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409 foundations

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)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 7 Tennessee grants, such as Bayside Baptist Church, Leoma Baptist Church, Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church

40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Care of ill, needy, or minor
Community foundation · Asheville, NC
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc.

How to apply: not stated

10 Tennessee grants totaling $418,474 · typical grant $10,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Boones Creek Christian Church

60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Building community & economic vitality; Promoting quality health; Religion; Assisting people in need
Public charity · Federal Way, WA
World Vision Inc.

How to apply: not stated

10 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · typical grant $72,319 to $199,861 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 13 Tennessee grants, such as Church of the Living God-Paris, Citizens Church - Petersburg, Greater Community Temple Church of God in Christ

60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Family assistance & development; Development & disaster relief; Development; Family assistance; Christian ministry
Public charity · Canton, MA
Joy in Childhood Foundation Inc.

How to apply: not stated

10 Tennessee grants totaling $117,950 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Manna Cafe Ministries

90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Support Sick and Hungry Kids
Public charity · Knoxville
Elgin Children's Foundation Inc.

How to apply: not stated

10 Tennessee grants totaling $289,917 · typical grant $20,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Children's Bible Ministries

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: Academic; Child protection; Dental wellness; Discipleship
Public charity · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Pga Tour Inc.

How to apply: not stated

10 Tennessee grants totaling $3.7 million · typical grant $10,000 to $142,942 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Daystar Counseling Ministries Inc.

90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Believing Church Inc., Confidential Care Mobile Ministry Inc., Shepherds Haven Ministries Inc.

20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Charitable Event
Private foundation · Nashville
Martin Foundation

Takes applications

9 Tennessee grants totaling $115,500 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Our Church Ministries Inc.

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Chattanooga
Kennedy Foundation Inc.

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9 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as St Paul's Episcopal Church, Metropolitan Ministries

75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: To support a public charity; To provide funding for a professorship; To fund a new building for the nursing school
Private foundation · Chattanooga
Chrysalis Foundation

Takes applications

9 Tennessee grants totaling $101,700 · typical grant $1,200 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Metmin Metropolitan Ministries

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: Operating fund
Public charity · Dallas, TX
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc.

How to apply: not stated

9 Tennessee grants totaling $344,332 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Matthew 10 International Ministry Incorporated, The Outreach Foundation of the Presbyterian Church Inc., Outreach Foundation of the Presbyterian Church Inc.

22% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: This grant is designated for general support.
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)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Golden Cross Senior Ministries Inc., H O P E Ministries Inc.

Funded: To support charitable operations in compliance with organizational charter and bylaws
Private foundation · San Francisco, CA
The Gap Foundation

Takes applications

9 Tennessee grants totaling $9,100 · typical grant $250 to $300 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Knox Area Rescue Ministries

44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: For civic & community engagement; For health & nursing services
Public charity · Brentwood
Encore Ministry Foundation

How to apply: not stated

9 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Christ United Methodist Church, Cooks United Methodist Church
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)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Congregation Micah

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...
Private foundation · Paris
Betsy Ross Foundation Inc.

Takes applications

8 Tennessee grants totaling $43,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Restore Ministries

12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Environmental education; Support public education; Support for children with disabilities and rare diseases; Support for raptors; Support for youth programs
Private foundation · Jackson
James E Campbell Family Foundation

Takes applications

8 Tennessee grants totaling $462,700 · typical grant $6,000 to $159,100 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 3 Tennessee grants, such as First Presbyterian Church

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: Capital campaign and unrestricted operations; Century Fund and Unrestricted operations
Private foundation · Jackson
Charles and Debby Campbell Family Foundation

Takes applications

8 Tennessee grants totaling $349,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Fellowship Bible Church, First Baptist Church

25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Growing a Legacy III; Org # 10754100; Brazil mission trip; Women's Soccer; Support for Leon Willis
Private foundation · Knoxville
Valentine Foundation Inc.

How to apply: not stated

8 Tennessee grants totaling $77,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Connect Ministries

62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

5 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: General operating funding.; Funding for the outdoor construction of a flatiron facility.; Partial funding of the painting project.; Partial funding for assistance in purchasing...
Public charity · Phoenix
Memorial Health Care System Inc.

How to apply: not stated

8 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $7,750 to $69,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as First-Centenary United Methodist Church - Abide Respite Ministry

62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

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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.