Housing grants for nonprofits in Tennessee
267 private foundations reported 473 housing grants to organizations in Tennessee on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $17.4M in all. 147 of them are based in Tennessee.
Foundations267
Grants on record473
Total granted$17.4M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund housing in Tennessee
20 of the 267: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of housing 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- Nashville Rescue Mission, Nashville - General support$2,740
- Appalachia Service Project Inc, Johnson City - General support$2,116
- Knox Area Rescue Ministries, Knoxville - General support$1,511
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Project Outreach Inc, Germantown - Matching gifts$725
- Project Outreach Inc, Germantown - Volunteer program$400
- Room in the Inn - Memphis, Memphis - Volunteer program$310
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Holston Habitat for Humanity Inc, Kingsport - Housing development, construction & management$2,500
- Habitat for Humanity International Inc, Knoxville - Housing, shelter$500
- Habitat for Humanity International Inc, Lafollette - Housing, shelter$500
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Gave $25.4M in 2024
Hca Healthcare Foundation
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Nashville Rescue Mission, Nashville - Capital funding request$100,000
- The Next Door Inc, Nashville - Capital funding request$100,000
- Nashville Rescue Mission, Nashville - Operational funding request$50,000
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Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation
Knoxville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- United Way of Greater Knoxville Inc, Knoxville - Affordable housing fund$300,000
- Volunteer Ministry Center, Knoxville - Endowment$50,000
- Knox Area Rescue Ministries, Knoxville - General operating support$5,000
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Gave $52.5M in 2024
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc
Lakeland, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland, Cleveland - Organization's charitable purpose$15,000
- Nashville Safe Haven Family Shelter, Nashville - Organization's charitable purpose$10,000
- Chattanooga Room in the Inn Inc, Chattanooga - Organization's charitable purpose$5,000
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Gave $58.2M in 2024
The Frist Foundation
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Thistle Farms, Nashville - Support for capital campaign to renovate and reconstruct housing$500,000
- Village at Glencliff, Nashville - Support for staff and board development, strategic planning and hospital partnerships$25,000
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Gave $9.4M in 2024
The Boyd Foundation
Knoxville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Wesley House Community Center, Knoxville - To assist and provide services for knoxville's most under resourced and marginalized areas$750,000
- Volunteer Ministry Center, Knoxville - To serve individuals who are in crisis and who may be at risk of losing their house$25,000
- True Purpose Ministries, Maryville - To provide evidence-based treatment and housing to men and women in a structured, therapeutic community…$1,000
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Gave $22.6M in 2024
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Volunteer Ministry Center Inc, Knoxville - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$1,100
- Chattanooga Rescue Mission, Chattanooga - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$500
- Appalachia Service Project Inc, Johnson City - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$50
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Coalition for Home Repair, Jonesborough - General operating support for the coalition for home repair, 2023-2025$200,000
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville - Understanding how anti-displacement housing redevelopment impacts the social cohesion and health outcomes of…$157,867
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American Electric Power Foundation
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2025- Appalachia Service Project Inc, Johnson City - ASP - Warmer, Safer, Drier fund$200,000
- Appalachia Service Project Inc, Johnson City - East Kentucky Disaster Recovery fund$25,000
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- The Housing Fund Inc, Madison - Community Land Trust _ Homeownership Project$50,000
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area, Chattanooga - Affordable Homeownership Program$25,000
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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- My Fathers House Nashville, Nashville - Respite care for individuals waiting to transition to residential care who are at high risk for overdose$33,750
- My Fathers House Nashville, Nashville - Respite care for individuals waiting to transition to residential care who are at high risk for overdose$33,750
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Dettwiller Foundation
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Our Place Nashville, Nashville - General fund$20,000
- Ella's House, Franklin - General fund$5,000
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Gave $47.9M in 2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Family Promise of Knoxville, Knoxville - Human services$5,000
- Warren County Development Corporation, Mcminnville - Human services$5,000
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The Robert E & Jenny D Kirkland Foundation
Union City, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Compassionate Hands, Lebanon - Housing for Homeless$1,000
- Nashville Rescue Mission, Nashville - Food Bank$1,000
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Gave $12.9M in 2024
Jr Hyde III Family Foundation
Memphis, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- The Works Inc, Memphis - General operating support$200
- United Housing Inc, Memphis - Consultant support for program evaluation/general operating support$200
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Gave $3.9B in 2025
Lilly Endowment Inc
Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2025- Appalachia Service Project Inc, Johnson City - Youth on faith & service initiative$3,750,000
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Gave $11.5M in 2024
The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc
Memphis, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Binghampton Land Trust, Memphis - Affordable housing seed funding$450,000
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Donley Foundation-Ud Dtd
York, PA · latest return: tax year 2023- Appalachia Service Project, Johnson City - Unrestricted$150,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Tennessee organizations that received housing grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Appalachia Service Project Inc Johnson City | 6 | $4,127,466 |
| Volunteer Ministry Center Inc Knoxville | 5 | $78,841 |
| Nashville Rescue Mission Nashville | 4 | $158,740 |
| Knox Area Rescue Ministries Knoxville | 4 | $6,711 |
| The Next Door Nashville | 3 | $155,388 |
| Wesley House Community Center Knoxville | 2 | $750,073 |
| Coalition for Home Repair Jonesborough | 2 | $200,052 |
| The Village at Glencliff Nashville | 2 | $25,030 |
| Our Place Nashville Nashville | 2 | $20,053 |
| Grace Place Ministry Inc Hendersonville | 2 | $15,131 |
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 housing, 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 267 foundations, 96 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.