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114 foundations that funded “American”
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Community foundation · Lexington, KY
Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc.
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $535,159 · typical grant $40,000 to $105,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Rocky Face, GA
The Nabors to Neighbors Inc.
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $90,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Oct 31 · next Oct 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating expense
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Public charity · Clarksville
Clarksville Association of Realtors Spreading Our Support Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $61,250 · typical grant $6,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Chattanooga
Journey Health Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $505,000 (tax year 2024)
83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Hart gallery and adventure trail; Support of utc healthcare data analytics partnership
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Public charity · Milwaukee, WI
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc.
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $101,315 · typical grant $8,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sustaining support; The fedex family house gala
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Private foundation · Herndon, VA
Barzinji Family Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $160,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program assistance - social services; Program support - social/community services; Program support - educational/community services; Program support - educational services
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Public charity · Chattanooga
Southern Health Plan Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $36,649 · typical grant $5,600 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA
Wabtec Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $1,250 · typical grant $250 to $550 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Rogersville
United Way of Hawkins County Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $48,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $17,500 (tax year 2025)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · New York, NY
Give Lively Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $74,743 · typical grant $8,274 to $54,732 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Syracuse, NY
The William G Pomeroy Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $101,950 · typical grant $1,950 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Patriot burials marker
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Public charity · El Segundo, CA
Groundswell Charitable Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General purpose / unrestricted
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Public charity · San Diego, CA
Sempra Employee Giving Network
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $51,079 · typical grant $15,663 to $35,416 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Scottsdale, AZ
Ckko Foundation Tr Agreement
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Annual fund for operations
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Private foundation · Lincoln, NE
Creigh Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $750 · typical grant $750 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Loveland, CO
Tom Adjutant and Ariel Steele Foundation Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $100 · typical grant $100 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General charitable contribution
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Community foundation · New York, NY
The New York Community Trust
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
44 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
41% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For program support.; For a scholarship award.
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Public charity · Minneapolis, MN
The Minneapolis Foundation
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
6 Tennessee grants totaling $207,631 · typical grant $12,000 to $44,951 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donor advised, health; Donor advised, animals; Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit
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Private foundation · Plainfield, IN
Staley Charitable Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $375 · typical grant $375 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Animal Rescue
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Public charity · Santa Barbara, CA
Direct Relief
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32 Tennessee grants totaling $12.2 million · typical grant $26,826 to $325,000 (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support to us clinics & health centers for low-income, uninsured patients; Hurricane helene response
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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.