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46 foundations that funded “Vanderbilt University Medical Center”

  1. 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...

  2. Private foundation · Hendersonville

    Carolyn Smith Foundation

    Takes applications

    146 Tennessee grants totaling $4.2 million · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

    45% of its latest Tennessee winners 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...

  3. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Justice Center Inc.

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $232,625 · typical grant $11,700 to $42,578 (tax year 2024)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Nutrition advocacy; Health advocacy

  4. Public charity · Brentwood

    Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc.

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    27 Tennessee grants totaling $4.4 million · typical grant $49,384 to $80,000 (tax year 2024)

    81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community incentive; Conference sponsorship; Community incentive/sponsorship

  5. Private foundation · San Antonio, TX

    Robert J & Helen C Kleberg Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $583,333 · typical grant $583,333 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Support medical study

  6. Public charity · Nashville

    Dialysis Clinic Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Medical research related to kidney function; Donation for general support

  7. Public charity · Oakland, CA

    Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $479,035 · typical grant $25,000 to $241,535 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Research / Project Support; Medical Respite Initiative, Po - Grants Splits Wit

  8. Community foundation · Nashville

    The Community Foundation of Middle

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    1,155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    55 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: 2024 support; To provide 1st time support for your important mission; General giving; Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and...

  9. Private foundation · Duarte, CA

    Prolacta Bioscience Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 30, Aug 31, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: 43rd annual neonatology symposium - advances and controversies in neonatal medicine.

  10. Public charity · Arlington, VA

    American Diabetes Association

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $784,889 · typical grant $73,652 to $199,337 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Innovative Research to Support the Psychological and Emotional Needs of People with Diabetes; Postdoctoral Fellowship; Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Nutrition;...

  11. Private foundation · Rye Brook, NY

    The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $785,553 · typical grant $223,682 to $252,199 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Research project

  12. Public charity · Redmond, WA

    Child's Play

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $211,929 · typical grant $58,981 to $152,948 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Gift, grant - pediatric gaming technology specialist; Gift, grant - equipment

  13. Public charity · Philadelphia, PA

    Abim Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $60,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Building trust - discover, decipher, demonstrate; Vivid health connect - clinical training

  14. Public charity · Houston, TX

    Retina Research Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $90,000 · typical grant $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  15. Public charity · New York, NY

    Ernst & Young Foundation

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $275,310 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts

  16. Public charity · Beverly Hills, CA

    Edward Charles Foundation

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $558,240 · typical grant $20,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable gift

  17. Public charity · Denver, CO

    Moore Impact Inc.

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $406,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program support/project support

  18. Private foundation · Kansas City, MO

    The Francis Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $180,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $170,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fellowship

  19. Public charity · New York, NY

    Breakthrough T1d

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $972,755 · typical grant $147,312 to $550,473 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: T1d research

  20. Public charity · Wayne, PA

    Ao North America Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fellowship

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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.