Foundations that fund Tennessee
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, here or in other states, that funded similar work in Tennessee. Or start from a group like yours: see who funded it.
278 foundations that funded “Community Foundation”
323 more only fund groups they choose themselves. Show them anyway
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Community foundation · Venice, FL
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $145K · typical grant $10K–$59K (tax year 2024)
80% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: education; human services; health
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Community foundation · Athens, GA
Athens Area Community Foundation Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $107K · typical grant $10K–$27K (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
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Community foundation · Portland, OR
The Oregon Community Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $66K · typical grant $10K–$25K (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: civic engagement; physical health; environment; higher education
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Community foundation · Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $60K · typical grant $5,250–$30K (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: general purposes
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Community foundation · Norfolk, VA
Hampton Roads Community Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $44K · typical grant $10K–$22K (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: human services; health; other
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Community foundation · Rochester, NY
Rochester Area Community Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $13K · typical grant $5,891–$7,500 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: religion; medical care
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Community foundation · Beverly, MA
Essex County Community Foundation Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $21K · typical grant $10K–$11K (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: other
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Private foundation · Cleveland, OH
Cohen & Company Community Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10K · typical grant $10K–$10K (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Frist Foundation
Letter of inquiry first
128 Tennessee grants totaling $32.2M · typical grant $10K–$50K (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
42% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
15 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: general support directed by lauren elcan ingram; operating support for 2024; general support directed by julie and tommy frist; general support directed by jennifer and billy...
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3M · typical grant $5,000–$30K (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: scholarship - evan moore; scholarship fund; relay for life; pups4patriots tennessee; general support - imagine arts education initiative
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Private foundation · Hendersonville
Carolyn Smith Foundation
Takes applications
146 Tennessee grants totaling $4.2M · typical grant $8,000–$30K (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
45% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: human services - local community; health - general; medical research; provide relief for human trafficking survivors & combat human trafficking in middle tennessee; programs...
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Private foundation · Athens
Athens Federal Foundation
Takes applications
43 Tennessee grants totaling $314K · typical grant $3,010–$8,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
62% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
9 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: purchase books for imagination library program; purchase of food for food pantry; recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates; funding to stock clothing and...
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Private foundation · Memphis
J R Hyde III Foundation
Takes applications
108 Tennessee grants totaling $12.1M · typical grant $5,000–$100K (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
24% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: general operating support/support for a strategic plan; general operating support/support for the mid-south development district's organizational reboot; support for allmemphis...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Robert L and Kathrina H Maclellan Foundation
Takes applications
34 Tennessee grants totaling $2.8M · typical grant $14K–$80K (tax year 2024)
32% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: for general operating support; for education of youth and children; for outreach to families; for holistic community outreach and development; for outreach to the indigent
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Public charity · Charlottesville, VA
Charlottesville Area Community
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $138K · typical grant $12K–$100K (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: operating funds for memphis coalition against pollution (mcap); imagination library program - rotary club of charlottesville 22901; general purposes; education, research and...
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Private foundation · Austin, TX
Texas Bankers Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000–$1,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: hurricane helene - tennessee
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Private foundation · Memphis
Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc.
Takes applications
41 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1M · typical grant $5,000–$25K (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: religion; educational; human service; health, general; program support
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Private foundation · Deerfield, IL
Essendant Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $18K · typical grant $1,000–$15K (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: general fund
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Public charity · Memphis
The Canale Foundation Inc.
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10 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3M · typical grant $5,000–$126K (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: elonged note receivable
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Public charity · Nashville
Pmc Cares Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $91K · typical grant $7,500–$17K (tax year 2023)
Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return: Form 990-PF for private foundations (grants paid and how it takes applications), Form 990 Schedule I for community foundations, United Ways and other public charities (grants over $5,000 to organizations). Included: every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee organizations. Corporate and community-foundation programs are in the grant search.