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1,838 foundations that funded “The Foundation”

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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)

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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.