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Foundation
Louis Calder Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This foundation funds new high-performing charter schools and groups that teach early reading using the science of reading. It funds work across the country. Send a funding request by email to proposals@calderfdn.org.
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Philip Snyder Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Family foundation that funds charitable, educational and scientific work, with no stated place limit. Most past grants were small gifts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, plus some in Nashville. Send a written request any time.
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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $5,000 – $10K
This foundation funds U.S. nonprofits that help blind and low-vision people live on their own, learn and work. Small grants of $5,000 to $10,000 are considered all year until money runs out. Larger grants start with a call with staff in spring or summer.
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Corporate
Valero Energy · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
The Valero Energy Foundation funds 501(c)(3)s that meet basic needs or support health care, education, or first responders near Valero sites like the Memphis Refinery. Apply online at least two months before you need the money. Put all of a year's needs in...
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Corporate
Farm Credit Mid-America · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Farm Credit Mid-America funds programs that help young and beginning farmers, youth in agriculture, or the farm industry in its territory, including Tennessee. Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status get priority. Requests are reviewed the first full week of each...
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Corporate
Oshkosh Corporation Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 31, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
The Oshkosh Corporation Foundation funds nonprofits that fight poverty. It supports food and shelter, job training, youth mentoring and groups that help first responders. Priority goes to places where Oshkosh workers live, with four deadlines a year.
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The McLeroy Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
The McLeroy Foundation funds Tennessee charities that serve youth in foster care. It also helps youth aging out of care or at risk of entering it. The foundation sends an information packet to any agency that asks.
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Dwayne Hawkins Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Feb 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bledsoe County, Bradley County, Grundy County, Hamilton County and 6 more counties
The Hawkins Family Foundation funds nonprofits in Southeast Tennessee and parts of Ohio and Florida. It supports health care, education, the arts, special needs and community growth. Its board reviews requests four times a year. GrantMe reads Southeast...
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Elevance Health Foundation (Wellpoint Tennessee parent) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens 2027 (no date posted) (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
This foundation funds programs that improve health for mothers and babies. Tennessee groups can apply only for national-scale programs. The next round opens sometime in 2027.
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Elevance Health Foundation (Wellpoint Tennessee parent) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
This foundation funds programs that help more people get treatment for mental health or substance use. Tennessee groups can apply only for national-scale programs. Applications open January 1, 2027.
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Foundation
Believe in Reading · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens October 2026 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Believe in Reading funds proven literacy programs run by nonprofits, schools and public libraries. Reading must be the main activity, for any age, including adult literacy and English learning. It does not pay for buildings, textbooks or general operating costs.
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Federal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 30, 2026 · due about Feb 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $150K – $400K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 2 past Tennessee awards
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA expects to make 1 award of $150,000 to $400,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Corporate
The Auto Club Group Foundation (AAA) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 4, 2027
- Award
- $5,000 – $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
AAA's foundation funds traffic safety, driver education and money skills for K-12 students. Grants are usually $5,000 to $15,000. The 2026 budget is used up, and applications reopen January 4, 2027.
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Federal
Office of the National Coordinator · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Office of the National Coordinator expects to make 2 awards. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Elevance Health Foundation (Wellpoint Tennessee parent) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens 2027 (no date posted) (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
This foundation funds programs that use healthy food to improve health for people with diet-related illness. Tennessee groups can apply only for national-scale programs. The next round opens sometime in 2027.
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The William and Charlotte Parks Foundation for Animal Welfare · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
The Parks Foundation funds animal welfare projects like humane education, cruelty prevention, rescue training and research. It does not pay for spay/neuter, basic shelter costs or buildings. Awards are usually $10,000 or less.
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Federal
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Department of Transportation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- The funder's estimated date (Mar 20, 2024) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 7 past Tennessee awards
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expects to make 50 awards. Open to state government.
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Cold Noses Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jul 1, 2027 · due about Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Cold Noses funds special projects for pets, wildlife and farm animals run by small groups. Projects can cover rescue, adoption, vet care and humane education. Groups must have income of $200,000 or less last year.
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Kharis Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jan 15 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 37 more counties
Nashville foundation that funds nonprofits and churches serving underprivileged and vulnerable people. Projects must operate in and benefit Middle Tennessee counties. Requests are taken each year from January 15 to the last business day of September.
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Corporate
Nissan North America · May be open now
- Deadline
- Estimated window Oct 6 – Nov 14, 2026: it may be open now. Check the funder's page Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
The Nissan Foundation funds nonprofit projects that build community by celebrating cultural diversity and heritage. Groups must be 501(c)(3)s at least three years old serving areas like Middle Tennessee. The 2026 letter of intent window ran October 6 to...
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