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1,739 foundations that funded “The Foundation”

Private foundation · Frankenmuth, MI
Frankenmuth Insurance Foundation

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4 Tennessee grants totaling $11,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Community support
Public charity · Hazard, KY
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc.

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3 Tennessee grants totaling $257,600 · typical grant $25,000 to $201,600 (tax year 2024)

33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: To further the exempt of purpose of the organization
Public charity · Washington, DC
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research

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2 Tennessee grants totaling $882,890 · typical grant $434,038 to $448,852 (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Research
Private foundation · Sherwood, OR
Foundation IV

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1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,000 · typical grant $3,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Dissolution of assets
Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA
The Muffy Ohlmeyer Family Foundation

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1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Foundation goal
Public charity · Knoxville
East Tennessee Foundation

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250 Tennessee grants totaling $12.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)

62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Human services; Disaster relief; Arts & culture; Education; Youth development
Private foundation · Nashville
The Frist Foundation

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128 Tennessee grants totaling $32.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

15 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: General support directed by lauren elcan ingram; Operating support for 2024; General support directed by julie and tommy frist; General support directed by jennifer and billy...
Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation

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60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Scholarship - evan moore; Scholarship fund; Relay for life; Pups4patriots Tennessee; General support - imagine arts education initiative
Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation

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56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)

No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: For annual budget.; To seek to build and admire meaningful arts and crafts expeeriences.; To preserve and enrich the diversity of art and culture in East Tennessee.; To...
Private foundation · Knoxville
Regal Foundation

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48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Education; Children & family; Health; Military
Public charity · Nashville
Smile 180 Foundation

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47 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $21,541 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

19 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: Grant for dental clinic operations; Grant for dental clinic operations, capital improvements, and dental safety net payments; Grant for dental clinic operations and capital...
Private foundation · Brentwood
Powell Foundation

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41 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

4 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: Scholarship; Building fund; Annual gift; Hutchins legacy fund; UT genomics graduate student
Private foundation · Memphis
Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc.

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41 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Religion; Educational; Human service; Health, general; Housing, shelter
Private foundation · Nashville
Ezell Foundation Inc.

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35 Tennessee grants totaling $509,800 · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Nashville
Purity Foundation Inc.

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33 Tennessee grants totaling $134,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Morristown
Wallace Foundation

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33 Tennessee grants totaling $99,875 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Scholarship; Wallace scholarship
Private foundation · Kansas City, MO
Bluescope Foundation North America

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31 Tennessee grants totaling $225,511 · typical grant $1,995 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)

26% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Matching gift; Arts; Education - youth; Community - shelter; Community - health, safety & environment
Private foundation · Troy, MI
The Kresge Foundation

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30 Tennessee grants totaling $6.2 million · typical grant $120,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)

33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

2 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: Project support grant to complete the final phase of the locally driven narrative efforts supported by ideas42; Project support to implement the strategic plan to strengthen...
Private foundation · Boston, MA
Fidelity Foundation

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29 Tennessee grants totaling $37,436 · typical grant $170 to $750 (tax year 2024)

25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Fidelity matching gifts to education
Private foundation · Nashville
The Danner Foundation

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28 Tennessee grants totaling $395,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Scoutreach program; To support high school debate program; $25,000 for General Purposes and $25,000 for Dorie Bolze Fund; $10,000 for general purposes and $10,000 for the House Fund

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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.