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1,637 foundations that funded “T”

  1. Public charity · Nashville

    Humanities Tennessee

    How to apply: not stated

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $78,709 · typical grant $8,300 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    89% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Humanities project

  2. Public charity · Nashville

    Action TN

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $682,000 · typical grant $37,500 to $152,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Nashville

    Jeanette Travis Foundation

    Takes applications

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  4. Private foundation · Pasadena, CA

    Glen and Dorothy Stillwell Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $65,525 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fund transportation costs for families affected by domestic violence; Purchase tables, book shelves, etc. For working dog training; Support senior citizen programs; Support...

  5. Public charity · Pasadena, CA

    Fuller Theological Seminary

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $61,989 · typical grant $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Lilly faith & service grant

  6. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Tomorrow

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $632,531 · typical grant $50,000 to $165,000 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Public charity · Falls Church, VA

    International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal & Ac Industry

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $215,486 · typical grant $27,500 to $52,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: For purchase of training equipment; To subsidize full-time training coordinator position

  8. Public charity · Washington, DC

    National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $517,000 · typical grant $100,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Historic preservation

  9. Public charity · St Louis, MO

    Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $82,916 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support advocacy, hospital accompaniments, and counseling services for survivors of sexual assault; Support of the community-based healthcare access program; Support of teeth...

  10. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Sixteen Thirty Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $580,000 · typical grant $100,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Environmental programs; Civil rights, social action, advocacy

  11. Public charity · Lakeland

    Courage Thru Cancer Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $179,517 · typical grant $40,934 to $70,735 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · Beaver, PA

    Robert Todd Carter Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $16,000 · typical grant $4,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Religious

  13. Public charity · Erlanger, KY

    Disabled American Veterans (dav) Charitable Service Trust

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $310,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Rehabilitation / Therapeutic; Health

  14. Private foundation · Akron, OH

    Paul P Tell Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $11,200 · typical grant $1,200 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious

  15. Private foundation · Butler

    Rbest4him Trust

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · typical grant $6,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Philanthropy

  16. Public charity · Jackson

    West Tennessee Legal Services Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $43,582 · typical grant $15,947 to $27,635 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Fair Housing & Eviction Prevention

  17. Public charity · Brooklyn, NY

    Giving Tuesday Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community accelerator

  18. Public charity · St Louis, MO

    Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $42,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Support of mental health assistance for uninsured and underinsured; Support of mobile pantry mass food distributions

  19. Private foundation · Saint Louis, MO

    Dewey C Duncan Trust

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $5,500 to $6,500 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Apr 15 · next Apr 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship

  20. Private foundation · Grand Rapids, MI

    Leslie Tassell Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship

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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.