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244 foundations that funded “Schools Foundation”
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Morris Family Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $51,750 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Nov 1 · next Nov 1, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Powell
Weigel Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $78,110 · typical grant $10,000 to $48,881 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Organization support
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Private foundation · Charlotte, NC
The Dickson Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $7,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Charlotte, NC
The Greg and India Keith Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $850,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $830,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Hobbs, NM
Jf Maddox Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 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 · King Of Prussia, PA
Arkema Inc. Foundation
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
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Community foundation · Athens, GA
Athens Area Community Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
5 Tennessee grants totaling $107,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $27,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Regal Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Children & family; Health; Military
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Private foundation · Bristol
The Bill Gatton Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $5.9 million · typical grant $103,608 to $5.6 million (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; To support the mission of the organization
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Powell Foundation
Takes applications
41 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Scholarship; Building fund; Hutchins legacy fund; UT genomics graduate student; Jennifer powell scholarship
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Fidelity Foundation
Takes applications
29 Tennessee grants totaling $37,436 · typical grant $170 to $750 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fidelity matching gifts to education
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Public charity · Columbia, MO
Midway USA Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
16 Tennessee grants totaling $272,693 · typical grant $9,344 to $27,049 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To fund youth shoothing sports
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Public charity · Memphis
Second Presbyterian Church Foundation
How to apply: not stated
12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $30,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Knoxville
The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $10.4 million · typical grant $75,000 to $1 million (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Develop christian leaders; Support student education; Education access; Manage and preserve lakeshore park; Scholarships and programs
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Private foundation · Paris
Betsy Ross Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $43,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Environmental education; Support public education; Support for children with disabilities and rare diseases; Support for raptors; Support for youth programs
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Private foundation · New Orleans, LA
The Almar Foundationdba the Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $17,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $4,000 (tax year 2025)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Equipment for Program; Capital Campaign
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Private foundation · Providence, RI
Philip Snyder Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $9,000 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Environmental Education and Training Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $89,350 · typical grant $7,500 to $67,600 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Arconic greening stem grant; Community impact project; Dod legacy award
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Private foundation · Simpsonville, KY
Magee Christian Education Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $27,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $17,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Oct 1 · next Oct 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Education
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Private foundation · Carmel, IN
The Palmer Family Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $4,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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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.