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2,503 foundations
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
O'sullivan Family Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $65,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Comet Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $525,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education
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Public charity · Long Island City, NY
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $341,300 · typical grant $10,000 to $176,300 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Suicide prevention; community engagement; disaster relief; survey incentive; sponsorship; Suicide prevention; survey incentive; clinical mental health; Social connection &...
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Public charity · Washington, DC
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $215,500 · typical grant $5,500 to $185,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Programmatic support
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Public charity · New York, NY
American Council of Learned Societies
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $133,000 · typical grant $8,000 to $80,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Stipends/fellowships
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Private foundation · Seattle, WA
The Norcliffe Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $650,500 · typical grant $500 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 2025 our wetlands matching challenge; Conservation legacy match challenge
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Public charity · New York, NY
Pwc Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $65,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education
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Public charity · Arlington, VA
Nami National
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $46,550 · typical grant $6,000 to $26,500 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General Support and Program Assistance
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Private foundation · Denver, CO
The Ensign-Bickford Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $3,350 · typical grant $100 to $3,150 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: May 30 · next May 30, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Medical research; Animal rescue assistance
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Public charity · New York, NY
Huntington's Disease Society
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $80,000 · typical grant $17,500 to $45,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Community services
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Public charity · Kingsport
Greater Kingsport Family Young Mens
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $22,285 · typical grant $6,000 to $8,785 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Nashville
The Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $202,363 to $981,607 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: K-12 & post secondary education - career readiness (jpmorgan chase); K-12 & post secondary education - career readiness (jpmorgan chase), partnership 2030 initiative, &...
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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
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Private foundation · Naples, FL
Kaye Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $2,800 · typical grant $500 to $1,800 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: None
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Public charity · Brentwood
Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $129,150 · typical grant $5,150 to $116,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Mount Juliet
Steven Whitehouse and Friends
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Equal Justice Works
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $154,350 · typical grant $7,000 to $88,350 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Fellowship support
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Legal Services Corporation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $11.8 million · typical grant $3.6 million to $4.5 million (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Civil legal aid
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Public charity · Nashville
Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $80,061 · typical grant $5,000 to $69,061 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Home building
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Public charity · Columbia, MD
Enterprise Community Partners Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $132,985 · typical grant $26,918 to $75,000 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Upward mobility - cross sector partnerships; Community partner capacity; Resilience - general
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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.