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9 foundations that funded “Child's Play”
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Public charity · Redmond, WA
Child's Play
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $211,929 · typical grant $58,981 to $152,948 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Gift, grant - pediatric gaming technology specialist; Gift, grant - equipment
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Private foundation · Huntingdon
Wright Charitable Trust
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $155,431 · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Arts Focus; Support and prevent child abuse; To meet the educational needs; Shooting Range; To build a children's playground
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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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Private foundation · Pine Bluff, AR
Simmons First Foundation Inc.
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22 Tennessee grants totaling $161,521 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General donation for youth programming; Community services; Pcn stars program; 1 school 1 mission program; Therapy tools to support children with special needs
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Smith Family Foundation
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17 Tennessee grants totaling $176,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To serve individuals with disabilities with unique, needs-based programs that enrich their lives.; To assist with the urgent healthcare and relief efforts in Tennessee.;...
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Private foundation · Westport, CT
My Child's Hand Foundation Trust
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Patient financial assistance
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Private foundation · Hendersonville
Carolyn Smith Foundation
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146 Tennessee grants totaling $4.2 million · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services - local community; Health - General; Medical research; Provide relief for human trafficking survivors & combat human trafficking in Middle Tennessee; Programs...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation
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48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Deerfield, IL
Essendant Charitable Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $17,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
100% 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.