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2,917 foundations

  1. Public charity · Jackson

    Leaders Credit Union

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $273,200 · typical grant $33,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community Outreach; Forward Jackson; Scholarships/Grants

  2. Private foundation · Wheaton, IL

    The William and Mary Davis Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $14,100 · typical grant $3,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operational funding

  3. Public charity · Chattanooga

    The Howard Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $160,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $115,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Public charity · Chattanooga

    The Layman Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $205,556 · typical grant $21,429 to $125,397 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship funds; Opera/cap/sch fds

  5. Public charity · New York, NY

    Local Initiatives Support Corporation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $177,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Private foundation · Federal Way, WA

    Davita Children's Foundation

    Takes applications · Mostly scholarships for individuals

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jan 16 · next Jan 16, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded: For college education expenses: tuition, room, or board

  7. Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN

    Jd Finish Line Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $27,150 · typical grant $1,225 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Louder Than Words; Community Voices

  8. Public charity · Nashville

    Nashville Bar Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $50,200 · typical grant $9,350 to $16,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Support programs

  9. Public charity · Indianapolis, IN

    Project Lead the Way Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $102,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $72,500 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Program Implementation; Program Expansion

  10. Public charity · Durham, NC

    Southern Coalition for Social Justice

    How to apply: not stated

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

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Solve spark grant

  11. Public charity · Fort Lee, NJ

    The Players Alliance Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $130,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Financial support for operations; Field improvements

  12. Public charity · Knoxville

    Big Kahuna Wings Foundation

    IRS revoked its tax-exempt status · How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $51,432 · typical grant $12,000 to $15,432 (tax year 2024)

  13. Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN

    Donaldson Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $54,870 · typical grant $6,870 to $28,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Contribution provided

  14. Public charity · Germantown

    Germantown Education Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $40,366 · typical grant $8,557 to $14,535 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education

  15. United Way · Rogersville

    United Way of Hawkins County Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $48,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $17,500 (tax year 2025)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Public charity · Omaha, NE

    Home Instead Charities

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $122,858 · typical grant $25,923 to $49,585 (tax year 2023)

    Funded: Senior focused program

  17. Public charity · Boca Raton, FL

    Newell Brands Community Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $39,580 · typical grant $9,895 (tax year 2022)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Family

  18. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Trucking Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $43,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  19. Private foundation · Portland

    Carl Fussell Memorial Scholarship Fund

    How to apply: not stated · Mostly scholarships for individuals

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $2,500 · typical grant $500 to $750 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: College scholarship

  20. Public charity · Nashville

    Ramsey Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $587,737 · typical grant $179,245 to $179,246 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: To further the Foundation's Missions

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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.