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Foundation
DAV Charitable Service Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 30, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants to tax-exempt organizations that serve ill and injured veterans and their families. Applications are taken in four cycles a year (January, April, July, October); applicants need audited financials, a current Form 990 and can receive consideration...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 25, 2027 · 106 days left
- Award
- $50K – $1.2M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 247 past Tennessee awards
U.S. National Science Foundation gives grants of $50,000 to $1.2 million.
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Local
Murfreesboro Community Investment Trust (Committee on Contributions) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Rutherford County
Annual City of Murfreesboro trust grants for charities whose programs benefit city residents, for activities between July 2027 and June 2028. Applicants must be 501(c)(3)s in operation at least three years; faith-based groups may apply on equal terms.
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Corporate
Hormel Foods · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Hormel Foods takes online requests for money from U.S. nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status. Requests must fit its giving areas: food security, community support, or impact programs like education and the environment. It prefers funding specific projects over...
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Corporate
Grand Ole Opry (Opry Trust Fund) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
People who work or worked full time in country music can ask for help in an emergency. It covers extraordinary need, not just lost work. Contact the fund by email to request help.
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Foundation
Mark E. Smith Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Cleveland, Tennessee, foundation that gives only to 501(c)(3) groups. Contact the trustee to get the online application. Most past grants went to Cleveland-area schools, college and athletic programs.
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Foundation
Nat R & Martha M Knaster Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A family trust that gives to charities, colleges and Jewish groups. Send a plain letter request; there is no deadline. Most grants go to New York and Florida groups, with some in Nashville and Knoxville.
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Foundation
M. Straton Foster Charitable Foundation (Truxton Trust, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Apr 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
A charitable trust managed by Truxton Trust in Nashville. Requests must reach the trustee before April 30 each year. Past grants went mostly to Nashville-area schools, colleges and charities.
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Foundation
The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
This private foundation, run by a bank trustee in Florida, gives grants to charities that directly provide services or scholarships. Requests are due June 30 each year. Past Tennessee grants mostly went to colleges such as Meharry, Cumberland and Lee.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 20, 2027 · 101 days left
- Award
- Up to $1.2M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 63 past Tennessee awards
U.S. National Science Foundation expects to make 20 awards of up to $1.2 million.
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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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Corporate
Trustmark · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
Trustmark bank gives funding to groups in its market areas, including Tennessee. Requests must fit arts, community, economic development, education, or health and social services. Apply online any time; answers usually come in 6-8 weeks.
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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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Federal
Air Force -- Research Lab · Department of Defense · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Dec 5, 2028. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Up to $99.9M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 43 past Tennessee awards
Air Force -- Research Lab gives grants of up to $99.9 million.
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