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3 foundations that funded “Roman”
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Private foundation · Denver, CO
Gates Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $40,000 · typical grant $40,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Mar 15, Sep 1 · next Mar 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarships/fellowships
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Public charity · New Haven, CT
Knights of Columbus Charities Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $37,825 · typical grant $9,850 to $14,050 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donation to promote the culture of life program
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Public charity · Cohoes, NY
The Ayco Charitable Foundation
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
51 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $25,100 (tax year 2025)
28% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religious institutions; Community & human services; Environment & animal protection; Colleges and universities; Arts and culture
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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.