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2,503 foundations

  1. Public charity · Edgefield, SC

    National Wild Turkey Federation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $79,273 · typical grant $10,000 to $53,273 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: JAKES Event State or Local; State research; Wildlife Openings/Brood Habitat

  2. Public charity · Knoxville

    Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Knoxville TN Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $277,131 · typical grant $74,131 to $110,000 (tax year 2025)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Nurse @ Vine Clinic; 2 Giraffe Omni Beds; Trauma simulator & lifesaving ventilator; Field trips/student food

  3. Public charity · Columbia

    The Farm and Forest Families of Tennessee Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $69,031 · typical grant $18,314 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Contribution to hurrican relief

  4. Public charity · Louisville, KY

    Lee Initiative Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $80,000 · typical grant $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Racial justice srrj

  5. Public charity · Crossville

    Threads of Hope Thrift Store Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $141,037 · typical grant $141,037 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To provide clothing for families in need; Benefit Organization

  6. Public charity · Golden, CO

    Cars for Charity Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $67,982 · typical grant $10,995 to $27,213 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  7. Public charity · Louisville, KY

    Concerts 4 A Cause Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $65,290 · typical grant $15,563 to $23,179 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. 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

  9. Public charity · Nashville

    Music City Prep Clinic

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $420,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $310,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: End spread of hiv; Grant program fund

  10. Public charity · Nashville

    Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $507,401 · typical grant $40,655 to $289,461 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Youth programs

  11. Private foundation · Greensboro, NC

    George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $230,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · Fort Myers, FL

    Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Health; Special population support; Community services

  13. Public charity · New York, NY

    Give Lively Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $74,743 · typical grant $8,274 to $54,732 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  14. Private foundation · Allentown, PA

    Air Products Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $4,800 · typical grant $800 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Wine women & shoes benefiting ballad health foundation; Volunteer welding supply golf classic - benefiting st. Jude children's research hospital; Delta techops engine...

  15. Public charity · Memphis

    St Mary's Episcopal School

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $20,292 · typical grant $6,542 to $7,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. United Way · Paramus, NJ

    United Way of Bergen County

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $132,709 · typical grant $6,500 to $113,789 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donor designation

  17. Public charity · Signal Mountain

    Mountain Education Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $617,733 · typical grant $125,388 to $324,237 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education

  18. Community foundation · Springfield, MA

    Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $28,800 · typical grant $7,000 to $11,800 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: P: human services; B: education; E: health care

  19. Private foundation · Canton, OH

    Timken Foundation of Canton

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $194,624 · typical grant $24,624 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Playground improvement program; The love kitchen - new refrigeration unit for walk-in freezer and new sign for front of building.; Hurricane helene disaster relief

  20. Public charity · Nashville

    National Guard Association of Tennessee Group Insurance Trust

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarships, benev

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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.