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Foundation
Asbury-Warren Foundation (Truist, trustee) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 48 more counties
- No match
A small trust that mostly funds educational groups in Appalachia, along with some religious groups. Its suggested recipients include two Tennessee charities. Average grants are $5,000 to $15,000. The foundation doesn't define Appalachia; GrantMe uses the...
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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Rutherford County · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jun 1, 2027 · due Jun 30, 2027
- Award
- Up to $7,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Cannon County, Rutherford County
Annual unrestricted grants for program support at direct-service nonprofits headquartered in and serving Rutherford and Cannon counties. Applicants need a current GivingMatters.com profile; organizations under two years old or with budgets under $50,000,...
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Community foundation
Tipton County Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Mar 1 – Mar 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Tipton County
Annual education grant cycle for projects that improve educational outcomes for Tipton County residents. Teachers and administrators in either public school system may apply, as can leaders of nonprofit education programs at churches, homeschool...
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Corporate
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day and KidsGardening · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
Ten groups each get $20,000 to turn a vacant lot into a community garden. Nonprofits, schools, and churches can apply. Cities and towns cannot.
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Foundation
Thackston Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 37 more counties
A Nashville-area family foundation for projects tied to Middle Tennessee, with a preference for Wilson County. It favors religious and educational themes. Requests are open, with no deadline.
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Local
Murfreesboro Community Investment Trust (Committee on Contributions) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Rutherford County
Annual City of Murfreesboro trust grants for charities whose programs benefit city residents, for activities between July 2027 and June 2028. Applicants must be 501(c)(3)s in operation at least three years; faith-based groups may apply on equal terms.
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Utility / co-op
Middle Tennessee Electric (SharingChange) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Cannon County, Rutherford County, Williamson County, Wilson County
Middle Tennessee Electric members' round-up donations fund grants to local charities and community organizations in MTE's service area. Schools and school support groups, government agencies, political causes, and expressly religious organizations are not eligible.
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Utility / co-op
Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VECustomers Share) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Bledsoe County, Bradley County, Cumberland County, Fentress County and 13 more counties
Volunteer Energy Cooperative members round up their bills to fund grants for community organizations and projects in VEC's service area, reviewed monthly by a volunteer board. Individuals cannot apply directly, and public schools, religious organizations,...
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Community foundation
The Generosity Trust (Young Givers Circle) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 3, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Hamilton County
A Christian young-adult giving circle in Chattanooga that awards one $5,000 grant each quarter for a specific one-time need at a small or mid-sized nonprofit or church. Leaders choose three finalists, who pitch to members for a vote.
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Foundation
O'Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
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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Corporate
Whirlpool Corporation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Whirlpool gives products, sponsorships, and grants for safe, healthy homes and strong neighborhoods. Nonprofits must be 501(c)(3)s within 20 miles of a Whirlpool site; schools, churches, fire and police departments, and sports teams are excluded. Send...
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Foundation
The Tucker Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 31, 2027 · 171 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Bradley County, Hamilton County, Marion County, Polk County and 1 more counties
An Ooltewah-based private foundation that funds 501(c)(3) organizations in the Chattanooga/Hamilton County and Cleveland/Bradley County metro areas (plus two Wyoming counties). Interests are education (mainly scholarships, special capital projects and...
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Corporate
Ingram Charities · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Davidson County
Ingram Charities, the giving arm of the Ingram family and businesses, funds nonprofits and programs that make Nashville and Middle Tennessee better places to live and work, mainly in the arts, education, and health and human services. Most K-12 schools,...
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Utility / co-op
Mountain Electric Cooperative (Operation Pocket Change) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Carter County, Johnson County, Unicoi County
Mountain Electric members' round-up donations fund one-time grants to charitable groups in the co-op's area for specific projects or equipment, such as gear for volunteer fire departments and rescue squads, youth programs, and food or clothing programs....
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Local
City of Dayton (Dayton Utilities Grant Board) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Bledsoe County, Rhea County
- No match
Dayton utility customers round up their bills, and a volunteer board gives that money to nonprofit projects in the Dayton Utilities service area. Grants are meant as extra funding. They do not pay utility bills, and they do not fund political or religious...
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Federal
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $750K
- Open to your kind of group
- 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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Federal
Centers for Disease Control - NCHHSTP · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Mar 22, 2027 · due about May 21, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 6 past Tennessee awards
Centers for Disease Control - NCHHSTP expects to make 1 award. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Womens Bureau · Department of Labor · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 5 – Jul 6, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $350K – $750K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Womens Bureau expects to make 28 awards of $350,000 to $750,000. Open to nonprofit without 501(c)(3) or nonprofit with 501(c)(3).
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Federal
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 9 past Tennessee awards
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis expects to make 23 awards. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Department of Health and Human Services · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 9 – Mar 27, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $1.8M – $20M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services expects to make 15 awards of $1.8 million to $20 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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