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75 foundations that funded “Center for Community Change”

  1. Private foundation · Farmingdale, NY

    D'addario Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $10,233 · typical grant $1,402 to $2,364 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support growth and appreciation of music

  2. Public charity · Knoxville

    Justice Frank F Drowota Trust

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $1,500 to $8,975 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Provide legal assistance to low-income individuals

  3. 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)

  4. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Bar Foundation

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    38 Tennessee grants totaling $3.2 million · typical grant $20,000 to $95,000 (tax year 2024)

    55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Administration of justice; Legal services

  5. United Way · Lebanon

    United Way of Wilson County & the Upper Cumberland

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    28 Tennessee grants totaling $206,158 · typical grant $9,637 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Designated

  6. Private foundation · Nashville

    Bailey & Lucy Evans Foundation

    Takes applications

    14 Tennessee grants totaling $22,879 · typical grant $1,100 to $1,900 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. 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

  8. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc.

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    91 Tennessee grants totaling $835,534 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General donation; Hope gala; Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program; Annual golf tournament; 2025 - niswonger radiothon sponsorship

  9. Public charity · Memphis

    Women's Foundation for A Greater Memphis

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    48 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · typical grant $20,250 to $47,054 (tax year 2024)

    19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Various

  10. Public charity · Memphis

    Slingshot Memphis Inc.

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    47 Tennessee grants totaling $632,412 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. United Way · Winchester

    United Way of Franklin County

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $108,123 · typical grant $6,455 to $10,051 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. 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)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating budget

  13. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Woodson Center

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $31,500 · typical grant $6,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community affiliates network; Valued aligned support

  14. Public charity · Brentwood

    Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc.

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    27 Tennessee grants totaling $4.4 million · typical grant $49,384 to $80,000 (tax year 2024)

    81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community incentive; Conference sponsorship; Community incentive/sponsorship

  15. Public charity · Nashville

    Center for Contemplative Justice

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $88,627 · typical grant $7,000 to $71,627 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Outreach travel; Community support; Recovery housing

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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.