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360 foundations that funded “Ministries”
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Private foundation · Shreveport, LA
Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family Foundation
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $24,500 · typical grant $500 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jan 5, Jul 21 · next Jan 5, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating expenses; Program services; Operating expense
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Public charity · Galesburg, IL
National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources I
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $105,326 · typical grant $5,413 to $14,309 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Care of ill, needy, or minor
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Private foundation · Boynton Beach, FL
Nat R & Martha M Knaster Charitable Trust
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $85,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $17,000 (tax year 2024)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Unrestricted $10,000now campaign beta pi chapter $2,500; College fund for haslam business school at university of Tennessee; Haslam facility expense fund for new business...
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $115,211 · typical grant $8,000 to $26,260 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grants from donor advised funds- operating support
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Private foundation · Raleigh, NC
The Huisking Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $76,000 · typical grant $4,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Brother joel mcgraw scholarship fund; Meals on wheels
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Private foundation · Lexington, KY
Barry Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $28,500 · typical grant $6,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For organization's use to further mission
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Private foundation · Nashville
Micah Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $3,475 · typical grant $275 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Poor children camp; Homeless relief; Homeless shelter
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Allen Foundation C/o Reber M Boult
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $61,000 · typical grant $8,000 to $27,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General funds
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Public charity · Bristol
Kingsway Charities Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $51,701 · typical grant $9,414 to $31,878 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Global healthcare
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Private foundation · Memphis
Allenberg Rosen Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $6,703 · typical grant $1,000 to $4,203 (tax year 2023)
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Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX
Give to Life Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,534 · typical grant $1,000 to $1,534 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Helping people live purpose-driven lives that positively influence culture
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United Way · Nashville
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4 million · typical grant $11,250 to $61,000 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program opns (cif); Donor directed designations; Sub-recipient grants
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Homer Skelton Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $111,980 · typical grant $4,580 to $18,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable Event
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Public charity · Cordova
Housing for the Elderly of Henderson County Inc.
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · typical grant $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: To support charitable operations in compliance with organizational charter and bylaws
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Public charity · Chantilly, VA
America's Charities
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $283,946 · typical grant $6,910 to $60,777 (tax year 2025)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN
Pohlad Family Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $2,820 · typical grant $250 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Oct 11, Nov 21 · next Oct 11, 2026 (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 · Chattanooga
Cheryl L Vaughn Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $54,700 · typical grant $3,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded: Operating expenses
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Public charity · Memphis
Literacy Mid-South Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Program expenses
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Private foundation · Cordova
Neil and Elizabeth Griffin Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $120,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support religious and theological activities
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Public charity · Houston, TX
Lewis Family Charitable Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $32,500 · typical grant $7,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Youth development-youth development programs; Mental health & crisis intervention-counseling; Health care-alliances & advocacy
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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.