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106 foundations that funded “United Way Worldwide”

  1. Private foundation · Murfreesboro

    Adams Family Foundation I

    Takes applications

    23 Tennessee grants totaling $335,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Private foundation · Canton, OH

    Timken Foundation of Canton

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $194,624 · typical grant $24,624 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Playground improvement program; The love kitchen - new refrigeration unit for walk-in freezer and new sign for front of building.; Hurricane helene disaster relief

  3. Private foundation · Cordova

    James H Prentiss Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $84,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Nashville

    The Frist Foundation

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    128 Tennessee grants totaling $32.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    15 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General support directed by lauren elcan ingram; Operating support for 2024; General support directed by julie and tommy frist; General support directed by jennifer and billy...

  5. Private foundation · Parsons

    The Ayers Foundation Trust

    Takes applications

    36 Tennessee grants totaling $10.8 million · typical grant $1,500 to $106,600 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded: General/operating

  6. Public charity · Columbus, OH

    Battelle Memorial Institute

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    21 Tennessee grants totaling $670,646 · typical grant $8,828 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Stem education; Operating income; Corporate match

  7. Private foundation · Elizabethton

    Citizens Bank Tri-Cities Foundation Ltd

    Takes applications

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $539,229 · typical grant $3,612 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General fund/operations; Betsy band general fund/operations; Bull dog band general fund/operations

  8. Private foundation · Dalton, GA

    The Anna Sue and Bob Shaw Foundation

    Takes applications

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $430,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

    78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  9. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Lebovitz Family Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $220,750 · typical grant $500 to $40,500 (tax year 2025)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To support a public charity; To support the expansion of facing history in hamilton county, Tennessee; Educational & cultural; To support annual campaign

  10. Private foundation · Bristol

    Massengill-Defriece Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $137,295 · typical grant $3,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2025)

    57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Children's programs; New concession space; Ex director salary; Covid; Books for preschool

  11. Private foundation · Westfield, OH

    The Westfield Insurance Foundation

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $36,670 · typical grant $390 to $9,500 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Public charity · Chattanooga

    Journey Health Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $505,000 (tax year 2024)

    83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Hart gallery and adventure trail; Support of utc healthcare data analytics partnership

  13. Private foundation · Jackson

    Farris Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $49,800 · typical grant $3,000 to $16,400 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capital Campaign

  14. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Kenneth E Boring Charitable Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $38,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Greatest need; Museum college daze

  15. Community foundation · Oklahoma City, OK

    Love Family Affiliated Fund of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $83,420 · typical grant $5,140 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Private foundation · Bristol

    The Bill Gatton Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $5.9 million · typical grant $103,608 to $5.6 million (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; To support the mission of the organization

  17. Community foundation · New York, NY

    The New York Community Trust

    Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    44 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    41% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: For program support.; For a scholarship award.

  18. Community foundation · Tulsa, OK

    Tulsa Community Foundation

    Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $282,507 · typical grant $9,155 to $23,250 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Community foundation · Fort Wayne, IN

    Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc.

    Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $617,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable support

  20. Private foundation · Cleveland

    Allan Jones Foundation

    Takes applications

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $72,741 · typical grant $300 to $4,000 (tax year 2024)

    81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating funds; Operating funds & memorials; Legacy fund; Swing for hope donation

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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.