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87 foundations that funded “Area Foundation”
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Public charity · Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $134,550 · typical grant $20,000 to $53,550 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support the family safety center; General support, for the matthew and catherine saurage vanderbilt venture fund for entrepreneurship
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Public charity · San Antonio, TX
San Antonio Area Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $54,594 · typical grant $24,594 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Community foundation · Charlottesville, VA
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $137,500 · typical grant $12,500 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating funds for Memphis coalition against pollution (mcap); Imagination library program - rotary club of charlottesville 22901; Education, research and support of...
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Community foundation · Athens, GA
Athens Area Community Foundation Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $107,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $27,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Community foundation · Rochester, NY
Rochester Area Community Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $13,391 · typical grant $5,891 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religion; Medical care
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Community foundation · Rapid City, SD
Black Hills Area Community Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $22,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $12,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Faith based; Youth
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Community foundation · Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $37,274 · typical grant $9,500 to $12,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Preserve our prairies initiative; General support, bibles
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Public charity · Chattanooga
The Howard Fund
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $160,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $115,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Casper, WY
Wold Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $15,000 · typical grant $15,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Oct 15 · next Oct 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Yellowtail wildlife management area restoration - general
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Private foundation · Madison, WI
Alliant Energy Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $60,250 · typical grant $250 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Avon bottoms wildlife area conservation; Beaver dam conservation project; Matching gift
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Private foundation · Northbrook, IL
Dr Scholl Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Oct 1 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area Wetland Restoration project; Urban service internships for students; Safety and biocompatibility testing for the Nasal-TEEE prototype
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Private foundation · St Louis, MO
Trio Foundation of St Louis
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Sep 4 · next Sep 4, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Confluence conservation easement program: protecting st. Louis area floodplain wetlands
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Private foundation · Elgin, IL
Harvey and Ethel Daeumer Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Apr 15 · next Apr 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Patient care and research for children in fox valley area, including elgin, south elgin, dundee, algonquin, carpentersville and st. Charles
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
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56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: For annual budget.; To seek to build and admire meaningful arts and crafts expeeriences.; To preserve and enrich the diversity of art and culture in East Tennessee.; To...
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle
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1,155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
55 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: 2024 support; To provide 1st time support for your important mission; General giving; Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and...
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Private foundation · Nashville
T & T Family Foundation
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70 Tennessee grants totaling $467,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General funds; Madison campus; General funds, Nashville area; Academic remediation for disadvantaged students; Helping individuals with beginning again (ged + daycare while learning)
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Private foundation · Athens
Athens Federal Foundation
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43 Tennessee grants totaling $314,160 · typical grant $3,010 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
9 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Purchase books for Imagination Library program; Purchase of food for food pantry; Recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates; Funding to stock clothing and...
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Private foundation · Troy, MI
The Kresge Foundation
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30 Tennessee grants totaling $6.2 million · typical grant $120,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Project support grant to complete the final phase of the locally driven narrative efforts supported by ideas42; Project support to implement the strategic plan to strengthen...
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Predators Foundation
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58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $6,553 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Fy24-25 donation, general purposes; Fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; Funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...
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Public charity · Knoxville
Fort Sanders Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $26,674 to $371,048 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To help provide equipment, staff and patient education, rehabilitation programs and cardiopulmonary programs, CVA, brain injury and amputee support groups. Also helps provide...
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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.