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184 foundations that funded “Education Foundation”

  1. Private foundation · Nashville

    Tennessee Titans Foundation

    Takes applications

    124 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    84% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating budget

  2. Private foundation · Franklin

    Richard Siegel Foundation

    Takes applications

    48 Tennessee grants totaling $198,830 · typical grant $2,500 to $5,210 (tax year 2025)

    35% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship; Richard siegel foundation grant; Richard seigel foundation grant

  3. Public charity · Savannah

    The Darryl Worley Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $105,535 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community Events; Veterans programs; Recognition of Veterans; Medical Research; Program for Austistic Children

  4. Private foundation · Nashville

    Toby S Wilt Foundation

    Takes applications

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $155,550 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  5. Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH

    The Scripps Howard Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    37 Tennessee grants totaling $49,195 · typical grant $600 to $1,250 (tax year 2024)

    54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Volunteer Gift; Matching Gift; Community Market Grant; CEO discretionary grant; Journalism Internship stipend

  6. Public charity · Jacksonville, FL

    Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    20 Tennessee grants totaling $525,266 · typical grant $12,980 to $39,280 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Public charity · Washington, DC

    National 4-H Council

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $328,844 · typical grant $23,060 to $241,033 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education

  8. Public charity · Columbus, OH

    Battelle Memorial Institute

    How to apply: not stated

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $670,646 · typical grant $8,828 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Stem education; Operating income; Corporate match

  9. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    The William Stamps Farish Fund

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $405,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education program support; 2025 show; Security upgrades; The women's fund - girls give fund; Paid internship program

  10. Public charity · New York, NY

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $3.2 million · typical grant $25,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2024)

    82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Civil rights, social action & advocacy; Environment; Community improvement & capacity building, human services; Education; Human services

  11. Public charity · Johnson City

    Ballad Health

    How to apply: not stated

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $63,500 (tax year 2024)

    65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 2025 Collaborative Partner for economic development; Kids' Christmas Event Sponsorship; Provide quality musical education through academic, community and competitive...

  12. Private foundation · Providence, RI

    Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353

    Takes applications

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $51,066 · typical grant $370 to $3,115 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gift to civic agency; Matching gift to education; Matching gift to enviornement agency; General support to civic agency; Matching gift to health & human services agency

  13. Private foundation · Louisville, KY

    Robert W and Elise B Lykins Charitable

    Takes applications

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $32,790 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    9% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the programming, production and education outreach; To provide protection, maintenance and improvement of radnor lake; To support the conservation of Tennessee's...

  14. Public charity · Washington, DC

    New Venture Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $20,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)

    69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Arts, culture, and humanities; Civil rights, social action, advocacy; Environmental programs; Youth development and education; Technology and innovation

  15. United Way · Murfreesboro

    United Way of Rutherford County

    How to apply: not stated

    47 Tennessee grants totaling $694,125 · typical grant $2,500 to $21,500 (tax year 2024)

    72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support for pregnant women; Ann campbell early learning center; Project learn and triple play program; Child abuse, community ed and drug endangered children programs; Rent and...

  16. United Way · Maryville

    United Way of Blount County

    How to apply: not stated

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $23,000 to $73,500 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program oper cost; Program seed fdg

  17. Public charity · Johnson City

    Mountain States Health Alliance

    How to apply: not stated

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $924,073 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    73% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program support for children in the court system; Substandard Housing Program; Pediatrics Conference; Program Support-Center for Nursing Excellence; Program Support-College of Pharmacy

  18. Public charity · Bethesda, MD

    Impactassetsinc

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

    27 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Public charity · Manchester, NH

    For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology First

    How to apply: not stated

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $168,258 · typical grant $6,550 to $14,880 (tax year 2024)

    90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Public charity · Denver, CO

    Charter Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    23 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $100,000 to $600,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Charter school capacity-building; Impact and innovation; Charter school growth

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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.