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440 foundations that funded “Center”
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Bailey Family Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: May 31, Nov 30 · next Nov 30, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
63% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: The arts & culture alliance of greater Knoxville serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions.; The mission of big ears is...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Dugas Family Foundation II Inc.
Takes applications
18 Tennessee grants totaling $592,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Transportation - new vehicle; Able youth track and field program; Expansion project; Recovery in community-arch academy for girls; Increase capacity to serve local needs and...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Smith Family Foundation
Takes applications
17 Tennessee grants totaling $176,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To serve individuals with disabilities with unique, needs-based programs that enrich their lives.; To assist with the urgent healthcare and relief efforts in Tennessee.;...
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Private foundation · Wakefield, MA
Knopf Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $110,000 · typical grant $35,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: To help provide exceptional care for children battling medulloblastoma, brain tumor cancer and to help researchers, who are working on it to better understand what causes it;...
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Public charity · Miami, FL
The Miami Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $394,330 · typical grant $18,610 to $118,305 (tax year 2024)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Fair Housing Alliance
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $827,645 · typical grant $61,104 to $98,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fund community accessibility projects
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Private foundation · Pensacola, FL
Turner Family Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $13,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable donation
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Council of Nonprofits
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $61,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $31,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Meet the Moment Award $30,000; Thrive Award $1,000; Meet the Moment Award
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Public charity · Galveston, TX
Permanent Endowment Fund of the Moody Memorial First United Method
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $36,850 · typical grant $16,150 to $20,700 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Vocational Development Ministry Network; Business Accelerator
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Private foundation · Brooklyn, NY
Yislawn Fund
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,600 · typical grant $2,600 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education
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Private foundation · Brooklyn, NY
Shorelawn Fund
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,800 · typical grant $2,800 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religious
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United Way · Fort Myers, FL
The United Way of Lee County Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $571,944 · typical grant $119,188 to $452,756 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Allocation for General Support
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Hazel Montague Hutcheson Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $171,417 · typical grant $1,500 to $4,500 (tax year 2024)
2% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted grant
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Public charity · Crossville
United Fund of Cumberland County
How to apply: not stated
35 Tennessee grants totaling $358,182 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Dalton, GA
The Dixie Group Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $8,700 · typical grant $250 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $611,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 15, May 15, Aug 15, Nov 15 · next Nov 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support general operations; To support a legal fellowship; To support a law student program
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Public charity · Shelbyville
Community Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $268,961 · typical grant $12,744 to $38,620 (tax year 2024)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Addiction education and assistance; Connecting forward grant
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Public charity · Arlington, VA
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $133,315 · typical grant $20,000 to $78,315 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Economic Education
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Private foundation · South Burlington, VT
Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $40,100 · typical grant $100 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chicago, IL
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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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.