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2,503 foundations

  1. Private foundation · Saint Louis, NV

    Anchor and Hope Sam R Sayers Memorial Scholarship Fund

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $4,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship

  2. Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH

    Dik Edward & Evelyn Fam Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  3. 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

  4. Public charity · Philadelphia, PA

    The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $998,030 · typical grant $344,155 to $653,875 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Research

  5. Public charity · St Louis, MO

    Saint Thomas Health Foundations

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $44,410 · typical grant $10,500 to $33,910 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Camp Bluebird Support

  6. Private foundation · Powell, OH

    Mastek Sparkman Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,600 · typical grant $3,500 to $12,100 (tax year 2025)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Public charity · Oakland, CA

    Movement Strategy Center

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $32,500 · typical grant $7,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Msc daf-grant; Big we foundation-grant

  8. Community foundation · Winfield, KS

    Legacy A Regional Community Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $27,123 · typical grant $9,186 to $17,937 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Health care

  9. Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH

    Betagole Family Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $300 · typical grant $100 to $200 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Private foundation · New Orleans, LA

    The Booth-Bricker Fund

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,520 · typical grant $2,760 to $3,760 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching trustee's gift and contribution; Matching trustee's gift

  11. Private foundation · Hanover, MD

    Allegis Group Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,408 · typical grant $1,028 to $3,380 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · Decatur, IL

    Ethan Allen Johnson & Caroline Johnson Educational Trust

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $5,500 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships

  13. Public charity · Mountain Home

    Medical Education Assistance Corp

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $535,000 to $1.9 million (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Medical education

  14. Private foundation · Rollingwood, TX

    Ezcorp Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,000 · typical grant $500 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  15. Private foundation · Montrose, AL

    Mcneel Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Operating expenses

  16. Public charity · New York, NY

    Natural Resources Defense Council Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $18,500 · typical grant $6,000 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Env. Advocacy

  17. Private foundation · North Palm Beach, FL

    Florescue Family Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Private foundation · Terre Haute, IN

    The George F and Marion D Johnson Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,000 · typical grant $500 to $1,500 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Public charity · Arlington, VA

    National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $81,737 · typical grant $33,336 to $48,401 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Epa water quality subaward

  20. Private foundation · Omaha, NE

    Lothlorien Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,900 · typical grant $900 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating cost of non-profit org

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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.