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Corporate
PNC · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Bledsoe County, Bradley County, Carter County, Cheatham County and 15 more counties
The PNC Foundation funds nonprofits, with a focus on early childhood education for ages 0 to 5 and economic development. Groups in listed Tennessee counties take an online eligibility quiz first. Then they contact PNC's Nashville regional office.
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Corporate
Main Street America · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
Grants that help rural Main Street programs find and promote local science history and assets. Only Main Street America accredited or affiliate programs in towns of 50,000 people or fewer, with budgets under $1 million, can apply.
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Local
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 10, 2026 · 32 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Cannon County, Cumberland County, DeKalb County, Grundy County and 8 more counties
Groups in Middle Tennessee Natural Gas areas can apply for grants from customer round-up money. Funds support schools, local charities and job growth. A committee reviews requests every other month.
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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
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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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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Corporate
First Horizon Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 83 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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Foundation
George R. Johnson Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Bradley County, Hamilton County, Loudon County, McMinn County and 6 more counties
Cleveland-based family foundation that gives to charities mainly in ten Southeast Tennessee counties and five North Georgia counties. Send a letter of two pages or less about the project. There is no deadline.
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Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Feb 5, 2027 · 119 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 61
Tennessee's formula share of AmeriCorps funding, awarded by Volunteer Tennessee to new and recompeting local AmeriCorps programs. A notice of intent comes first, then the full application.
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Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 7 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 61
Federal AmeriCorps funds, run through Volunteer Tennessee, for nonprofits and public agencies to operate AmeriCorps programs in disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environment, health and veterans. Competitive and Education Award Program...
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Foundation
Timken Foundation of Canton · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
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
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
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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Private
Little Free Library · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
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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Foundation
The Wm M & A Cafaro Family Foundation (Cafaro Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
An Ohio family foundation tied to a shopping mall company. Send a request with your history, tax letter, and the amount and reason. Most grants go to Ohio groups; past Tennessee grants went to Clarksville.
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Foundation
Lebovitz Family Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
A Chattanooga family trust that gives to charities. Send a letter that explains why you need the money. Recent grants went mostly to Chattanooga and Atlanta groups, many of them Jewish community groups.
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Foundation
Barzinji Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
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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Foundation
Eleanor and Warren Nunn Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
A family foundation in Halls, Tennessee, that takes grant requests at any time. Send details about your group, its charitable purpose and how you will use the money. Recent grants went to West Tennessee groups such as colleges, parks and a veterans museum.
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Corporate
Georgia-Pacific · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Madison County, Wilson County
Georgia-Pacific gives grants in towns where it has manufacturing plants. It funds education, community needs, small business growth and the environment. Groups must pass an online eligibility quiz, then apply online.
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Foundation
Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- 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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Corporate
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Bledsoe County, Bradley County, Grundy County, Hamilton County and 6 more counties
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union sponsors nonprofit events and projects in its 17-county area around Chattanooga. It favors financial education, community-wide projects and innovation. It does not give plain cash donations. Apply online at least 60...
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