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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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Foundation
Wallace Foundation (Morristown, TN) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
A small Morristown family foundation, not the national Wallace Foundation. It lists a contact for requests and no deadlines. Grants are mostly small and go to East Tennessee groups.
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Foundation
Brayton Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
A bank-managed foundation in Dyersburg that makes small gifts to charities. Applicants must show financial need and say how the gift will be used. Past gifts went mostly to Dyersburg groups.
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Foundation
Mary G. K. Fox Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Greene County
This foundation gives grants only to charities in Greeneville and Greene County. There is no deadline. Contact the trustee in Knoxville listed on its GrantMe funder page (from its IRS tax return).
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Foundation
The Frist Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Davidson County
Nashville foundation grants that help nonprofits strengthen systems and effectiveness (strategic planning, earned revenue, technology) or invest in buildings, renovation and land. New applicants take an eligibility quiz, then submit a short request...
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Foundation
Unaka Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Greeneville, Tennessee company foundation open to tax-exempt groups. Ask for its application details; there is no deadline. Most gifts are small and many match employee donations to Greene County charities.
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Foundation
Heart of Rutherford Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 9, 2026 · 1 day left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Rutherford County
- ! Only 1 day left to apply
This foundation gives grants to nonprofits that serve Rutherford County residents. It awards money in waves during the year. The next deadline is October 9, 2026, with news in November or December.
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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
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
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
W.K. Kellogg Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
The Kellogg Foundation takes letters of inquiry any time for work that helps children, families and communities thrive. Areas include early learning, family health, good food and job pathways. It funds across the U.S., not just in its focus states.
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Foundation
Bishop Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
A Signal Mountain family foundation that gives to 501(c)(3) charities. Email the foundation to get an application form; there is no deadline. Recent grants went mostly to Chattanooga groups.
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Foundation
Rucker-Donnell Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
A Murfreesboro family foundation that gives to charities. Send a written request that explains what you need and how the money will be used; there is no form or deadline. Many past grants went to Rutherford County groups.
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Foundation
Hees Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Aug 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
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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Foundation
Athens Federal Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens August 2027 (the funder's words)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Bradley County, McMinn County, Meigs County, Monroe County and 1 more counties
A bank-created foundation that makes one-time grants each year to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and charitable agencies in Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and Polk counties. Stated priorities are community development through affordable housing, job training and...
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Foundation
Charles and Debby Campbell Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
A Jackson, Tennessee family foundation that gives grants to charities. Send the history of your group, what you need and how you will use the money. There is no deadline; most grants go to Jackson groups.
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Local
Appalachian Community Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 48 more counties
Knoxville-based public foundation grants for LGBTQ-led organizing and organizational development in Central Appalachia, with priority for new and emerging efforts and those building leadership and safe spaces for LGBTQ youth. Proposals are accepted...
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Foundation
Jim Horne & Evelyn S. Hankins Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Wilson County
This Lebanon-based foundation gives grants to charities, mostly in Wilson County. There is no deadline. Contact the trustee listed on its GrantMe funder page (from its IRS tax return) to ask.
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Foundation
Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 1 – Aug 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $10K – $25K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Shelby County
One-time grants of $10,000 to $25,000 for new or growing projects that fight poverty in Memphis. The last window ran July 1 to August 1. Contact the foundation before applying.
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Foundation
James E. Campbell Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
A Jackson, Tennessee family foundation that gives grants to charities. Send the history of your group, what you need and how you will use the money. There is no deadline; most grants go to Jackson groups.
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Foundation
Bornblum Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
A Memphis family foundation with no deadlines or stated limits. Ask the foundation for its application. Past grants went to Memphis groups, many in the Jewish community.
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Foundation
Covenant Legacy Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
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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