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101 foundations that funded “American”

  1. Private foundation · Camden, NJ

    American Water Charitable Foundationinc

    Takes applications

    28 Tennessee grants totaling $275,925 · typical grant $1,500 to $5,500 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    American Cancer Society Inc.

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    14 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Patient Support; Health Eq Ambassador; Extramural Research; Support/Conv Sponsor; Support/Research

  3. Private foundation · New York, NY

    American Express Foundation

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $1,505 · typical grant $24 to $222 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  4. Public charity · Washington, DC

    American Chemical Society

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $352,106 · typical grant $20,535 to $74,160 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  5. Public charity · Arlington, VA

    American Diabetes Association

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $784,889 · typical grant $73,652 to $199,337 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Innovative Research to Support the Psychological and Emotional Needs of People with Diabetes; Postdoctoral Fellowship; Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Nutrition;...

  6. Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA

    American Eagle Outfitters Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $22,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Apr 10, Sep 4, Dec 4 · next Dec 4, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community charity

  7. Public charity · Philadelphia, PA

    American Bible Society

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $46,480 · typical grant $12,871 to $18,151 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program services

  8. Public charity · New York, NY

    American Council of Learned Societies

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $133,000 · typical grant $8,000 to $80,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Stipends/fellowships

  9. Public charity · Silver Spring, MD

    American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $66,544 · typical grant $5,552 to $49,990 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Monarch butterflies; Fl broodstock managm & coral holding project; Radiated tortoise

  10. Public charity · Schaumburg, IL

    American Veterinary Medical Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $26,240 · typical grant $8,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Student funding; Disaster relief

  11. Public charity · Washington, DC

    American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Orgs

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $225,000 · typical grant $75,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Solidarity funding grant; General contribution

  12. Public charity · Washington, DC

    American Public Transportation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Sponsorship; Grassroots advocacy

  13. Public charity · Washington, DC

    American Forests

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $145,000 · typical grant $34,000 to $111,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Funding and technical assistance in permanently transitioning the national register of champion trees; Career pathways program in Memphis, staff training & support

  14. Public charity · Rosemont, IL

    American Academy of Dermatology Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $34,377 · typical grant $8,000 to $26,377 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Shade structures

  15. Community foundation · Fremont, CA

    American Muslim Community Foundation

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General philanthropy

  16. Public charity · Newark, DE

    American Online Giving Foundation Inc.

    Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    571 Tennessee grants totaling $34.4 million · typical grant $7,299 to $20,213 (tax year 2025)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Public charity · Erlanger, KY

    Disabled American Veterans (dav) Charitable Service Trust

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $310,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Rehabilitation / Therapeutic; Health

  18. 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

  19. Public charity · Chehalis, WA

    Empowering American Communities

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,375 · typical grant $3,175 to $3,200 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Philippine American Association of East Tennessee Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $198 · typical grant $198 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

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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.