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433 foundations that funded “Charity”
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Public charity · Franklin
Franklin Noon Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $140,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $14,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Food insecurity; Counseling and mental health; Support re-entry to society; Housing support; Support programing
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Private foundation · Montpelier, VT
National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $21,800 · typical grant $200 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Hospital; School; Nature conservancy; Animal protection
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Public charity · Brentwood
Brentwood Rotary Club Charitable Foundation
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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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
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Private foundation · Pasadena, CA
Glen and Dorothy Stillwell Charitable Trust
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $65,525 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fund transportation costs for families affected by domestic violence; Purchase tables, book shelves, etc. For working dog training; Support senior citizen programs; Support...
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $3.4 million · typical grant $430,623 to $851,798 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Smithville, MO
Stanley M Herzog Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $29,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $7,375 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Paducah, KY
Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $305,000 · typical grant $60,000 to $65,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Programming support
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Private foundation · Nashville
Williams Family Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $12,600 · typical grant $500 to $6,600 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating fund
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Private foundation · Memphis
Julie & Marty Belz Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $5,557 · typical grant $40 to $3,692 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religious
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Public charity · Washington, DC
The Pew Charitable Trusts
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $330,422 · typical grant $75,000 to $174,257 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Policy; Matching Gift
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Private foundation · Alpharetta, GA
Ryder System Charitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $100,800 · typical grant $1,800 to $80,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Ryder pledge payment 5 of 5 for ryder endowed supply chain professorship and ryder nexxus scholarships.; Supply chain forum basic partnership 2025/2026; Supports scholarships...
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Private foundation · Paducah, KY
Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $175,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Share the gospel; Support christian ministry; Christian ministry; To fund christian outreach to the poor
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Public charity · Omaha, NE
Home Instead Charities
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $122,858 · typical grant $25,923 to $49,585 (tax year 2023)
Funded: Senior focused program
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Public charity · Knoxville
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Knoxville TN Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $277,131 · typical grant $74,131 to $110,000 (tax year 2025)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Nurse @ Vine Clinic; 2 Giraffe Omni Beds; Trauma simulator & lifesaving ventilator; Field trips/student food
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Private foundation · Cordova
Neil and Elizabeth Griffin Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $120,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support religious and theological activities
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Private foundation · Kingsport
Wayne G Basler Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $123,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Sep 30 · next Sep 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General operation expenses
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Wolf & Company Charitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,750 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
The Gertrude E Skelly Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Emergency fund
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Public charity · Loudon
The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $34,793 · typical grant $7,000 to $19,793 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Provide assistance to individuals with intellectual disabilities
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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.