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2,917 foundations

  1. Community foundation · Glendale, CA

    Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $183,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operations support; Restore program; Catholic charities; The funds to be spent for laptop computers, tablets and technology items

  2. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Alabama Power Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $95,085 · typical grant $1,000 to $7,308 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General/operating

  3. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Tomorrow

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $632,531 · typical grant $50,000 to $165,000 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Public charity · Franklin

    Williamson County Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $59,000 · typical grant $7,500 to $17,500 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Sponsor event in county; Sponser event in county

  5. Private foundation · Farmingdale, NY

    D'addario Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $10,233 · typical grant $1,402 to $2,364 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support growth and appreciation of music

  6. Public charity · New Haven, CT

    National Diaper Bank Network Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $287,041 · typical grant $34,362 to $93,801 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Diapers & Wipes; Books; Diapers, Pads & Liners, Period Underwear; Diapers; Pads & Liners

  7. Public charity · Nashville

    Ieba Educational Outreach Fund

    How to apply: not stated · Mostly scholarships for individuals

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $152,500 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarships; Scholarship

  8. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Inc.

    Takes applications · Mostly scholarships for individuals

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $102,995 · typical grant $17,489 to $24,950 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Feldman, lindsey (Memphis, u. Of) "queer carceral care: an engaged ethnography on lgbtq+ health and life after release from prison"; Mccormack, catherine (vanderbilt u.)...

  9. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Retirement Research Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $128,030 · typical grant $540 to $1,500 (tax year 2024)

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: A two-year grant to adapt the savvy caregiver training program to address the unique needs of lgbtqia+ caregivers.

  10. Public charity · Los Angeles, CA

    Baby2baby

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $406,508 · typical grant $14,325 to $156,558 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: In-kind donations of program supplies for needy families

  11. Private foundation · Charlotte, NC

    Albemarle Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $1,900 · typical grant $100 to $250 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Program Assistance

  12. Public charity · Rochester, MN

    Mayo Clinic Group Return

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $12,423 to $28,765 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support charitable programs

  13. Private foundation · Kansas City, MO

    Commerce Bancshares Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $14,500 · typical grant $500 to $4,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization; All in for hygiene

  14. Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI

    The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $611,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Feb 15, May 15, Aug 15, Nov 15 · next Nov 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support general operations; To support a legal fellowship; To support a law student program

  15. Private foundation · Seattle, WA

    Joshua Green Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $20,500 · typical grant $3,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General fund donation

  16. Public charity · Shelbyville

    Community Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $268,961 · typical grant $12,744 to $38,620 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Addiction education and assistance; Connecting forward grant

  17. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Jobs With Justice Education Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $284,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $32,400 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Private foundation · Midland, TX

    Abell-Hanger Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $19,820 · typical grant $660 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Unrestricted donation; Unrestricted general operating support

  19. Private foundation · Paducah, KY

    Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $305,000 · typical grant $60,000 to $65,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Programming support

  20. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $350,200 · typical grant $25,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support org programs

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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.