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Harry Chapin Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
This foundation funds small groups that help people become self-sufficient. It supports arts-in-education, community education, and farm or environment programs. Most grants are a few thousand dollars, up to $10,000.
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Hummingbird Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
This small foundation in Sebring, Florida gives grants to groups in the USA. Write a letter; there is no form and no deadline. Past Tennessee grants went to groups in Memphis, Chattanooga and Germantown.
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Kennedy Foundation Inc (Chattanooga) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
A Chattanooga foundation that gives to qualified charities. There is no set form and no deadline; write to the foundation. Recent grants went mostly to Chattanooga groups.
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Powell Foundation (Brentwood, TN) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
Brentwood, Tennessee family foundation with no stated limits. Send a letter explaining your charitable purpose and need. Most past grants went to UT, ETSU and other East Tennessee groups.
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Bornblum Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
A Memphis family foundation with no deadlines or stated limits. Ask the foundation for its application. Past grants went to Memphis groups, many in the Jewish community.
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USG Foundation Inc · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
The foundation of building-materials maker USG gives to charities, colleges, hospitals and cultural groups. Send a letter about the need, your request and your 501(c)(3) letter. Most grants go to Illinois groups.
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Louis Calder Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
This foundation funds new high-performing charter schools and groups that teach early reading using the science of reading. It funds work across the country. Send a funding request by email to proposals@calderfdn.org.
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The Lazard Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
The foundation of the Lazard investment firm gives unrestricted grants to public charities. Send a letter that describes your group and its work; there is no deadline. Most past grants went to New York and New Jersey groups.
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Philip Snyder Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
Family foundation that funds charitable, educational and scientific work, with no stated place limit. Most past grants were small gifts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, plus some in Nashville. Send a written request any time.
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The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
This private foundation, run by a bank trustee in Florida, gives grants to charities that directly provide services or scholarships. Requests are due June 30 each year. Past Tennessee grants mostly went to colleges such as Meharry, Cumberland and Lee.
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The Sir Philip Sidney Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
This small foundation gives grants to charities and schools. Its tax return lists a contact and no deadlines or limits. Past Tennessee grants went mostly to Adventist schools and a university near Chattanooga.
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Anne and Clint Kibler Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Mar 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
This family foundation based in Smyrna, Georgia gives grants to charities. No special form is needed, and requests should arrive by March 15. Past Tennessee grants went to Vanderbilt University and St. Jude.
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Kaye Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
This family foundation in Naples, Florida gives grants to charities. Send a letter of request; no deadlines or limits are listed. Past Tennessee grants went to Nashville and Memphis groups.
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White Oak Foundation Inc · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
An Indianapolis family foundation that gives to 501(c)(3) charities. There is no form and no deadline; contact the foundation. Recent grants went mostly to Indianapolis and Nashville groups.
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The Haslam 3 Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Dec 31, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
Knoxville family foundation that gives only to 501(c)(3) charities, mostly in Tennessee and Ohio. Send a written request by June 30 or December 31. Most past Tennessee grants went to Knoxville education, youth and park groups.
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Covenant Legacy Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
A West Tennessee family foundation based in Bells. It has no deadlines. A request should give the group's history, what it needs, and how the money will be used.
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Clayton Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
A Knoxville family foundation that takes applications all year and usually answers within 90 days. Charities and government agencies can apply. Past grants went mostly to Knoxville museums, schools and arts groups.
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The Dickson Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
The Dickson Foundation is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and says it mostly gives locally. It has no deadlines and does not give to individuals. Its past Tennessee grants went to private schools, Vanderbilt and St. Jude.
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Betsy Ross Foundation Inc (Paris, TN) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
A small Paris, Tennessee foundation that gives to charities and schools. Ask in writing or by phone; there is no deadline. Most past grants went to Henry County and West Tennessee groups.
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Barzinji Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
A family foundation in Herndon, Virginia that takes letter requests from charities. Your letter should explain the need the money would meet. Recent Tennessee grants went to Muslim community, school and service groups around Nashville.
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