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Foundation
John Dustin Buckman Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Memphis bank-managed trust; half of its income is meant for needy causes that help children. Send a short statement of your purpose and how you will use the money; there is no deadline. All recent grants went to Memphis groups.
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Foundation
Cal 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. About 85% of past dollars went to Middle Tennessee groups, mostly in Nashville and Franklin. It does not fund individuals, government agencies, dinners or telethons.
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Nonprofit
Charter School Growth Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $250K – $750K
General operating grants of $250,000 to $750,000 for nonprofits running strong public charter schools. It is for groups that plan to open one to three more schools in two years. Applications are taken September to November.
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Nonprofit
Charter School Growth Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- From $750K
Multi-year grants and low-interest loans of $750,000 or more for charter school networks. It is for networks that plan to serve about 1,000 more students in three to five years. Start any time with a short Connect form.
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Nonprofit
National Children's Alliance · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jun 30, 2027 · 263 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $50K
Grants for children's advocacy centers to buy or upgrade equipment and technology. Awards are $5,000 to $50,000. Applications are taken until June 30, 2027, or until money runs out.
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Corporate
Textron Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County, Sullivan County
Textron gives to nonprofits in towns where it has a business. Its Tennessee sites are in Memphis and Piney Flats. It funds job training, youth and education programs, arts, housing and health services.
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Foundation
Doochin Family Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Family foundation that reviews written requests as they arrive and lists no area limits. Most past grants were small gifts to Nashville charities and schools. Explain exactly how the money will be used.
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Foundation
Anne Potter Wilson Foundation (Bank of America, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Bank-managed trust that takes letter requests at any time and lists no limits. Most past grants were large unrestricted gifts to Nashville schools, parks and health groups. Send a letter with your 501(c)(3) letter.
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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
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
Eisen-Wald Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Nashville family foundation that takes written requests at any time and lists no limits. Most past grants were general gifts to Nashville groups, including Jewish community groups and Vanderbilt programs.
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Foundation
Hacker and Kitty Caldwell Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Chattanooga family foundation that takes a typed letter of up to two pages at any time. It lists no area limits. Most past grants were small general gifts to Chattanooga arts groups and schools.
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Foundation
William B. Stokely Jr. Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Knoxville family foundation that lists a contact for requests, with no form, deadline or limits. Most past grants went to Knoxville and Cocke County schools, health and relief groups.
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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
The Hand Foundation, Inc. (Chattanooga) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Small Chattanooga foundation that sends its application details on request. It lists no deadline or area limits. Most past grants were gifts of $100 to $10,000 to Chattanooga groups.
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Nonprofit
Fund for Investigative Journalism · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 29, 2027 · 111 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $10K
Pays reporting costs for freelance and staff journalists doing investigative stories. Regular grants go up to $10,000; seed grants of $1,000 to $2,500 help with early reporting. Full proposals need a letter from a news outlet that plans to run the story.
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Nonprofit
National Geographic Society · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
National Geographic now funds people through specific requests for proposals. This one, backed by Lilly Endowment, seeks storytelling projects about the human experience. Applicants must be 18 or older and lead the project themselves.
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Nonprofit
Pets in the Classroom (Pet Care Trust) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $50 – $125
Helps Pre-K to 12th grade teachers buy a class pet and supplies. First-time grants are store coupons or rebates; later years bring a $50 sustaining grant. The grant follows the teacher, not the school.
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Nonprofit
IBMA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 31, 2027 · 113 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Supports bluegrass activities that bring more people of color into bluegrass music. Project grants are due January 31 each year. Individual musicians of color can also ask for smaller grants any time.
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Federal
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- Up to $750K
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 35 past Tennessee awards
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention expects to make 16 awards of up to $750,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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