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Corporate
Frankenmuth Insurance Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
An insurance company foundation gives grants to charities and local governments in 12 states, including Tennessee. It funds community projects, food, housing, health and the arts. Apply online at any time; it does not pay for general operating costs.
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Nonprofit
Delta Gamma Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Delta Gamma Foundation funds programs for people who are blind or have low vision, including veterans with vision loss. Programs must be national in reach, not limited to one town or state. Applications open October 1 and are due December 1.
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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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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Arconic Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 55 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
Arconic Foundation and PLTW give $20,000 grants to public and charter schools that add PLTW's Advanced Manufacturing course. The school must offer the course in 2027-28.
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Corporate
The Rosendin Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
- No match
Charities can ask for a one-time emergency grant under $5,000 at any time. It covers sudden, unbudgeted costs such as fire, tornado or flood damage, or loss of key equipment.
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Nonprofit
Society of American Archivists Foundation (with Society of Southwest Archivists) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Grants of up to $5,000 help archives, libraries and museums save records hurt by a major disaster. Money can pay for freeze drying, storage, moving materials and supplies. You do not need to be a member to apply.
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Nonprofit
Report for America (The GroundTruth Project) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 9 days left
- Award
- Up to $30K
- In Overton County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 9 days left to apply
Local news outlets can apply to host a Report for America reporter. The program pays half the reporter's salary in year one, up to $27,500 or $30,000. Your newsroom pays the rest and must raise local money for it.
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Corporate
Halstead (Halstead Bead, Inc.) · Open
- Deadline
- Due May 1, 2027 · 203 days left
- Award
- Up to $7,500
A yearly cash grant for new jewelry makers who mainly work in silver and are starting a business. The winner gets $7,500 plus supplies and feedback. You answer 15 business questions and send photos of your work.
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Corporate
VCA Charities · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Feb 28, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
- In Overton County
- No match
Animal shelters and rescues can get up to $10,000 to help pets get ready for adoption. Money can pay for enrichment, training, food, supplies and transport. The group must adopt out at least 500 pets a year.
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 34 days left
- Award
- Up to $645K
- In Overton County
- No match
Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $645,000.
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Nonprofit
AKC Humane Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants help nonprofit dog rescue groups pay for big rescue costs. Money can cover vet care, spay and neuter, and supplies. It cannot pay for fundraising or buildings.
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Corporate
VCA Charities · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
- In Overton County
- No match
Animal welfare groups and animal control agencies hit by a disaster can get up to $10,000. Money covers vet care, pet food, crates, boarding, transport and cleanup. Costs up to three months after the disaster can be repaid.
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Nonprofit
AKC Humane Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants for nonprofits that help low-income pet owners pay for needed vet care. The goal is to keep pets in their homes. Groups must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
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Nonprofit
AKC Humane Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants help domestic violence shelters take in survivors' pets. Pet shelters that partner with a domestic violence shelter can also apply. Money can pay for pet housing costs or building pet spaces.
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Foundation
The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Overton County
- No match
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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Foundation
McCauley Lindsay Charities of Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This Nashville foundation gives grants only to 501(c)(3) charities. No deadline is listed. Contact the foundation at the address on its GrantMe funder page (from its IRS tax return).
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Foundation
Robert Lee Weiss Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
This Knoxville foundation gives grants to charities. Requests are due by June 30 each year. Ask the foundation for its grant policy before you apply.
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Foundation
Park Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants for nonprofit, public-interest media of national importance in the U.S. Topics include investigative reporting, media policy, public TV and radio, and documentaries. New groups start with a letter of inquiry.
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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
Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $1,000 – $10K
Grants of $1,000 to $10,000 for nonprofit poetry projects, like reading series, translation and poetry in schools or hospitals. Poets apply through a nonprofit. New Mexico groups get extra attention, but others can apply.
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