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1,838 foundations that funded “Foundation”
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Private foundation · Rye, NH
Alexander and Linda Milley Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $32,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Roanoke, VA
Cartledge Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $1,500 · typical grant $500 (tax year 2023)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education
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Public charity · Schaumburg, IL
American Veterinary Medical Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $26,240 · typical grant $8,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Student funding; Disaster relief
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Private foundation · Flint, MI
The Isabel Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $120,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: 2024-2026 pledge - general operating; Capital work; Matching grant for general operating expenses
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Private foundation · Winstonsalem, NC
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $380,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $325,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Amphion Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $11,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Encourage the performance of contemporary concert music
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Private foundation · Northbrook, IL
Dr Scholl Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Oct 1 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area Wetland Restoration project; Urban service internships for students; Safety and biocompatibility testing for the Nasal-TEEE prototype
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Louise Bransford Frazer Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $4,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Operating expenses
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Public charity · Cookeville
Putnam Education Partnership Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $13,500 · typical grant $6,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Na; Band grant; Cte/ctso support
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Private foundation · Lenoir City
The Brethen Foundation C/o David M Brethen
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $12,240 · typical grant $240 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
Funded: Donation to support dog rescue and care; Donation for academic achievement
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Public charity · Johnson City
Johnson City Public Schools Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $21,266 · typical grant $5,038 to $8,606 (tax year 2022)
Funded: To assist in education goals
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Private foundation · Memphis
Allenberg Rosen Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $6,703 · typical grant $1,000 to $4,203 (tax year 2023)
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Private foundation · Carmel, IN
The Palmer Family Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $4,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Rockville, VA
Nachman-Marks Foundation Trust
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,500 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Animal preservation; Medical research
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Public charity · Short Hills, NJ
Christopher Reeve Foundation A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $25,517 · typical grant $6,609 to $18,908 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Therapeutic horseback riding; Adaptive sports
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Private foundation · Nashville
Dugas Family Foundation Tx Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,400 · typical grant $5,000 to $5,400 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Sports prostheses for lower leg amputee from lewisville, tx; Sports prostheses for tarrant county teen
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Private foundation · Nashville
Desmond Child Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,000 · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Erie Chapman Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,150 · typical grant $50 to $1,100 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support advancement of religion
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Private foundation · Nashville
Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $525,000 · typical grant $125,000 to $400,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Day Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $70,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Tuition assistance
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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.