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184 foundations that funded “Education Foundation”

  1. Public charity · Oklahoma City, OK

    The Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Undergrad seminary scholarships; Prayer room ministry support

  2. 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

  3. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Ford Foundation

    Takes applications

    14 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $375 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)

    57% of its latest Tennessee winners 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. Private foundation · Los Altos, CA

    The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $310,500 · typical grant $13,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Just Societies; Environment and Science; Families and Communities

  5. Private foundation · Ithaca, NY

    Park Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $150,100 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    The Lanier Theological Library Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $435,147 · typical grant $10,000 to $425,147 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  7. Private foundation · Arlington, VA

    Charles Koch Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $222,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $192,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  8. Private foundation · Troy, MI

    The Kresge Foundation

    Takes applications

    30 Tennessee grants totaling $6.2 million · typical grant $120,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Project support grant to complete the final phase of the locally driven narrative efforts supported by ideas42; Project support to implement the strategic plan to strengthen...

  9. Public charity · Brentwood

    Corecivic Foundation the

    How to apply: not stated

    24 Tennessee grants totaling $475,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Private foundation · Norwalk, CT

    Ge Foundation

    Takes applications

    23 Tennessee grants totaling $60,401 · typical grant $129 to $1,500 (tax year 2024)

    65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gift

  11. Private foundation · Germantown

    Agape North Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $72,100 · typical grant $2,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2023)

    Funded: Assisting with necessaryapparel for thechildren; Assisting with necessaryapparel for the children; Serve adoptive and fosterchildren and familiesproviding holistic care.;...

  12. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Education Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $31,250 to $400,000 (tax year 2025)

    82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational support

  13. Public charity · Los Angeles, CA

    Grammy Museum Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $62,500 · typical grant $12,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Music preservation implementation grant

  14. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Tennessee Health Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.7 million · typical grant $2,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 2024 hickey match; 2024 anderson match; 2024 reynolds match; 2024 ryans match; 2024 pow scholar

  15. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Hazel Montague Hutcheson Foundation

    Takes applications

    48 Tennessee grants totaling $171,417 · typical grant $1,500 to $4,500 (tax year 2024)

    2% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Unrestricted grant

  16. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Inspire Brands Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    23 Tennessee grants totaling $335,025 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Mission Support

  17. 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

  18. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Henry Luce Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $511,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support for curriculum development; Support for convenings, collaboration stipends, and training; Support for curriculum development, trainings, and convening; Support for...

  19. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $500,000 to $950,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support capacity building and general operations; To support conservation, digitization, research, engagement, and planning related to the hooks brothers photography studio...

  20. Public charity · San Diego, CA

    The San Diego Foundation

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $658,441 · typical grant $7,000 to $14,600 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: For scholarships; To support national bail out

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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.