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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
Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation (Wells Fargo, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $50K
- Local program: Shelby County
This foundation pays for specific arts, music, culture and education projects. It mostly funds groups in Memphis, Miami and New York City. It does not pay for general operating costs, buildings or endowments.
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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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Community foundation
Community Foundation of West Tennessee · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens early 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Benton County, Carroll County, Chester County, Crockett County and 16 more counties
Annual grants for nonprofits addressing needs across the Jackson-based foundation's West Tennessee region, such as food insecurity, workforce, and youth prevention. The next cycle opens in early 2027.
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Corporate
LP Foundation (Louisiana-Pacific / LP Building Solutions) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 2, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Davidson County
The LP Foundation, funded by Nashville-based LP Building Solutions, reviews grant requests from the Nashville area once a year. Its priorities are affordable housing, environmental stewardship, and workforce development in manufacturing, forestry, and the...
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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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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis (GiVE 365) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Shelby County
The Memphis community foundation's giving circle funds nonprofit projects tied to a yearly theme, with members voting on grantees. Applications open in January and awards come in May.
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Nonprofit
MidwayUSA Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Feb 1, 2027 · due Apr 1, 2027
- Award
- $2,500 – $75K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Grants to improve or expand shooting ranges used by youth shooting teams. Awards run $2,500 to $75,000 and can cover up to half of the project cost. Teams or agencies must hold a MidwayUSA Foundation endowment.
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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 use healthy food to improve health for people with diet-related illness. Tennessee groups can apply only for national-scale programs. The next round opens sometime in 2027.
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Foundation
Kharis Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jan 15 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 37 more counties
Nashville foundation that funds nonprofits and churches serving underprivileged and vulnerable people. Projects must operate in and benefit Middle Tennessee counties. Requests are taken each year from January 15 to the last business day of September.
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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
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
The Fugitive Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Nashville foundation that lists a phone contact for grant requests on its tax return. It posts no deadlines or limits. Past grants went mostly to Nashville health clinics, shelters and service groups.
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Foundation
Wateree Floodlands Memorial Forest · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This small foundation in Camden, South Carolina gives grants to charities. Its tax return lists a contact and no deadlines or limits. Past Tennessee grants went to St. Jude and two Chattanooga-area groups.
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Foundation
The Sir Philip Sidney Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This small foundation gives grants to charities and schools. Its tax return lists a contact and no deadlines or limits. Past Tennessee grants went mostly to Adventist schools and a university near Chattanooga.
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Foundation
Jane I. Pettway Foundation (First Horizon Bank, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Mar 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Knoxville bank-managed foundation that funds Tennessee charities. Requests are due March 31 for funding in the current fiscal year. Ask the trustee for its grant policy document before applying.
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