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48 foundations that funded “Second”
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Public charity · Brownsville
Southwest Members Care Inc.
How to apply: not stated
13 Tennessee grants totaling $110,274 · typical grant $7,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Confidential Care Mobile Ministry, Holly Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Woodland Baptist Church Brotherhood Ramp Builders
92% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Supplies; Furniture for new office; Supplies, maintenance; Mobile units expenses; New equipment
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Public charity · Canton, MA
Joy in Childhood Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $117,950 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Manna Cafe Ministries
90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support Sick and Hungry Kids
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Public charity · Cordova
Housing for the Elderly of Henderson County Inc.
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · typical grant $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Golden Cross Senior Ministries Inc., H O P E Ministries Inc.
Funded: To support charitable operations in compliance with organizational charter and bylaws
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Public charity · Nashville
Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $408,036 · typical grant $15,541 to $111,436 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 17 Tennessee grants, such as Eastside Church of Christ, Elizabethton Church of Christ, Erwin Church of Christ
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Disaster assistance
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
Takes applications
56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 4 Tennessee grants, such as True Purpose Ministries, Volunteer Ministry Center
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: For annual budget.; To seek to build and admire meaningful arts and crafts expeeriences.; To preserve and enrich the diversity of art and culture in East Tennessee.; To...
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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)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 12 Tennessee grants, such as First Presbyterian Church of Nashville, Jennifer O'neil Ministries, Joy Church
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
The West End Home Foundation
Takes applications
44 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3 million · typical grant $17,500 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Graceworks Ministries Inc., Nations Ministry Center
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Public charity · Jackson
West TN Healthcare Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,394 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 17 Tennessee grants, such as First Baptist Church -Food Pantry, First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church
49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: $6,000.00 women who care grant; $5,000.00 for general support; $250.00 windows of hope sponsorship; $2,093.53 for repair of ac unit; $1,500.00 steak n burger sponsorship;...
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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.