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Foundations that fund Tennessee

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  1. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Jewish Federation

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2M · typical grant $27K–$135K (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: for exempt purpose

  2. Public charity · Columbus, OH

    Columbus Foundation

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    10 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2M · typical grant $15K–$93K (tax year 2024)

    70% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: social services; education; health; neighborhood

  3. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Ford Foundation

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    14 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2M · typical grant $375–$150K (tax year 2024)

    57% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: matching gift; core support for an exhibition by tabitha arnold on the history of workers rights and labor struggles in chattanooga; core support for peoples advocacy...

  4. Public charity · Nashville

    Delta Dental of Tennessee Inc.

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    36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2M · typical grant $10K–$35K (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: event sponsorship; event sponsorship and donation to the general fund; donation to the general fund; event sponsorship and donation to the capital campaign; donation to endowment fund

  5. Public charity · Rochester, MN

    Mayo Clinic Group Return

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $12K–$29K (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: support charitable programs

  6. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Carnegie Corporation of New York

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $262K–$400K (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    25% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: as a final grant to build science instructional capacity and services; for project support to nashville public library to expand reach and services through their english as a...

  7. Public charity · Berea, KY

    Federation of Appalachian Housing

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $97K–$523K (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: grant for participation in several health/wellness working groups and also travel funds

  8. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Clayton Family Foundation

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    40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $2,500–$12K (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    20% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: church general fund; k-12 school; community health services; scholarship fund; dance school transportation

  9. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Humane World for Animals Inc.

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $119K–$277K (tax year 2025)

    60% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program; assist in covering the costs associated with the remediation, renovation, rebuild and expansion of the...

  10. Public charity · Memphis

    Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

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    27 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $10K–$20K (tax year 2024)

    56% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: sponsorship; sponsorship of new christian mobile dental clinic servicing the homeless; annual lecture platinum sponsorship; donation; support for bridge builders; support...

  11. United Way · Morristown

    United Way of Hamblen County Inc.

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    18 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $15K–$80K (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: fund operations

  12. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Investor Fund

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $30K–$200K (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: civic engagement; electioneering; civil engagement

  13. Private foundation · Paris

    Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc.

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    25 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $7,500–$75K (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: community program services; christianity; community program; family planning center; homeless shelter for women & children

  14. Public charity · New Orleans, LA

    The Greater New Orleans Foundation

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $10K–$93K (tax year 2024)

    57% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: health; environment; health support; film & video; education

  15. Public charity · Birmingham, AL

    Southeastern Conference

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $516K–$548K (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: ncaa assistance

  16. Public charity · Oakland, CA

    New Schools Fund

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $115K–$215K (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: innovative schools; learning differences

  17. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Stoller Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $24K–$185K (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    50% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: operations and other grants; ministry; discretionary grant; project chandan; mission grant

  18. Public charity · Nashville

    Nashville Predators Foundation

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    58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $6,553–$10K (tax year 2024)

    71% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    10 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: fy24-25 donation, general purposes; fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...

  19. Private foundation · Pleasanton, CA

    The Duffield Family Foundation

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $2,000–$330K (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: community conversations - october 2024 - monthly winner; national foster survey 2024; 2024 hurricane relief grant; aligncare's 5-year strategic plan through 2029; open arms...

  20. Public charity · Abingdon, VA

    Food City Charitable Foundation

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    49 Tennessee grants totaling $1M · typical grant $10K–$28K (tax year 2025)

    61% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: support the mission

Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return: Form 990-PF for private foundations (grants paid and how it takes applications), Form 990 Schedule I for community foundations, United Ways and other public charities (grants over $5,000 to organizations). Included: every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee organizations. Corporate and community-foundation programs are in the grant search.