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Foundation
Cal Turner Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Nashville family foundation that uses its own application form, with no deadline. About 85% of past dollars went to Middle Tennessee groups, mostly in Nashville and Franklin. It does not fund individuals, government agencies, dinners or telethons.
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Nonprofit
Charter School Growth Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $250K – $750K
General operating grants of $250,000 to $750,000 for nonprofits running strong public charter schools. It is for groups that plan to open one to three more schools in two years. Applications are taken September to November.
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Nonprofit
Charter School Growth Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- From $750K
Multi-year grants and low-interest loans of $750,000 or more for charter school networks. It is for networks that plan to serve about 1,000 more students in three to five years. Start any time with a short Connect form.
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Corporate
Textron Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County, Sullivan County
Textron gives to nonprofits in towns where it has a business. Its Tennessee sites are in Memphis and Piney Flats. It funds job training, youth and education programs, arts, housing and health services.
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Foundation
Burgess Family Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Murfreesboro family foundation that gives first to Tennessee charities, then to others in the Southeast. Send a letter about your nonprofit at any time. Most past grants went to Murfreesboro groups.
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Foundation
Doochin Family Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Family foundation that reviews written requests as they arrive and lists no area limits. Most past grants were small gifts to Nashville charities and schools. Explain exactly how the money will be used.
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Foundation
Anne Potter Wilson Foundation (Bank of America, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Bank-managed trust that takes letter requests at any time and lists no limits. Most past grants were large unrestricted gifts to Nashville schools, parks and health groups. Send a letter with your 501(c)(3) letter.
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Foundation
Dugas Family Foundation II · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Family foundation that uses its own application form and has no deadline. All of its recent grants went to Nashville-area charities, such as recovery, health clinic and food groups. Ask for the form first.
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Foundation
Eisen-Wald Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Nashville family foundation that takes written requests at any time and lists no limits. Most past grants were general gifts to Nashville groups, including Jewish community groups and Vanderbilt programs.
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Foundation
Adams Family Foundation II · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Murfreesboro family foundation that gives first to Tennessee groups, then the Southeast. Send a letter at any time. Most past grants went to Murfreesboro charities, youth groups and MTSU programs.
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Foundation
Hacker and Kitty Caldwell Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Chattanooga family foundation that takes a typed letter of up to two pages at any time. It lists no area limits. Most past grants were small general gifts to Chattanooga arts groups and schools.
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Foundation
William B. Stokely Jr. Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Knoxville family foundation that lists a contact for requests, with no form, deadline or limits. Most past grants went to Knoxville and Cocke County schools, health and relief groups.
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Foundation
Mark E. Smith Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Cleveland, Tennessee, foundation that gives only to 501(c)(3) groups. Contact the trustee to get the online application. Most past grants went to Cleveland-area schools, college and athletic programs.
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Foundation
The Hand Foundation, Inc. (Chattanooga) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Small Chattanooga foundation that sends its application details on request. It lists no deadline or area limits. Most past grants were gifts of $100 to $10,000 to Chattanooga groups.
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Nonprofit
Pets in the Classroom (Pet Care Trust) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $50 – $125
Helps Pre-K to 12th grade teachers buy a class pet and supplies. First-time grants are store coupons or rebates; later years bring a $50 sustaining grant. The grant follows the teacher, not the school.
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Nonprofit
The Pollination Project · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $500
One-time seed grants of up to $500 for people starting projects that make their community kinder. Individuals and informal groups anywhere may apply. Group budgets must be under $50,000 and projects under $10,000.
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Nonprofit
American Geographical Society · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $300
Gives AP Human Geography teachers $300 to buy geography or mapping activities and resources for students. Teachers anywhere in the U.S. may apply with a short online form.
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Nonprofit
Pulitzer Center · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Pays for in-depth enterprise and investigative stories published by local U.S. news outlets. Freelance and staff journalists may apply, as can groups of newsrooms working together.
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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $10K – $20K
- Local program: Greene County
Grants of $10,000-$20,000 for medical transportation and traveling clinical services for underserved rural Greene County residents. Interested organizations contact ETF's grantmaking team about the 2026 cycle.
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Local
Downtown Memphis Commission / Center City Development Corporation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $80K
- Local program: Shelby County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
A dollar-for-dollar matching grant for street-visible exterior work (storefronts, masonry, painting, signage, lighting, awnings, patios, design fees) on commercial buildings in Downtown Memphis' Central Business Improvement District. Property owners and...
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