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Foundation
Nora Roberts Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 50 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Small grants with literacy as the top priority, plus arts, children, social justice and environment. Groups near the foundation in Maryland get priority, but U.S. groups anywhere may apply. Average awards are $3,000 for groups outside its home area.
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Corporate
Vulcan Materials Company Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Dickson County, Hamilton County, Maury County
Vulcan's foundation gives grants to charities and local governments, like public schools and parks, near Vulcan quarries and offices. It funds education, environmental learning, basic needs and local history and culture. Send a letter with your plan,...
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Corporate
Eastman · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hawkins County, Sullivan County
The Eastman Foundation funds nonprofits that improve life where Eastman operates, with a focus on jobs, well-being, and the environment. Places of worship, individuals, sports teams, and travel are not funded. Requests go through the online form, which...
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Foundation
Hohenberg Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Memphis family foundation that gives only to public charities. It has no form or deadline, so contact the foundation first. Most past grants went to Memphis arts, education and social service groups.
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Corporate
BNSF Railway · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
The BNSF Railway Foundation funds groups near BNSF rail lines, with preference for environment, health and human services, public safety and STEM education. Public charity 501(c)(3)s, first responders and local government divisions can apply online....
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Corporate
Schneider Electric Foundation (Schneider Electric) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Rutherford County
The Schneider Electric Foundation funds nonprofits near Schneider Electric sites. It backs job training in the energy trades and youth-led climate projects for low-income teens and young adults. Projects should need support for more than two years.
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Corporate
Brown-Forman (Jack Daniel's) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Brown-Forman funds nonprofits in arts and culture, lifelong learning, and community well-being, with Louisville groups getting priority. Groups may apply once per year for a grant or event sponsorship. Deadlines are May 1, August 1, November 1, and February 1.
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Corporate
Kroger · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Kroger's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation funds nonprofits fighting hunger and food waste. It supports food bank trucks, mobile pantries, SNAP sign-ups, school breakfast and nutrition education. Apply online any time; applications are reviewed every quarter.
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Corporate
Adient Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants from the auto-seat maker's foundation to U.S. public charities. It funds health and social services, education, arts and civic work. Groups in towns where Adient has plants and workers get priority.
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Foundation
The Creek Bed Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small Fayetteville foundation funding land and sea conservation and wildlife protection. Email a short description of your group and project during October. If interested, the foundation will ask for a formal request.
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Nonprofit
New York Foundation for the Arts (Anonymous Was A Woman) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 10 – Apr 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants of up to $20,000 for art projects that take on an environmental problem. Women, transgender and gender-nonconforming artists in the U.S. can apply for their own projects.
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Association
Tennessee Forestry Foundation / Tennessee Forestry Association (with TN Department of Agriculture) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $19K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Commercial logging businesses can get back half the cost of pallet mats, silt fencing and steel bridge panels. These tools protect streams during logging. You must apply and be approved before you buy.
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due about Dec 7, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $10K – $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 62 past Tennessee awards
National Institutes of Health expects to make 2 awards of $10,000 to $20,000. Open to public college or university or private college or university.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $600K
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 74 past Tennessee awards
U.S. National Science Foundation gives grants of up to $600,000.
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Foundation
The Lawrence Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $10K
A family foundation that gives program and general operating grants anywhere in the US. It funds environment and human services work, plus some disaster relief. Most grants are $5,000 to $10,000.
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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
LP Foundation (Louisiana-Pacific / LP Building Solutions) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 2, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Davidson County
The LP Foundation, funded by Nashville-based LP Building Solutions, reviews grant requests from the Nashville area once a year. Its priorities are affordable housing, environmental stewardship, and workforce development in manufacturing, forestry, and the...
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Foundation
Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
A Nashville family foundation that takes grant proposals at any time and reviews them as they come in. Major grants usually go to Nashville and a few other states. Environmental and conservation proposals are considered from anywhere in the country.
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Foundation
Dudley and Walter Morgan Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This family foundation in Nashville gives grants to charities. Its tax return lists a contact and no deadlines or limits. Past grants went to Nashville groups, like a creek conservation group and a school.
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Foundation
Herbert T. Weston Jr. and Marian S. Weston Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A family foundation that takes general letters stating your purpose, with your IRS tax-exempt letter. It lists no deadlines or limits. Recent Tennessee grants went to river, cave and animal groups.
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