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84 foundations that funded “San”

  1. Community foundation · Portland, OR

    The Oregon Community Foundation

    Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $65,768 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Civic Engagement; Physical Health; Environment; Higher Education

  2. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    American Cancer Society Inc.

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    14 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Patient Support; Health Eq Ambassador; Extramural Research; Support/Conv Sponsor; Support/Research

  3. Public charity · Knoxville

    The Chairman Club

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $122,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Montpelier, VT

    National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    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

  5. Private foundation · Lincoln, NE

    Herbert T Weston Jr and Marian S Weston Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Public charity · Nashville

    Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN

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    285 Tennessee grants totaling $63.3 million · typical grant $23,119 to $215,432 (tax year 2024)

    27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To assist in feeding those in need

  7. Private foundation · Nashville

    T & T Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    70 Tennessee grants totaling $467,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General funds; Madison campus; General funds, Nashville area; Academic remediation for disadvantaged students; Helping individuals with beginning again (ged + daycare while learning)

  8. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Regal Foundation

    Takes applications

    48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Children & family; Health; Military

  9. Public charity · Nashville

    Delta Dental of Tennessee Inc.

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    36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Event sponsorship; Event sponsorship and donation to the general fund; Donation to the general fund; Event sponsorship and donation to the capital campaign

  10. Public charity · Phoenix, AZ

    Petsmart Charities Inc.

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    22 Tennessee grants totaling $450,800 · typical grant $6,300 to $26,300 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Adoptions; Adoptions, disaster response; Adoptions, transport

  11. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc.

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    91 Tennessee grants totaling $835,534 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General donation; Hope gala; Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program; Annual golf tournament; 2025 - niswonger radiothon sponsorship

  12. Private foundation · Nashville

    Louie M & Betty M Phillips Foundation

    Takes applications

    79 Tennessee grants totaling $363,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support charity; To support school; Underwriting support for spring outi

  13. Private foundation · Nashville

    Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  14. Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

    The Gap Foundation

    Takes applications

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $9,100 · typical grant $250 to $300 (tax year 2024)

    44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: For civic & community engagement; For health & nursing services

  15. Public charity · San Francisco, CA

    Tides Center

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $202,050 · typical grant $10,000 to $17,050 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment; Quality education; Sustainable environment

  16. Public charity · San Francisco, CA

    The Trust for Public Land

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $242,360 · typical grant $10,000 to $182,360 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grants; Land conservation

  17. Public charity · San Francisco, CA

    Groundswell Fund

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $183,500 · typical grant $50,000 to $78,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  18. Private foundation · San Antonio, TX

    Mays Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Public charity · San Diego, CA

    Jack in the Box Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Public charity · San Francisco, CA

    Hispanics in Philanthropy

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $22,104 · typical grant $6,112 to $15,992 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Hipgive

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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.