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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens 2027 (details by January 31, 2027) (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $6,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Johnson County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Grants up to $6,500 for projects that improve quality of life in Johnson County. The next cycle runs in 2027, with details by January 31, 2027.
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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens details by January 31, 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Knox County
Grants up to $20,000 for programs serving women, children, and youth in Knox County. No 2026 awards; next-cycle details are due by January 31, 2027.
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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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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 9 – Mar 6, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $1,500 – $6,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Grants of $1,500-$6,000 for projects benefiting Norris, Andersonville, Bethel, and Fairview; next awards in 2028.
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Foundation
James E. Campbell Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
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 or nonprofit
Lilly Endowment Inc. · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 19, 2027 · 98 days left
- Award
- Up to $5M
Concept papers for programs helping Christian congregations collaborate with local charities to serve community needs. Planning grants up to $50,000 in March 2027; invited implementation grants up to $5 million.
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Federal
National Endowment for the Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 7, 2026 · 55 days left
- Award
- $10K – $100K
National Endowment for the Arts gives grants of $10,000 to $100,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Local
Music Export Memphis · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- Local program: Shelby County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 2 days left to apply
Pays part of the cost when Memphis-area original-music artists order merchandise or physical media (shirts, CDs, vinyl) from Memphis-based vendors: up to 40%, or up to 50% with a preferred partner, paid straight to the vendor. Annual cap of $2,000 per...
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Local
Music Export Memphis · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- $500 – $2,500
- Local program: Shelby County
- Only 2 days left to apply
Touring grants for Memphis-area musicians who record and play original music and have at least five dates booked in different cities, mostly more than 100 miles from Memphis. Awards depend on band size, tour reach and number of dates, with a $5,000 annual...
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Foundation
Claude & Elizabeth Robinson Charity · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A bank-managed charitable trust that gives to charities. Send a written request; there is no deadline. All recent grants went to Knoxville-area groups.
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Corporate
MAPCO Express · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hamilton County, Rutherford County
MAPCO gas stations give product or cash to local groups near their stores, including in Tennessee. They focus on youth sports, the arts and service programs. Requests go through an online form.
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Foundation
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- $10K – $100K
Nonprofits can get $10,000 to $100,000 a year for one to two years. Projects must help youth with disabilities get jobs and be national or replicable. Proposals are due November 1.
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Federal
National Endowment for the Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jun 7, 2027 · 237 days left
- Award
- $10K – $100K
National Endowment for the Arts gives grants of $10,000 to $100,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Nonprofit
Music Export Memphis · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
Helps Memphis musicians with a tour planned pay for ads and promotion in the cities they will play. Grants go up to $1,000. Artists must live within 25 miles of Memphis, record there, and play original music.
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Federal
National Endowment for the Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 8, 2027 · 146 days left
- Award
- $10K – $100K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
National Endowment for the Arts gives grants of $10,000 to $100,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Foundation
Lilly Endowment Inc. (administered by Christian Theological Seminary) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens November 2026 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $60K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Congregations apply together with their pastor for a paid renewal leave of about 12 weeks. Awards go up to $60,000. The next program year opens in November 2026.
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Foundation
West End Home Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 1 – Jun 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Cheatham County, Davidson County, Robertson County, Rutherford County and 3 more counties
Annual grants for nonprofits serving adults 60 and older in seven Middle Tennessee counties. New applicants send a letter of intent first. The 2027 funding cycle closed June 25, 2026.
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Foundation
Bailey & Lucy Evans Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Jun 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Shelbyville-based foundation that gives small grants to 501(c)(3) charities. Send a letter about your group and how the program fits. Letters are due June 1.
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Foundation
Jim Horne & Evelyn S. Hankins Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- 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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Utility / co-op
LaFollette Utilities Board (LaFollette Electric Trust) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Campbell County, Claiborne County, Union County
LaFollette Utilities customers round up their bills to fund local charities. A separate trust board meets twice a year to give the money to community projects. Groups mail an application with a project budget to the trust.
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