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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.

458
2,315
3,545
2,030
928
122
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Tennessee

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Tennessee on their most recent filings.

American Lebanese Syrian Associated$1.9B
The University of Tennessee$135M
Ducks Unlimited Inc Group Return$66M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$60M
Vanderbilt University$59M
Itemized grants into Tennessee from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

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.

Nonprofits9
Tribal organizations3
Cities and towns2

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, tribal organizations and local governments.

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.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

See what you are eligible for in Tennessee.

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