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862 foundations that funded “Foundation Inc”

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Public charity · New York, NY

    Blue Meridian Partners Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $15.1 million · typical grant $4 million to $7.1 million (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support scaling plan

  5. Public charity · San Diego, CA

    Jack in the Box Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Private foundation · Overland Park, KS

    Ash Grove Charitable Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Environmental protection; Health services

  7. Community foundation · Los Angeles, CA

    California Community Foundation

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $25,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Animal welfare; Religion; Disaster response; Health; Arts

  8. Public charity · Columbus, OH

    Columbus Foundation

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $15,000 to $93,110 (tax year 2024)

    70% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Social services; Education; Health; Neighborhood

  9. Public charity · New York, NY

    Save the Music Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $144,699 · typical grant $23,120 to $63,157 (tax year 2025)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Music eduation

  10. Private foundation · Nashville

    Tennessee Titans Foundation

    Takes applications

    124 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    84% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating budget

  11. Private foundation · Nashville

    Joe C Davis Foundation

    Takes applications

    106 Tennessee grants totaling $6 million · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    7 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capacity building & operating support; Capital support; Operating & capacity building support; Capacity building support; Operating support & capacity building

  12. Private foundation · Nashville

    The West End Home Foundation

    Takes applications

    44 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3 million · typical grant $17,500 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)

  13. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Clayton Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Church general fund; K-12 school; Community health services; Scholarship fund; Dance school transportation

  14. Public charity · Nashville

    Delta Dental of Tennessee Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Event sponsorship; Event sponsorship and donation to the general fund; Donation to the general fund; Event sponsorship and donation to the capital campaign

  15. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Robert Lee Weiss Foundation First TN Bank Plaza Tower

    Takes applications

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $159,500 · typical grant $4,000 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    5 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Community service projects; Scholarship funding; Capital projects; Accessible equipment for; Emergency assistance

  16. Public charity · Brentwood

    Corecivic Foundation the

    How to apply: not stated

    24 Tennessee grants totaling $475,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Private foundation · Bristol, VA

    The United Company Foundation

    Takes applications

    22 Tennessee grants totaling $653,302 · typical grant $7,075 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Jul 1, Dec 1 · next Dec 1, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Education - tuition; Education - books; Support for continuation of museum's extensive educational resource project; Sequoyah council capital program - camp davy crockett;...

  18. Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN

    Lilly Endowment Inc.

    Takes applications

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $18.9 million · typical grant $50,000 to $2 million (tax year 2025)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Employee matching gift(s); Religion & cultural inst initiative; Youth on faith & service initiative; Capacity buildg-disaster relief orgs; Nurturing children-worship & prayer

  19. Private foundation · Nashville

    Eisen-Wald Foundation

    Takes applications

    18 Tennessee grants totaling $125,686 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  20. Public charity · Paris

    Henry County Helping Hand Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    18 Tennessee grants totaling $627,000 · typical grant $13,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

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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.