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360 foundations that funded “Ministries”
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Private foundation · Austin, TX
One in Heart Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $12,000 · typical grant $12,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Support marriage counseling ministry activities
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Public charity · Birmingham, AL
Reel Life International Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $211,345 · typical grant $24,800 to $117,050 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Various monthly grants: rincon family & church ministries, emmanuel house school, and pasitos de jesus girls orphanage, joel cotes translator in dr.; Guatemala baptist camp...
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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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Private foundation · Brandon, FL
Rivers of New Life Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $200 · typical grant $200 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)
Stated deadlines: Nov 1 · next Nov 1, 2026 (from its 2023 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded: For general fund to support ministry
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
Stoller Foundation
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $24,000 to $185,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operations and other grants; Ministry; Discretionary grant; Project chandan; Mission grant
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Public charity · Lascassas
The Rock Campus Outreach
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $28,390 · typical grant $7,700 to $11,390 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Student and athletic outreach; Ministry to college athletes
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Private foundation · Lakeland, FL
The Shepherds Hand Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Missions; Ministry
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Public charity · Colorado Springs, CO
Moriah Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $310,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Establish leadership training; Ministry support; Support adoption aid
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Public charity · Denham Springs, LA
2fish Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $43,690 · typical grant $17,476 to $26,214 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Orphan sponsorships; Children illness ministry
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Private foundation · Winchester, KY
Hereturns
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $30,281 · typical grant $2,162 to $7,510 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Equipment for religious publishing; Health ministry
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Hart Charitable Trust
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $3,200 · typical grant $500 to $1,100 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Hearing & speech illness & disability; Student ministry support; Church ministry; Clean water ministry
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Public charity · Memphis
Asher Myers-Residuary Tuwr 269-3000485
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $30,648 · typical grant $10,216 (tax year 2024)
Funded: A coalition of long-established charities, faith-based organizations, and social and health groups that support and promote people's safety, health, well-being and social and...
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Public charity · Oklahoma City, OK
The Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Undergrad seminary scholarships; Prayer room ministry support
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Private foundation · Memphis
H W Durham Foundation
Takes applications
21 Tennessee grants totaling $414,045 · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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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Public charity · Washington, DC
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $636,720 · typical grant $300,000 to $336,720 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Appalachia service project received $300,000 from the cdp truist foundation's western north carolina recovery and resiliency fund for their western north carolina helene...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Bailey Family Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: May 31, Nov 30 · next Nov 30, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
63% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: The arts & culture alliance of greater Knoxville serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions.; The mission of big ears is...
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Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $18.9 million · typical grant $50,000 to $2 million (tax year 2025)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Employee matching gift(s); Religion & cultural inst initiative; Youth on faith & service initiative; Capacity buildg-disaster relief orgs; Nurturing children-worship & prayer
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Robinson Foundation
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Foster Child Bag of Love fund; For 3 Christmas gifts per club member, a new coat for each club member, educational supplies, field trips, youth of the year program; 8 x 8 shed...
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Public charity · Hendersonville
Forward Giving Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $7,048 · typical grant $1,000 to $4,217 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General and unrestricted support toward the non-profit's mission; Items for holiday gift bags for under-privileged elderly in nursing homes; Items for weekly ministry to...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Smith Family Foundation
Takes applications
17 Tennessee grants totaling $176,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To serve individuals with disabilities with unique, needs-based programs that enrich their lives.; To assist with the urgent healthcare and relief efforts in Tennessee.;...
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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.