Foundations that fund Tennessee
Private foundations rarely post open calls. Instead, look at who they already fund. Search by what you do, like “food pantry”, “library” or “youth sports”, to find foundations, here or in other states, that funded similar work in Tennessee. Or start from a group like yours: see who funded it.
25 foundations that funded “The Housing Fund”
19 more only fund groups they choose themselves. Show them anyway
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Private foundation · Nashville
T & T Family Foundation
Takes applications
70 Tennessee grants totaling $467K · typical grant $2,000–$10K (tax year 2024)
7% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: general funds; general operations; madison campus; general funds, nashville area; academic remediation for disadvantaged students
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Private foundation · Englewood, FL
Thomas D and Patsy K Hosman Family
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $7,500 · typical grant $500–$7,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: support summer camp to educate girls and young women through outdoor expereinces; contributions to the dare to grow campaign
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Robinson Foundation
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6M · typical grant $5,000–$25K (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: general & unrestricted; foster child bag of love fund; for 3 christmas gifts per club member, a new coat for each club member, educational supplies, field trips, youth of the...
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Frist Foundation
Letter of inquiry first
128 Tennessee grants totaling $32.2M · typical grant $10K–$50K (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
42% of its latest Tennessee grantees 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...
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Private foundation · Troy, MI
The Kresge Foundation
Takes applications
30 Tennessee grants totaling $6.2M · typical grant $120K–$250K (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee grantees 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...
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Fair Housing Alliance
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $828K · typical grant $61K–$98K (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: fund community accessibility projects
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Private foundation · Princeton, NJ
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.6M · typical grant $25K–$200K (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
80% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: 82000 rwjf healthy communities -- site visit grant; 82534 advancing economic inclusion and family wellbeing across appalachia; 80655 using measuring love to train leaders in...
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3M · typical grant $5,000–$30K (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: scholarship - evan moore; scholarship fund; relay for life; pups4patriots tennessee; general support - imagine arts education initiative
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Clayton Family Foundation
Takes applications
40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $2,500–$12K (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
20% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: church general fund; k-12 school; community health services; scholarship fund; dance school transportation
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $637K · typical grant $300K–$337K (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: appalachia service project received $300,000 from the cdp truist foundation's western north carolina recovery and resiliency fund for their western north carolina helene...
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Private foundation · Lebanon
Jim Horne & Evelyn S Hankins Foundation
Takes applications
29 Tennessee grants totaling $196K · typical grant $5,000–$10K (tax year 2025)
7% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: assist children in the community; provide programs and activities for seniors; provide housing for families with children receiving medical treatment; affordable tuition...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Bailey Family Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3M · typical grant $5,000–$75K (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: May 31, Nov 30 · next Nov 30, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
63% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: the arts & culture alliance of greater knoxville serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions; the mission of big ears is...
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Predators Foundation
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58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $6,553–$10K (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: fy24-25 donation, general purposes; fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...
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Private foundation · Athens
Athens Federal Foundation
Takes applications
43 Tennessee grants totaling $314K · typical grant $3,010–$8,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
62% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
9 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: purchase books for imagination library program; purchase of food for food pantry; recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates; funding to stock clothing and...
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Public charity · Knoxville
Fort Sanders Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $2M · typical grant $27K–$371K (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: to help provide equipment, staff and patient education, rehabilitation programs and cardiopulmonary programs, cva, brain injury and amputee support groups. also helps provide...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
Takes applications
56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3M · typical grant $10K–$150K (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
36% of its latest Tennessee grantees 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 transform...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Robert Lee Weiss Foundation First TN Bank Plaza Tower
Takes applications
26 Tennessee grants totaling $160K · typical grant $4,000–$6,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
4% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: community service projects; scholarship funding; program support; capital projects; accessible equipment for
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Private foundation · Paris
Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
25 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $7,500–$75K (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: community program services; christianity; community program; family planning center; homeless shelter for women & children
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Public charity · Memphis
Community Alliance for the Homeless
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3M · typical grant $112K–$638K (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: to pass through expenditure grants to sub grantees
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Public charity · Memphis
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
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27 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $10K–$20K (tax year 2024)
56% of its latest Tennessee grantees 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...
Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return: Form 990-PF for private foundations (grants paid and how it takes applications), Form 990 Schedule I for community foundations, United Ways and other public charities (grants over $5,000 to organizations). Included: every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee organizations. Corporate and community-foundation programs are in the grant search.