Home Grants Tennessee Foundations Private foundations in Tennessee that accept applications 126 foundations, biggest givers first From each foundation’s own IRS return: they say they accept applications. These aren’t open grant rounds; each page shows how to apply as the foundation reported it.
The Frist Foundation Nashville · paid $58 million in 2024 The Haslam 3 Foundation Knoxville · paid $21.4 million in 2024 Cal Turner Family Foundation Nashville · paid $10.1 million in 2024 Boyd Foundation Knoxville · paid $9.4 million in 2024 Scarlett Family Foundation Nashville · paid $9.2 million in 2024 Formanek Foundation Memphis · paid $7.6 million in 2024 Carolyn Smith Foundation Hendersonvlle · paid $4.9 million in 2025 Tucker Foundation Ooltewah · paid $4.8 million in 2024 Regal Foundation Knoxville · paid $4.6 million in 2024 Tennessee Health Foundation Chattanooga · paid $3.8 million in 2024 Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation Nashville · paid $3.1 million in 2024 Grace Foundation of Memphis Memphis · paid $3 million in 2024 Lawson Family Foundation Knoxville · paid $2.4 million in 2024 Tennessee Titans Foundation Nashville · paid $2.1 million in 2024 James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Nashville · paid $2 million in 2024 George R Johnson Family Foundation Chattanooga · paid $1.9 million in 2025 Powell Foundation Brentwood · paid $1.7 million in 2024 Deupree Family Foundation Memphis · paid $1.5 million in 2025 The Bornblum Foundation Memphis · paid $1.5 million in 2024 Helen and Jabie Hardin Charitable Trust Memphis · paid $1.5 million in 2024 Ahb Foundation Knoxville · paid $1.5 million in 2024 Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Nashville · paid $1.5 million in 2024 Pedigree Foundation Franklin · paid $1.3 million in 2024 Charles P Wilson Foundation Paris · paid $1.3 million in 2024 Davidson Bruce Charitable Irrv Trust Nashville · paid $1.1 million in 2024 Dugas Family Foundation Nashville · paid $1.1 million in 2024 James W Carell Charitable Trust Nashville · paid $1.1 million in 2025 Jeanette Travis Foundation Nashville · paid $1 million in 2024 Dunn Family Foundation Franklin · paid $1 million in 2025 Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582 Knoxville · paid $972,771 in 2025 Aslan Foundation Knoxville · paid $880,643 in 2024 Agape Love Foundaiton Cleveland · paid $791,955 in 2024 T & T Family Foundation Nashville · paid $784,500 in 2024 Mooneyhan Family Foundation Johnson City · paid $774,990 in 2024 Dugas Family Foundation Tx Nashville · paid $726,800 in 2024 Eastman Foundation Kingsport · paid $689,885 in 2024 Bishop Family Foundation Signal Mtn · paid $654,110 in 2025 Dugas Family Foundation II Nashville · paid $592,000 in 2024 Adams Family Foundation I Murfreesboro · paid $581,500 in 2025 Wayne G Basler Charitable Foundation Kingsport · paid $578,000 in 2024 John D Floyd Charitable Foundation Murfreesboro · paid $543,250 in 2024 Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation Nashville · paid $532,644 in 2025 Lafollette Medical Foundation Jacksboro · paid $525,838 in 2024 Steve and Kate Smith Community Trust McMinnville · paid $498,783 in 2024 Rucker-Donnell Foundation Murfreesboro · paid $494,100 in 2025 Jonathan P Formanek Foundation Memphis · paid $417,500 in 2024 Lillian L Colby Charitable Foundation Chattanooga · paid $400,000 in 2025 Angel Corps Nashville · paid $381,912 in 2024 Crichton Family Foundation Columbia · paid $380,000 in 2025 Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation Nashville · paid $359,150 in 2025 M a Rikard Charitable Trust Nashville · paid $357,000 in 2024 Ahrens Family Foundation Franklin · paid $340,750 in 2025 Jane I Pettway Foundation Knoxville · paid $334,276 in 2024 Laroche Family Foundation Murfreesboro · paid $327,133 in 2024 Athens Federal Foundation Athens · paid $314,160 in 2025 Creek Bed Foundation Fayetteville · paid $308,200 in 2025 Moore for Kids Lenoir City · paid $297,570 in 2024 James Walter Pickle Charitable Foundation Nashville · paid $279,283 in 2024 Timothy 6 17 Foundation Brentwood · paid $250,303 in 2024 Eleanor and Warren Nunn Foundation Halls · paid $237,000 in 2025 Knapp Foundation Bartlett · paid $230,000 in 2024 Mary Waterhouse Trust Oak Ridge · paid $192,000 in 2024 Smith Family Foundation Knoxville · paid $176,500 in 2025 Roger B & Evelyn W Paddison Charitable Foundation Knoxville · paid $173,000 in 2025 Hacker and Kitty Caldwell Family Foundation Chattanooga · paid $168,504 in 2024 Joey and Deborah Jacobs Family Foundation Brentwood · paid $167,500 in 2024 Bartlett-Patterson Corporation Greeneville · paid $164,108 in 2024 Tetrick Family Foundation Elizabethton · paid $152,510 in 2025 Rich Foundation Nashville · paid $150,000 in 2024 Clarke Charitable Foundation Bristol · paid $144,870 in 2024 Agape North Foundation Germantown · paid $133,500 in 2023 H&m Foundation Jackson · paid $130,000 in 2024 Neil and Elizabeth Griffin Charitable Foundation Cordova · paid $130,000 in 2024 Acts Outreach Ministry Cleveland · paid $127,306 in 2025 Martin Foundation Nashville · paid $124,750 in 2024 W Boyd & Emily Montague Frey Smithking Charitable Foundation Cordova · paid $121,000 in 2025 J B Cash Foundation Shelbyville · paid $120,000 in 2025 Hees Family Foundation Knoxville · paid $111,000 in 2024 Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation Rives · paid $109,950 in 2024 Graham Foundation Knoxville · paid $109,604 in 2025 Willayne E Towe Foundation Knoxville · paid $107,500 in 2025 Hauck Foundation Vonore · paid $89,387 in 2025 Angel Fund Charitable Institution Estill Springs · paid $85,589 in 2024 Bob and Susan Card Charitable Foundation Cleveland · paid $84,303 in 2024 Haegele-Blount Animal Shelters Knoxville · paid $80,240 in 2025 William H and Ella W McMahan Foundation Nashville · paid $78,400 in 2024 Allan Jones Foundation Cleveland · paid $76,296 in 2024 Gail C Link Education Trust Chattanooga · paid $69,000 in 2024 Kathryn Carell Brown Foundation Nashville · paid $50,000 in 2025 Life in Faith Knoxville · paid $50,000 in 2024 Farris Family Foundation Jackson · paid $49,800 in 2024 William P & Marie R Lowenstein Foundation Memphis · paid $44,000 in 2024 Adams Family Foundation Paris · paid $43,550 in 2025 Danpaul Foundation Blountville · paid $42,000 in 2024 Oak Tree Charitable Trust Gallatin · paid $37,450 in 2025 Pace Family Foundation Nashville · paid $37,040 in 2024 Delta Boule Memphis · paid $35,000 in 2025 Wolftever Charitable Foundation Signal Mtn · paid $31,200 in 2024 Dudley and Walter Morgan Foundation Nashville · paid $30,000 in 2023 Smartbank Foundaiton Chattanooga · paid $30,000 in 2025 Rains D Hays Test Trust La Follette · paid $29,855 in 2025 David M Slott Ars Employee Assistance Foundation Memphis · paid $28,000 in 2025 Sir Philip Sydney Foundation Ooltewah · paid $27,900 in 2024 Vineyard Foundation Chattanooga · paid $27,417 in 2025 Fentress County Education and Community Enhancement Foundation Jamestown · paid $21,950 in 2024 Astrobiology Research Trust Memphis · paid $20,005 in 2025 John Winn Davis Fund for Autism Germantown · paid $19,000 in 2024 Walter C Wattles Fellowship at Lloyds of London Nashville · paid $17,500 in 2025 Micah Charitable Foundation Nashville · paid $15,282 in 2025 Hart Charitable Trust Chattanooga · paid $13,000 in 2024 M J Edwards Foundation Memphis · paid $12,550 in 2024 June Friedlob Kate Friedlob June Friedlob Heller Foundation Knoxville · paid $11,500 in 2025 McGehee Family Foundation Memphis · paid $10,000 in 2024 Nochera Fam Foundation Nashville · paid $10,000 in 2025 E Fay Jones Conservancy Memphis · paid $7,000 in 2024 Quorum Health Foundation Brentwood · paid $6,800 in 2023 Kenny Chesney Foundation Nashville · paid $5,000 in 2024 Louise Bransford Frazer Foundation Trust Nashville · paid $5,000 in 2024 Get Envolved Foundation Memphis · paid $4,100 in 2025 Shapiro Family Foundation Johnson City · paid $3,116 in 2024 The Terminix Foundation Memphis · paid $2,500 in 2025 Joseph W Smith & Jean H Smith Educational & Scholarship Trust Fu Mount Juliet · paid $2,000 in 2025 M & R Foundation Spencer · paid $1,500 in 2025 Emilys Kids Foundation Nashville · paid $1,000 in 2025 Jimmie Joe Boone Christian Technology Fund Hillsboro · paid $1,000 in 2025 Moore International Foundation Nashville · paid $500 in 2024