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2,503 foundations
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Public charity · Charlottesville, VA
Cfa Institute
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $75,394 · typical grant $16,524 to $37,846 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Gen support
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Public charity · Lascassas
The Rock Campus Outreach
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $28,390 · typical grant $7,700 to $11,390 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Student and athletic outreach; Ministry to college athletes
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Association of Universities for Research
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $142,364 · typical grant $5,809 to $78,719 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scientific research on data from hubble space telescope and/or james webb space telescope
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Public charity · Nashville
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medical research related to kidney function; Donation for general support
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Public charity · Carol Stream, IL
Tyndale House Ministries
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $44,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General program support
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Public charity · South Bend, IN
Lesea Global Feed the Hungry Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $695,432 · typical grant $73,342 to $360,515 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Relief
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Police & Public Safety Alliance
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $153,880 · typical grant $14,880 to $107,500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Forensic testing; Camp scholarships; Brave curriculum
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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
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Public charity · Nashville
Riser Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $110,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
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Public charity · Houston, TX
Lewis Family Charitable Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $32,500 · typical grant $7,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Youth development-youth development programs; Mental health & crisis intervention-counseling; Health care-alliances & advocacy
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Private foundation · Merrill, WI
Church Mutual Insurance Company Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $5,250 · typical grant $100 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Hattie's luncheon fundraiser
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Private foundation · Elma, NY
Elsie P and Lucius B Mccowan Private Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $3,400 · typical grant $900 to $1,500 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Ocala, FL
Mantz Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $145,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $85,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: WWII Preservation ProgramSong Writers Showcase; Fine Arts Program; Support for Erwin TN, Police
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Public charity · Cleveland, OH
All Flourish Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $27,000 · typical grant $9,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Tacoma, WA
Leadership Foundations
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $109,972 · typical grant $7,229 to $60,793 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Mentoring and training
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Private foundation · Akron, OH
Paul P Tell Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $11,200 · typical grant $1,200 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religious
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Private foundation · Smyrna, GA
Anne and Clint Kibler Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $500 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Mar 15 · next Mar 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Allen Foundation C/o Reber M Boult
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $61,000 · typical grant $8,000 to $27,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General funds
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Public charity · Inverness, FL
Us Family Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $514,898 · typical grant $7,000 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; General funding; Medical research
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Public charity · Memphis
Junior League of Memphis
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $57,619 · typical grant $10,198 to $30,000 (tax year 2023)
Funded: Grants to teachers; Monthly events at lester community center; Donation for 30th Anniversary
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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.