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Tennessee state
TN Department of Environment & Conservation – Division of Remediation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $500K
State grants for counties, cities, development districts and similar public bodies to inventory, plan, assess, clean up and close out brownfield sites, with caps by category up to $500,000. Nonprofits cannot apply directly but can partner with an eligible...
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Utility / co-op
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $5,000
TVA gives up to $5,000 for litter cleanups and environmental education events in its service area, which covers most of Tennessee. Nonprofits, public schools and local governments can apply all year. Apply at least one month before the event.
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Foundation
Big Guy Foundation Inc · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small New York family foundation that gives to charities. Contact the foundation for information; there is no deadline. Recent grants went mostly to New York and Nashville-area groups.
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Foundation
Crews Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
A Germantown family foundation that gives to groups in the Memphis area. It funds education, fighting poverty, social services and community projects. The board reviews grant requests four times a year.
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Corporate
International Paper · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
International Paper gives grants and donations near its plants and offices where many employees work. Groups with no International Paper site in their community cannot apply. Requests are taken online, but Memphis-area charities apply by invitation only.
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Foundation
Clarke Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small Bristol-area family foundation that gives only to 501(c)(3) charities. It has no form or deadline, so contact it to ask. Past grants mostly went to Bristol-area groups.
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Corporate
Walmart / Walmart Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 51 days left
- Award
- $250 – $5,000
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Local Walmart stores, Sam's Clubs and distribution centers give cash grants of $250 to $5,000 to groups serving their area. Nonprofits, schools, local governments and faith groups running community projects can apply. Apply through a Spark Good account on...
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Foundation
Irvin Lansky Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Memphis-area foundation with no deadline. Ask for its grant form and send it with your IRS letter and latest Form 990. Past grants went to Memphis-area charities.
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Foundation
Boyd Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Knox County
Grants for the greater Knoxville area in education, arts and preservation, animal welfare, and mental health. Apply with the online form any time. The foundation does not fund endowments.
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Utility / co-op
Appalachian Power (AEP; Kingsport Power in Tennessee) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hawkins County, Sullivan County
Appalachian Power's foundation gives to groups in the counties it serves, including its Tennessee area around Kingsport. It favors food security, disaster relief, emergency services, housing and education. Groups ask for support by email from the giving page.
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Foundation
Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation (Wells Fargo, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $50K
- Local program: Shelby County
This foundation pays for specific arts, music, culture and education projects. It mostly funds groups in Memphis, Miami and New York City. It does not pay for general operating costs, buildings or endowments.
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Foundation
James Stephen Turner Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Nashville family foundation that uses its own application form, with no deadline. Nearly all past grants went to Nashville-area groups in arts, schools, libraries, parks, recovery and homelessness. It does not fund individuals, government agencies, dinners...
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Foundation
Dugas Family Foundation II · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Family foundation that uses its own application form and has no deadline. All of its recent grants went to Nashville-area charities, such as recovery, health clinic and food groups. Ask for the form first.
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Foundation
Maury Regional Health Care Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Lewis County, Marshall County, Maury County, Wayne County
The hospital foundation funds health and wellness programs and services offered by public agencies and 501(c)(3) groups in Maury Regional Health's southern Middle Tennessee service area; it does not fund sponsorships. Requests over $1,000 go to an...
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Foundation
Nora Roberts Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 51 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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Nonprofit
Wild Ones Tennessee Valley Chapter (Chattanooga Area Pollinator Partnership) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $750
- Local program: Hamilton County
Cash grants up to $750 for native plants and seeds at Chattanooga-area schools and community centers. Kids must help plan and plant. Grants are made throughout the year.
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Corporate
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bledsoe County, Bradley County, Grundy County, Hamilton County and 6 more counties
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union sponsors nonprofit events and projects in its 17-county area around Chattanooga. It favors financial education, community-wide projects and innovation. It does not give plain cash donations. Apply online at least 60...
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Local
Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hamilton County, McMinn County, Marion County
Seed money for new outreach ministries run by Episcopal parishes in the southeast region of the Diocese of East Tennessee. Parish members must take part hands-on. There is no deadline. Open to Episcopal parishes in the diocese's southeast...
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Foundation or nonprofit
KABOOM! · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
KABOOM! and a funding partner help a community plan and build a playground, nature area, multi-sport court, or adventure course. Applications are accepted only in listed metro areas; Tennessee (Nashville) is currently listed.
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Federal
Forest Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 8, 2026 · 59 days left
- Award
- Up to $1M
- Location limits unclear. Check who can apply
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Forest Service expects to make 6 awards of up to $1 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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