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339 foundations that funded “University Foundation”

  1. 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

  2. Private foundation · Nashville

    Jeanette Travis Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $725,000 · typical grant $75,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  3. Community foundation · Detroit, MI

    Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $607,465 · typical grant $10,000 to $360,715 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education; Health care

  4. Private foundation · Orlando, FL

    Truist Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $715,970 · typical grant $10,000 to $31,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    13 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Building career pathways to; Thriving communities; Strengthening small; Presidential honors; Special programs

  5. Private foundation · Falls Church, VA

    The Northrop Grumman Foundation

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $6,450 · typical grant $50 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Oct 31 · next Oct 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General operating grants & matching gifts.

  6. Public charity · Chattanooga

    Journey Health Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $505,000 (tax year 2024)

    83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Hart gallery and adventure trail; Support of utc healthcare data analytics partnership

  7. Public charity · Miami, FL

    The Miami Foundation Inc.

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $394,330 · typical grant $18,610 to $118,305 (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Public charity · Memphis

    The Dunavant Foundation

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $147,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  9. Public charity · Memphis

    Jewish Foundation of Memphis

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

    62 Tennessee grants totaling $6.3 million · typical grant $13,000 to $73,200 (tax year 2024)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious; Educational; Arts & cultural; Health / welfare; Community development

  10. Private foundation · Radnor, PA

    Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc.

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    65 Tennessee grants totaling $7,784 · typical grant $50 to $104 (tax year 2025)

    57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts

  11. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Hees Family Foundation

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    15 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Aug 31 · next Aug 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    53% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General fund/community support; Tuition support; General fund/tuition support; Youth foster care support; Disaster relief

  12. Private foundation · Knoxville

    The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $10.4 million · typical grant $75,000 to $1 million (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Develop christian leaders; Support student education; Education access; Manage and preserve lakeshore park; Scholarships and programs

  13. Private foundation · Elizabethton

    Citizens Bank Tri-Cities Foundation Ltd

    Takes applications

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $539,229 · typical grant $3,612 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General fund/operations; Betsy band general fund/operations; Bull dog band general fund/operations

  14. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Henry Luce Foundation Inc.

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $511,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support for curriculum development; Support for convenings, collaboration stipends, and training; Support for curriculum development, trainings, and convening; Support for...

  15. Private foundation · Camden, NJ

    American Water Charitable Foundationinc

    Takes applications

    28 Tennessee grants totaling $275,925 · typical grant $1,500 to $5,500 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Private foundation · Knoxville

    The William B Stokely Jr Foundation

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $337,450 · typical grant $1,000 to $18,000 (tax year 2024)

    38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community ministry; Education; Health services; Community; Art education

  17. Private foundation · Cleveland

    Mark E Smith Foundation Ua Dated 11-9-22

    Takes applications

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $154,486 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,490 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Various athletic program donations; Football program; General operating expenses and scholastics program; Sponsorship and a/v student program; Women's basketball program

  18. Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH

    The Scripps Howard Foundation

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    37 Tennessee grants totaling $49,195 · typical grant $600 to $1,250 (tax year 2024)

    55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Volunteer Gift; Matching Gift; Community Market Grant; CEO discretionary grant; Journalism Internship stipend

  19. Private foundation · Boynton Beach, FL

    Nat R & Martha M Knaster Charitable Trust

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $85,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $17,000 (tax year 2024)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Unrestricted $10,000now campaign beta pi chapter $2,500; College fund for haslam business school at university of Tennessee; Haslam facility expense fund for new business...

  20. Public charity · Columbia

    Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $141,809 · typical grant $15,000 to $28,433 (tax year 2024)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Annual sponsorship for awards/events; Annual donation; Fb bank commissions; Annual scholarship; Annual 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.