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2,917 foundations
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.)...
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.