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  1. Nonprofit

    Petfinder Foundation grants (quality of life, disaster, sponsor-a-pet)

    Petfinder Foundation · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    Cash and product grants for shelters and rescues that list pets on Petfinder.com. Open grants are posted in the grant portal. Applications are reviewed every month.

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  2. Foundation

    General grants

    Williams Family Charitable Foundation · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    A small Nashville family foundation that lists no deadlines and no limits on who can apply. Its past grants mostly went to Nashville groups, such as a university and a hospital foundation. Contact the foundation by phone to ask about a request.

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  3. Foundation

    General grants

    The Dickson Foundation · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    The Dickson Foundation is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and says it mostly gives locally. It has no deadlines and does not give to individuals. Its past Tennessee grants went to private schools, Vanderbilt and St. Jude.

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  4. Nonprofit

    Grateful Pet grants (medical care for shelter pets)

    BISSELL Pet Foundation · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    Helps private and city shelters pay for medical care that keeps a pet from being adopted. Reach out before the surgery is done. Contact the foundation by email to ask.

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  5. Foundation

    General grants

    Hart Charitable Trust · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    A small Chattanooga trust that gives only to approved 501(c)(3) charities. It lists no deadlines. Past gifts went to Chattanooga-area groups like a speech and hearing center.

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  6. Foundation

    General grants

    Donald and Betty Burke Foundation · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    A small family foundation based in Bristol, Virginia. It lists no deadlines and no limits. Past gifts went to groups near Bristol, such as a rescue mission and a shoe program for kids.

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  7. Foundation

    Partner grants

    The William & Mary Davis Foundation · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    This Illinois family foundation gives to nonprofits whose work fits its mission of serving people in need. Its contact page invites groups to reach out about partnering. There are no deadlines.

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  8. Nonprofit

    Funding Requests (reviewed at quarterly board meetings)

    United Way of Maury County · Open

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    Amount not specified
    • Open to your kind of group
    • Local program: Maury County

    United Way of Maury County takes funding requests by email. Its board reviews them at quarterly meetings in March, June, September and December. Ask first what a request should include.

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  9. Nonprofit

    Adopt a K-9 Cop Matching Grant

    AKC Reunite · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)

    Matching grants help police and sheriff departments buy a new K-9. A local AKC dog club must sponsor you and help raise money. The department shows the AKC Reunite logo on the K-9 vehicle.

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  10. Utility / co-op

    Operation Roundup community project funds

    LaFollette Utilities Board (LaFollette Electric Trust) · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • 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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  11. Foundation

    Grants for Rutherford County and nearby counties

    Christy-Houston Foundation · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • Local program: Rutherford County

    The Christy-Houston Foundation in Murfreesboro gives grants that must help people in Rutherford County or the counties next to it. There is no deadline listed. Contact the foundation to ask how to apply.

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  12. Foundation

    General grants (no deadline)

    James H. Prentiss Foundation · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    This family foundation in Cordova gives grants to charities. It lists no deadline and no limits on who can ask. Past Tennessee grants went mostly to Memphis groups, like a child advocacy center and a park.

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  13. Foundation

    Grants for animal shelters and animal welfare groups

    Haegele-Blount Animal Shelters · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    This Knoxville foundation gives grants only to groups that run animal shelters or work for animal welfare. There is no deadline. Past grants went mostly to shelters and rescues in East Tennessee.

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  14. Foundation

    Grants to 501(c)(3) charities (no deadline)

    O'Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation · Open

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    • 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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  15. Foundation

    Grants for small projects in distressed communities

    The Allen Foundation (Nashville) · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    This Nashville foundation helps people in struggling communities in the U.S. and abroad. It likes small projects that big charities pass over. There is no deadline; past Tennessee grants went to Nashville groups.

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  16. Utility / co-op

    Round Up charitable donations to nonprofits

    Paris Board of Public Utilities Trust, Inc. (Paris BPU Round Up) · Open

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    Amount not specified
    • Open to your kind of group
    • 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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  17. Foundation

    General grants (no deadline)

    Col. R. McDonald Gray Family Foundation · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    This Cincinnati, Ohio family foundation lists no deadline and no limits on who can ask. Most past gifts went to barbershop harmony singing groups. Its Tennessee grants went to barbershop music groups based in Nashville.

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  18. Foundation

    Grants and Program-Related Investments (Letter of Inquiry)

    Nathan Cummings Foundation · Open

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    Up to $250K
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    This foundation funds nonprofits working on racial, economic, or environmental justice. It has a special interest in work in the U.S. South. You start with a short letter of inquiry online, any time of year.

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  19. Foundation

    Medical care, services and equipment grants

    James Walter Pickle Charitable Foundation (Mariner Trust Company, trustee) · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    This foundation pays for medical care, services, and equipment that change lives, given through 501(c)(3) groups. Send a letter about how you will use the money, your mission, and your IRS letter. There is no deadline.

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  20. Foundation

    Charitable and educational grants

    Timken Foundation of Canton · Open

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    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    The Timken Foundation gives grants to 501(c)(3) groups for charitable and educational projects, often buildings and equipment. No form is needed; include proof of your 501(c)(3) status. Most past grants went to Ohio, especially the Canton area.

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