Education grants in Tennessee
53 private foundations fund education in Tennessee and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $169M in their most recent filings. A typical grant from this group is around $5K.
Worked out from where the money actually went rather than from mission statements, and from the box on each filing that says whether they take applications at all. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, which is why this cut is the one worth starting from.
The 53 funders, largest givers first
THE FRIST FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $58M given
Education, Human Services
HCA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $25M given
Human Services, Education
JR HYDE III FAMILY FOUNDATION
MEMPHIS · $13M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
The Ayers Foundation Trust
Parsons · $11M given
Education, Health Care
THE BOYD FOUNDATION
KNOXVILLE · $9.4M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
SCARLETT FAMILY FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $9.2M given
Education, Community & Economic Development
JOE C DAVIS FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $8.2M given
Education, Human Services
TENNESSEE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
CHATTANOOGA · $3.8M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE GRACE FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS INC
MEMPHIS · $3.0M given
Religion, Education
GIBSON GIVES FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $2.5M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
KENNEDY FOUNDATION INC
CHATTANOOGA · $2.3M given
Education, Health Care
TENNESSEE TITANS FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $2.1M given
Education, Human Services
JAMES STEPHEN TURNER FAMILY FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $2.0M given
Education, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
THE KEMMONS WILSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
MEMPHIS · $1.9M given
Education, Human Services
CHRISTENBERRY-ANDERSON-LOOMIS FAMILY
NASHVILLE · $1.5M given
Education, International Affairs
AHB FOUNDATION INC
KNOXVILLE · $1.5M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
COOPER FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
NASHVILLE · $1.5M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Education
JOHN DUSTIN BUCKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
MEMPHIS · $1.4M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
WELDON F OSBORNE FOUNDATION INC
CHATTANOOGA · $1.4M given
Education, Human Services
STOWERS MACHINERY FOUNDATION INC
KNOXVILLE · $1.0M given
Human Services, Education
BLAIR J WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST
NASHVILLE · $1.0M given
Education
DUNN FAMILY FOUNDATION
FRANKLIN · $858K given
Education, Environment
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $616K given
Environment, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
ALBERT & ANNE MANSFIELD FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $533K given
Human Services, Employment & Workforce
Covenant Legacy Foundation
Bells · $520K given
Religion, Health Care
RUCKER-DONNELL FOUNDATION
MURFREESBORO · $494K given
Youth Development, Education
LOUIE M & BETTY M PHILLIPS FOUNDATN
NASHVILLE · $406K given
Human Services, Education
ANGEL CORPS
NASHVILLE · $382K given
Human Services, Education
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $359K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
MA RIKARD CHARITABLE TRUST
NASHVILLE · $357K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Athens Federal Foundation
Athens · $314K given
Human Services, Public Safety & Disaster Relief
M STRATTON FOSTER CHARITABLE
NASHVILLE · $290K given
Education, Human Services
FUGITIVE FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $282K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
Lawrence Lewis Foundation
Memphis · $254K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
KENNETH E BORING
CHATTANOOGA · $232K given
Education, Health Care
MASSENGILL-DEFRIECE FOUNDATION INC
BRISTOL · $225K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE RICHARD SIEGEL FOUNDATION
FRANKLIN · $214K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Religion
MARK E SMITH FOUNDATION UA DATED
CLEVELAND · $211K given
Education, Recreation & Sports
TOBY S WILT FAMILY FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $181K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE HACKER AND KITTY CALDWELL
CHATTANOOGA · $169K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
Bartlett-Patterson Corporation
Greeneville · $164K given
Youth Development, Education
THE RICH FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $150K given
Education, Environment
CLARKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
BRISTOL · $145K given
Education, Health Care
EISEN-WALD FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $131K given
Education, Civil Rights & Advocacy
DON & ROY SPLAWN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $123K given
Community & Economic Development, Education
THE MORRIS FAMILY FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $121K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE MICK FOUNDATION
BRENTWOOD · $105K given
Education, Religion
DOOCHIN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
WHITE BLUFF · $101K given
Religion, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE HAND FOUNDATION INC
CHATTANOOGA · $45K given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
ADAMS FAMILY FOUNDATION
PARIS · $44K given
Education, Recreation & Sports
Yow Foundation Inc
Clarksville · $36K given
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Education
MYERS FAMILY FOUNDATION
BRENTWOOD · $14K given
Education, Disease & Medical Research
GET ENVOLVED FOUNDATION
MEMPHIS · $4K given
Disease & Medical Research, Human Services
THE FRIST FOUNDATION is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 53 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does.
What else Tennessee foundations fund
Education funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 388
- New York 331
- Florida 269
- Pennsylvania 256
- Ohio 254
- California 236
- Illinois 193
- Massachusetts 188
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