Sponsor a PurposeFoundations and grantmakers in Tennessee
1,804 grantmaking foundations based in Tennessee, from public IRS 990 filings. The table shows the 100 most active by total giving on file.
Animal welfare (20)Arts and culture (52)Community development (41)Education (124)Environment (17)General grantmaking (673)Health (45)Housing and shelter (12)Human services (79)International (8)Religion (51)Youth and recreation (71)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pyramid Peak Foundation | Memphis | 10 | $359.1M | $35.9M |
| The Poplar Foundation | Memphis | 19 | $225.2M | $11.9M |
| The Frist Foundation | Nashville | 1541 | $221.9M | $144K |
| Plough Foundation | Memphis | 417 | $211.0M | $506K |
| The Maclellan Foundation Inc | Chattanooga | 2752 | $208.2M | $76K |
| Hca Healthcare Foundation | Nashville | 6273 | $180.3M | $29K |
| The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc | Knoxville | 232 | $149.3M | $643K |
| The Bill Gatton Foundation | Bristol | 90 | $143.5M | $1.6M |
| First Horizon Foundation | Memphis | 8 | $122.7M | $15.3M |
| Jr Hyde IIi Family Foundation | Memphis | 1143 | $116.8M | $102K |
| The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc | Memphis | 518 | $100.6M | $194K |
| Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation | Knoxville | 1046 | $89.6M | $86K |
| The Day Foundation | Memphis | 278 | $86.1M | $310K |
| Willis and Reba Johnson's Foundation | Franklin | 155 | $83.1M | $536K |
| Haslam Family Foundation Inc | Knoxville | 374 | $81.4M | $218K |
| The Robert E & Jenny D Kirkland | Union City | 312 | $78.1M | $250K |
| Seniortrust of Florida Inc | Nashville | 49 | $73.5M | $1.5M |
| The Clayton Family Foundation | Knoxville | 475 | $72.8M | $153K |
| Joe C Davis Foundation | Nashville | 1194 | $67.8M | $57K |
| Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable | Union City | 364 | $66.0M | $181K |
| Speer Foundation | Brentwood | 448 | $57.4M | $128K |
| Scarlett Family Foundation | Nashville | 2585 | $57.3M | $22K |
| Formanek Foundation | Memphis | 243 | $53.5M | $220K |
| Lyndhurst Foundation Inc | Chattanooga | 1077 | $53.4M | $50K |
| Lewis Foundation | Brentwood | 123 | $51.4M | $418K |
| Benwood Foundation Inc | Chattanooga | 813 | $50.1M | $62K |
| The Melkus Family Foundation | Nashville | 594 | $49.5M | $83K |
| Tennessee Health Foundation Inc | Chattanooga | 571 | $48.8M | $86K |
| American Educational Assistance | Nashville | 10 | $46.2M | $4.6M |
| The Boyd Foundation | Knoxville | 528 | $45.8M | $87K |
| Ayers Foundation | Parsons | 425 | $43.7M | $103K |
| Yarbrough Family Foundation | Franklin | 877 | $43.3M | $49K |
| The Healing Trust | Nashville | 1157 | $40.2M | $35K |
| Christy-Houston Foundation Inc | Murfreesboro | 282 | $40.2M | $143K |
| Crews Family Foundation | Collierville | 562 | $38.0M | $68K |
| Msb Cockayne Fund Inc | Nashville | 1321 | $37.9M | $29K |
| Dettwiller Foundation | Nashville | 520 | $37.3M | $72K |
| The Memorial Foundation | Hendersonville | 1317 | $37.2M | $28K |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Memphis | 5454 | $37.0M | $7K |
| Cal Turner Family Foundation Inc | Nashville | 162 | $35.6M | $220K |
| Housing Affordability Trust | Nashville | 230 | $35.1M | $153K |
| Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist | Nashville | 4529 | $34.9M | $8K |
| The Clayton Homes Foundation | Maryville | 672 | $34.6M | $52K |
| Tucker Foundation | Ooltewah | 703 | $32.6M | $46K |
| Elizabeth Turner Campbell | Franklin | 66 | $31.8M | $482K |
| Belz Foundation | Memphis | 947 | $31.1M | $33K |
| The West End Home Foundation | Nashville | 464 | $30.0M | $65K |
| The Hartwell Foundation Corporation | Memphis | 231 | $29.7M | $129K |
