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Who funds education in Tennessee: 972 foundations, $141.1 million in grants
972 private foundations paid 2,682 grants totaling $141,087,666 to education nonprofits in Tennessee, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Nmi Foundation, with $8,000,000 in 1 grant.
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Foundations that funded education in Tennessee
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 972 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nmi Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | 1 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | Girls Preparatory School | Establishment and funding of the sharon mills sustainability fund which is aimed at ensuring the girls preparatory school achieves long term financial and environmental sustainability. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gary W Rollins Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $5,629,870 | $5,629,870 | University of Chattanooga Foundation | Gwr college of business | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bill Gatton Foundation | Bristol, TN | 1 | $5,574,796 | $5,574,796 | King University | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frist Foundation | Nashville, TN | 16 | $5,287,500 | $5,000,000 | Nashville Public Library Foundation | Support for the begin bright program | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 11 | $4,641,156 | $1,000,000 | Instruction Partners | K-12 education | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellcome Leap Inc | San Diego, CA | 3 | $3,437,481 | $1,809,618 | Vanderbilt University | Global health research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prescott Miller Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $3,069,225 | $3,069,225 | Vanderbilt University | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | Vanderbilt University | Clark scholars program | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 3 | $2,903,196 | $1,250,000 | Instruction Partners | To train teachers so they can effectively use high-quality instructional materials to accelerate student learning. | apps.irs.gov |
| Scarlett Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 21 | $2,828,400 | $395,000 | Nashville Classical | Support for apprentice school leadership program and nashville classical west | apps.irs.gov |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $2,665,000 | $2,300,000 | Meharry Medical College | Science: precision health | apps.irs.gov |
| Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation | Knoxville, TN | 15 | $2,621,600 | $1,000,000 | Belmont University | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Crews Family Foundation | Germantown, TN | 4 | $2,420,000 | $2,140,000 | University of Memphis Foundation | General - operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Jr Hyde III Family Foundation | Memphis, TN | 21 | $2,069,800 | $850,000 | Memphis Education Fund | Support for general operations and partner organization grantmaking/support for intervention software and teacher and student incentives | apps.irs.gov |
| Don Waggoner & Zelma Waggoner Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Trevecca Nazarene University | To further the mission of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Ua for Helene Fuld Health Trust 10-205620 | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | University of Chattanooga Foundation Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ayers Foundation Trust | Parsons, TN | 5 | $1,950,250 | $1,500,250 | Belmont University | General/operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anne Wojcicki Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $1,841,922 | $1,841,922 | Vanderbilt University | Structure/function deep dive of egfr and her2 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kennedy Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | 3 | $1,784,000 | $1,600,000 | University of Chattanooga Foundation | To fund a new building for the nursing school | apps.irs.gov |
| Dobbs Foundation | Memphis, TN | 2 | $1,755,000 | $1,505,000 | Hutchison School | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $1,600,000 | $1,000,000 | Tennessee Higher Education Initiative Inc | To support the tennessee arts & humanities initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Day Foundation | Memphis, TN | 5 | $1,545,000 | $1,220,000 | Rhodes College | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $1,450,000 | $1,000,000 | Vanderbilt University | Research and education on early childhood education | apps.irs.gov |
| Act Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $1,370,000 | $1,360,000 | Vanderbilt University | Special project support | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | Vanderbilt University | To understand the neural circuits that link oral sensation to feeding behavior | apps.irs.gov |
| Joe C Davis Foundation | Nashville, TN | 19 | $1,207,500 | $375,000 | Little Wonders Early Learning Center | Capital & capacity building support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hardeman Family Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | Freed-Hardeman University | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Melkus Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 2 | $1,114,184 | $989,184 | Belmont University | To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 4 | $1,105,750 | $500,000 | Johnson University | Thriving congregations initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Mike Curb Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | Belmont University | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mark and Jane Wilf Family Foundation Inc | Short Hills, NJ | 2 | $1,100,000 | $1,000,000 | Vanderbilt University | Scholarship support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stoneypeak Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $1,063,850 | $1,013,850 | McCallie School | To support the mission of developing boys and men though their academic, faith, and laedership journey. | apps.irs.gov |
| Ishbia Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,028,270 | $1,028,270 | Vanderbilt University | To further program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Mays Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 3 | $1,005,000 | $500,000 | Vanderbilt University | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Belmont University | Develop a framework to form leaders for flourishing at belmont university | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $1,000,000 | $971,946 | Vanderbilt University | To support the mission of the recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wilf Family Foundation | Short Hills, NJ | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Vanderbilt University | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis Calder Foundation | Denver, CO | 4 | $950,000 | $500,000 | Instruction Partners | Science of reading | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 5 | $948,517 | $390,000 | Meharry Medical College | 82540 training and placing climate and health fellows in city government to enhance local capacity for addressing climate-related health risks | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 5 | $942,326 | $288,986 | Vanderbilt University | To conduct and disseminate research that evaluates the effectiveness of state-level initiatives on contraceptive access by estimating causal effect of other similar state-run programs. | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 3 | $842,500 | $400,000 | Instruction Partners | As a final grant to build science instructional capacity and services | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 6 | $840,000 | $300,000 | Instruction Partners | For supporting leaders and teachers in accelerating student learning | apps.irs.gov |
| The Greg and India Keith Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $830,000 | $830,000 | McCallie School | Contributions | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandra Schatten Foundation | Nashville, TN | 2 | $789,330 | $731,500 | Nashville Public Library Foundation | To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 4 | $755,033 | $342,794 | Vanderbilt University | To implement phase two of the astrophysics postdoctoral launch program | apps.irs.gov |
