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Foundation
The Allen Foundation (Nashville) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
This Nashville foundation helps people in struggling communities in the U.S. and abroad. It likes small projects that big charities pass over. There is no deadline; past Tennessee grants went to Nashville groups.
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Foundation
Col. R. McDonald Gray Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
This Cincinnati, Ohio family foundation lists no deadline and no limits on who can ask. Most past gifts went to barbershop harmony singing groups. Its Tennessee grants went to barbershop music groups based in Nashville.
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Foundation
Nathan Cummings Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $250K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
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
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
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
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
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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Corporate
Ryder System Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
The Ryder company foundation reviews written grant requests from 501(c)(3) groups all year. Send one letter about your project, finances, board, and services. Many past gifts were employee matches and sponsorships, mostly in Florida.
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Nonprofit
United Way of Greater Nashville (TN SNAP E&T intermediary) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 72 past Tennessee awards
Job training groups can join Tennessee's SNAP job training program and get back half of eligible costs with federal money. They must already spend their own non-federal funds on the training. Fill out the interest form anytime.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 81 past Tennessee awards, incl. your county
Federal transit funds passed through TDOT to buy accessible vehicles and fund mobility management for seniors and people with disabilities in small urban and rural Tennessee. Federal and state funds cover 90% of capital costs.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture – Division of Forestry · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $20K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 19 past Tennessee awards, incl. your county
Cost share for private forest owners to replant pine stands lost to or harvested after southern pine beetle, and for thinning and other treatments that make pine stands less vulnerable. Work with the local Area Forester on a plan before one of the sign-up periods.
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Federal
Economic Development Administration · Department of Commerce · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $100K – $30M
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 83 past Tennessee awards
Economic Development Administration expects to make 3,000 awards of $100,000 to $30 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
- 54 past Tennessee awards
TWRA helps Tennessee schools start archery programs for grades 4-12. A school needs a certified instructor and a NASP equipment kit that costs about $3,300. TWRA says grant money is available to help buy the kit.
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Nonprofit
Little Free Library · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
- No match
Gives free Little Free Library book-sharing boxes to people and groups in places where books are hard to find. The box must be open to everyone. Applications are reviewed every month.
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Association
United States Tennis Association (USTA) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
USTA helps public tennis facilities fix, light, resurface or build courts. Small projects can get up to half the cost. Big rebuilds can get up to $150,000.
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Utility / co-op
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA Economic Development) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
TVA gives InvestPrep grants to help get industrial sites and buildings ready for new jobs. Communities work with a TVA Economic Development area representative to see if a site qualifies. Amounts are not posted; ask TVA.
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Nonprofit
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $500 – $15K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
Fast, one-time grants of $500 to $15,000 for anti-hunger advocacy when a surprise threat or chance comes up. Examples are responding to new laws or a sudden day of action. It does not fund food handouts or regular operating costs.
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Foundation
Pete H. and Mildred F. Brown Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
A family foundation in Crump, Tennessee that gives to charities, local governments and religious groups. Send a short resume, your IRS letter, the amount and the purpose. Recent grants went mostly to West Tennessee groups.
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Foundation
Frank and Virginia Rogers Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
A family foundation run from Knoxville that gives to public charities and some government agencies. Send a written request with your purpose, a short history and proof of tax-exempt status. Recent grants all went to Knox County groups.
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Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
Mellon takes short funding inquiries year round for its Humanities in Place program. It funds museums, historic sites and community groups that share overlooked local history and culture. Staff review inquiries and invite the best fits to send a full proposal.
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Foundation
M A Rikard Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
A family trust that gives to charities. Send a letter with a copy of your IRS 501(c)(3) letter; there is no deadline. Most grants go to Alabama groups, with some in Nashville and Franklin.
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Foundation
Betsy Ross Foundation Inc (Paris, TN) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Rutherford County
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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