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Foundation
Dr. Bronner's Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Funds groups working on the root causes of harm faced by migrants and refugees. Any 501(c)(3) or fiscally sponsored group may send a 500-word letter of inquiry. Full proposals are by invitation after that.
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Nonprofit
Jazz Foundation of America · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Musicians in crisis can ask for help with rent, utilities, food or medical care. The fund focuses on jazz and blues musicians and their families. It also gives disaster relief.
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Foundation
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $15K
Mature painters, sculptors and printmakers facing a sudden crisis can apply. Grants go up to $15,000, most are about $5,000. You need ten years of mature work.
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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
- 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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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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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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Utility / co-op
Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. (Southwest Members Care) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 81 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
- Local program: Chester County, Crockett County, Fayette County, Hardeman County and 7 more counties
Round-up grants of up to $10,000 a year per organization for community projects in Southwest Tennessee EMC's service area. Individuals can't apply directly, and normal school-budget items aren't funded, though PTOs and open youth groups may qualify.
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Local
ARTSmemphis · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $500 – $5,000
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
Unrestricted emergency cash grants for Shelby County professional artists hit by a recent catastrophic emergency (within the past six months) that disrupts their ability to work. Applicants take an eligibility quiz in the ARTSmemphis grant portal;...
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Local
Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $2,000
- Local program: Knox County
- No match
Quick, confidential emergency grants for Greater Knoxville artists and arts workers facing urgent costs such as rent, utilities or medical bills. Applicants must have worked in the local arts community for at least two of the last five years and may apply...
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Foundation
The Assisi Foundation of Memphis · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 26 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Fayette County, Shelby County, Tipton County
Grants to Greater Memphis nonprofits in health and human services, education, social justice and ethics, arts and culture, and community capacity building. Some focus areas can apply only in certain quarters (arts in Q1, education in Q2, digital news in...
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Foundation
Clarke Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small Bristol-area family foundation that gives only to 501(c)(3) charities. It has no form or deadline, so contact it to ask. Past grants mostly went to Bristol-area groups.
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Foundation
Brown S & S Foundation (Regions Bank, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Aug 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Robertson County
A bank-managed trust that gives to charities serving people in Robertson County and nearby communities. Get the application form from the trustee. Send it in before August 1.
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Nonprofit
MusiCares (Recording Academy) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Music workers facing illness, injury, disaster or job loss can ask for help with rent, bills or medical costs. Payments go straight to landlords or providers. You need five years of music work or six released credits.
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Corporate
Grand Ole Opry (Opry Trust Fund) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
People who work or worked full time in country music can ask for help in an emergency. It covers extraordinary need, not just lost work. Contact the fund by email to request help.
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Nonprofit
Entertainment Community Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Performing arts and entertainment workers in a money crisis can ask for help with basic bills. A social worker reviews each case. You must show five years of arts income.
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Foundation
Foundation for Contemporary Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $500 – $3,000
Artists with a sudden chance or unexpected cost tied to a project can apply. Grants are $500 to $3,000, about $2,200 on average. The program runs all year.
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Nonprofit
CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $3,000
Craft artists hit by a disaster or emergency in the last 90 days can apply. The grant page lists one-time $3,000 grants. Money is given each quarter until it runs out.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Presbyterian Women in the PC(USA) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $50K
One-time grants of $5,000 to $50,000 for new programs that meet human needs. U.S. projects need an endorsement from a local Presbyterian Women group moderator. Applications are due November 1.
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Local
Metro Nashville Department of Finance · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
Nonprofits that extend or enhance a Metro Nashville department's services can propose a partnership year-round through the Metro HUB; approved partnerships are funded through that department's budget request.
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Utility / co-op
Middle Tennessee Electric (SharingChange) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- 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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