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Foundation
The Ayers Foundation Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County, Decatur County, Henderson County, Lawrence County and 2 more counties
A Parsons-based foundation focused on rural Tennessee education, conservation and social welfare. Its tax return says applications are taken at any time. Gifts go mainly to groups in six named Tennessee counties.
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Nonprofit
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Career musicians and music workers with serious health problems can ask for money help. There are separate forms for mental health and natural disasters. Older workers age 65 and up can get basic-needs help.
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Foundation
O'Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This Birmingham, Alabama family foundation gives to 501(c)(3) groups for charitable, educational or religious work. Requests are taken at any time and reviewed when received. Past Tennessee gifts included St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
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Foundation
Flora Belle Moss and Bessie Abigail Moss Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small Memphis foundation that gives to IRS-approved 501(c)(3) charities. Apply by letter with general information and your IRS 501(c)(3) letter. Letters are due by September 30 each year; recent grants went to West Tennessee groups.
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Foundation
Barzinji Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
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- Amount not specified
A family foundation in Herndon, Virginia that takes letter requests from charities. Your letter should explain the need the money would meet. Recent Tennessee grants went to Muslim community, school and service groups around Nashville.
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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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Corporate
Navy Federal Credit Union · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Navy Federal Credit Union takes all giving requests through one online system. It focuses on the military community and partnerships that build resilient communities. It aims to decide within 30 days.
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Foundation
The Dalton Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This family foundation in Twinsburg, Ohio gives general operating gifts to charities. Its tax return says to ask for an application form; there is no deadline. Most past grants went to groups in Ohio and South Carolina.
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Foundation
The Almar Foundation (Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This New Orleans family foundation gives operating grants to charities. Call the foundation manager for the form; there is no deadline and the board approves each grant. Most past grants went to Louisiana groups.
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Foundation
Surendra and Karen Gupta ARC Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This St. Louis family foundation gives to national and local charities, including many animal welfare groups. Send your group's name, address, tax-exempt status and activities; there is no deadline. Most past grants went to Missouri and national groups.
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Foundation
Farris Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Jackson, Tennessee, family foundation that uses its own application form. Past grants went mostly to Jackson arts, school and charity groups. Apply once a year, at least 30 days before a board meeting.
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Foundation
Myron Lewis Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Small Memphis-area family foundation with no stated limits on place or field. All recent grants went to Memphis and Germantown groups for operating costs. Send a letter stating your request any time.
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Association
Rotary Club of Franklin at Breakfast · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $500 – $2,000
- Local program: Williamson County
- No match
This Franklin Rotary club gives small grants to nonprofit, volunteer and school groups for special projects. Most awards are $500 to $2,000. Apply online any time; decisions come out about every three months.
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Foundation
Joe C. Davis Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jun 1, 2027 · due about Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Davidson County
Unrestricted operating grants for Nashville nonprofits serving low-income people. New applicants send a letter of interest June 1 to September 30. Funding is awarded the next calendar year.
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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (Lillian Ashley Fund) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Coffee County
Grants up to $20,000 for Coffee County nonprofits and public schools working on children and youth, animal welfare, or environmental conservation.
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Community foundation
Community Foundation for Dickson County (CFMT affiliate) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Dickson County
Grants up to $5,000 for Dickson County nonprofits working on conservation, youth and older adults, or historic preservation.
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Local
Baptist Memorial Health Care · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about May 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Carroll County, Obion County, Shelby County, Tipton County
Baptist Memorial gives to 501(c)(3) programs in communities served by its hospitals that address needs from its community health needs assessment, such as chronic disease and healthy living, education, poverty, quality of life and language access....
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Foundation
Carolyn Smith Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Feb 1, 2027 · due Mar 1, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Davidson County, Sumner County
One-year operating grants for nonprofits that mainly serve Middle Tennessee, especially Davidson and Sumner counties. Top 2026 priorities were housing, hunger, job and income paths, and dementia. Groups must be 501(c)(3) and at least two years old.
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Nonprofit
Variety - The Children's Charity of Eastern Tennessee · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Mar 1, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Bradley County, Campbell County and 27 more counties
Variety gives yearly grants to East Tennessee charities that serve children in need, including children with disabilities. The 2027 application opens January 1 and is due March 1, 2027. Winners hear back in June.
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Foundation
Mary Kay Ash Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Apr 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
$20,000 grants to emergency domestic violence shelters that house women and children fleeing abuse. At least one grant goes to each state. Shelters must be a 501(c)(3), open more than 5 years, and run a physical shelter.
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