| James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | 4 | $743,000 | $700,000 | Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville public library's literary award gala endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Care Foundation of America Inc Two Brentwood Commons | Brentwood, TN | 2 | $722,000 | $420,000 | Nashville Software School | To further exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $700,000 | $700,000 | Competency-Based Education Network | To pilot competency-based math course redesign models to foster more equitable pathways to success at community colleges | apps.irs.gov |
| William H Frist Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 4 | $637,500 | $300,000 | Middle Tennessee State University Foundation | To promote religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational activities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mus-Jr Hyde Jr Scholarship FD # 7430 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Memphis University School | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 4 | $545,000 | $220,000 | Heal Memphis | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dettwiller Foundation | Nashville, TN | 14 | $527,500 | $250,000 | Nashville Public Library Foundation | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Comet Foundation F/k/a the Steinert Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $525,000 | $250,000 | Vanderbilt University | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The International Retinal Research Foundation Inc | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $525,000 | $525,000 | Vanderbilt University | Research | apps.irs.gov |
| Ahb Foundation Inc | Knoxville, TN | 2 | $501,000 | $496,000 | Webb School of Knoxville | We are a private educational facility providing educational services for grades pre-k through 12th grade. | apps.irs.gov |
| Rise Opportunity Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Fisk University | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robertson Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Instruction Partners | Support for planning and launch of the elementary reading initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Valhalla Foundation | Woodside, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Vanderbilt University | Prenatal-to-3 policy impact center, an early childhood research and policy initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Devine-Majors Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $494,334 | $344,334 | The Harpeth Hall School | Unrestricted support of organizations exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Crawford-Howard Private Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 6 | $490,497 | $100,000 | Capstone Education Group Inc | Charitable exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 4 | $486,569 | $262,000 | Belmont University | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kim and John Schlifske Family Foundation Inc | Elm Grove, WI | 1 | $475,000 | $475,000 | Love One International | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert L & Kathrina H Maclellan Founda Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | 3 | $475,000 | $320,000 | King University | For general operating support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Arconic Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $430,000 | $250,000 | Pellissippi State Community College Foundation | Hardin valley campus renovations mcwherter building mechanical engineering center | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charlie & Moll Anderson Foundation | Florence, AL | 1 | $420,735 | $420,735 | West High School Athletic Council | Benevolent donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamico Inc | Chattanooga, TN | 2 | $410,760 | $276,760 | Baylor School | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chuck and Ernestina Kreutzkamp Foundation | Chula Vista, CA | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Love One International | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cross Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $395,000 | $395,000 | Franklin Classical School | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivoli H Carteritem 8 Trust Uw | Orlando, FL | 1 | $394,460 | $394,460 | The University of the South | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sixteen Foundation | Murfreesboro, TN | 1 | $385,660 | $385,660 | Middle Tennessee Christian School | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| J Clinton & Lillian M Fosheevanderb | Dallas, TX | 1 | $384,763 | $384,763 | Vanderbilt University | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Band Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Austin Peay State University Foundation | Southeastern Grasslands Institute | apps.irs.gov |
| Give Forward Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $350,000 | $250,000 | Instruction Partners | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $350,000 | $200,000 | Vanderbilt University | Early childhood policy/advocacy | apps.irs.gov |
| Re Foundation | Nashville, TN | 2 | $340,000 | $280,000 | University of Memphis Foundation | General programmatic support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $333,000 | $333,000 | Vanderbilt University | Good governance | apps.irs.gov |
| Willard and Ruth Johnson Charitable Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $332,500 | $157,500 | Vanderbilt University | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| William T Grant Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $314,116 | $162,500 | Vanderbilt University | Disrupting inequalities along the path to college and career: a partnership between metro nashville public schools and vanderbilt university | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation | Memphis, TN | 13 | $310,787 | $50,000 | Advance Memphis | General - operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack and Charlotte Frost Family Foundation | Signal Mountain, TN | 2 | $310,000 | $300,000 | University of Chattanooga Foundation Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stanton Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $300,500 | $300,500 | Vanderbilt University | To achieve charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Gadomski Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Christian Brothers University | Gadomski School of Engineering enrolling efforts | apps.irs.gov |
| Trott Family Philanthropies Inc | Chicago, IL | 2 | $300,000 | $200,000 | Vanderbilt University | Stars College Network Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Lichterman Loewenberg Foundation | Memphis, TN | 2 | $282,500 | $275,000 | University of Memphis Foundation | For the clinic at loewenberg college of nursing | apps.irs.gov |
| Speer Charitable Trust | Memphis, TN | 4 | $279,100 | $208,000 | Christian Brothers University | Program related | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $275,000 | $150,000 | Vanderbilt University | Core support for the engine for art, democracy and justice project, a collaborative civic engagement initiative that advances art, science and scholarship | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $275,000 | $275,000 | Vanderbilt University | Normalizing hypoglycemia-induced glucagon secretion in t1d through pharmacological restoration of alpha-cell calcium handling | apps.irs.gov |
| R Brad Martin Family Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | 7 | $273,385 | $184,685 | University of Memphis Foundation | Program related | apps.irs.gov |
| The United Company Foundation | Bristol, VA | 8 | $272,547 | $112,094 | Johnson University | Education - tuition | apps.irs.gov |