| Dollar General Employee Assistance | Goodletsville | 16602 | $29.5M | $2K |
| The Robert a and Susan C Wilson | Memphis | 279 | $28.1M | $101K |
| Elgin Foundation | Knoxville | 12 | $26.0M | $2.2M |
| Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation | Nashville | 898 | $25.2M | $28K |
| George R Johnson Family Foundation | Cleveland | 1030 | $24.4M | $24K |
| Hugh and Charlotte Maclellan | Chattanooga | 931 | $24.1M | $26K |
| The Ann and Monroe Carell Foundation | Nashville | 49 | $23.5M | $481K |
| Jack and Charlotte Frost Family Foundation | Signal Mountain | 229 | $23.3M | $102K |
| Speer Charitable Trust | Collierville | 419 | $22.8M | $54K |
| Carolyn Smith Foundation | Hendersonville | 1338 | $22.1M | $17K |
| Fleetwood Foundation Inc | Memphis | 153 | $21.9M | $143K |
| Robert L & Kathrina H Maclellan Founda | Chattanooga | 553 | $21.2M | $38K |
| The Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund Inc | Nashville | 892 | $21.2M | $24K |
| Nmi Foundation | Chattanooga | 17 | $20.7M | $1.2M |
| Louisiana First Horizon Foundation | Memphis | 7 | $20.7M | $3.0M |
| Hamico Inc | Chattanooga | 513 | $20.5M | $40K |
| The Jackson Foundation Inc | Dickson | 160 | $20.0M | $125K |
| Patricia and Rodes Hart Foundation | Brentwood | 422 | $19.8M | $47K |
| Care Foundation of America Inc | Brentwood | 80 | $19.7M | $246K |
| Sandra Schatten Foundation | Nashville | 432 | $19.7M | $46K |
| The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc | Memphis | 543 | $19.5M | $36K |
| Promethean Foundation Inc | Union City | 176 | $19.2M | $109K |
| The Albert Jay Martin Family Foundation | Collierville | 252 | $18.8M | $75K |
| Mccauley-Lindsay Charities of Tenn | Nashville | 248 | $18.7M | $76K |
| Envision Healthcare Charitable Fund | Nashville | 197 | $17.8M | $91K |
| Orion & Emma B Hurlbut Tr | Chattanooga | 97 | $17.6M | $181K |
| Jack C Massey Foundation | Brentwood | 8 | $17.6M | $2.2M |
| John Dustin Buckman Charitable Trust | Memphis | 264 | $17.5M | $66K |
| Tractor Supply Company Foundation | Brentwood | 474 | $17.3M | $36K |
| Cigarran Family Foundation | Nashville | 172 | $17.3M | $100K |
| Hollingsworth Foundation Inc | Clinton | 96 | $17.2M | $179K |
| Jeanette Travis Foundation | Nashville | 133 | $16.5M | $124K |
| Mike Curb Foundation | Nashville | 153 | $16.1M | $105K |
| Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 | Memphis | 49 | $15.8M | $323K |
| The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr | Nashville | 391 | $15.0M | $38K |
| Dugas Family Foundation Inc | Nashville | 177 | $14.5M | $82K |
| The James and Laura Rogers Foundation | Kingsport | 87 | $13.3M | $153K |
| Holloway Foundation Inc | Nashville | 145 | $13.3M | $92K |
| The Thompson Charitable Foundation | Knoxville | 444 | $13.3M | $30K |
| Stephens' Christian Trust | Nashville | 202 | $12.6M | $62K |
| R Brad Martin Family Foundation | Chattanooga | 618 | $12.6M | $20K |
| Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582 | Knoxville | 363 | $12.6M | $35K |
| Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation | Memphis | 426 | $12.4M | $29K |
| Pedigree Foundation | Franklin | 2134 | $12.1M | $6K |
| Regal Foundation | Knoxville | 1373 | $12.1M | $9K |
| Just Hope Foundation | Brentwood | 20 | $12.1M | $606K |
| The Aslan Foundation | Knoxville | 652 | $12.1M | $19K |
| John and Mary Manuck Foundation for | Clinton | 6 | $12.0M | $2.0M |
| Weldon F Osborne Foundation Inc | Chattanooga | 759 | $12.0M | $16K |
| Milton and Denice Johnson Family | Nashville | 497 | $11.9M | $24K |
| Lura-Lee G & William E Lange Foundation | Maryville | 247 | $11.9M | $48K |
| The Mcdonnell Family Foundation | Memphis | 114 | $11.8M | $104K |
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