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248 foundations that funded “Mid”

  1. Public charity · Kansas City, MO

    Mid-America Arts Alliance

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $110,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Arts program support

  2. Public charity · Columbia, MO

    Midway USA Foundation Inc.

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $272,693 · typical grant $9,344 to $27,049 (tax year 2024)

    38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To fund youth shoothing sports

  3. Private foundation · Monteagle

    Middlebrooks-Camp Foundation Inc.

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fund organization; Family planning support; Therapeutic christian community; State park conservation; Foster community & business service

  4. Private foundation · Bartlett

    Midsouth Christian Care

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $197,000 · typical grant $36,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Benevolence

  5. Public charity · Memphis

    Midsouth Grain Inspection Services

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $28,250 · typical grant $13,500 to $14,750 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN

    Midcontinent Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $469 · typical grant $19 to $450 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gift

  7. Public charity · Memphis

    Literacy Mid-South Inc.

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Program expenses

  8. Public charity · Minneapolis, MN

    Arts Midwest Incorporated

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Shakespeare in American Communities: Schools 2024-2025

  9. 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...

  10. United Way · Nashville

    United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.

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    315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4 million · typical grant $11,250 to $61,000 (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program opns (cif); Donor directed designations; Sub-recipient grants

  11. Public charity · Nashville

    United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee Inc.

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $99,631 · typical grant $7,665 to $18,920 (tax year 2024)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Wheelchair ramps; Home modification

  12. Public charity · Nashville

    Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $507,401 · typical grant $40,655 to $289,461 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Youth programs

  13. Private foundation · Shorewood, IL

    Brent Mccoy Midlock Memorial Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  14. Community foundation · Memphis

    Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South Inc.

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    307 Tennessee grants totaling $40.4 million · typical grant $10,300 to $101,000 (tax year 2024)

    30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religion; Educational; Human service; Philanthropy; Youth devel

  15. Public charity · Nashville

    Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273)

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    9 Tennessee grants totaling $617,756 · typical grant $16,336 to $84,318 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Public charity · Nashville

    Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN

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    285 Tennessee grants totaling $63.3 million · typical grant $23,119 to $215,432 (tax year 2024)

    27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To assist in feeding those in need

  17. 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

  18. 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...

  19. Private foundation · Mountain View, CA

    The Sobrato Family Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $75,000 · typical grant $75,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the Memphis birth center and midwifery care

  20. Public charity · Memphis

    Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

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    27 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Sponsorship; Sponsorship of new christian mobile dental clinic servicing the homeless; Annual lecture platinum sponsorship; Donation; support for bridge builders; Support...

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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.