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837 foundations that funded “Children's”

  1. Community foundation · Beverly, MA

    Essex County Community Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $21,100 · typical grant $10,000 to $11,100 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Other

  2. Community foundation · St Paul, MN

    Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $27,521 · typical grant $10,000 to $17,521 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Equitable Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $19,828 · typical grant $208 to $2,750 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Dec 18 · next Dec 18, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General contribution

  4. Public charity · New York, NY

    Nfl Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $387,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  5. Public charity · New York, NY

    Major League Baseball Charities Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $22,947 · typical grant $6,498 to $8,949 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Private foundation · Montrose, AL

    Mcneel Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Operating expenses

  7. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Weil Gotshal & Manges Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Nov 1 · next Nov 1, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA

    Wabtec Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1,250 · typical grant $250 to $550 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  9. Private foundation · Seattle, WA

    The Norcliffe Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $650,500 · typical grant $500 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 2025 our wetlands matching challenge; Conservation legacy match challenge

  10. Private foundation · North Royalton, OH

    The Trzcinski Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $130,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Furtherance of charitable activities

  11. Private foundation · Hanover, MD

    Allegis Group Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,408 · typical grant $1,028 to $3,380 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · North Palm Beach, FL

    Florescue Family Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Private foundation · Medina, OH

    William and Karla Laux Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,100 · typical grant $100 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  14. Private foundation · Boston, MA

    Wolf & Company Charitable Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,750 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  15. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    The Newell Brands Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $32,500 · typical grant $7,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Local impact grant program

  16. Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN

    Midcontinent Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $469 · typical grant $19 to $450 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gift

  17. Private foundation · New York, NY

    James J Colt Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $17,000 · typical grant $7,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  18. Private foundation · South Sioux City, NE

    Great West Casualty Company Foundation

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $20,660 · typical grant $500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable Donation

  19. Private foundation · Smyrna, GA

    Anne and Clint Kibler Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $500 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 15 · next Mar 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Private foundation · Sioux Falls, SD

    Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: May 1 · next May 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% 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.