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329 foundations that funded “Le”

  1. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $129 · typical grant $129 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Private foundation · Sarasota, FL

    The India Benton Lesser Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Fairhope, AL

    Ed and Leonora Niemeyer Charitable Tr

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Redmond, OR

    Lululilly's Legacy Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $15,000 · typical grant $15,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

  5. Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA

    Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $30,000 · typical grant $30,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community programming support

  6. Private foundation · Harlingen, TX

    Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $11,707 · typical grant $11,707 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: May 1, Nov 1 · next Nov 1, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Triumph over trauma; supplies, training, misc

  7. Private foundation · Towson, MD

    The John J Leidy Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Disaster Relief

  8. Private foundation · Columbia

    West Tennessee Young Farmers & Homemakers Leadership Development

    Takes applications

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $27,300 · typical grant $2,750 to $3,250 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Governors school; Scholarships; Leadership development; Regional livestock expo/jr showcase; 4-h congress sponsorship

  9. Public charity · Nashville

    Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Lear

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · typical grant $225,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Call to effective action

  10. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Bar Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    23 Tennessee grants totaling $41,000 · typical grant $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Legal aid and training

  11. Private foundation · Lenoir City

    The Robert H Brethen Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $165,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2023)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2023 IRS filing

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donation for recreation programs; Donation to support healthcare programs; Donations for underprivileged children; Donation to support wildlife programs; Donation to support...

  12. Public charity · Nashville

    Country Music Association Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · typical grant $25,000 to $130,000 (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Industry partnership; Supporting leadership in the music community; Hall of fame medallion ceremony donation; Crs sponsorship; Supporting music educational, mental health, and...

  13. Public charity · Knoxville

    Justice Frank F Drowota Trust

    How to apply: not stated

    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

  14. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Russell Sage Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $121,703 · typical grant $46,903 to $74,800 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Legal representation in eviction court; Creating a nuisance? Housing nuisance ordinances and their impacts on stu...

  15. Private foundation · Belleair, FL

    Burchenal Family Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Leukemia research

  16. Public charity · Oakland, CA

    New Schools Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $115,000 to $215,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Innovative schools; Learning differences

  17. Public charity · Colorado Springs, CO

    Moriah Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $310,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Establish leadership training; Ministry support; Support adoption aid

  18. Public charity · Agawam, MA

    The Harold Grinspoon Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $99,508 · typical grant $9,978 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Life & legacy grants; Pjl grants

  19. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    The Goizueta Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $339,411 · typical grant $1,161 to $308,250 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Goizueta legacy scholarships

  20. Public charity · Arlington, VA

    The Life Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Life lessons

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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.