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Private foundation · Franklin
William H and Ella W Mcmahanfoundation Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $61,550 · typical grant $4,750 to $17,400 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Assistance to needy families; Contribution to university - assistance to students
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Private foundation · Jackson
Farris Family Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $49,800 · typical grant $3,000 to $16,400 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital Campaign
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Private foundation · Nashville
Christenberrry-Anderson-Loomis Family Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $147,300 · typical grant $15,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religious
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Private foundation · Halls
Eleanor and Warren Nunn Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $237,000 · typical grant $27,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Public education donation
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Kenneth E Boring Charitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $38,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Greatest need; Museum college daze
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Morris Family Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $51,750 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Nov 1 · next Nov 1, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Elizabethton
Tetrick Family Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $90,510 · typical grant $10,000 to $18,010 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.
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Private foundation · Germantown
Myron Lewis Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $31,145 · typical grant $5,000 to $7,275 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: The myron lewis foundation donated monies to the Memphis jewish federation to help with operations; The myron lewis foundation donated monies to st. Mary's episcopal school to...
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Private foundation · Pleasanton, CA
The Duffield Family Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $2,000 to $330,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community conversations - october 2024 - monthly winner; National foster survey 2024; 2024 hurricane relief grant; Aligncare's 5-year strategic plan through 2029; Open arms...
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Public charity · Chapel Hill
International Association of Lions Clubs
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $72,696 · typical grant $10,000 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support local high school athletics; To support hurricane disaster relief; To support sight services and other community initiatives; To support the local community
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Public charity · Beaverton, OR
Campaign for Great Public Schools
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $425,000 · typical grant $75,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide general support; To support its non-political and social welfare activities around community leadership development and training; To support general operating...
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Public charity · Memphis
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $8,000 to $125,000 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sponsorship; Financial support
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Private foundation · Pasadena, CA
Glen and Dorothy Stillwell Charitable Trust
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $65,525 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fund transportation costs for families affected by domestic violence; Purchase tables, book shelves, etc. For working dog training; Support senior citizen programs; Support...
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Private foundation · Gilford, NH
Student Grant Program Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $137,700 · typical grant $12,000 to $29,800 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Surdna Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $730,000 · typical grant $75,000 to $180,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Montvale, NJ
Kpmg Us Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $205,400 · typical grant $12,050 to $49,700 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gifts
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Public charity · Denison, TX
Texoma Health Foundation
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $80,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program/project support; Annual campaign
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Private foundation · Lynchburg, VA
Scott Cares Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $6,750 · typical grant $500 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Bethesda, MD
Journey for Good Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $110,000 · typical grant $20,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life; To serve our nation by honoring our defenders, veterans, first...
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Community foundation · Oklahoma City, OK
Love Family Affiliated Fund of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $83,420 · typical grant $5,140 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
80% 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.