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107 foundations that funded “United Way Inc”

United Way · New Orleans, LA
United Way of Southeast Louisiana

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2 Tennessee grants totaling $100,032 · typical grant $25,936 to $74,096 (tax year 2024)

50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Grant funding and designated gifts; Designated gifts
United Way · Detroit, MI
United Way for Southeastern Michigan

Ask before applying · Funds its own member network

2 Tennessee grants totaling $19,189 · typical grant $6,276 to $12,913 (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Designation
United Way · Pittsburgh, PA
The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

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5 Tennessee grants totaling $104,273 · typical grant $12,621 to $19,609 (tax year 2024)

40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Donor designation
United Way · Dayton
Rhea County United Way

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2 Tennessee grants totaling $18,000 · typical grant $8,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: Partner agency
Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Public Education Foundation

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3 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Support of music programs and united way employee giving gifts; 2024 public schools hall of fame honoree
Private foundation · Benton Harbor, MI
Whirlpool Foundation

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10 Tennessee grants totaling $212,679 · typical grant $6,000 to $8,445 (tax year 2024)

Stated deadlines: Feb 15, Aug 15 · next Feb 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Sons & daughters scholarship; United way
Private foundation · Midland, MI
Dow Company Foundation

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4 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $24,000 (tax year 2024)

25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Community wellbeing
Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN
Donaldson Foundation

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4 Tennessee grants totaling $54,870 · typical grant $6,870 to $28,000 (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Contribution provided
Public charity · Memphis
Asher Myers-Residuary Tuwr 269-3000485

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3 Tennessee grants totaling $30,648 · typical grant $10,216 (tax year 2024)

Funded: A coalition of long-established charities, faith-based organizations, and social and health groups that support and promote people's safety, health, well-being and social and...
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
Private foundation · Des Moines, IA
Emc Insurance Foundation

Takes applications

1 Tennessee grant totaling $312 · typical grant $312 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization
Private foundation · Stamford, CT
The Pitney Bowes Foundation

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1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,105 · typical grant $2,105 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)

Stated deadlines: Jan 15, Jul 15 · next Jan 15, 2027 (from its 2023 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: Stuff the bus school supply activity
Public charity · Johnson City
Ballad Health Foundation

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4 Tennessee grants totaling $5.7 million · typical grant $50,000 to $5.5 million (tax year 2024)

75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: Disaster relief funding; $4,048,500 for capital needs and $1,483,907 for miscellaneous other projects; General assistance
Private foundation · Kingsport
Wayne G Basler Charitable Foundation

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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
Private foundation · Murfreesboro
Adams Family Foundation I

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23 Tennessee grants totaling $335,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Canton, OH
Timken Foundation of Canton

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3 Tennessee grants totaling $194,624 · typical grant $24,624 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

2 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: Playground improvement program; The love kitchen - new refrigeration unit for walk-in freezer and new sign for front of building.; Hurricane helene disaster relief
Private foundation · Cordova
James H Prentiss Foundation

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3 Tennessee grants totaling $84,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)

33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Parsons
The Ayers Foundation Trust

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36 Tennessee grants totaling $10.8 million · typical grant $1,500 to $106,600 (tax year 2024)

No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

Funded: General/operating
Private foundation · Dalton, GA
The Anna Sue and Bob Shaw Foundation

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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
Private foundation · Chattanooga
Lebovitz Family Charitable Trust

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7 Tennessee grants totaling $220,750 · typical grant $500 to $40,500 (tax year 2025)

14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: To support a public charity; To support the expansion of facing history in hamilton county, Tennessee; Educational & cultural; To support annual campaign

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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.