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46 foundations

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 (fire or rescue department): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Goodlettsville Fire Department Kid's Christmas

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...
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 (fire or rescue department): 5 Tennessee grants, such as Jefferson City Fire Department, Kansas-Talbott Volunteer Fire Dept, Lakeway Central Vol Fire Dept Inc.

62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Human services; Disaster relief; Arts & culture; Education; Youth development
Private foundation · Brentwood
Tractor Supply Company Foundation

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135 Tennessee grants totaling $892,850 · typical grant $250 to $500 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 50 Tennessee grants, such as Athens City Fire Department, Blount County Fire Department, Bolivar Fire Department

93% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Hometown heroes donation
Private foundation · Nashville
T & T Family Foundation

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70 Tennessee grants totaling $467,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Williamson County Rescue Squad

7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: General funds; Madison campus; General funds, Nashville area; Academic remediation for disadvantaged students; Helping individuals with beginning again (ged + daycare while learning)
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 (fire or rescue department): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Blount County Rescue Squad

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."
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 (fire or rescue department): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Dept Inc.

57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Matching gifts
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 (fire or rescue department): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Volunteer Fire Department of Seymour Inc.

48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Education; Children & family; Health; Military
Private foundation · Monroe, MI
La-Z-Boy Foundation

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45 Tennessee grants totaling $259,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 13 Tennessee grants, such as City of Dayton Fire Department, Claiborne County Rescue Squad, Cumberland Gap Volunteer Fire Dept

No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Public benefit; Education-libraries; Human services; Health care; Education-libraies
Private foundation · Athens
Athens Federal Foundation

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43 Tennessee grants totaling $314,160 · typical grant $3,010 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 7 Tennessee grants, such as Mcminn County Emergency Rescue Squad, Monroe County Rescue Squad, Mcminn County Emergency & Rescue Squad

Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

9 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: Purchase books for Imagination Library program; Purchase of food for food pantry; Recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates; Funding to stock clothing and...
Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation

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41 Tennessee grants totaling $183,549 · typical grant $4,139 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Cannon County Rescue Squad Inc., Tellico Village Vol Fire Dept

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Human services; Education
Public charity · Crossville
United Fund of Cumberland County

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35 Tennessee grants totaling $358,182 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Cumb Co Rescue Squad, Fairfield Glade Fire Department

20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Morristown
Wallace Foundation

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33 Tennessee grants totaling $99,875 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Morristown Emergency Rescue Squad, South Hamblen Volunteer Fire Dept

15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Scholarship; Wallace scholarship
Private foundation · Nashville
The Danner Foundation

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28 Tennessee grants totaling $395,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Williamson County Rescue Squad

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Scoutreach program; To support high school debate program; $25,000 for General Purposes and $25,000 for Dorie Bolze Fund; $10,000 for general purposes and $10,000 for the House Fund
Public charity · Jacksonville, FL
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Inc.

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20 Tennessee grants totaling $525,266 · typical grant $12,980 to $39,280 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 30 Tennessee grants, such as Bedford County Ttee On Behalf of Bedford County Fire Department, City of Kingston On Behalf of City of Kingston Fire Department, City of Memphis TN On Behalf of Memphis Fire Department Foundation

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · Lawrenceburg
Lawrence County Fire and Rescue Inc.

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20 Tennessee grants totaling $733,864 · typical grant $57,067 to $66,643 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 33 Tennessee grants, such as Centerpoint Volunteer Fire Dept, Crawfish Valley Volunteer Fire, Crossroads Volunteer Fire Dept

32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
United Way · Sevierville
United Way of Sevier County

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

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Seymour Volunteer Fire Department

21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Support organization for charity purposes; Support organizaiotn for charity purposes; Support organization for charity purposessupport organization for charity purposes
United Way · Morristown
United Way of Hamblen County Inc.

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18 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $15,000 to $80,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Morristown Rescue Squad

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: Fund operations
Public charity · Paris
Henry County Helping Hand Inc.

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18 Tennessee grants totaling $627,000 · typical grant $13,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Paris-Henry County Rescue Squad Inc., Local Area Fire Departments, Paris-Henry County Rescue Squad

78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · Gatlinburg
Mountain Ways Inc.

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17 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · typical grant $25,000 to $233,853 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Long Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Del Rio Volunteer Fire Department, Cosby Volunteer Fire Department

100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

6 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: To provide support for the rescue of flood victims, replacement of equipment; To provide support for opening the bread basket food pantry for flood victims and lease payments...
United Way · Knoxville
United Way of Loudon County Inc.

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17 Tennessee grants totaling $233,150 · typical grant $10,000 to $16,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (fire or rescue department): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Loudon County Rescue Squad, Tellico Village Volunteer Fire Dept

Funded: Program assistance

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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.