Grants and funding in Tennessee
9,496 foundations reported granting into Tennessee on their most recent IRS filings: 27,565 itemized grants worth $4B between them. On top of that, ten live grant programs and forty-three contract opportunities are specific to Tennessee, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 9,496
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $4B
- across 27,565 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to Tennessee
- 10
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 45
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 9,496 foundations granting into Tennessee, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into Tennessee
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Tennessee on their most recent filings.
Who the Tennessee-specific grants are for
Of the ten live grant programs specific to Tennessee, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. four more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Forty-five community development lenders serve Tennessee: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Communities Unlimited, Inc., Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
Tennessee foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in Tennessee that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 258Tennessee foundations that accept applications.
- Human Services grants in Tennessee (59 funders)
- Education grants in Tennessee (53 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Tennessee (34 funders)
- Health Care grants in Tennessee (22 funders)
- Religion grants in Tennessee (21 funders)
- Youth Development grants in Tennessee (17 funders)
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Tennessee (15 funders)
- Housing & Shelter grants in Tennessee (12 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
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