| James R Meadows Jr Foundation | Nashville, TN | 6 | $272,000 | $210,000 | Fisk University | For use in the organization's exempt function | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation | Nashville, TN | 22 | $262,750 | $80,000 | Ensworth School | Annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| J Squared Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $260,000 | $160,000 | Vanderbilt University | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Yarbrough Family Foundation | Franklin, TN | 3 | $258,200 | $250,000 | American Educational Assistance Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Hca Healthcare Foundation | Nashville, TN | 15 | $256,000 | $25,000 | Brightstone Inc | Program funding request | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $252,691 | $252,691 | Sisterreach | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $252,500 | $250,000 | Vanderbilt University | To support the School of Nursings micro-credentialing program and the TV News Archive | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc | Memphis, TN | 6 | $250,500 | $125,000 | Union University | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Bedford Falls Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Vanderbilt University | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Choicedata Foundation Inc | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Tnachieves | To use the funds from this award only for the designated charitable purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Vanderbilt University | For prenatal-3 policy impact center to lead an early childhood development governance evaluation and advance evidence-based policy progress and implementation of strategies to improve birth and child | apps.irs.gov |
| Equinix Foundation | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Fisk University | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bracken Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Franklin Road Academy | The franklin road academy capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Burchfield Family Charitable Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Lincoln Memorial University | To endow a scholarship in honor of his parents. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Teagle Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $250,000 | $175,000 | Vanderbilt University | Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 3 | $250,000 | $200,000 | Vanderbilt University | Health and Health Equity | apps.irs.gov |
| XQ Institute | Oakland, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Crosstown High School Inc | Support school implementation of xq tools and professional learning to drive innovative, student-centered improvement. | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $249,418 | $194,418 | Vanderbilt University | To develop graduate certificate courses and a postdoc-to-faculty program in multimessenger astronomy as an expansion of the fisk-vanderbilt bridge program | apps.irs.gov |
| LDB Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $234,000 | $134,000 | Brightstone | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| The Boyd Foundation | Knoxville, TN | 8 | $230,600 | $62,000 | Two Bikes | Dedicated to expanding access to the benefits of riding a bike in knoxvill. | apps.irs.gov |
| Troper Wojcicki Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $228,000 | $228,000 | Vanderbilt University | Circulating tumor cell derived organoids for nsclc | apps.irs.gov |
| Hudson Family Charitable Foundation Thomas M Hudson Jr - Trustee | Nashville, TN | 2 | $227,000 | $150,000 | Harding Academy | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert E Tipton Jr Charitable Foundation | Memphis, TN | 2 | $225,000 | $200,000 | Memphis University School | General Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Shamrock Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | Champions for Literacy | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Foundation Inc | Madison, TN | 15 | $224,000 | $35,000 | Communities in Schools of Tennessee | To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Bradford Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 3 | $221,000 | $200,000 | Vanderbilt University | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Maclellan Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | 12 | $216,700 | $75,000 | Chattacademy Community Schools Inc | For education of youth and children. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clayton Homes Foundation | Maryville, TN | 5 | $215,000 | $152,500 | Knox Education Foundation | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc | Knoxville, TN | 3 | $209,100 | $200,000 | Maryville College | Scholarships and programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anna Sue and Bob Shaw Foundation | Dalton, GA | 2 | $205,000 | $105,000 | The Bright School | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Tennessee Health Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | 8 | $203,500 | $110,000 | Chattanooga Hamilton County Public Education Fund | 2024 hickey match | apps.irs.gov |
| The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust | Nashville, TN | 9 | $200,008 | $45,000 | Communities in Schools of Tennessee | To further the exempt purposes of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Bollinger Family Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Belmont University | To further the charitable purpose of the recipient by providing operational funds. | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Re the Regenerative School Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Julia Carell Stadler Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Vanderbilt University | To further charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Millennial Debt Foundation | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thomas & Betty Ross Foundation | Lake Worth, FL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Meharry Medical College | Charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Virginia James and Jason Feltner Family Foundation | Clarksville, TN | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Clarksville Academy | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Uw McCurdy Article 2ND Char Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $199,453 | $199,453 | University of the South | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $192,404 | $165,440 | Vanderbilt University | To study the work of districts participating in Wallace's Principal Pipeline Learning Community. | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $192,000 | $192,000 | Middle Tennessee State University Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert F Stone Foundation Aka Bobby Stone Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 12 | $191,000 | $50,000 | Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Inc | CGLA Afterschool and Summer Programs | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $190,961 | $167,527 | Richmont Graduate University | Mental health first responders for spiritual yearning among "religious dones" | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoogland Family Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $190,000 | $190,000 | Vanderbilt University | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Louise B Wallace Foundation 19702 | Nashville, TN | 4 | $190,000 | $150,000 | Harpeth Hall School | To support school | apps.irs.gov |
| Enchiridion Foundation | Nashville, TN | 7 | $186,000 | $100,000 | Fisk University | General support for operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Tua the Anne Potter Wilson FDN | Dallas, TX | 4 | $175,000 | $100,000 | Ensworth School | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 822 | $167,592 | $8,464 | Love One International | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anita and Julian Saul Foundation Inc | Brentwood, TN | 4 | $165,000 | $140,000 | Vanderbilt University | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation | Ada, MI | 1 | $160,240 | $160,240 | Grace Christian Academy of Leipers Fork | Campaign - building | apps.irs.gov |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | Durham, NC | 3 | $160,000 | $80,000 | Tennessee Higher Education Initiative | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Point72 Employee Directed Giving Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $160,000 | $160,000 | Vanderbilt University | Mcentire family dean's faculty fellow | apps.irs.gov |
