Open Foundations · Tennessee

Foundations in Tennessee that accept unsolicited grant requests

163 foundations in Tennessee told the IRS on the latest Form 990-PF that giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, and each paid at least 5 grants worth $100K or more that year. Together they paid $382.5M. The largest is The Frist Foundation in Nashville, which paid $58.2M across 171 grants in 2024. The ten biggest account for 56% of the state total, so most of this money sits with a small number of funders. 71 of the 163 file a submission deadline; the rest leave that line blank or point to a website. In a typical one, 17% of the year's grant dollars went to organizations it had not funded before.

Analysis by , Chief Technology Officer at Civly, from IRS Form 990-PF filings · All states

163
accept requests
$382.5M
paid, latest filed year
71
file a deadline
25
with a detail page

Every open foundation in Tennessee

Ranked by dollars paid in the foundation's own latest filed year. Click a column heading to sort. Deadlines print exactly as the foundation filed them, including the vague ones.

# Foundation City Latest year Grants paid Grants Median grant First-time recipients Deadline as filed Assets
1The Frist FoundationNashville2024$58.2M171$20K46%GENERAL GRANTS ARE GIVEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE ARE NO DEADLINES ON GENERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS.$195.6M
2The Haslam 3 Foundation IncKnoxville2023$31.1M34$150K2%JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31$88.7M
3The Bill Gatton FoundationBristol2024$27.1M9$1.8M16%Not stated$930.7M
4Hca Healthcare FoundationNashville2024$23.0M990$5K18%GRANT DEADLINES ARE APPROXIMATELY 12 WEEKS PRIOR TO QUARTERLY BOARD MEETINGS (POSTED ON WEBSITE).$192.7M
5Maclellan Foundation IncChattanooga2024$18.3M150$8K91%Not stated$167.4M
6J R Hyde Iii FoundationMemphis2024$12.9M141$38K5%2/1, 5/1 & 8/1; SEE THE WEBSITE AT WWW.HYDEFOUNDATION.ORG$256.5M
7Assisi Foundation of Memphis IncMemphis2024$11.5M48$85K65%SEE ATTACHMENT 3$233.5M
8Clayton Family FoundationKnoxville2024$11.1M47$5K0%APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED YEAR-ROUND. GENERAL RESPONSE TIME IS 90 DAYS.$92.6M
9Ayers Foundation TrustParsons2024$10.8M36$25K74%APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME.$12.4M
10Boyd FoundationKnoxville2024$9.4M60$49K25%NO DEADLINES UNLESS APPLYING FOR A GRANT THAT IS TO BE AWARDED AS A PART OF A CONTEST.$98.0M
11Cal Turner Family Foundation IncNashville2024$9.3M27$60K13%Not stated$33.6M
12Scarlett Family FoundationNashville2024$9.2M258$13K31%SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 15TH.$249.3M
13Joe C Davis FoundationNashville2024$8.2M108$23K6%SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT 18$151.9M
14Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga2024$7.9M115$20K12%Not stated$103.9M
15Formanek FoundationMemphis2024$7.6M29$158K18%Not stated$155.4M
16The Healing TrustNashville2024$4.8M150$26K16%THE TRUST HAS QUARTERLY DEADLINES$133.2M
17Tucker FoundationOoltewah2024$4.8M91$10K64%Not stated$68.7M
18Christy-houston Foundation IncMurfreesboro2024$4.2M24$50K88%Not stated$96.7M
19Lyndhurst Foundation IncChattanooga2023$4.1M120$4K25%Proposal deadlines are March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31.$125.0M
20Carolyn Smith FoundationHendersonvlle2024$3.9M162$10K12%NONE SPECIFIC$2.1M
21Housing Affordability TrustNashville2024$3.8M30$100K23%April 30$53.7M
22Tennessee Health Foundation IncChattanooga2024$3.8M75$8K37%MAY, NOVEMBER FOR COMMUNITY TRUST FUNDING AND AUGUST FOR HEALTHY PLACE FUNDING$281.8M
23International Paper Company FoundationMemphis2023$3.6M518$3K22%DATE DETERMINED BY LOCAL FACILITY.$76.4M
24Tractor Supply Company FoundationBrentwood2024$3.1M71$10K39%Not stated$6.7M
25Robert L and Kathrina H Maclellan FoundationChattanooga2024$3.0M47$50K23%Not stated$54.0M
26Regal FoundationKnoxville2024$3.0M342$67716%120 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT/NEED$10.0M
