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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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...

  4. 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

  5. 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,...

  6. 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

  7. Foundation · Nashville

    Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $525K · typical grant $125K–$400K (tax year 2024)

  8. Foundation · Nashville

    Ezell Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    35 Tennessee grants totaling $510K · typical grant $3,000–$15K (tax year 2024)

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Foundation · Johnson City

    Mooneyhan Family Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $439K · typical grant $20K–$30K (tax year 2024)

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Foundation · Chattanooga

    Lillian L Colby Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $400K · typical grant $15K–$30K (tax year 2025)

  16. 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...

  17. Foundation · Cleveland

    Agape Love Foundaiton Inc.

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $389K · typical grant $5,000–$70K (tax year 2024)

    Funded: general purposes

  18. 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

  19. Foundation · Columbia

    Crichton Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $365K · typical grant $10K–$20K (tax year 2025)

  20. 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.