| Cal Turner Family Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | 4 | $153,200 | $94,560 | Franklin Road Academy | Fra turner fellows 2024-25 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles R Schwab Foundation for Financial Freedom | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Foundation for College System of Tennessee | Funding for individuals enrolled in tcat nashville | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleanor and Warren Nunn Charitable | Halls, TN | 2 | $150,000 | $100,000 | Univ of Memphis Foundation | Public education donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Waterhouse Trust | Oak Ridge, TN | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Providence Academy | Program supportprogram support | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust Uw Malvina Watson Vanderbt | Dallas, TX | 1 | $146,518 | $146,518 | Vanderbilt University | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Theodore W & Betty J Eckels FDN-Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $145,000 | $90,000 | Rhodes College | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| American Paper & Twine Charitable Trust | Nashville, TN | 3 | $140,000 | $75,000 | University School of Nashville | To further the exempt purpose of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Protestant Orphanage Foundation | Orlando, FL | 1 | $134,444 | $134,444 | First Steps Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc | Paris, TN | 1 | $134,000 | $134,000 | Trinity Christian Academy | Christian education | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolyn Smith Foundation | Hendersonville, TN | 11 | $132,500 | $62,500 | Equal Chance for Education | Provide equal opportunity education | apps.irs.gov |
| Weldon F Osborne Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | 9 | $131,000 | $30,000 | Bryan College | Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| De Beaumont Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Meharry Medical College | To support the new actual causes of death study: literature review & research plan development (1-year) | apps.irs.gov |
| Irvin Lansky Foundation | Germantown, TN | 2 | $125,000 | $75,000 | Arise2read | Teach reading skills to elementary children | apps.irs.gov |
| Robertson County Hospital Trust | Dallas, TX | 2 | $125,000 | $90,000 | Tnkids Nutrition Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jane and Richard Eskind and Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | Nashville Public Library Foundation | To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Drexel Fund | South Bend, IN | 1 | $124,000 | $124,000 | Lab School of Memphis Inc | General support grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Toby S Wilt Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 5 | $121,550 | $105,300 | Vanderbilt University | Aid recipient's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Rachel Lyman Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $120,326 | $120,326 | University of the South | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Armat Foundation Inc | Winston Salem, NC | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | McCallie School | Ronnie thomas scholarship/pat woolsey plaque | apps.irs.gov |
| Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | Meharry Medical College | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Boedecker Foundation | Boulder, CO | 6 | $120,000 | $30,000 | Small World Yoga | Program Needs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Danner Foundation | Nashville, TN | 4 | $112,000 | $50,000 | Harpeth Hall School | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Seven Turns Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,444 | $100,444 | Vanderbilt University | For donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| A Better South Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | University of the South | Educational funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerald D and Edna E Mann Family Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Union University | Scholarship & operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Haslam Family Foundation Inc | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Webb School of Knoxville | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugh and Charlotte Maclellan Charitable Charitable Trust | Chattanooga, TN | 4 | $100,000 | $45,000 | Chattanooga Christian School Inc | For education of youth and children. | apps.irs.gov |
| Keller Family Foundation Dima | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | University of the South | Keller fund for theological | apps.irs.gov |
| Leon Lowenstein Foundation Inc | Madison, CT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Peer Power Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Leprino Foods Company Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | American Educational Assistance Foundation Inc | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Pine Rock Foundation Inc | Sioux Falls, SD | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Page High School Pto | Designated capital | apps.irs.gov |
| Porter Family Charitable Foundation | Washngton, DC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Vanderbilt University | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rita Allen Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Vanderbilt University | Rita allen foundation scholars program | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert M Levy and Diane VS Levy Family Foundation | Sea Island, GA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Vanderbilt University | To support undergraduate scholarship program within the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Selby and Richard McRae Foundation | Jackson, MS | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Franklin Road Academy | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Stallworth Ohyes Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Meharry Medical College | The Otto E. Stallworth Jr MD scholarship Fund and endowment fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The 297 Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Hutchison School | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The GJ Grewe Family Foundation | Wildwood, MO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Holy Trinity Montessori | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harold Juanita David Dennis & Gary Koon Family Charitable Foundation | Bowling Green, KY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Donelson Christian Academy | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Belmont University | Belmont innovation labs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lindsay and Carter Hawkins Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Vanderbilt University | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| The Matson Family Foundation | Mason, OH | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The 1065 Institute | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mullen Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Vanderbilt University | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Muriel Pollia Foundation | Fillmore, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Vanderbilt University | Funding for innovative and creative projects | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zeckhauser Foundation | Hobe Sound, FL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Vanderbilt University | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | Arlington, VA | 2 | $99,015 | $50,000 | Vanderbilt University | Peer empowerment network for employment: peer mentorship between employed and unemployed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to improve employment outcomes | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $97,500 | $87,500 | Vanderbilt University | Environment and Science | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marc & Eva Stern Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $95,044 | $95,044 | Vanderbilt University | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schooner Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $93,000 | $88,000 | Tennessee Higher Education Initiative | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Tucker Foundation | Ooltewah, TN | 4 | $92,000 | $50,000 | Skyuka Hall | Supporting need-based families | apps.irs.gov |
| MSB Cockayne Fund Inc | Nashville, TN | 7 | $91,000 | $25,000 | Harpeth Hall School | To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Jessie Ball Dupont Religious Charitable & Educational Fund | Jacksonville, FL | 2 | $90,377 | $89,877 | University of the South | Equity | apps.irs.gov |
