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Foundation
Kennedy Foundation Inc (Chattanooga) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
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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Harry Chapin Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
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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Thackston Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 37 more counties
A Nashville-area family foundation for projects tied to Middle Tennessee, with a preference for Wilson County. It favors religious and educational themes. Requests are open, with no deadline.
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Foundation
Adams Family Foundation I · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
Murfreesboro family foundation that gives first in Tennessee, then in the Southeast. Send an open letter with your request; there is no deadline. Most 2025 grants went to Rutherford County groups such as libraries, clinics and youth programs.
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Foundation
Doochin Family Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
Family foundation that reviews written requests as they arrive and lists no area limits. Most past grants were small gifts to Nashville charities and schools. Explain exactly how the money will be used.
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Allan Jones Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bradley County
A Cleveland, Tennessee family foundation started by the founder of Check Into Cash. It has no published guidelines or deadlines; inquiries and proposals are sent in writing by mail. Its listed past giving centers on Cleveland and Bradley County causes such...
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Corporate
Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
The foundation of Ryman Hospitality Properties (Gaylord Opryland, the Grand Ole Opry, and the Ryman) takes online grant requests from 501(c)(3) organizations in communities near its properties, including Nashville. It focuses on arts and culture education,...
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Hees Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Aug 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small family foundation that now favors small, local and start-up charities. Send a letter request before its fiscal year ends August 31. Recent grants went to small charities in several Tennessee counties.
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Covenant Legacy Foundation · Open
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- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
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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T & T Family Foundation · Open
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- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
Nashville family foundation that decides grants once a year at a meeting usually held in October. Send a written request with your group's name, address, amount and purpose. Most past grants went to Nashville charities.
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Corporate
First Horizon Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 81 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Madison County, Shelby County
The First Horizon Foundation gives grants to nonprofits in Memphis, Shelby County, and Jackson. The application opens October 1, 2026, and closes December 31, 2026. Decisions come in February 2027.
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The Tucker Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 31, 2027 · 171 days left
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- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bradley County, Hamilton County, Marion County, Polk County and 1 more counties
An Ooltewah-based private foundation that funds 501(c)(3) organizations in the Chattanooga/Hamilton County and Cleveland/Bradley County metro areas (plus two Wyoming counties). Interests are education (mainly scholarships, special capital projects and...
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The Dickson Foundation · Open
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- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
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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Corporate
Ryder System Charitable Foundation · Open
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- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
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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Betsy Ross Foundation Inc (Paris, TN) · Open
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- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
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
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- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
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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LaRoche Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
A Murfreesboro family foundation that takes requests by open letter. It lists no deadlines or limits. Recent grants went to Nashville and Murfreesboro conservation, school and youth groups.
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Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Obion County
A family foundation in Rives, Tennessee that limits its grants to Obion County. Send a written application that explains your need. Apply well before you need the money.
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Louis Calder Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
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- 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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Cheryl L. Vaughn Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Small family foundation in Dayton, Tennessee, with no stated limits on place or field. Most past grants went to groups in Rhea County and East Tennessee. Mail a summary of two pages or less any time.
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