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Corporate
Amazon Literary Partnership · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Mar 19 – May 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Gives $5,000 to $20,000 to U.S. nonprofit groups that help writers, such as literary centers, magazines, and small presses. Applications open once a year in spring. School programs like K-12 or MFA programs are not funded.
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Private
Center for Craft · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 3 – May 4, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Gives 30 mid-career craft artists who also teach an unrestricted $10,000 grant. Winners join a six-month group with mentors and peer learning. There is no fee to apply.
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Foundation
Whiting Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about May 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $40K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Gives $40,000 each to ten writers finishing a deeply researched nonfiction book for adults. The book must already be under contract with a U.S., UK or Canadian publisher. Self-published books do not qualify.
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Private
Academy of American Poets · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jan 16 – Mar 24, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Gives $50,000 to poets serving as an official state, city, county or tribal poet laureate. The money supports poetry projects that reach their neighbors, including young people. Poets must be 21 or older and have a published book.
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Local
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 15 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Benton County, Bledsoe County, Blount County and 69 more counties
- ✓ No match required
Gives $5,000 to early-career traditional artists, like quilters, fiddlers or basket makers, plus workshops and a meeting with peers. Tennessee artists in Appalachian or Delta counties, or tribal members, can apply. Artists must be 18 or older.
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Corporate
Enbridge · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
Enbridge gives grants for safety gear, training, and safety education to fire, EMS, police, 911, and emergency groups. Groups must serve communities within 10 miles of Enbridge operations in the U.S. Apply online any time; decisions take at least 8 to 12 weeks.
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Corporate
Indivior · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Indivior gives charitable grants to nonprofits working on opioid use disorder and overdose. It favors community health, access to care and patient support programs. Requests go through an online portal.
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Corporate
Alkermes · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Alkermes gives money to community and public health groups that match its mission in mental health and addiction. It also funds independent patient advocacy and education programs. Requests go through an online system.
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Corporate
Kroger · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 57 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
Kroger gives local donations and foundation grants, with a focus on ending hunger and food waste. Foundation grants are reviewed four times a year; the next 2026 deadline is December 4. Make an account on Kroger's request site and allow up to four weeks...
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Corporate
Google · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $10K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Google gives eligible nonprofits free search ads on Google.com. The grant is worth up to $10,000 each month in ad spending. You first join Google for Nonprofits, then turn on Ad Grants.
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Corporate
Polaris Inc. · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Mar 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Polaris gives money or products to off-road and snowmobile clubs for safe riding and trail care. Groups can get up to $10,000 a year. Deadlines are March 1 and September 1.
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Corporate
Textron Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Shelby County, Sullivan County
Textron gives to nonprofits in towns where it has a business. Its Tennessee sites are in Memphis and Piney Flats. It funds job training, youth and education programs, arts, housing and health services.
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Corporate
Costco Wholesale · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
Costco gives money to 501(c)(3) nonprofits that help children, education, or health and human services where Costco does business. Local groups use warehouse donations; larger groups use grant applications. Requests are taken all year, one per fiscal year...
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Corporate
Verizon · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $10K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Verizon gives $10,000 grants to small businesses through its free Digital Ready program, run with LISC. Owners 18 or older of for-profit U.S. businesses can apply. Finish any two free courses or events in 2026 to unlock the application; 10 winners are...
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Private
Utrust (Tennessee Unemployment Compensation Trust, TNUCT) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 31, 2027 · 174 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Utrust gives mini-grants to Tennessee school systems that are Utrust members. Grants pay for one-time school or system projects that local funds do not cover. The 2026-27 application deadline is March 31, 2027.
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Private
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
DAR gives up to $10,000 to nonprofits that save historic buildings, records, objects, markers and cemeteries. Each application needs a support letter from a local DAR chapter. Smaller projects are encouraged.
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Private
Archaeological Institute of America · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Nov 1, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $15K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
AIA gives up to $15,000 to protect threatened archaeological sites through conservation, site protection and monitoring. Projects with public education and outreach are favored. It does not pay for digs, surveys, field schools or salaries.
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Corporate
Whirlpool Corporation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
Whirlpool gives products, sponsorships, and grants for safe, healthy homes and strong neighborhoods. Nonprofits must be 501(c)(3)s within 20 miles of a Whirlpool site; schools, churches, fire and police departments, and sports teams are excluded. Send...
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Private
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA Economic Development) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
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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Local
City of Lakeland · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $500 – $1,000
- ! Local program: Shelby County
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Lakeland gives $500 to $1,000 for public-facing neighborhood projects like landscaping, entry signs, and community gardens. Neighborhood groups and HOAs inside city limits can apply. Funds are paid back after the work is done.
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