| Six Talents Foundation Inc | Warren, NJ | 2 | $90,000 | $85,000 | Daybreak Arts | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 | Vanderbilt University | Fund scholarships and stipends for three students completing a three-year master of divinity degree | apps.irs.gov |
| Georgia Power Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $84,000 | $84,000 | Middle Tennessee State University Foundation | Veteran employment and health and wellness project | apps.irs.gov |
| Alabama Power Foundation Inc | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $83,333 | $83,333 | Middle Tennessee State University Foundation | General/operating | apps.irs.gov |
| 3clane Family Foundation Inc | Stockbridge, GA | 1 | $82,692 | $82,692 | Milligan University | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joel Foundation | White Plains, NY | 1 | $81,911 | $81,911 | The Covenant School | General | apps.irs.gov |
| TCH C Kempkau Vanderbilt | Orlando, FL | 1 | $80,724 | $80,724 | Vanderbilt University | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Texas Foundation | Bryan, TX | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Instruction Partners | To support instruction partners ongoing work with brownsville isd instructional leadership. | apps.irs.gov |
| Maria & Bernard A Pargh Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 3 | $80,000 | $50,000 | Belmont University | To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Francis Asbury Palmer Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Vanderbilt University | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Lumos | Nashville, TN | 1 | $79,949 | $79,949 | Belmont University | Endowment for lumos travel scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| CS Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $76,000 | $75,000 | Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Howmet Aerospace Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $76,000 | $76,000 | American Educational Assistance Foundation | 2024 sons & daughters scholarship awards for 19 recipients | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward J Mallinckrodt Jr Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Vanderbilt University | Dr. shan meltzer | apps.irs.gov |
| George R Johnson Family Foundation | Cleveland, TN | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Tennessee Wesleyan University | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Nissan Foundation | Franklin, TN | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | Nashville Public Library Foundation | Conversations @npl | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bobbie Solley Foundation Inc | Murfreesboro, TN | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Freed-Hardeman University | Excellence in education program funding | apps.irs.gov |
| The James T and Valeria B Robertson Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | The Contributor Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Freed-Hardeman University | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jane K Lowe Charitable Foundation | Huntsville, AL | 1 | $74,865 | $74,865 | Vanderbilt University | Research and Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Johnny Mercer Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $74,281 | $74,281 | Belmont University | Johnny mercer songwriters project | apps.irs.gov |
| Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation | Union City, TN | 1 | $73,600 | $73,600 | Union University | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| The Columbus Phipps Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $72,000 | $60,000 | Lincoln Memorial University | Educational grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Blair J Wilson Charitable Trust | Nashville, TN | 5 | $71,000 | $50,000 | Nashville Classical | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Timken Foundation of Canton | Canton, OH | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | New Market Elementary Pto | Playground improvement program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert E & Jenny D Kirkland Foundation | Union City, TN | 2 | $69,000 | $59,000 | Union City Rotary Foundation | Scholarships and other service proj | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annette & Irwin Eskind Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 7 | $68,100 | $63,000 | Nashville Public Education Foundation | To further the exempt purpose of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Peierls Foundation | Golden, CO | 1 | $68,000 | $68,000 | Meharry Medical College | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $65,540 | $65,540 | Sisterreach | Provide a safe and supportive environment for individuals in need | apps.irs.gov |
| Isaacson Foundation | Gallatin, TN | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Friendship Christian School Inc | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 3 | $65,000 | $30,000 | The Soulsville Charter School LLC | Thriving communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Hazel Montague Hutcheson Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | 10 | $63,501 | $23,001 | McCallie School | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis R Draughon Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 2 | $63,000 | $55,000 | Freed-Hardeman University | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Assurant Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 9 | $62,500 | $50,000 | Middle Tennessee State University Foundation | Financial Assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $62,500 | $62,500 | Vanderbilt University | To support the project "disrupting inequalities along the path to college and career: a partnership between metro nashville public schools and vanderbilt university" | apps.irs.gov |
| John R Lindahl Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 3 | $62,500 | $30,000 | Belmont University | To promote religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Alvin H & Alva Jamison Crawford Family Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $62,244 | $62,244 | Tennessee State University Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mattei-Rothschild Foundation Inc | Glenview, KY | 2 | $62,225 | $57,225 | Vanderbilt University | Scholarship fundnon-cash donationdate of gift: 2/4/25description of property: 700 shares of kellanova stockbook value of property: $14,433method used to calculate book value: quoted market price on da | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas & Mamie Houser Charitable Foundation | Nashville, TN | 5 | $62,000 | $40,000 | Preston Taylor Ministries | To support ministry | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Carole Julian Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $61,968 | $61,968 | Vanderbilt University | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheadle Kate B Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $60,950 | $60,950 | Maryville College | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Hohenberg Charity Trust | Memphis, TN | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | University of Memphis Foundation | Support for the operations of the university of memphis foundations | apps.irs.gov |
| Alton and Pauline Doolittle Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $59,395 | $59,395 | Maryville College | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Hilda A Dodge Memorial SCHSHP FD Trust | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $58,164 | $58,164 | The University of the South | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Bert Fish Foundation Inc | Ormond Beach, FL | 1 | $58,000 | $58,000 | Lincoln Memorial University | Scholarship | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 12 | $57,115 | $21,250 | The University of Tennessee Foundat Ion Inc | 21250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Irvine, CA | 3 | $57,000 | $26,000 | Vanderbilt University | Research, general support & education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annexstad Family Foundation | Alpharetta, GA | 1 | $56,250 | $56,250 | Vanderbilt University | Scholarship | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunstone Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $55,328 | $55,000 | Governors Early Literacy Foundation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Harnisch Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Book'em | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Lucy H Casteel Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $54,270 | $54,270 | Johnson University | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Janus Henderson Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $52,500 | $50,000 | Rock the Street Wall Street | Grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Steve and Lisa Frost Family Foundation | Signal Mountain, TN | 1 | $51,200 | $51,200 | Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Richards Family Foundation | Evans, GA | 1 | $50,094 | $50,094 | University of the South | Support community organization | apps.irs.gov |
