Education grants for nonprofits in Tennessee
1,656 private foundations reported 4,491 education grants to organizations in Tennessee on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $244.6M in all. 450 of them are based in Tennessee.
Foundations1,656
Grants on record4,491
Total granted$244.6M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund education in Tennessee
20 of the 1,656: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of education 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- Love One International, Brentwood - General support$8,464
- Isha Foundation Inc, Mcminnville - General support$5,796
- Brentwood Academy, Brentwood - General support$3,586
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Gave $93.1M in 2023
Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund
Broomfield, CO · latest return: tax year 2023- Prep Public Schools, Chattanooga - Charter school growth$620,000
- Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education, Nashville - Charter school capacity-building$600,000
- Freedom Preparatory Academy Inc, Memphis - Charter school growth$500,000
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Gave $9.2M in 2024
Scarlett Family Foundation
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Nashville Classical, Nashville - Support for apprentice school leadership program and nashville classical west$395,000
- Kipp Nashville, Nashville - Support for master teachers program and managing director of high schools$350,000
- Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance, Clarksville - Support for aspiring leaders program$285,000
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Gave $156.2M in 2024
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Columbia Academy School, Columbia - Fidelity matching gifts to education$7,000
- Franklin High School Band Boosters Inc, Franklin - Fidelity matching gifts to education$7,000
- Maryville College, Maryville - Fidelity matching gifts to education$7,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- The Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Matching gifts$6,600
- Silverdale Baptist Academy, Chattanooga - Matching gifts$4,000
- Farmington Elementary School PTO, Germantown - Matching gifts$2,010
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Gave $12.9M in 2024
Jr Hyde III Family Foundation
Memphis, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Memphis Education Fund, Memphis - Support for general operations and partner organization grantmaking/support for intervention software and…$850,000
- Mayors Institute for Excellence, Memphis - General operating support/support for the data mid-south civic data hub/support for commute options schools$279,200
- Memphis Brand Office, Memphis - General operating support$200,200
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Gave $3M in 2024
Regal Foundation
Knoxville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Tennessee Foundation, Knoxville - Education$175,500
- Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley, Knoxville - Education$150,000
- Historic Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville - Education$80,000
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Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation
Knoxville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- The University of Tennessee Foundation, Knoxville - Haslam college naming endowment$2,600,000
- Belmont University, Nashville - Operating support$1,000,000
- Teach for America Inc, Nashville - Ignite tutoring$750,000
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Gave $58.2M in 2024
The Frist Foundation
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Nashville - To support the launch of the nashville early education coalition (neec)$5,000,000
- Nashville Public Library Foundation, Nashville - Support for the begin bright program$5,000,000
- Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Nashville - Three years of operating support for the nashville early education coalition$150,000
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Gave $21.5M in 2024
The Maclellan Foundation Inc
Chattanooga, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Lee University, Cleveland - For education of youth and children.$175,000
- Chattacademy Community Schools Inc, Chattanooga - For education of youth and children.$75,000
- The Brock Center, Chattanooga - For general operating support.$50,000
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Gave $25.4M in 2024
Hca Healthcare Foundation
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Brightstone Inc, Franklin - Program funding request$25,000
- Communities in Schools of Tennessee, Nashville - Operational funding request$25,000
- Equal Chance for Education, Nashville - Operational funding request$25,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation, Memphis - Educational institutions and related activities$1,550
- Mcnairy Children Support Group Inc, Selmer - Educational institutions and related activities$1,000
- The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc, Knoxville - Educational institutions and related activities$515
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning, Nashiville - K-12 education$1,175,000
- Instruction Partners, Nashville - K-12 education$1,000,000
- Metropolitan Board of Education, Nashville - K-12 education$991,513
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Gave $9.4M in 2024
The Boyd Foundation
Knoxville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Tennessee Foundation, Knoxville - Enriches the lives of the students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the university of tennessee through…$1,565,482
- Roane State Foundation, Harriman - To strengthen communities and eliminate barriers to student success.$100,000
- Two Bikes, Knoxville - Dedicated to expanding access to the benefits of riding a bike in knoxvill.$62,000
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Dettwiller Foundation
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Nashville Public Library Foundation, Nashville - General fund$250,000
- Equal Chance for Education, Nashville - General fund$62,500
- Covenant School, Nashville - General fund$25,000
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Gave $29.5M in 2024
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Irvine, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Research, general support & education$26,000
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Research, general support & education$26,000
- Safe Haven Family Shelter, Nashville - Research, general support & education$5,000
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Shell USA Company Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- The University of Tennessee Foundat Ion Inc, Knoxville$21,250
- Mccallie School Inc, Chattanooga$12,000
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville$11,500
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Gave $11.1M in 2024
The Clayton Family Foundation
Knoxville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville - Art museum & education$100,000
- Tn State Collab on Reforming Educ, Nashville - Educational reform$75,000
- Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville - Scholarship$24,700
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Meharry Medical College, Nashville - Training and placing climate and health fellows in city government to enhance local capacity for addressing…$390,000
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Advancing a decolonizing agenda to address health inequities and help build global and local u.s. solutions$333,283
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Informing systems-level policy solutions to reduce racial disparities in the quality of end-of-life…$200,000
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Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation
Union City, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Union University, Jackson - Educational$73,600
- Ut Dental Center, Memphis - Educational$50,000
- Utm Foundation, Martin - Educational$10,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Tennessee organizations that received education grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Vanderbilt University Nashville | 10 | $2,177,405 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation Nashville | 5 | $5,382,832 |
| Equal Chance for Education Nashville | 5 | $240,266 |
| The Harpeth Hall School Nashville | 5 | $62,402 |
| Christian Brothers University Memphis | 5 | $2,141 |
| Instruction Partners Nashville | 4 | $2,240,154 |
| Nashville Adult Literacy Council Inc Nashville | 4 | $198,195 |
| Brightstone Inc Franklin | 4 | $60,691 |
| Kappa Delta Foundation Inc Memphis | 4 | $826 |
| Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education Nashville | 3 | $2,155,000 |
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 education, 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 1,656 foundations, 600 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.
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