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122 foundations that funded “Are”
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Private foundation · Falls Church, VA
Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,000 · typical grant $3,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Wille Family Foundation
How to apply: not stated
1 Tennessee grant totaling $70,000 · typical grant $70,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Unrestricted general
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Private foundation · Cincinnati, MI
The Skiles Foundation Co Comerica Bank &
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Support for daily
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Private foundation · Wilmette, IL
Mirapaul Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Elkay Family Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $569 · typical grant $569 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community Assistance
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
Feeding America
How to apply: not stated · Funds its own member network
6 Tennessee grants totaling $119.2 million · typical grant $9 million to $24.9 million (tax year 2024)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fight Hunger
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Community foundation · Norfolk, VA
Hampton Roads Community Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
3 Tennessee grants totaling $44,400 · typical grant $10,000 to $22,400 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services; Health; Other
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Community foundation · Decatur, IL
The Community Foundation of Macon County
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
2 Tennessee grants totaling $22,800 · typical grant $5,500 to $17,300 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Jackson
Leaders Credit Union
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $273,200 · typical grant $33,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community Outreach; Forward Jackson; Scholarships/Grants
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Housing Assistance Council
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $27,499 · typical grant $10,955 to $16,544 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Stipend/grant
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Public charity · Rockville, MD
Goodwill Industries International Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Funds its own member network
4 Tennessee grants totaling $542,790 · typical grant $16,000 to $356,229 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Accenture global accelerating oa 2024; Gdca for emerging markets, scsep py24, & scsep py25; Accenture global accelerating oa 2024, gm youth & young-adult skilled trades gtca...
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Public charity · Memphis
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Inc.
How to apply: not stated
28 Tennessee grants totaling $274,667 · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Silver Sponsor for Mental Health Breakfast Nov. 12, 2024; SE Gala S23-24; SE 23 Memphis TN Market Support; Year 2025 Sponsorship Support Package; 2024 BCMS Scholarship Event...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Lillian L Colby Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $400,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Braintree, MA
Good Sports Inc.
How to apply: not stated
16 Tennessee grants totaling $224,477 · typical grant $8,982 to $19,340 (tax year 2025)
69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need.
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
National Association of Realtors
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $483,163 · typical grant $8,503 to $68,867 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Dalton, GA
The Anna Sue and Bob Shaw Foundation
Takes applications
9 Tennessee grants totaling $430,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Dickson
Goodlark Educational Foundation
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $227,605 · typical grant $5,000 to $14,500 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Music scholarships; Educational scholarships; School supplies - needy families; Education scholarships in the five c; Mentorship-needy performing students
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Public charity · Nashville
Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $80,061 · typical grant $5,000 to $69,061 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Home building
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Private foundation · Wayzata, MN
The Carter Family Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,025 · typical grant $520 to $2,505 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support the Organization's mission.
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Public charity · Knoxville
Canaan Baptist Housing Corporation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,000 · typical grant $5,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support urban youth thru christian ministry opportunities.; Support the mission to enable african americans and other minority groups secure economic self-reliance, partiy,...
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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.