| All Points North Foundation | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Communities in Schools of Memphis | Integrated student supports to enhance social-emotional health, attendance, and behavior, ensuring 8th-grade promotion and readiness for high school. | apps.irs.gov |
| Angel Corps | Nashville, TN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Harding Academy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bogle Family Foundation | Wellesley, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Vanderbilt University | General contribution. | apps.irs.gov |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $50,000 | $30,000 | Love One International | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Coker Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Chattanooga Christian School Inc | Charger fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Collat Family Foundation Inc | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Mose and Garrison Siskin Memorial Foundation Inc | Discretionary | apps.irs.gov |
| Covenant Legacy Foundation | Bells, TN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Trinity Christian Academy | Unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Charitable Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Harpeth Hall School | Operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank P Pierce Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | University of Chattanooga Foundation Inc | Charitable distribution to be used for the northwest georgia students scholarship | apps.irs.gov |
| Gang Family Foundation | Oakton, VA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Vanderbilt University | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Holmes Family Foundation Inc | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Snedeker Foundation | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| John Dustin Buckman Charitable Trust | Memphis, TN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Memphis Teacher Residency Inc | 2023 grant request | apps.irs.gov |
| Jolley Foundation Inc | Morristown, TN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Walters State Comm College FDN | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Keith & Mary Kay McCaw Family Found | Seattle, WA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Vanderbilt University | Undergraduate education fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Lainoff Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Rhodes College | General charitable & educational purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Landen Family Foundation Inc | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Communities in Schools of Tennessee | Wrap around services for Metro Nashville Students | apps.irs.gov |
| Reynolds Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Learning Matters | General funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Satish & Rupal Shah Charitable Foundatio | Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Vanderbilt University | Shah family innovation fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Pete and Sally Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Tennessee Wesleyan University | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation | Supports public education through grants and student programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Speer Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Middle Tennessee State University Foundation | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Susie and Gideon Yu Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | University School of Nashville | Vincent w durnan scholarship fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chris and Carrie Shumway Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Vanderbilt University | Is a center for scholarly research informed and creative teaching and service to the community and society at large | apps.irs.gov |
| The Daba Fund | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Sisterreach | My sistah's house unrestricted award | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Rock the Street Wall Street | To support the cost for the participation of two schools in a financial and investment literacy program. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kohn-Joseloff Foundation | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Vanderbilt University | Charitable donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The McDonnell Family Foundation | Memphis, TN | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Christian Brothers University | Program Services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul and Sally Houdayer Foundation | Seguin, TX | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Vanderbilt University | Further 501(c)(3) services | apps.irs.gov |
| The West End Home Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Nashville Public Library Foundation | To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Tsuha Foundation | Escondido, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Memphis Teacher Residency | To assist in recruiting, training and supporting effective teachers in a christian context. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Spencer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $48,422 | $48,422 | Rhodes College | Bilingual book clubs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cartinhour-Woods Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | 4 | $48,000 | $18,000 | Seton Foundation | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Perkins Bradbury Foundation | Nashville, TN | 2 | $47,500 | $45,000 | Belmont University | For use in the public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation | Nashville, TN | 7 | $47,500 | $15,000 | Pencil Foundation | Grant for support of program mission for education | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell Sage Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $46,903 | $46,903 | Vanderbilt University | Creating a nuisance? housing nuisance ordinances and their impacts on stu... | apps.irs.gov |
| M Stratton Foster Charitable Foundation | Nashville, TN | 5 | $45,000 | $15,000 | Harpeth Hall School | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ma Rikard Charitable Trust | Nashville, TN | 2 | $45,000 | $25,000 | Nashville Public Library Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Mantz Foundation | Ocala, FL | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Providence Academy | Fine Arts Program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | The University of Tennessee Foundat Ion Inc | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Tweed Family Foundation Inc | Greeneville, TN | 2 | $45,000 | $25,000 | Providence Academy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Footprint Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | 3 | $44,000 | $38,000 | Ella Library | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Maloof Scholarship Fund T W | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $44,000 | $44,000 | Lincoln Memorial University | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Trevecca Towers Inc Dba the Jones Heritage Foundation | Huntingdon, TN | 3 | $43,050 | $20,000 | Trevecca Nazarene University | Providing education for leadership and service | apps.irs.gov |
| Fugitive Foundation | Nashville, TN | 6 | $43,000 | $27,000 | The Contributor | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Milton and Denice Johnson Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 4 | $43,000 | $25,000 | Communities in Schools of Tennessee | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sims Family Charitable Trust 44-5001145 | Memphis, TN | 2 | $43,000 | $40,000 | Memphis Univ School | Gift | apps.irs.gov |
