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145 foundations that funded “College”
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Wollman Scholarship Fund
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2025)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships; Scholarship
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Public charity · Nashville
Tennessee Medical Education Fund Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $156,750 · typical grant $4,500 to $51,833 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Boston, MA
Jobs for the Future Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $421,622 · typical grant $30,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support ares regional challenge; To support pwc charitable foundation; To support dol growth opportunities 5; To support wre walmart networks development & workforce...
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Private foundation · Northville, MI
Cooper-Standard Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $3,000 · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Public charity · Nashville
The Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $202,363 to $981,607 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: K-12 & post secondary education - career readiness (jpmorgan chase); K-12 & post secondary education - career readiness (jpmorgan chase), partnership 2030 initiative, &...
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Public charity · Nashville
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medical research related to kidney function; Donation for general support
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Community foundation · Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque Community Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $49,553 · typical grant $10,600 to $21,953 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Trust Uw Frank E Page
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $5,400 · typical grant $2,700 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Apr 15 · next Apr 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarships
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Public charity · St Louis, MO
Ascension Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $193,532 · typical grant $93,532 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Mary Jane Crowe Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $29,410 · typical grant $4,410 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted general; Scholarships
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Public charity · Knoxville
Methodist Medical Center
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $27,272 · typical grant $12,272 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: General support, Hospitality Houses; Scholarship fund support
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Public charity · Galveston, TX
Permanent Endowment Fund of the Moody Memorial First United Method
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $36,850 · typical grant $16,150 to $20,700 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Vocational Development Ministry Network; Business Accelerator
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United Way · Chicago, IL
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $22,592 · typical grant $10,092 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Community foundation · Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Community Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
11 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $15,000 to $180,000 (tax year 2024)
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: This award is for general support; This award is designated for general support; This award is for the vision project; This award is designated support for the north davidson...
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Private foundation · Loma Linda, CA
Versacare Inc.
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $186,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $21,500 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Religious
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
The Columbus Phipps Foundation
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $124,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $44,500 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: May 15, Jun 15 · next May 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational grants
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Public charity · Bristol
Kingsway Charities Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $51,701 · typical grant $9,414 to $31,878 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Global healthcare
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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA
D4c Cares Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,000 · typical grant $500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Memphis
J R Hyde III Foundation
Takes applications
108 Tennessee grants totaling $12.1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: General operating support/support for a strategic plan; General operating support/support for the Mid-South development district's organizational reboot; Support for allmemphis...
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Public charity · Memphis
Women's Foundation for A Greater Memphis
How to apply: not stated
48 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · typical grant $20,250 to $47,054 (tax year 2024)
19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Various
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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.