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Nonprofit
Firefighters Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This foundation gives small grants to fire departments and safety groups. Money can buy firefighting gear, start an AED program, install smoke alarms, or run a youth fire-setting prevention program. Apply with one online form.
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Foundation
AHB Foundation (formerly Bailey Family Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Nov 30, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Knoxville family foundation that gives only to 501(c)(3) charities and prefers East Tennessee groups. Most past grants went to Knoxville arts, schools, parks and health groups. Send a written request by May 31 or November 30.
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Foundation
Nathan Cummings Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $250K
This foundation funds nonprofits working on racial, economic, or environmental justice. It has a special interest in work in the U.S. South. You start with a short letter of inquiry online, any time of year.
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Foundation
James Walter Pickle Charitable Foundation (Mariner Trust Company, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This foundation pays for medical care, services, and equipment that change lives, given through 501(c)(3) groups. Send a letter about how you will use the money, your mission, and your IRS letter. There is no deadline.
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Foundation
Timken Foundation of Canton · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
The Timken Foundation gives grants to 501(c)(3) groups for charitable and educational projects, often buildings and equipment. No form is needed; include proof of your 501(c)(3) status. Most past grants went to Ohio, especially the Canton area.
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Foundation
Clif Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Mar 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $50K
This foundation gives general operating grants to small and mid-size nonprofits. Typical grants are $5,000 to $50,000 for one year. It reviews applications twice a year.
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Foundation
USG Foundation Inc · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
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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Foundation
Ridgeview Foundation (ACH Ridgeview Fdn Share R) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small trust-run foundation that lists a contact for requests and no deadlines. Its gifts are unrestricted cash. Recent gifts of $1,000 to $4,500 went to Nashville history, school, zoo and recovery groups.
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Foundation
The Robert H. Brethen Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A foundation based in Lenoir City, Tennessee, that takes requests from charities and governments at any time. At least 65% of its money must go to the Dayton, Ohio area. Its Tennessee grants have gone to Lenoir City, Knoxville and statewide wildlife groups.
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Foundation
Louis Calder Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
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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Foundation
The Lazard Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
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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Foundation
Speller Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Small Nashville family foundation with no stated limits on place or field. Most past grants went to Nashville Jewish community groups and local charities. Send a written request any time.
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Foundation
Kenneth E. Boring Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Dec 31, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Family foundation that gives to 501(c)(3) charities, mostly for general needs. Most past grants went to Dalton, Georgia, and Chattanooga groups. Apply in writing with proof of nonprofit status by December 31.
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Foundation
Philip Snyder Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
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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Foundation
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $5,000 – $10K
This foundation funds U.S. nonprofits that help blind and low-vision people live on their own, learn and work. Small grants of $5,000 to $10,000 are considered all year until money runs out. Larger grants start with a call with staff in spring or summer.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Humana Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Seed funding to test ways of removing barriers to health care and preventing chronic disease in populations facing inequity. Humana Foundation considers this fund regardless of geography.
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Foundation
Alliant Credit Union Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This foundation gives grants to charities that help people get online. It funds internet access, computer skills classes and tech equipment. Groups across the United States can ask for a grant.
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Foundation
Elevance Health Foundation (Wellpoint Tennessee parent) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens 2027 (no date posted) (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
This foundation funds programs that improve health for mothers and babies. Tennessee groups can apply only for national-scale programs. The next round opens sometime in 2027.
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Foundation
Elevance Health Foundation (Wellpoint Tennessee parent) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
This foundation funds programs that help more people get treatment for mental health or substance use. Tennessee groups can apply only for national-scale programs. Applications open January 1, 2027.
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Nonprofit
Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $25K
Should we apply? · Get ready
This foundation helps fire departments buy personal safety systems that let firefighters escape from high windows. Grants are up to $25,000 a year and are paid to the vendor. Departments in need across the U.S. can apply.
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