charity · Nashville
Tennessee Justice Center Inc.

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7 Tennessee grants totaling $232,625 · typical grant $11,700 to $42,578 (tax year 2024)

71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Nutrition advocacy; Health advocacy

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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.