STEM grants for nonprofits in Tennessee

56 private foundations reported 83 stem grants to organizations in Tennessee on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $11.7M in all. 18 of them are based in Tennessee.

Foundations that fund stem in Tennessee

20 of the 56: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of stem grants to Tennessee organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.

• Amazonsmile Foundation

  Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023

  Invitation Only
  STEM grants in TN 8 Total there $407 Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
  • Make Nashville, Nashville - General support$155
  • Nashville 2600 Organization, Antioch - General support$99
  • Peoples Science Network, Knoxville - General support$43

• Tenacre Foundation

  Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024

  Invitation Only
  STEM grants in TN 3 Total there $1.3M Typical grant $63,744 Preselected recipients only
  • E3 Elevating Education Everywhere, Knoxville - Christian science-based schools$632,500
  • E3 Elevating Education Everywhere, Knoxville - Christian science-based schools$477,019
  • E3 Elevating Education Everywhere, Knoxville - Christian science-based schools$197,981

• Jr Hyde III Family Foundation

  Memphis, TN · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $12.9M in 2024
  STEM grants in TN 3 Total there $102K Typical grant $37,500 Describes how to apply
  • Libertas School, Memphis - General operating support/support to improve science proficiency through the core knowledge and montessori…$75,000
  • Volunteer Odyssey, Memphis - Support for planning & technology upgrades$25,000
  • Literacy Mid-South Inc, Memphis - General operating support/support to improve science proficiency through the core knowledge and montessori…$2,500

• The Ford Foundation

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $844.7M in 2024
  STEM grants in TN 2 Total there $275K Typical grant $104,795 Describes how to apply
  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Core support for the engine for art, democracy and justice project, a collaborative civic engagement…$150,000
  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Core support to the vanderbilt policy accelerator for research on technology regulation using the lenses of…$125,000

• The Frist Foundation

  Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $58.2M in 2024
  STEM grants in TN 2 Total there $205K Typical grant $20,000 Describes how to apply
  • Corner to Corner, Nashville - Support for technology work with nashville analytics$105,000
  • Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, Nashville - Technology support to create a data dashboard for leadership and staff$100,000

• Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

  Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Invitation Only
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $2.3M Typical grant $1,200,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Meharry Medical College, Nashville - Science: precision health$2,300,000

• Lumina Foundation for Education Inc

  Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $30M in 2024
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $700K Typical grant $12,500 Describes how to apply
  • Competency-Based Education Network, Franklin - To pilot competency-based math course redesign models to foster more equitable pathways to success at…$700,000

• Walton Family Foundation Inc

  Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024

  Invitation Only
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $653K Typical grant $200,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville - To partner with the Institute of Education Science to publicly release data from the National Assessment for…$653,196

• Carnegie Corporation of New York

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $174.4M in 2024
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $400K Typical grant $225,000 Describes how to apply
  • Instruction Partners, Nashville - As a final grant to build science instructional capacity and services$400,000

• The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Invitation Only
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $365K Typical grant $394,365 Preselected recipients only
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville - Expansion of pancreatlas connectivity platform and phenotyping of handel samples by cutting-edge single cell…$364,886

• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $90.3M in 2024
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $275K Typical grant $100,000 Describes how to apply
  • The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc, Knoxville - Using implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: a university-federally…$275,000

• The Heising-Simons Foundation

  Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Invitation Only
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $207K Typical grant $149,104 Preselected recipients only
  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville - To enhance mathematics learning in early childhood classrooms$206,691

• Give Forward Foundation

  San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Invitation Only
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $100K Typical grant $100,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Instruction Partners, Nashville - Middle school math initiative$100,000

• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

  Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $350M in 2024
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $88K Typical grant $150,000 Describes how to apply
  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Environment and Science$87,500

• The Boyd Foundation

  Knoxville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $9.4M in 2024
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $50K Typical grant $47,750 Describes how to apply

• William T Grant Foundation Inc

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $17.7M in 2024
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $25K Typical grant $79,025 Describes how to apply
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Using implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: a university-federally…$25,000

• Scarlett Family Foundation

  Nashville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $9.2M in 2024
  STEM grants in TN 1 Total there $15K Typical grant $12,872 Describes how to apply
  • Harpeth Hall School, Nashville - Summer reading and math program for mnps students$15,000

• Arconic Foundation

  Pittsburgh, PA · latest return: tax year 2025

  Invitation Only
  STEM grants in TN 5 Total there $380K Typical grant $30,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Pellissippi State Community College Foundation, Knoxville - Hardin valley campus renovations mcwherter building mechanical engineering center$250,000
  • Pellissippi State Community College Foundation, Knoxville - STEM pathways: building the manufacturing workforce of tomorrow$50,000
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, Knoxville - Club STEM$30,000

• Weldon F Osborne Foundation Inc

  Chattanooga, TN · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $1.4M in 2024
  STEM grants in TN 5 Total there $108K Typical grant $10,000 Describes how to apply
  • Erlanger Health, Chattanooga - Technology$50,000
  • Hosanna Community, Hixson - Technology$30,000
  • Chattanooga Area Food Bank, Chattanooga - Technology$15,000

• Bosch Community Fund

  Farmington Hills, MI · latest return: tax year 2024

  Invitation Only
  STEM grants in TN 3 Total there $46K Typical grant $15,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Campbell County Public Schools, Jacksonboro - Youth gain exposure to STEM$20,000
  • Postmark Lafollette, Lafollette - Connecting everyone with stem/steam$15,000
  • Great Smoky Mtn Council 557 Boy Scouts, Knoxville - STEM scouts$11,100

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