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1,637 foundations that funded “T”

  1. Public charity · Washington, DC

    National Association of Conservation Districts

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $77,793 · typical grant $18,000 to $41,774 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Technical assistance

  2. Public charity · Johnson City

    Johnson City Public Schools Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $21,266 · typical grant $5,038 to $8,606 (tax year 2022)

    Funded: To assist in education goals

  3. Public charity · Short Hills, NJ

    Christopher Reeve Foundation A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $25,517 · typical grant $6,609 to $18,908 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Therapeutic horseback riding; Adaptive sports

  4. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Joey and Deborah Jacobs Family Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $167,500 · typical grant $25,000 to $142,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To further religious activities

  5. Private foundation · Germantown

    John Winn Davis Fund for Autism

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $19,000 · typical grant $9,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support the work and mission of the organization and assist children/patients of the organization who have an autism diagnosis.; To support the work and mission of the...

  6. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Day Family Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $70,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Tuition assistance

  7. Public charity · Overland Park, KS

    Mtf Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $51,356 · typical grant $10,672 to $40,684 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Training and education for pastors

  8. Private foundation · Sterling, IL

    Dillon Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $14,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $9,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support education/instruction; To support health/general and relate

  9. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Institute for Public Health Innovation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $99,483 · typical grant $40,000 to $59,483 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To facilitate employment and effective integration of community health workers to help communities respond to and recover from covid-19.; To grant on behalf of common health...

  10. 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;...

  11. Private foundation · Pennington, NJ

    Mark and Judith Cook Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To advocate for court-appointed special advocates (casa) programs; To educate and inspire through the arts

  12. Private foundation · Greenville, SC

    One Graycliff

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,500 · typical grant $500 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To fulfill the charitable objectives of the charity.

  13. Public charity · Washington, DC

    American Forests

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $145,000 · typical grant $34,000 to $111,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Funding and technical assistance in permanently transitioning the national register of champion trees; Career pathways program in Memphis, staff training & support

  14. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Pinkerton Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2023)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2023 IRS filing

    Funded: Trustee Discretionary

  15. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Incorporated

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $23,000 · typical grant $8,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Toward expenses of the educational enrichment programs, to advance job readiness, career development and pre-k readiness for economically vulnerable women and children.; Toward...

  16. Public charity · Los Angeles, CA

    Find Your Light Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $17,000 · typical grant $7,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide a vital service to the underserved population through arts education programs

  17. Public charity · Los Angeles, CA

    Farmlink Project

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $44,180 · typical grant $9,288 to $34,892 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: To provide healthy fresh produce to families in need

  18. Public charity · Toledo, OH

    National Exchange Club Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $23,500 · typical grant $11,000 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Pass-through funds to support programs of the subrecipient

  19. Private foundation · Tucson, AZ

    Research Corporation Dba Research

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $139,102 · typical grant $19,102 to $120,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Next Generation Beams: Exploring the potential of muon acceleration; Impact of synonymous mutation on translation speed and protein folding during host adaptation

  20. Private foundation · Radnor, PA

    E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $120,000 · typical grant $35,000 to $85,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jan 31, Jul 15 · next Jan 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To help with the cost of the exhibition, "suchitra mattai: phala,its related programming.; Fund scholarships and stipends for three students completing a three-year master of...

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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.