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215 foundations that funded “Scholarship”
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Private foundation · Sebring, FL
Hummingbird Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $4,500 · typical grant $1,500 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Education; Scholarship funds
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Private foundation · Kohler, WI
Kohler Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $72,195 · typical grant $5,000 to $40,195 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Sep 15 · next Sep 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Stella waitzkin 2021; Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution; Barbara rossi collection
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Public charity · Smyrna
The Smyrna Rotary Club Charitable Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $39,000 · typical grant $9,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Financial assistance; Scholarship funds
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Private foundation · Walnut Creek, CA
Heffernan Group Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,035 · typical grant $35 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching donation; Scholarship
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Public charity · Indianapolis, IN
National Collegiate Athletic Association
How to apply: not stated
13 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $15,478 to $30,478 (tax year 2024)
8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grants; Grants/Scholarships
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Private foundation · Columbia
West Tennessee Young Farmers & Homemakers Leadership Development
Takes applications
9 Tennessee grants totaling $27,300 · typical grant $2,750 to $3,250 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Governors school; Scholarships; Leadership development; Regional livestock expo/jr showcase; 4-h congress sponsorship
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Police & Public Safety Alliance
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $153,880 · typical grant $14,880 to $107,500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Forensic testing; Camp scholarships; Brave curriculum
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Private foundation · Winston Salem, NC
Reynolds American Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $2,307 · typical grant $51 to $1,256 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable activtities; Scholarships
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Mary Jane Crowe Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $29,410 · typical grant $4,410 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted general; Scholarships
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Private foundation · St Petersburg, FL
Dwayne Hawkins Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $28,100 · typical grant $2,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: River city run (Chattanooga); Dustin ledford scholarship; Gala 2024
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Community foundation · New York, NY
The New York Community Trust
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
44 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
41% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For program support.; For a scholarship award.
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Private foundation · Memphis
Hohenberg Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $85,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: No Specific Designation; Fund Tuition Scholarships; Operating Support Towards Work on Behalf of Unhoused People in Memphis; Capital Campaign to Fund Rust Hall Expansion; Fund...
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Private foundation · Bentonville, AR
Wal-Mart Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $667,000 · typical grant $40,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Disaster relief and preparedness; Associate scholarships; Nature; Healthier food for all
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Private foundation · Alpharetta, GA
Ryder System Charitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $100,800 · typical grant $1,800 to $80,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Ryder pledge payment 5 of 5 for ryder endowed supply chain professorship and ryder nexxus scholarships.; Supply chain forum basic partnership 2025/2026; Supports scholarships...
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Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA
Highmark Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $107,500 · typical grant $7,500 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Five-year grant (2021-2025) to support traditionally under-represented minorities with dental scholarships.; To support school grants and award programs
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Public charity · Columbia
Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $141,809 · typical grant $15,000 to $28,433 (tax year 2024)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Annual sponsorship for awards/events; Fb bank commissions; Annual scholarship; Annual sponsorship
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
H Fort Flowers Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Unrestricted donation; For school of engineering joseph and lori flowers scholarship
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Public charity · Knoxville
Methodist Medical Center
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $27,272 · typical grant $12,272 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: General support, Hospitality Houses; Scholarship fund support
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Public charity · Memphis
Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation
How to apply: not stated
14 Tennessee grants totaling $6.1 million · typical grant $29,729 to $715,828 (tax year 2024)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Various medical and community programs; Various research studies; Scholarships & tuition deferral; Various community programs; Hospice house and bereavement center
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Public charity · Jackson
Leaders Credit Union
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $273,200 · typical grant $33,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community Outreach; Forward Jackson; Scholarships/Grants
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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.