27Grace Foundation of Memphis IncMemphis2024$3.0M61$10K17%Not stated$30.9M
28Andrea Waitt Carlton Family FoundationNashville2023$2.6M88$15K16%PROPOSALS MAY BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME AND ARE REVIEWED ON A REVOLVING BASIS.$68.3M
29Gibson GivesNashville2025$2.5M316$4K58%DONATION REQUESTS ARE REVIEWED ON A MONTHLY BASIS AFTER THE END OF EACH MONTH.$626K
30Lawson Family FoundationKnoxville2024$2.4M86$10K55%OPEN APPLICATIONS$238K
31Kennedy Foundation IncChattanooga2025$2.3M15$20K20%Not stated$56.3M
32The West End Home FoundationNashville2024$2.3M44$40K4%N/A N/A$49.0M
33Sunshine Lady Foundation IncLebanon2025$2.1M25$50K37%Not stated$18.5M
34Tennessee Titans FoundationNashville2024$2.1M130$2K14%Not stated$3.6M
35James Stephen Turner Family Foundation IncNashville2024$2.0M28$22K25%Not stated$21.2M
36The Kemmons Wilson Family FoundationMemphis2024$1.9M54$18K51%JANUARY 15 AND AUGUST 15$39.8M
37Mccauley Lindsay Charities of Tennessee IncNashville2024$1.9M26$50K51%Not stated$37.8M
38George R Johnson Family FoundationCleveland2025$1.9M76$15K13%Not stated$24.6M
39Dan and Margaret Maddox Charitable FundNashville2023$1.8M73$20K21%JANUARY 15 OF EACH YEAR. SEE WEB SITE AT WWW.MADDOXFUND.ORG FOR MORE DETAILS.$45.9M
40Dollar General Employee Assistance FoundationGoodlettsvlle2025$1.7M950$2K91%Not stated$5.8M
41Christenberrry-anderson-loomis Family FoundationNashville2025$1.5M40$20K6%Not stated$9.1M
42Bailey Family FoundationKnoxville2024$1.5M38$10K28%MAY 31, NOVEMBER 30$46.0M
43Cooper Family Charitable Foundation IncNashville2024$1.5M11$100K73%Not stated$24.1M
44John Dustin Buckman Charitable TrustMemphis2024$1.4M19$40K3%Not stated$20.9M
45Weldon F Osborne Foundation IncChattanooga2024$1.4M85$10K10%NONE NONE$24.4M
46Pedigree FoundationFranklin2024$1.3M93$10K65%APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED BEGINNING OF MARCH AND COMPLETED BY MAY (SEE WEBSITE FOR EXACT DATES)$5.7M
47Charles P Wilson Foundation IncParis2024$1.3M35$10K16%Not stated$18.6M
48Davidson Bruce Charitable Irrv TrNashville2024$1.1M52$15K13%FEBRUARY 1ST$21.8M
49Dugas Family Foundation IncNashville2024$1.1M14$35K15%Not stated$15.3M
50James W Carell Charitable TrustNashville2025$1.1M28$20K14%DECEMBER 31$9.5M
51Powell FoundationBrentwood2024$1.0M24$25K8%Not stated$30.7M
52The Bornblum FoundationMemphis2023$1.0M7$23K91%Not stated$14.9M
53Stowers Machinery Foundation IncKnoxville2025$1.0M104$2K32%Not stated$170K
54Jeanette Travis FoundationNashville2024$1.0M7$100K0%N/A N/A$12.6M
55Blair J Wilson Charitable TrustNashville2025$1.0M28$10K3%Not stated$7.5M
56Dunn Family FoundationFranklin2025$1.0M21$20K60%ALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AND SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL$16.7M
57Agape Love Foundaiton IncCleveland2023$959K25$30K15%Not stated$25K
58Aslan FoundationKnoxville2024$918K58$3K40%Not stated$122.0M
59Laura G Turner Charitable Foundation IncNashville2023$876K28$25K33%Not stated$17.8M
60Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582Knoxville2024$855K26$25K59%2/28 AND 8/31$14.2M
61T & T Family FoundationNashville2024$784K95$5K5%APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE RECEIVED BY THE ANNUAL MEETING WHICH IS TRADITIONALLY HELD IN OCTOBER.$3.4M
62Mooneyhan Family Foundation IncJohnson City2024$775K29$30K38%THE FOUNDATION MEETS TWICE YEARLY IN JANUARY & JUNE. SUBMISSION DEADLINES FOR LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE$8.9M
63Dugas Family Foundation Tx IncNashville2024$727K19$30K23%Not stated$16.4M
64Ike Nizam Foundation IncBrentwood2024$698K215$2K79%Not stated$16.1M
65T W Briggs Foundation IncMemphis2024$692K27$20K40%August 1 and February 1$17.5M
66Bishop Family FoundationSignal Mtn2025$654K12$40K34%Not stated$13.8M
67Louisiana-pacific FoundationNashville2025$611K104$2K46%Not stated$11K
68Ezell Foundation IncNashville2024$595K40$10K10%Not stated$8.6M
69Dugas Family Foundation Ii IncNashville2024$592K18$25K20%Not stated$24.3M
70Irvin Lansky FoundationGermantown2024$575K13$30K1%Not stated$14.5M
