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12 foundations that funded “Forward”
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Public charity · Hendersonville
Forward Giving Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $7,048 · typical grant $1,000 to $4,217 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General and unrestricted support toward the non-profit's mission; Items for holiday gift bags for under-privileged elderly in nursing homes; Items for weekly ministry to...
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Public charity · Jackson
Leaders Credit Union
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $273,200 · typical grant $33,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community Outreach; Forward Jackson; Scholarships/Grants
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Public charity · Shelbyville
Community Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $268,961 · typical grant $12,744 to $38,620 (tax year 2024)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Addiction education and assistance; Connecting forward grant
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Private foundation · Ithaca, NY
Park Foundation Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $150,100 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Truist Foundation Inc.
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $715,970 · typical grant $10,000 to $31,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
13 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Building career pathways to; Thriving communities; Strengthening small; Presidential honors; Special programs
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Private foundation · Murfreesboro
Laroche Family Foundation
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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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Public charity · Nashville
Tennessee Investor Fund
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $29,500 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Civic engagement; Electioneering; Civil engagement
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Private foundation · Memphis
The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation
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52 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jan 15, Aug 15 · next Jan 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General - operating
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Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH
The Scripps Howard Foundation
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37 Tennessee grants totaling $49,195 · typical grant $600 to $1,250 (tax year 2024)
55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Volunteer Gift; Matching Gift; Community Market Grant; CEO discretionary grant; Journalism Internship stipend
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Private foundation · Memphis
H W Durham Foundation
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21 Tennessee grants totaling $414,045 · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for seniors; Providing flowers to spread joy and inspire kindness; Community support services; Medical care for seniors; Legal services
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Public charity · Nashville
Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
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20 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $9,513 to $174,153 (tax year 2024)
65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General program support
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Public charity · Alexandria, VA
Good360
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67 Tennessee grants totaling $244 million · typical grant $11,461 to $146,998 (tax year 2024)
68% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To assist those in need
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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.