| The William R Orthwein Jr and Laura Rand Orthwein Foundation Inc | St Louis, MO | 1 | $42,006 | $42,006 | Vanderbilt University | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Albert D Banta Trust XXXXX2003 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $41,476 | $41,476 | Rhodes College | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Tennessee Titans Foundation | Nashville, TN | 10 | $40,250 | $10,000 | Nashville Public Education Foundation | Operating budget | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Vanderbilt University | Advancement of violin studies | apps.irs.gov |
| Filmtech Foundation Inc | Morristown, TN | 5 | $40,000 | $10,000 | All Saints Episcopal School | Support the mission of 501(c)(3) org | apps.irs.gov |
| Goodlett Foundation | Memphis, TN | 2 | $40,000 | $25,000 | Madonna Learning Center | To further the charity's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nmi Foundation | Girls Preparatory School | Chattanooga, TN | Establishment and funding of the sharon mills sustainability fund which is aimed at ensuring the girls preparatory school achieves long term financial and environmental sustainability. | $8,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gary W Rollins Foundation | University of Chattanooga Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | Gwr college of business | $5,629,870 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bill Gatton Foundation | King University | Bristol, TN | Education | $5,574,796 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frist Foundation | Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville, TN | Support for the begin bright program | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prescott Miller Foundation Inc | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | General | $3,069,225 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Clark scholars program | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | Meharry Medical College | Nashville, TN | Science: precision health | $2,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crews Family Foundation | University of Memphis Foundation | Memphis, TN | General - operating | $2,140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Don Waggoner & Zelma Waggoner Foundation | Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville, TN | To further the mission of the organization. | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ua for Helene Fuld Health Trust 10-205620 | University of Chattanooga Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | Program support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anne Wojcicki Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Structure/function deep dive of egfr and her2 | $1,841,922 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellcome Leap Inc | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Global health research | $1,809,618 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kennedy Foundation Inc | University of Chattanooga Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | To fund a new building for the nursing school | $1,600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellcome Leap Inc | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Global health research | $1,557,912 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dobbs Foundation | Hutchison School | Memphis, TN | General operating | $1,505,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ayers Foundation Trust | Belmont University | Nashville, TN | General/operating | $1,500,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Act Foundation Inc | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Special project support | $1,360,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | To understand the neural circuits that link oral sensation to feeding behavior | $1,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | To train teachers so they can effectively use high-quality instructional materials to accelerate student learning. | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Day Foundation | Rhodes College | Memphis, TN | Scholarships | $1,220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hardeman Family Foundation | Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson, TN | General operations | $1,125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mike Curb Foundation | Belmont University | Nashville, TN | General | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ishbia Family Foundation Inc | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | To further program services | $1,028,270 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stoneypeak Foundation | McCallie School | Chattanooga, TN | To support the mission of developing boys and men though their academic, faith, and laedership journey. | $1,013,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation | Belmont University | Nashville, TN | Operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Belmont University | Nashville, TN | Develop a framework to form leaders for flourishing at belmont university | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | K-12 education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Tennessee Higher Education Initiative Inc | Nashville, TN | To support the tennessee arts & humanities initiative | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education | Nashville, TN | To support a diverse range of Tennessee education stakeholders to sustain and successfully implement student-focused policies, identify and champion new and innovative policy solutions to challenges f | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wilf Family Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Scholarships | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mark and Jane Wilf Family Foundation Inc | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Scholarship support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Research and education on early childhood education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Melkus Family Foundation | Belmont University | Nashville, TN | To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity | $989,184 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | To support the mission of the recipient organization | $971,946 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jr Hyde III Family Foundation | Memphis Education Fund | Memphis, TN | Support for general operations and partner organization grantmaking/support for intervention software and teacher and student incentives | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Greg and India Keith Foundation | McCallie School | Chattanooga, TN | Contributions | $830,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education | Nashville, TN | K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis | $825,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandra Schatten Foundation | Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville, TN | To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation | $731,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Competency-Based Education Network | Franklin, TN | To pilot competency-based math course redesign models to foster more equitable pathways to success at community colleges | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Inc | Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville, TN | Nashville public library's literary award gala endowment | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | To partner with the Institute of Education Science to publicly release data from the National Assessment for Education Progress. | $653,196 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | K-12 education | $606,651 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mus-Jr Hyde Jr Scholarship FD # 7430 | Memphis University School | Memphis, TN | Scholarships | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | K-12 education | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | To support capacity and programming at the engine for art, democracy, and justice | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | K-12 education | $597,078 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education | Nashville, TN | K-12 education | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The International Retinal Research Foundation Inc | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Research | $525,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rise Opportunity Foundation | Fisk University | Nashville, TN | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis Calder Foundation | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | Science of reading | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robertson Foundation | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | Support for planning and launch of the elementary reading initiative | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Johnson University | Knoxville, TN | Thriving congregations initiative | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville, TN | Thriving in ministry initiative | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valhalla Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Prenatal-to-3 policy impact center, an early childhood research and policy initiative | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mays Family Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | General | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mays Family Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | General | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ahb Foundation Inc | Webb School of Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | We are a private educational facility providing educational services for grades pre-k through 12th grade. | $496,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kim and John Schlifske Family Foundation Inc | Love One International | Brentwood, TN | General support | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charlie & Moll Anderson Foundation | West High School Athletic Council | Knoxville, TN | Benevolent donation | $420,735 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care Foundation of America Inc Two Brentwood Commons | Nashville Software School | Nashville, TN | To further exempt purpose | $420,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | As a final grant to build science instructional capacity and services | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chuck and Ernestina Kreutzkamp Foundation | Love One International | Brentwood, TN | General support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cross Foundation | Franklin Classical School | Franklin, TN | Program support | $395,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scarlett Family Foundation | Nashville Classical | Nashville, TN | Support for apprentice school leadership program and nashville classical west | $395,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivoli H Carteritem 8 Trust Uw | The University of the South | Sewanee, TN | General operating | $394,460 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Meharry Medical College | Nashville, TN | 82540 training and placing climate and health fellows in city government to enhance local capacity for addressing climate-related health risks | $390,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sixteen Foundation | Middle Tennessee Christian School | Murfreesboro, TN | Unrestricted gift | $385,660 | apps.irs.gov |
| J Clinton & Lillian M Fosheevanderb | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Unrestricted general | $384,763 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joe C Davis Foundation | Little Wonders Early Learning Center | Nashville, TN | Capital & capacity building support | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | Education: research to practice - practice | $365,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Band Foundation | Austin Peay State University Foundation | Clarksville, TN | Southeastern Grasslands Institute | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scarlett Family Foundation | Kipp Nashville | Nashville, TN | Support for master teachers program and managing director of high schools | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Devine-Majors Foundation | The Harpeth Hall School | Nashville, TN | Unrestricted support of organizations exempt purpose | $344,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | To implement phase two of the astrophysics postdoctoral launch program | $342,794 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | 80938 advancing a decolonizing agenda to address health inequities and help build global and local u.s. solutions | $333,283 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Good governance | $333,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert L & Kathrina H Maclellan Founda Foundation | King University | Bristol, TN | For general operating support. | $320,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care Foundation of America Inc Two Brentwood Commons | Persist Nashville | Nashville, TN | To further exempt purpose | $302,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stanton Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | To achieve charitable purpose | $300,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gadomski Family Foundation | Christian Brothers University | Memphis, TN | Gadomski School of Engineering enrolling efforts | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | For supporting leaders and teachers in accelerating student learning | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William H Frist Family Foundation | Middle Tennessee State University Foundation | Murfreesboro, TN | To promote religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational activities. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack and Charlotte Frost Family Foundation | University of Chattanooga Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | Program support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | To conduct and disseminate research that evaluates the effectiveness of state-level initiatives on contraceptive access by estimating causal effect of other similar state-run programs. | $288,986 | apps.irs.gov |
| Re Foundation | University of Memphis Foundation | Memphis, TN | General programmatic support | $280,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamico Inc | Baylor School | Chattanooga, TN | Donation | $276,760 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lichterman Loewenberg Foundation | University of Memphis Foundation | Memphis, TN | For the clinic at loewenberg college of nursing | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Normalizing hypoglycemia-induced glucagon secretion in t1d through pharmacological restoration of alpha-cell calcium handling | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | K-12 education | $268,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Valor Collegiate Academies | Nashville, TN | For general support | $262,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation | Belmont University | Nashville, TN | General operating support | $262,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education | Nashville, TN | To develop a research-based definition of "credentials of value" for higher education institutions in tennessee and creating policy recommendations for using that definition to improve the return-on-i | $259,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Sisterreach | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $252,691 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yarbrough Family Foundation | American Educational Assistance Foundation | Nashville, TN | Unrestricted | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| XQ Institute | Crosstown High School Inc | Memphis, TN | Support school implementation of xq tools and professional learning to drive innovative, student-centered improvement. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equinix Foundation | Fisk University | Nashville, TN | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bracken Foundation | Franklin Road Academy | Nashville, TN | The franklin road academy capital campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scarlett Family Foundation | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | Support for instructional leadership development | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Give Forward Foundation | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Burchfield Family Charitable Foundation | Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate, TN | To endow a scholarship in honor of his parents. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.