Human Services grants for nonprofits in Tennessee
704 private foundations reported 2,166 human services grants to organizations in Tennessee on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $41.1M in all. 299 of them are based in Tennessee.
Foundations704
Grants on record2,166
Total granted$41.1M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund human services in Tennessee
20 of the 704: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of human 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- Sacred Selections, Murfreesboro - General support$8,480
- Isaiah 117 House, Elizabethton - General support$3,310
- Hca Hope Fund, Nashville - General support$2,066
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Gave $47.9M in 2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Aba Next Steps, Lenoir City - Human services$5,000
- All for Him Ministry, Lebanon - Human services$5,000
- Community Homeless Outreach & Support, Lebanon - Human services$5,000
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Gave $25.4M in 2024
Hca Healthcare Foundation
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Family and Children's Service, Nashville - Operational funding request$100,000
- Family and Children's Service, Nashville - Capital funding request$100,000
- Family and Children's Service, Nashville - Program funding request$100,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc, Memphis - Health/Human services$7,250
- Isaiah 117 House, Elizabethton - Foster care$5,000
- Aidnet of Greene County Inc, Greeneville - Community service$2,500
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Youth Villages Inc, Memphis - Volunteer program$3,010
- Circle G Mountain Ministry Inc, Vonore - Matching gifts$2,400
- Not Your Average Bear Foundation, Brentwood - Matching gifts$900
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Gave $58.2M in 2024
The Frist Foundation
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- YWCA of Nashvillemiddle Tn, Nashville - Support for capital upgrades and renovations of the weaver domestic violence center$3,000,000
- The Hca Hope Fund, Nashville - To hope fund for hurricane helene relief$1,000,000
- The Refuge Center for Counseling, Franklin - Capital support$430,000
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Dettwiller Foundation
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- St Luke's Community House, Nashville - General fund$120,000
- Ancoratn, Nashville - General fund$75,000
- Alive Hospice, Nashville - General fund$45,000
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Gave $52.5M in 2024
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc
Lakeland, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- United Way of Wilson County, Lebanon - Organization's charitable purpose$54,983
- United Way of Wilson County, Lebanon - Organization's charitable purpose$25,972
- Association for Guidance Aid Placement & Empathy, Nashville - Organization's charitable purpose$15,000
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Gave $12.9M in 2024
Jr Hyde III Family Foundation
Memphis, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Youth Villages Inc, Memphis - Support for the memphis allies program$500,200
- Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis, Memphis - General operating support/2022-2023 challenge grant/support for the ruby bright legacy fund$98,600
- Center for Transforming Communities, Memphis - Support for development staff$75,000
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Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation
Knoxville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Family Investment Foundation, Knoxville - Transforming western heights$100,000
- Olive Tree Early Learning Academy, Knoxville - Operating support$75,000
- Tennessee Kids Belong, Franklin - General operating support$40,000
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Gave $21.5M in 2024
The Maclellan Foundation Inc
Chattanooga, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Bethel Bible Village, Hixson - For general operating support.$3,000
- Love Without Reason Inc, Chattanooga - For general operating support.$1,500
- Childrens Nutrition Program of Haiti Inc, Chattanooga - For general operating support.$1,000
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Gave $10.1M in 2024
Cal Turner Family Foundation Inc
Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Refuge Center for Counseling Inc, Franklin - Building refuge$250,000
- The Red Road, Franklin - General operating support$25,000
- Legacy Mission Village, Nashville - Fra turner fellows$5,760
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Gave $170M in 2024
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Martha O'bryan Center Inc, Nashville - Project support grant to provide support for a pilot intended to mitigate the effects of the benefits cliff…$400,000
- Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis, Memphis - Project support grant to align people and resources, coordinate community-based services through a…$300,000
- Center for Transforming Communities Inc, Memphis - General operating support$250,000
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Gave $15.3M in 2024
Ge Aerospace Foundation
Norwalk, CT · latest return: tax year 2024- Shower Up, Spring Hill - Matching gift$2,500
- Kingsport Homeless Ministry Inc, Kingsport - Matching gift$1,500
- Carecuts Inc, Knoxville - Matching gift$500
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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
- Family and Children's Service, Nashville - Building career pathways to$15,000
- The Aloe Family Inc, Nashville - Strengthening small$10,000
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Shell USA Company Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Always Endure, Fayetteville$7,500
- Sacred Selections, Murfreesboro$2,400
- Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, Loudon$500
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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
- Chattanooga Kiwanis Youth Foundation Inc, Chattanooga - General purpose$1,500
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Gave $22.6M in 2024
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Isaiah 117 House, Elizabethton - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$3,584
- Family Promise Greater Chattanooga, Chattanooga - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$500
- The Shalom Foundation, Franklin - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$250
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T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation
Bellevue, WA · latest return: tax year 2025- Yaipak Outreach, Clarksville - Provide support, comfort, and resources aimed at promoting positive life changes$192,224
- Isaiah 117 House, Elizabethton - Reduce trauma for children awaiting placement, lighten the load for child welfare services, and ease the…$40,608
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Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc
Stamford, CT · latest return: tax year 2024- Senior Ride Nashville Inc, Nashville - Human services$110,000
- The Crossroads Campus, Nashville - Animals$100,000
- Nashville Diaper Connection, Nashville - Human services$53,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Tennessee organizations that received human services grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Youth Villages Inc Memphis | 5 | $530,087 |
| Family and Children's Service Nashville | 5 | $345,086 |
| Refuge Center for Counseling Franklin | 4 | $705,167 |
| St Luke's Community House Nashville | 4 | $220,209 |
| Community Resource Center Nashville | 4 | $128,599 |
| Isaiah 117 House Elizabethton | 4 | $54,327 |
| Shower the People Nashville | 4 | $43,030 |
| My Bag My Story Brentwood | 4 | $25,082 |
| Empower Me Center Lebanon | 4 | $21,609 |
| Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis Memphis | 3 | $398,727 |
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 human 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 704 foundations, 216 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.