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.

97 foundations that funded “United Way Inc”

73 more only fund groups they choose themselves. Show them anyway

  1. Private foundation · Lakeland, FL

    Publix Super Markets Charities Inc.

    Takes applications

    214 Tennessee grants totaling $2.7M · typical grant $475–$9,377 (tax year 2024)

    19% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: organization's charitable purpose

  2. United Way · Nashville

    United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.

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    315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4M · typical grant $11K–$61K (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: program opns (cif); donor directed designations; sub-recipient grants

  3. United Way · Morristown

    United Way of Hamblen County Inc.

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    18 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $15K–$80K (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: fund operations

  4. United Way · Knoxville

    United Way of Loudon County Inc.

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    17 Tennessee grants totaling $233K · typical grant $10K–$16K (tax year 2024)

    Funded: program assistance

  5. United Way · Bristol

    United Way of Bristol Tn-Va Inc.

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    14 Tennessee grants totaling $419K · typical grant $9,000–$53K (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  6. United Way · Indianapolis, IN

    United Way of Central Indiana Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $27K · typical grant $6,792–$13K (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: donor choice

  7. United Way · Chicago, IL

    United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $23K · typical grant $10K–$12K (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: program support

  8. United Way · Abingdon, VA

    United Way of Southwest Virginia Inc.

    Ask before applying · Funds its own member network

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7M · typical grant $31K–$128K (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: hurricane helene disaster relief

  9. United Way · Baltimore, MD

    The United Way of Central Maryland Inc.

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $50K · typical grant $6,834–$29K (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: designated and or granted in support of agency programs

  10. United Way · Fort Myers, FL

    The United Way of Lee County Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $572K · typical grant $119K–$453K (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: allocation for general support

  11. United Way · Murfreesboro

    United Way of Rutherford County

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    47 Tennessee grants totaling $694K · typical grant $2,500–$22K (tax year 2024)

    72% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: support for pregnant women; ann campbell early learning center; project learn and triple play program; child abuse, community ed and drug endangered children programs; rent and...

  12. United Way · Erwin

    United Way of Unicoi County

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    15 Tennessee grants totaling $842K · typical grant $10K–$30K (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

  13. United Way · Winchester

    United Way of Franklin County

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $108K · typical grant $6,455–$10K (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: see attached

  14. Public charity · Jackson

    Leaders Education Foundation Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $34K · typical grant $6,000–$20K (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: allowed united way's read team program to assist students with reading initiatives and give books to elementary school-aged children; to further exempt purpose of ballet arts;...

  15. United Way · Sevierville

    United Way of Sevier County

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    19 Tennessee grants totaling $450K · typical grant $5,000–$40K (tax year 2024)

    21% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: support organization for charity purposes; support organizaiotn for charity purposes; support organization for charity purposessupport organization for charity purposes

  16. United Way · Chattanooga

    United Way of Greater Chattanooga

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    69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8M · typical grant $22K–$65K (tax year 2024)

    7% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: program support

  17. United Way · Paramus, NJ

    United Way of Bergen County

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $133K · typical grant $6,500–$114K (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: donor designation

  18. United Way · Maryville

    United Way of Blount County

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    26 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4M · typical grant $23K–$74K (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: program oper cost; program seed fdg

  19. United Way · Cleveland

    United Way of the Ocoee Region

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    25 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6M · typical grant $15K–$68K (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: community health; partner agency; community health/parnter agency

  20. United Way · Hendersonville

    United Way of Sumner County

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    23 Tennessee grants totaling $458K · typical grant $9,078–$27K (tax year 2024)

    22% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: health focus; financial stability; youth opportunity; rebuilding lives; community resiliency

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.