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837 foundations that funded “Children's”
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Private foundation · Abilene, TX
Greathouse Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,500 · typical grant $2,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Support of children's hospital
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Private foundation · Salt Lake City, UT
Semnani Family Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $14,727 · typical grant $14,727 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General cont
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Private foundation · Sacramento, CA
Sierra Health Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $125 · typical grant $125 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Matching gift
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Private foundation · Crystal River, FL
George H & Jeannine S Connell
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $35,000 · typical grant $35,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Predators Foundation
How to apply: not stated
58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $6,553 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Fy24-25 donation, general purposes; Fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; Funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
O'sullivan Family Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $65,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Knoxville
Kappa Delta Sorority - Alpha Epsilon
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $88,456 · typical grant $22,186 to $66,270 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Mission support
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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...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Robert L and Kathrina H Maclellan Foundation
Takes applications
34 Tennessee grants totaling $2.8 million · typical grant $14,000 to $80,000 (tax year 2024)
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For education of youth and children.; For outreach to families.; For holistic community outreach and development.; For outreach to the indigent.; For spiritual formation and education.
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Private foundation · Greeneville
J C Morris Family Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $63,060 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships; Assist foster children
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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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Public charity · Lighthouse Point, FL
Leaving A Positive Legacy Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $12,425 · typical grant $2,150 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Assistance for local dog shelter; Support for children's hospital programs; To inspire, educate, and empower grundy county youth and their families through character building,...
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Private foundation · Greensboro, NC
George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $230,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Brookneal, VA
Foster Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,400 · typical grant $900 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Disc golf sponsor; Children's fund
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Private foundation · Edina, MN
Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $70,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Redmond, WA
Child's Play
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $211,929 · typical grant $58,981 to $152,948 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Gift, grant - pediatric gaming technology specialist; Gift, grant - equipment
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Private foundation · Baltimore, MD
Edward St John Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $570 · typical grant $70 to $500 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Jun 1, Sep 1, Dec 1 · next Dec 1, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Celeste and Kurt Zuch Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: St. Jude children's research hospital is a pediatric treatment and research hospital headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee
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Public charity · St Louis, MO
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $82,916 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support advocacy, hospital accompaniments, and counseling services for survivors of sexual assault; Support of the community-based healthcare access program; Support of teeth...
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Public charity · Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg County Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $53,000 · typical grant $13,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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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.