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Nonprofit
The NEA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Public school educators who belong to the NEA can get up to $5,000 for a student learning project. Most of the money must go to student materials or experiences. Laptops or tablets alone are not funded.
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Nonprofit
The NEA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- In Hamilton County
- No match
NEA member educators can get up to $5,000 for project-based learning about cultures, civic life, and fairness. Support staff such as counselors and aides may also apply.
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Nonprofit
The NEA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- In Hamilton County
- No match
NEA member educators can get up to $5,000 for their own training, like summer institutes or conferences. Groups of teachers can use it for study groups or mentoring. Tuition and board certification are not funded.
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Nonprofit
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Nonprofit groups and colleges can get up to $5,000 for Japanese teacher workshops or projects that help many schools. Apply two months before the project starts. Projects must end by March 31, 2027.
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Corporate
Gene Haas Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Sponsorships for student competition teams that use CNC machining to build what they compete with, such as FIRST robotics teams. The page says SAE Baja, electric vehicle and Formula teams can get up to $4,000 a year. No deadline is posted.
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Foundation
We Raise Foundation (formerly Wheat Ridge Ministries) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Feb 28, 2027 · 140 days left
- Award
- From $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Two-year grants of at least $50,000 for Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving under-resourced U.S. communities. Focus areas are education, workforce, and reentry. Start with a letter of inquiry online. Tennessee groups can apply, but the funder strongly...
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Nonprofit
National Park Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 6 – May 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Funds programs that bring elementary students to national parks to learn. Schools, nonprofits, tribes and park partners can apply with a National Park Service site. Last year's typical award was near $57,500.
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Foundation
Anne Potter Wilson Foundation (Bank of America, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Bank-managed trust that takes letter requests at any time and lists no limits. Most past grants were large unrestricted gifts to Nashville schools, parks and health groups. Send a letter with your 501(c)(3) letter.
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Nonprofit
Association of American Educators Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 1, 2027 · 141 days left
- Award
- Up to $500
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Teachers may apply for up to $500 for professional development or classroom materials. Awards are competitive and open to all educators, not just members. There are two deadlines each year.
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Foundation
George & Barbara Bush Foundation (Barbara Bush Fund for Family Literacy) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens January 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Hamilton County
- No match
New grants for family literacy programs that teach parents and children together. Programs must include adult education, child education, parent education, and parent-child literacy time. Nonprofits and schools may apply.
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Foundation
McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 15, 2027 · due Apr 15, 2027
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Hamilton County
- No match
PreK-12 educators who work with students from low-income homes can get up to $10,000 a year for enrichment projects. Grants go to one person, not to schools.
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Foundation
McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 15, 2027 · due Apr 15, 2027
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Licensed K-12 teachers, alone or in small teams, can get up to $10,000 a year to try new teaching methods. One person must be the named applicant.
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Nonprofit
Freedom to Read Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 6, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Libraries, schools, colleges, and nonprofits can get $1,000 for Banned Books Week events. The events teach people about the freedom to read. Groups that won in the past five years cannot apply.
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Foundation
The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $500 – $3,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Groups that run a lending bookmobile for at-risk children can get $500 to $3,000 to buy children's books. Public libraries and schools with bookmobiles can apply. The yearly form usually comes out around February 15.
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Foundation
The Mockingbird Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Jan 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $100 – $10K
Mockingbird funds music education for children through schools and nonprofits in all 50 states. Send a short inquiry first; selected groups are invited to send a full proposal. Grants range from $100 to $10,000.
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Nonprofit
IBMA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 2, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $2,500
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Funds projects that share or preserve bluegrass music through education, arts and culture, writing or history. Grants usually run $1,000 to $2,500. Nonprofits, public schools and colleges are the usual grantees.
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Foundation
Hearst Foundations · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- From $100K
Large grants for well-established U.S. nonprofits in culture, education, health and social services. Your group must have audited expenses of at least $2 million. You can apply any time online, and the smallest grant is $100,000.
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Foundation
M. Straton Foster Charitable Foundation (Truxton Trust, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Apr 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
A charitable trust managed by Truxton Trust in Nashville. Requests must reach the trustee before April 30 each year. Past grants went mostly to Nashville-area schools, colleges and charities.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Henry Luce Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
All Luce programs accept unsolicited Concept Notes through an online portal, reviewed within eight weeks. Selected applicants develop full proposals for board meetings in March, June and November.
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Corporate
D'Addario Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Nonprofit music programs can ask for donated D'Addario products. Requests are taken January through October, with awards made as they come in. You must pass an eligibility quiz first.
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