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244 foundations that funded “Schools Foundation”
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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
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Private foundation · Eclectic, AL
The John Russell Thomas Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · New Orleans, LA
Ashley Lykes Geary Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,000 · typical grant $3,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating expense
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Private foundation · Fitzgerald, GA
William James Dorminy Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · El Dorado, AR
The Murphy Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Aug 1 · next Aug 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 · Los Angeles, CA
The Muffy Ohlmeyer Family Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Foundation goal
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Private foundation · Naples, FL
Campbell Family Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted charitable program operations
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Private foundation · Cottontown
Blue Devil Foundation
How to apply: not stated
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)
Funded: To recognize and reward teachers and provide needed supplies
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Public charity · Brunswick, GA
Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
2 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Nashville
Joe C Davis Foundation
Takes applications
106 Tennessee grants totaling $6 million · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
7 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capacity building & operating support; Capital support; Operating & capacity building support; Capacity building support; Operating support & capacity building
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Private foundation · Nashville
Ezell Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
35 Tennessee grants totaling $509,800 · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · New York, NY
New York Life Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $71,500 · typical grant $500 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
95% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educ. General; Cca general
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Public charity · New York, NY
Save the Music Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $144,699 · typical grant $23,120 to $63,157 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Music eduation
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Public charity · Maryville
Blount County Education Foundation
How to apply: not stated
1 Tennessee grant totaling $0 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Cleveland
Mark E Smith Foundation Ua Dated 11-9-22
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $154,486 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,490 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Various athletic program donations; Football program; General operating expenses and scholastics program; Sponsorship and a/v student program; Women's basketball program
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Public charity · Burbank, CA
The Mr Holland's Opus Foundation
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $203,872 · typical grant $12,266 to $18,764 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide musical instruments to students in need.
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Private foundation · Dalton, GA
The Anna Sue and Bob Shaw Foundation
Takes applications
9 Tennessee grants totaling $430,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Signal Mountain
Mountain Education Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $617,733 · typical grant $125,388 to $324,237 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Education
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
The Sir Philip Sidney Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $17,900 · typical grant $900 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Scholarship; To support a program for special needs student and scholarship
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Public charity · Cookeville
Putnam Education Partnership Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $13,500 · typical grant $6,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Na; Band grant; Cte/ctso support
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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.