Tennessee foundations
Private foundations rarely post open calls. Instead, look at who they already fund. Search by what you do, like “food pantry”, “library” or “youth sports”, to find foundations that funded similar work in Tennessee.
198 foundations
510 more only fund groups they choose themselves. Show them anyway
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Foundation · Nashville
Gibson Gives
Takes applications
100 Tennessee grants totaling $675K · typical grant $2,999–$7,297 (tax year 2025)
Funded: program use & fundraising efforts
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Foundation · Signal Mountain
Bishop Family Foundation
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $640K · typical grant $30K–$90K (tax year 2025)
Funded: recovery in community campaign; clef medical camps campaign; stability program; truck for project restore; south chattanooga program
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Foundation · Nashville
Dugas Family Foundation II Inc.
Takes applications
18 Tennessee grants totaling $592K · typical grant $20K–$50K (tax year 2024)
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: transportation - new vehicle; able youth track and field program; expansion project; recovery in community-arch academy for girls; increase capacity to serve local needs and...
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Foundation · Germantown
Irvin Lansky Foundation
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $575K · typical grant $25K–$70K (tax year 2024)
Funded: jobs for life; pcn program education; teach reading skills to elementary children; personal and career development; jewish family services
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Foundation · Jacksboro
Lafollette Medical Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $563K · typical grant $23K–$50K (tax year 2024)
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: mental health programs; medical, psychological, & educational services for abused & neglected children in the juvenile court of campbell county; influenza vaccination program,...
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Foundation · Elizabethton
Citizens Bank Tri-Cities Foundation Ltd
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $539K · typical grant $3,612–$20K (tax year 2025)
Funded: general fund/operations; betsy band general fund/operations; bull dog band general fund/operations
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Foundation · Nashville
Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $525K · typical grant $125K–$400K (tax year 2024)
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Foundation · Nashville
Ezell Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
35 Tennessee grants totaling $510K · typical grant $3,000–$15K (tax year 2024)
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Foundation · Bells
Covenant Legacy Foundation
Takes applications
14 Tennessee grants totaling $485K · typical grant $10K–$50K (tax year 2025)
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: unrestricted support; capital campaign and unrestricted support; sam bomar memorial fund
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Foundation · Nashville
T & T Family Foundation
Takes applications
70 Tennessee grants totaling $467K · typical grant $2,000–$10K (tax year 2024)
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: general funds; general operations; madison campus; general funds, nashville area; academic remediation for disadvantaged students
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Foundation · Jackson
James E Campbell Family Foundation
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $463K · typical grant $6,000–$159K (tax year 2025)
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: unrestricted operations; capital campaign and unrestricted operations; century fund and unrestricted operations
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Foundation · Johnson City
Mooneyhan Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
17 Tennessee grants totaling $439K · typical grant $20K–$30K (tax year 2024)
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Foundation · Knoxville
The Siddiqi Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
22 Tennessee grants totaling $421K · typical grant $5,500–$25K (tax year 2024)
Funded: education; academic programs; school garden program; mental health program; money for local community food pantr
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Foundation · Memphis
H W Durham Foundation
Takes applications
21 Tennessee grants totaling $414K · typical grant $8,000–$30K (tax year 2025)
Funded: support for seniors; providing flowers to spread joy and inspire kindness; community support services; medical care for seniors; legal services
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Foundation · Chattanooga
Lillian L Colby Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $400K · typical grant $15K–$30K (tax year 2025)
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Foundation · Nashville
The Danner Foundation
Takes applications
28 Tennessee grants totaling $396K · typical grant $5,000–$25K (tax year 2024)
Funded: general purposes; scoutreach program; to support high school debate program; $25,000 for general purposes and $25,000 for dorie bolze fund; $10,000 for general purposes and...
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Foundation · Cleveland
Agape Love Foundaiton Inc.
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $389K · typical grant $5,000–$70K (tax year 2024)
Funded: general purposes
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Foundation · Nashville
Angel Corps
Takes applications
15 Tennessee grants totaling $369K · typical grant $1,200–$6,077 (tax year 2024)
Funded: community fundraising; together campaign
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Foundation · Columbia
Crichton Family Foundation
Takes applications
21 Tennessee grants totaling $365K · typical grant $10K–$20K (tax year 2025)
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Foundation · Nashville
Louie M & Betty M Phillips Foundation
Takes applications
79 Tennessee grants totaling $364K · typical grant $2,000–$5,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: to support charity; to support school; underwriting support for spring outi
Source: each foundation's latest IRS Form 990-PF (grants it paid and how it takes applications). Only Tennessee-based private foundations are included. Corporate and community-foundation programs are in the grant search.