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334 foundations that funded “Fund”
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Private foundation · Norwich, NY
Lillian Thompson Scholarship Fund Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,800 · typical grant $1,800 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: May 15 · next May 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Frankfort, KY
Kentucky Educational Fund for
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $772,809 · typical grant $772,809 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Termination of fund and transfer of assets.
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
Norris Giving Fund
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,272 · typical grant $1,272 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Children literacy
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Miriam Sutro Price Scholarship Fund
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships
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Private foundation · Galveston, TX
Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund 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: Assist 501(c)(3) organization
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Merck Family Fund
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 1, Aug 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Kiawah Island, SC
The Berkley Green Fund
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Their mission is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Southern Fruit Distributors Fund Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,500 · typical grant $1,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Contributionto generaloperating fund
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Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN
The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $100,000 · typical grant $100,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Identifying Brain Circuits that Connect Respiration and Cognitive State. Principal Investigator: Lindsey Schwarz
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $450 · typical grant $450 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA
The Saramar Charitable Fund
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $100 · typical grant $100 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Detroit, MI
Edsel B Ford II Fund
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $15,000 · typical grant $15,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Dream sponsorship
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Private foundation · Saint Louis, MO
Ce Towne Scholarship Fund Tuw Acct
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 28 · next Feb 28, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Detroit, MI
William & Martha Ford Fund
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Program services
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Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI
Dale Krueger Scholarship Fund
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Apr 1 · next Apr 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Public charity · Clarksville
Greater Nashville Funding
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29 Tennessee grants totaling $391,770 · typical grant $5,923 to $15,156 (tax year 2025)
72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Student activities
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Reading Is Fundamental Inc.
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $68,008 · typical grant $7,200 to $11,552 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To foster literacy
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Private foundation · Erie, PA
Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,635 · typical grant $1,635 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship award
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Public charity · Newark, OH
Park National Bank Employees' Community Service Fund
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $154 · typical grant $39 to $115 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Saint Louis, MO
Lt Robert B Ritchie Mem Fund
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,550 · typical grant $2,250 to $2,300 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Mar 28 · next Mar 28, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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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.