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38 foundations that funded “Conservancy”
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Public charity · Nashville
Centennial Park Conservancy
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $5.2 million · typical grant $19,000 to $5.1 million (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To revitalize park; Security; Arts support
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Public charity · Arlington, VA
The Nature Conservancy
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $406,982 · typical grant $36,000 to $213,982 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Conservation activities
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Private foundation · Montpelier, VT
National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $21,800 · typical grant $200 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Hospital; School; Nature conservancy; Animal protection
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Public charity · Oakland, CA
Policylink
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $165,000 · typical grant $40,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Thriving communities
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Public charity · Wellesley, MA
Givinga Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
21 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $15,000 to $85,000 (tax year 2024)
52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Environmental Education and Training Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $89,350 · typical grant $7,500 to $67,600 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Arconic greening stem grant; Community impact project; Dod legacy award
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Private foundation · San Mateo, CA
G W Williams Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Land conservation
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Private foundation · Nashville
M A@rikard Charitable Trust
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $69,300 · typical grant $4,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Lincoln, NE
Herbert T Weston Jr and Marian S Weston Foundation
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Sumner, WA
Rei Cooperative Action Fund
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $185,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Lincoln, NE
National Arbor Day Foundation
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $207,950 · typical grant $5,000 to $37,500 (tax year 2024)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Encourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal forests including inventory, planting, maintenance and education.
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Public charity · Ashburn, VA
National Recreation and Park Association
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $87,478 · typical grant $10,000 to $42,905 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Cordova
James H Prentiss Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $84,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Louisiana-Pacific Foundation
Takes applications
39 Tennessee grants totaling $341,773 · typical grant $750 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Memphis
International Paper Company Foundation
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $148,535 · typical grant $2,252 to $13,683 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Carter county food for kids backpack program; Donated shipping for menstrual health program; Junior achievement biz town; Habitat improvement along rivers in greater Nashville...
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Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Takes applications
11 Tennessee grants totaling $59,340 · typical grant $240 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gifts 1; Civic; Health & human services; United way/red cross; Youth
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Private foundation · Knoxville
The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $10.4 million · typical grant $75,000 to $1 million (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Develop christian leaders; Support student education; Education access; Manage and preserve lakeshore park; Scholarships and programs
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Private foundation · Murfreesboro
Laroche Family Foundation
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $55,350 · typical grant $2,350 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Fayetteville
Creek Bed Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $135,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational opportunity for afghan g; Facilitating opportunities for young; Legal expenses challenging gravel pi; Landscaping costs-centennial park
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Private foundation · Nashville
Louie M & Betty M Phillips Foundation
Takes applications
79 Tennessee grants totaling $363,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support charity; To support school; Underwriting support for spring outi
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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.