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50 foundations that funded “National Foundation Centers”

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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...

  9. 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

  10. 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.