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Foundation
Claude & Elizabeth Robinson Charity · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A bank-managed charitable trust that gives to charities. Send a written request; there is no deadline. All recent grants went to Knoxville-area groups.
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Foundation
Lebovitz Family Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Chattanooga family trust that gives to charities. Send a letter that explains why you need the money. Recent grants went mostly to Chattanooga and Atlanta groups, many of them Jewish community groups.
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Foundation
Nat R & Martha M Knaster Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A family trust that gives to charities, colleges and Jewish groups. Send a plain letter request; there is no deadline. Most grants go to New York and Florida groups, with some in Nashville and Knoxville.
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Foundation
Prometheus Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Houston family trust that gives to charities. Send a written request with your 501(c)(3) letter and proof of current IRS status. Most grants go to Texas groups, with several Nashville music and education groups.
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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
Toby S. Wilt Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Nashville family foundation managed by a trust company. Send a letter that explains your group's status. There is no deadline; past grants mostly went to Nashville-area groups.
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Utility / co-op
LaFollette Utilities Board (LaFollette Electric Trust) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Campbell County, Claiborne County, Union County
LaFollette Utilities customers round up their bills to fund local charities. A separate trust board meets twice a year to give the money to community projects. Groups mail an application with a project budget to the trust.
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Utility / co-op
Paris Board of Public Utilities Trust, Inc. (Paris BPU Round Up) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Henry County
Paris BPU customers round up their bills, raising about $7,500 a month. A trust board gives the money to nonprofits in Paris and Henry County. Groups must meet the trust's funding guidelines; contact Paris BPU to ask how to apply.
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Foundation
The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
This private foundation, run by a bank trustee in Florida, gives grants to charities that directly provide services or scholarships. Requests are due June 30 each year. Past Tennessee grants mostly went to colleges such as Meharry, Cumberland and Lee.
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Foundation
Jane I. Pettway Foundation (First Horizon Bank, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Mar 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Knoxville bank-managed foundation that funds Tennessee charities. Requests are due March 31 for funding in the current fiscal year. Ask the trustee for its grant policy document before applying.
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Foundation
Mary G. K. Fox Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Greene County
This foundation gives grants only to charities in Greeneville and Greene County. There is no deadline. Contact the trustee in Knoxville listed on its GrantMe funder page (from its IRS tax return).
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Nonprofit
Access Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Mar 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants protect climbing areas and improve access, trails and the climbing environment. Climbing groups, land trusts, agencies and even individuals can apply. Deadlines are March 1 and August 1.
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Foundation
Jim Horne & Evelyn S. Hankins Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Wilson County
This Lebanon-based foundation gives grants to charities, mostly in Wilson County. There is no deadline. Contact the trustee listed on its GrantMe funder page (from its IRS tax return) to ask.
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Federal
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program · Department of the Treasury · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $120.2M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 2 past Tennessee awards
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program expects to make 10 awards of up to $120.2 million. Open to state government or county government.
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Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Dec 31, 2027. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 32 past Tennessee awards
A grant from National Park Service.
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Federal
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program · Department of the Treasury · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $120.2M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 2 past Tennessee awards
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program expects to make 10 awards of up to $120.2 million. Open to state government or county government.
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Federal
DOC NOAA - ERA Production · Department of Commerce · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 18, 2026 · 38 days left
- Award
- $2.5M – $100M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 4 past Tennessee awards
DOC NOAA - ERA Production gives grants of $2.5 million to $100 million.
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Federal
Air Force -- Research Lab · Department of Defense · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Dec 5, 2028. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Up to $99.9M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 43 past Tennessee awards
Air Force -- Research Lab gives grants of up to $99.9 million.
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Federal
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program · Department of the Treasury · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- $5.7M – $14.5M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 2 past Tennessee awards
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program expects to make 5 awards of $5.7 million to $14.5 million. Open to state government.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 20, 2027 · 101 days left
- Award
- Up to $1.2M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 63 past Tennessee awards
U.S. National Science Foundation expects to make 20 awards of up to $1.2 million.
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