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1,838 foundations that funded “The Foundation”
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Private foundation · Nashville
Prevention Is Key Foundation
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $80,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Mar 15, Sep 15 · next Mar 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community health awareness; In-home nursing visits; Wellness program to low income; Community support meal program; Community nutrition/coaching for wom
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Private foundation · Novi, MI
Dana Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $26,287 · typical grant $750 to $5,589 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Community foundation · Lexington, KY
Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $535,159 · typical grant $40,000 to $105,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN
White Oak Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $130,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Franklin
Franklin Noon Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $140,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $14,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Food insecurity; Counseling and mental health; Support re-entry to society; Housing support; Support programing
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Public charity · Memphis
Methodist Healthcare Foundation
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $3.2 million · typical grant $110,730 to $348,600 (tax year 2024)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Various programs and operational support; Professorship, Research, & IRB Fees; Clinic Support; Endovascular Fellowship; Capital Acquisitions
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Private foundation · Fair Oaks, TX
The Gorman Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $80,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Annual campaign; To support the oca homeschool group; Funding support for ats the bridge
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Myers Family Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $11,200 · typical grant $500 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donate various items to needy families; Educational scholapships; Help communities in need; Provide housing for families; School supplies-needy families
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Private foundation · Bristol
Massengill-Defriece Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $137,295 · typical grant $3,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2025)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Children's programs; New concession space; Ex director salary; Covid; Books for preschool
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Frank and Virginia Rogers Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $49,519 · typical grant $4,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Franklin
Ahrens Family Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $264,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To continue ongoing programs and services
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Analog Devices Foundation
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $9,248 · typical grant $103 to $1,030 (tax year 2024)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Evansville, IN
William E Schmidt Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $74,250 · typical grant $500 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Chicago, IL
Alliant Credit Union Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $25,759 · typical grant $100 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Employee/team philanthropy
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Private foundation · Arlington, VA
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $103,465 · typical grant $150 to $49,015 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jul 15 · next Jul 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Employee matching gift; Peer empowerment network for employment: peer mentorship between employed and unemployed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to...
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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
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Community foundation · Independence, MO
Truman Heartland Community Foundation
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $527,397 · typical grant $15,000 to $113,000 (tax year 2024)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Pella, IA
Pella Rolscreen Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $16,402 · typical grant $500 to $2,363 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Phoenix, AZ
The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $66,450 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Aventura community school - school garden program; Currey ingram academy - school garden program; Journey to wellness; 579-never hungry community gardens; 585-thomas a. Edison...
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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
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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.