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489 foundations that funded “University”
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Private foundation · Boynton Beach, FL
Nat R & Martha M Knaster Charitable Trust
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $85,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $17,000 (tax year 2024)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Unrestricted $10,000now campaign beta pi chapter $2,500; College fund for haslam business school at university of Tennessee; Haslam facility expense fund for new business...
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Private foundation · New York, NY
William T Grant Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $438,348 · typical grant $25,000 to $151,616 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Applying a critical lens to the use of research evidence in state policymaking; Using implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: a...
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Private foundation · Princeton, NJ
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.6 million · typical grant $25,256 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
80% of its latest Tennessee winners 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 · New York, NY
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $337,500 · typical grant $62,500 to $275,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Using implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: a university-federally qualified health center partnership; To support the project "disrupting...
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Private foundation · Richardson, TX
L & M Meador Scholarship Trust
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $6,250 · typical grant $6,250 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: College/university student scholarship awards
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Private foundation · Jackson, MS
Providence Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General Unrestricted Support of the University
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Private foundation · Honolulu, HI
Chung Kun Ai Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,000 · typical grant $4,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational scholarship vanderbilt university
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Private foundation · Louisville, KY
Jake and Jennie Sabel Educational Trust
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,300 · typical grant $4,300 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Partial tuition payment - trevecca nazarene university
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Private foundation · Franklin
William H and Ella W Mcmahanfoundation Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $61,550 · typical grant $4,750 to $17,400 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Assistance to needy families; Contribution to university - assistance to students
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Public charity · Goodlettsville
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
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81 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $8,000 to $18,000 (tax year 2025)
44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: English as a second; Atoz family; Literacy support for; Bim family literacy; Literacy changes liv
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Private foundation · Germantown
Myron Lewis Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $31,145 · typical grant $5,000 to $7,275 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: The myron lewis foundation donated monies to the Memphis jewish federation to help with operations; The myron lewis foundation donated monies to st. Mary's episcopal school to...
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Public charity · Davenport, IA
Rsm Us Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $116,385 · typical grant $11,766 to $61,028 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Youth education - ja and dollars for doers; Youth education - power of love and dollars for doers; Youth health - dollars for doers and holiday card constest; Youth education -...
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Private foundation · Memphis
J R Hyde III Foundation
Takes applications
108 Tennessee grants totaling $12.1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: General operating support/support for a strategic plan; General operating support/support for the Mid-South development district's organizational reboot; Support for allmemphis...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
Takes applications
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...
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Public charity · Memphis
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
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27 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
56% of its latest Tennessee winners 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...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Bailey Family Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $75,000 (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 winners 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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Community foundation · Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Community Foundation Inc.
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
14 Tennessee grants totaling $819,037 · typical grant $10,025 to $159,601 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support the national ornamental metal museum as follows: 94% of annual disbursement to be used for general operating, 6% to be used for acquiring contemporary craft of...
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Community foundation · Memphis
Christian Community Foundation of Memphis
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307 Tennessee grants totaling $40.4 million · typical grant $10,300 to $101,000 (tax year 2024)
30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religion; Educational; Human service; Philanthropy; Youth devel
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Private foundation · Columbia
West Tennessee Young Farmers & Homemakers Leadership Development
Takes applications
9 Tennessee grants totaling $27,300 · typical grant $2,750 to $3,250 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Governors school; Scholarships; Leadership development; Regional livestock expo/jr showcase; 4-h congress sponsorship
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Kennedy Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
9 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: To support a public charity; To provide funding for a professorship; To fund a new building for the nursing school
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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.