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Foundation
Nathan Cummings Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $250K
This foundation funds nonprofits working on racial, economic, or environmental justice. It has a special interest in work in the U.S. South. You start with a short letter of inquiry online, any time of year.
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Corporate
Ryder System Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- 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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Foundation
Clif Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Mar 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $50K
This foundation gives general operating grants to small and mid-size nonprofits. Typical grants are $5,000 to $50,000 for one year. It reviews applications twice a year.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture – Division of Forestry · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $20K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 19 past Tennessee awards
Cost share for private forest owners to replant pine stands lost to or harvested after southern pine beetle, and for thinning and other treatments that make pine stands less vulnerable. Work with the local Area Forester on a plan before one of the sign-up periods.
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Foundation
Hyde Family Foundation (J.R. Hyde III Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 1, 2027 · 140 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
Grants for 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving Memphis in arts, education, civic leadership, and neighborhoods. New applicants apply by March 1 or September 1. Contact program staff first to discuss fit.
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Foundation
The Wm M & A Cafaro Family Foundation (Cafaro Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
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
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
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
Prometheus Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Houston family trust that gives to charities. Send a written request with your 501(c)(3) letter and proof of current IRS status. Most grants go to Texas groups, with several Nashville music and education groups.
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Foundation
Ridgeview Foundation (ACH Ridgeview Fdn Share R) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small trust-run foundation that lists a contact for requests and no deadlines. Its gifts are unrestricted cash. Recent gifts of $1,000 to $4,500 went to Nashville history, school, zoo and recovery groups.
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Foundation
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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Corporate
Leaders Credit Union · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Benton County, Carroll County, Chester County, Crockett County and 17 more counties
Leaders Credit Union, based in Jackson, gives community support to nonprofits that serve a West Tennessee county. It favors health and wellness, financial literacy, education and youth leadership. Apply online at least 45 days before your event.
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Foundation
Farris Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Jackson, Tennessee, family foundation that uses its own application form. Past grants went mostly to Jackson arts, school and charity groups. Apply once a year, at least 30 days before a board meeting.
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Nonprofit
Spike's K9 Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Spike's K9 Fund helps certified police, military and search-and-rescue dogs with vests, gear, medical care and free training courses. Handlers apply online. For a vest, the handler must raise at least 10% of the cost through a fundraiser.
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Nonprofit
K9s4COPs · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
K9s4COPs gives fully trained dogs at no cost to police and fire departments, schools and hospitals that cannot afford one. The dogs help find drugs, explosives, weapons and missing people. Agencies apply online.
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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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Association
Rotary Club of Franklin at Breakfast · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $500 – $2,000
- Local program: Williamson County
- No match
This Franklin Rotary club gives small grants to nonprofit, volunteer and school groups for special projects. Most awards are $500 to $2,000. Apply online any time; decisions come out about every three months.
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Corporate
First Horizon Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 31, 2027 · 111 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County, Maury County, Montgomery County, Rutherford County and 3 more counties
The First Horizon Foundation gives grants to nonprofits in Nashville and nearby Middle Tennessee cities, such as Franklin, Clarksville, and Murfreesboro. The application opens October 1, 2026, and closes January 31, 2027. Awards are announced throughout the year.
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Corporate
First Horizon Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 80 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bradley County, Hamilton County
The First Horizon Foundation gives grants to nonprofits in Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tennessee. The application opens October 1, 2026, and closes December 31, 2026. Decisions come by February 28, 2027.
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Corporate
Pilot Company · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Pilot gives gift cards to partner groups to help cover needs like fuel and food. Pilot focuses on safety, education, and veterans. Groups request gift cards through the Apply for Gift Cards link on the page.
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Corporate
Gibson Brands · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Gibson Gives, the Gibson Foundation, supports music programs by sharing the power of music through guitars. Groups ask for help through the Gibson Gives Donation Request Form. You need a free Submittable account to apply.
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