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Foundation
LaRoche Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Murfreesboro family foundation that takes requests by open letter. It lists no deadlines or limits. Recent grants went to Nashville and Murfreesboro conservation, school and youth 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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Foundation
The Lazard Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
The foundation of the Lazard investment firm gives unrestricted grants to public charities. Send a letter that describes your group and its work; there is no deadline. Most past grants went to New York and New Jersey groups.
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Corporate
Bridgestone Americas · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 1 – Jun 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Bridgestone's Adaptive Sports in Schools grants help schools offer sports for students with disabilities. Bridgestone only reviews applications sent to an open request for proposals. The 2026 round ran May 1 to June 15.
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Nonprofit
United Fund of Cumberland County · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 20, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Cumberland County
Crossville's United Way-style fund gives yearly grants to human service nonprofits serving Cumberland County. The 2027 funding application was due August 20, 2026. A volunteer review team visits groups that seek outcome-based grants.
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Foundation
Wallace Foundation (Morristown, TN) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
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
Bishop Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
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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Corporate
JD Finish Line Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
The JD Finish Line Foundation gives grants of up to $10,000 to nonprofits across the country. Each of three yearly rounds has its own focus: health, job skills or safe communities. The current safe communities round closes October 15.
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Community foundation
Tipton County Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Apr 1, 2027 · due about Apr 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Tipton County
The Tipton County Foundation gives grants for charitable projects that help people in Tipton County. Most applicants are nonprofits or local governments. You start with a short statement of intent, then send a full proposal.
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Foundation
The Rich Foundation (c/o Truxton Trust) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about May 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Nashville foundation run through Truxton Trust that takes mailed requests due May 31 each year. It lists no area limits. Most past grants were small gifts to Nashville arts, history and health groups.
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Foundation
Mary G. K. Fox Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- 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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Nonprofit
Henry County Helping Hand, Inc. · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 12, 2026 · due Nov 13, 2026
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Henry County
Henry County's yearly radio auction gives its proceeds to local groups. Nonprofits, schools, colleges, local government and fire departments in Henry County can apply online. The window is October 12 to November 13, 2026.
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Local
Monroe County Opioid Advisory Council (Monroe County Prevention & Wellness Coalition, for the Monroe County Commission) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Mar 1 – Mar 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Monroe County
- No match
Monroe County's opioid council reviews yearly applications for opioid settlement money and recommends awards to the County Commission. Funded work covers prevention, treatment, recovery and youth programs. The 2026 round has closed and awards were announced.
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Utility / co-op
Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VECustomers Share) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
- Local program: Bledsoe County, Bradley County, Cumberland County, Fentress County and 13 more counties
Volunteer Energy Cooperative members round up their bills to fund grants for community organizations and projects in VEC's service area, reviewed monthly by a volunteer board. Individuals cannot apply directly, and public schools, religious organizations,...
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Foundation or nonprofit
Good Sports · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Donations of new sports equipment, apparel, and footwear for youth programs in high-poverty areas. Accepted organizations can receive up to 8 donations over two years. Recipients pay a shipping fee of about 5% of the equipment's value.
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Foundation
The Robert H. Brethen Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A foundation based in Lenoir City, Tennessee, that takes requests from charities and governments at any time. At least 65% of its money must go to the Dayton, Ohio area. Its Tennessee grants have gone to Lenoir City, Knoxville and statewide wildlife groups.
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Corporate
Ascend Federal Credit Union · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 37 more counties
Year-round donation requests from Middle Tennessee 501(c)(3) nonprofits working on education and financial literacy, hunger, children's well-being, diverse communities, veterans, the environment, or health. Apply online only; allow about 45 days for an...
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Education foundation
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (Calvin University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 4 days left
- Award
- $8,000 – $25K
- In Tennessee
- Only 4 days left to apply
Grants for churches and other worshiping communities to try year-long projects that renew worship and preaching. Awards range from $8,000 to $25,000. Groups in the U.S. or Canada with tax-exempt status may apply.
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Foundation
Hillsdale Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Greensboro, North Carolina family fund that reviews applications twice a year, in spring and fall. Send a completed application with your IRS tax-exempt letter. Ask the fund for this year's deadlines.
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Nonprofit
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Office of Access/VSA) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Nov 19, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $3,000
This juried show is for visual artists with disabilities, ages 16 to 25, who live in the U.S. Fifteen artists each get a $3,000 stipend, career training and a spot in a touring exhibition. Apply by November 19 for the 2027 theme, Thrive.
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