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156 foundations that funded “Vanderbilt University”
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Elizabeth Buford Shepherd Scholarship Committee
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $37,500 · typical grant $1,500 to $4,500 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jan 15, May 1 · next Jan 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships; Scholarship
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Public charity · Denver, CO
Moore Impact Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $406,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program support/project support
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Private foundation · Kohler, WI
Kohler Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $72,195 · typical grant $5,000 to $40,195 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Sep 15 · next Sep 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Stella waitzkin 2021; Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution; Barbara rossi collection
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Public charity · Philadelphia, PA
Abim Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $60,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Building trust - discover, decipher, demonstrate; Vivid health connect - clinical training
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
H Fort Flowers Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Unrestricted donation; For school of engineering joseph and lori flowers scholarship
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Public charity · Minneapolis, MN
Colon Cancer Coalition Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,550 · typical grant $5,050 to $7,500 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Screening; Patient support
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Pinkerton Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2023)
No fixed deadline, per its 2023 IRS filing
Funded: Trustee Discretionary
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Private foundation · Annapolis, MD
Alvin and Louise Myerberg Family Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $13,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Tulsa, OK
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,750 · typical grant $750 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 15, Jul 15 · next Feb 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Kansas City, MO
The Francis Family Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $180,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $170,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fellowship
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Private foundation · Portland, OR
The Renaissance Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Walske Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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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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Community foundation · Coral Gables, FL
Coral Gables Community 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 $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health services; Education & children
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Private foundation · Nashville
Gibson Gives
Takes applications
100 Tennessee grants totaling $674,714 · typical grant $2,999 to $7,297 (tax year 2025)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program use & fundraising efforts
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Private foundation · Hendersonville
Carolyn Smith Foundation
Takes applications
146 Tennessee grants totaling $4.2 million · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services - local community; Health - General; Medical research; Provide relief for human trafficking survivors & combat human trafficking in Middle Tennessee; Programs...
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Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA
The Presser Foundation
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Nov 15 · next Nov 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Undergraduate scholar awards
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Public charity · El Segundo, CA
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $375,490 · typical grant $10,316 to $67,428 (tax year 2025)
44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide scholarships for students
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Private foundation · Arlington, VA
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $103,465 · typical grant $150 to $49,015 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jul 15 · next Jul 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Employee matching gift; Peer empowerment network for employment: peer mentorship between employed and unemployed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to...
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Public charity · Washington, DC
The Pew Charitable Trusts
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $330,422 · typical grant $75,000 to $174,257 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Policy; Matching Gift
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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.