Disability Services grants for nonprofits in Tennessee
129 private foundations reported 238 disability services grants to organizations in Tennessee on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $2.3M in all. 65 of them are based in Tennessee.
Foundations that fund disability services in Tennessee
20 of the 129: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of disability services grants to Tennessee organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, Loudon - General support$1,072
- Emory Valley Center Inc, Oak Ridge - General support$708
- Empower Me Center, Lebanon - General support$459
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Special Opps Inc, Maryville - Developmentally disabled centers$2,500
- Empower Me Center, Lebanon - Centers to support the independence of specific populations$1,000
- Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, Loudon - Blind & visually impaired centers$1,000
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Gave $3.9B in 2025
Lilly Endowment Inc
Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2025- Cogic Charities Inc, Memphis - Capacity buildg-disaster relief orgs$50,000
- Charity Global Inc, Franklin - Employee matching gift(s)$42,000
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Gave $67M in 2024
Truist Foundation Inc
Orlando, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Orange Grove Center Inc, Chattanooga - Building career pathways to$25,000
- Emory Valley Center Inc, Oak Ridge - Presidential honors$10,000
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Gave $25.4M in 2024
Hca Healthcare Foundation
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Empower Me Center, Lebanon - Operational funding request$15,000
- Amputee Blade Runners, Nashville - Operational funding request$5,000
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Gave $47.9M in 2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Empower Me Center, Lebanon - Human services$5,000
- Possibility Place, Murfreesboro - Human services$3,100
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Gave $5.5M in 2025
American Water Charitable Foundation Inc
Camden, NJ · latest return: tax year 2025- Chattanooga Unite, Chattanooga - General purpose$3,000
- LA Paz de Dios, Chattanooga - General purpose$3,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Meritan Inc, Memphis - Matching gifts$100
- Meritan Inc, Memphis - Volunteer program$50
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Gave $834K in 2025
Mutual of America Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- The Arc of Tennessee Inc, Nashville - General operating purpose$50,000
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Gave $9.4M in 2024
The Boyd Foundation
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Skyline Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Tennessee Disability Coalition, Nashville - Education advocacy$50,000
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Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation
Knoxville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Centro Hispano de East Tennessee, Knoxville - Postsecondary access data management$25,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Charity Global Inc, Franklin - Matching contribution (general operating support)$6,030
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The Robert E & Jenny D Kirkland Foundation
Union City, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Empower Me Daycamp, Lebanon - Transform lives of those with special needs through opportunities for growth$2,000
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Shell USA Company Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, Loudon$500
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Gave $15.3M in 2024
Ge Aerospace Foundation
Norwalk, CT · latest return: tax year 2024- Charity Global Inc, Franklin - Matching gift$300
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Gave $1.9M in 2024
Analog Devices Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Centro Hispano de East Tennessee, Knoxville - General support$257
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
The Gap Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Camp Koinonia Foundation Inc, Knoxville - For civic & community engagement$250
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Gave $4.8M in 2025
Carolyn Smith Foundation
Hendersonville, TN · latest return: tax year 2025- Special Olympics Tennessee, Nashville - Sports training for disabled$40,000
- Nashville Dolphins (Dolphin Aquatics), Nashville - Swim lessons for disabled children$25,000
- Our Place Nashville, Nashville - Community adults with disabilities$7,500
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Robert F Stone Foundation AKA Bobby Stone Foundation
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2024- LA Paz de Dios, Chattanooga - General & Unrestricted$54,000
- Chattanooga Autism Center, Chattanooga - In support of both the Autism Resource program and salary support for clinical assessment position$50,000
- Chattanooga Autism Center, Chattanooga - General & Unrestricted$1,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Tennessee organizations that received disability services grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Empower Me Center Lebanon | 4 | $21,609 |
| LA Paz de Dios Chattanooga | 3 | $57,016 |
| Charity Global Inc Franklin | 3 | $48,330 |
| Centro Hispano de East Tennessee Knoxville | 3 | $25,403 |
| Smoky Mountain Service Dogs Loudon | 3 | $2,672 |
| Chattanooga Autism Center Chattanooga | 2 | $51,337 |
| Cogic Charities Inc Memphis | 2 | $50,178 |
| The Arc of Tennessee Inc Nashville | 2 | $50,067 |
| Tennessee Disability Coalition Nashville | 2 | $50,016 |
| Orange Grove Center Inc Chattanooga | 2 | $25,337 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Tennessee that we classify as disability services, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 129 foundations, 63 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.