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85 foundations
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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)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Education Foundation, Creekwood Athletic Booster Club
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...
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United Way · Nashville
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.
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315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4 million · typical grant $11,250 to $61,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Education Foundation, The City Schools Foundation
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program opns (cif); Donor directed designations; Sub-recipient grants
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Community foundation · Memphis
Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South Inc.
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307 Tennessee grants totaling $40.4 million · typical grant $10,300 to $101,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as St George's School Foundation
30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religion; Educational; Human service; Philanthropy; Youth devel
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Private foundation · Nashville
Scarlett Family Foundation
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250 Tennessee grants totaling $8.6 million · typical grant $7,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Lawrence County Education Foundation, Nashville Public Education Foundation
Stated deadlines: Dec 15 · next Dec 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Tuition; Support for operations; Support for operations and capacity building; Support for director of operations and director of student support; Student support in memorium...
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Public charity · Knoxville
East Tennessee Foundation
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250 Tennessee grants totaling $12.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 5 Tennessee grants, such as Knox Education Foundation, Sevier Cty High School Foundation, Greeneville City Schools Foundation
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services; Disaster relief; Arts & culture; Education; Youth development
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Private foundation · Lakeland, FL
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc.
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214 Tennessee grants totaling $2.7 million · typical grant $475 to $9,377 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Blount County Education Foundation
19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Frist Foundation
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128 Tennessee grants totaling $32.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Nashville Public Education Foundation
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
42% of its latest Tennessee winners 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 · Nashville
Tennessee Titans Foundation
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124 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Fairview High School Pto, Nashville Public Education Foundation
84% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating budget
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Private foundation · Nashville
Gibson Gives
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100 Tennessee grants totaling $674,714 · typical grant $2,999 to $7,297 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Glendale Pto, Germantown Education Foundation, Warner Arts Magnet Pto
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program use & fundraising efforts
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc.
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91 Tennessee grants totaling $835,534 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Knox Education Foundation, Creekland Performing Arts Booster
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: General donation; Hope gala; Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program; Annual golf tournament; 2025 - niswonger radiothon sponsorship
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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)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Adult Education Foundation of Bloun
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 · Cleveland
George R Johnson Family Foundation
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72 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Mcminn County Education Foundation
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Advocate training program; Children educational program; Art education; Unity center; Harbor safe house
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Lawson Family Foundation
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71 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Bearden Middle School Foundation
76% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sponsorship; Membership - great egret society; Life prep academy; 100knoxville; Sponsorship of concert
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Texas Instruments Foundation
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70 Tennessee grants totaling $151,310 · typical grant $200 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Whitwell High School Foundation, Alcoa High School Foundation, Lookout Valley Band Boosters
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."
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United Way · Chattanooga
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
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69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $21,689 to $64,542 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Public Education Foundation
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Radnor, PA
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc.
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65 Tennessee grants totaling $7,784 · typical grant $50 to $104 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Soddy Elementary School Pta, Lavergne Lake Elementary Pto
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gifts
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
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60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation
31% of its latest Tennessee winners 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
Boyd Foundation
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56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 8 Tennessee grants, such as Bearden High School Foundation, Knox Education Foundation, South-Doyle Chorus Booster Club
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 · Abingdon, VA
Food City Charitable Foundation
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49 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $28,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation
61% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support the mission
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Regal Foundation
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48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Halls High School Baseball Booster Club, Anderson County Schools (achs Booster Club)
48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Children & family; Health; Military
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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.