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.
23 foundations that funded “United Way of Middle Inc”
22 more only fund groups they choose themselves. Show them anyway
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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
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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
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Public charity · Murfreesboro
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro
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38 Tennessee grants totaling $698K · typical grant $8,000–$20K (tax year 2025)
18% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: contribution to donor advised fund to be used as general support for charities
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Private foundation · Purchase, NY
Central National Gottesman Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $23K · typical grant $1,500–$20K (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: college tuition
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Private foundation · Nashville
Joe C Davis Foundation
Takes applications
106 Tennessee grants totaling $6M · typical grant $10K–$55K (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
7 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: operating support; program support; capacity building & operating support; capital support; operating & capacity building support
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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...
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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
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle
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1155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8M · typical grant $5,000–$25K (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
55 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: 2024 support; for general support; for unrestricted support; to provide 1st time support for your important mission; for unrestricted use
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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
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Private foundation · Hendersonville
Carolyn Smith Foundation
Takes applications
146 Tennessee grants totaling $4.2M · typical grant $8,000–$30K (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
45% of its latest Tennessee grantees 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...
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Public charity · Jackson
West TN Healthcare Foundation Inc.
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40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7M · typical grant $9,394–$38K (tax year 2024)
49% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: $6,000.00 women who care grant; $5,000.00 for general support; $250.00 windows of hope sponsorship; $2,093.53 for repair of ac unit; $1,500.00 steak n burger sponsorship;...
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Private foundation · Eagan, WI
Adient Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $29K · typical grant $5,000–$7,500 (tax year 2024)
80% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
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Public charity · New York, NY
Community Solutions International Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $201K · typical grant $90K–$111K (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: capacity building - built for zero coordinator; capacity building - upstream system coordinator - prevention & diversion coordinator
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Truist Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
26 Tennessee grants totaling $716K · typical grant $10K–$31K (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
13 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: building career pathways to; thriving communities; strengthening small; presidential honors; special programs
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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 · Westfield, OH
The Westfield Insurance Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $37K · typical grant $390–$9,500 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
43% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
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Community foundation · New York, NY
The New York Community Trust
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44 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4M · typical grant $10K–$50K (tax year 2024)
41% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: for program support; for general support; for a scholarship award
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Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH
The Kroger Co Foundation
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $192K · typical grant $5,000–$25K (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: organization's charitable purpose
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Tennessee Health Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.7M · typical grant $2,000–$20K (tax year 2024)
69% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: 2024 hickey match; 2024 anderson match; 2024 reynolds match; 2024 ryans match; 2024 pow scholar
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Equitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $20K · typical grant $208–$2,750 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Dec 18 · next Dec 18, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
54% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: general contribution
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.