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50 foundations that funded “National Foundation Centers”
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Community foundation · Chico, CA
North Valley Community Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $47,500 · typical grant $12,000 to $35,500 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Memphis
Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $68,138 · typical grant $23,000 to $45,138 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational assistance
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Public charity · Lincoln, NE
National Arbor Day Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $207,950 · typical grant $5,000 to $37,500 (tax year 2024)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Encourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal forests including inventory, planting, maintenance and education.
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Public charity · New York, NY
National Basketball Association Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $550,000 · typical grant $150,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: In support of programs in furtherance of nba foundation's mission
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Public charity · Frisco, TX
National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Screening & diagnostics
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Public charity · Toledo, OH
National Exchange Club Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $23,500 · typical grant $11,000 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Pass-through funds to support programs of the subrecipient
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Private foundation · Huntsville, AL
Parker Griffith Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Apr 20 · next Apr 20, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
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9 Tennessee grants totaling $22.6 million · typical grant $79,804 to $189,305 (tax year 2024)
11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Advancing soil health in Tennessee; Restoring cumberland plateau grasslands & savannas; Restoring abandoned and legacy mine lands; Coastal habitat restoration; Remove fish...
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Private foundation · Montpelier, VT
National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc.
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $21,800 · typical grant $200 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Hospital; School; Nature conservancy; Animal protection; Community support
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Community foundation · Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Community Foundation Inc.
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14 Tennessee grants totaling $819,037 · typical grant $10,025 to $159,601 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support the national ornamental metal museum as follows: 94% of annual disbursement to be used for general operating, 6% to be used for acquiring contemporary craft of...
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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.