71Lafollette Medical Foundation IncJacksboro2024$563K16$36K10%Not stated$9.9M
72James E Campbell Family FoundationJackson2025$563K11$10K0%Not stated$10.2M
73Kharis FoundationNashville2023$555K23$20K14%JANUARY 15 THROUGH THE LAST BUSINESS DAY OF SEPTEMBER AT 3:00 P.M. FOR THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR.$19.7M
74Citizens Bank Tri-cities Foundation LtdElizabethton2025$539K10$6K0%Not stated$2.0M
75Albert & Anne Mansfield FoundationNashville2025$533K20$20K10%Not stated$6.0M
76Covenant Legacy FoundationBells2025$520K17$20K7%Not stated$9.5M
77Charles and Debby Campbell Family FoundationJackson2025$514K12$10K3%Not stated$8.9M
78Steve and Kate Smith Community TrMcminnville2024$499K11$30K4%December 31$10.4M
79Wayne G Basler Charitable FoundationKingsport2023$495K6$88K40%SEPTEMBER 30$8.2M
80Rucker-donnell FoundationMurfreesboro2025$494K16$22K72%Not stated$12.6M
81John D Floyd Charitable FoundationMurfreesboro2024$483K30$10K32%NO SPECIFIC DEADLINE$11.4M
82The Danner FoundationNashville2024$444K30$10K19%Not stated$8.1M
83Chilton Foundation TrNashville2025$425K12$9K1%Not stated$9.1M
84Numotion FoundationBrentwood2024$424K12$16K21%Not stated$758K
85The Siddiqi Charitable FoundationKnoxville2024$421K22$14K45%APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED JULY 1 - JUNE 30$10.5M
86Jonathan P Formanek FoundationMemphis2024$418K19$5K12%Not stated$9.6M
87Louie M & Betty M Phillips FoundationNashville2024$404K86$5K21%VISIT FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AT WWW.PHILLIPSFOUNDATION.ORG$4.4M
88Sparks FoundationColumbia2024$401K5$10K3%March 31 and October 31$7.3M
89Lillian L Colby Charitable FoundationChattanooga2025$400K16$25K27%WWW.LILLIANCOLBY.ORG$8.8M
90Angel CorpsNashville2024$382K20$2K5%APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED AT MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS$8K
91Crichton Family FoundationColumbia2025$380K23$15K29%Not stated$3.0M
92H W Durham FoundationMemphis2024$377K20$15K45%Not stated$11.4M
93The William B Stokely Jr FoundationKnoxville2024$372K17$10K10%Not stated$3.5M
94Ryman Hospitality Properties FoundationNashville2025$359K42$5K32%Not stated$14K
95M A@rikard Charitable TrustNashville2024$357K50$4K3%Not stated$2.6M
96Ahrens Family FoundationFranklin2025$341K11$26K8%Not stated$272K
97The Pattee Foundation IncChattanooga2024$339K17$10K12%Not stated$725K
98Lucille S Thompson Fam FoundationLenoir City2022$338K24$10K25%Not stated$235K
99Adams Family Foundation IMurfreesboro2025$335K23$5K44%Not stated$4.6M
100Jane I Pettway FoundationKnoxville2024$334K40$8K3%MARCH 31 FOR FUNDING IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.$7.2M
101Eastman FoundationKingsport2024$330K6$54K31%JULY 31ST OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR$1.8M
102Elevare FoundationFranklin2025$320K8$34K69%Not stated$103K
103Athens Federal FoundationAthens2025$314K43$5K72%June 1 of each year$5.8M
104Ayers FoundationParsons2023$311K9$17K9%APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME.$9.4M
105Creek Bed FoundationFayetteville2025$308K8$27K8%THERE IS NO SUBMISSION DEADLINE. GRANTS ARE ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR UPON SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIO$1.2M
106Burgess Family Charitable FoundationMurfreesboro2025$298K23$4K50%Not stated$2.4M
107Moore for KidsLenoir City2024$298K9$20K0%Not stated$93K
108Adams Family Foundation IiMurfreesboro2025$294K23$6K49%Not stated$7.5M
109M Straton Foster Charitable Foundation Rjc-2055000565Nashville2025$290K44$5K12%REQUESTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO APRIL 30TH EACH YEAR$3.8M
110The Fugitive FoundationNashville2024$282K57$2K16%Not stated$5.7M
111Hazel Montague Hutcheson FoundationChattanooga2024$280K72$2K4%Not stated$3.8M
112Robert H & Monica M Cole FoundationKnoxville2023$270K27$2K9%NONE, HOWEVER DISTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE IN NOVEMBER$2.8M
113Lawrence Lewis Foundation 8033000192Memphis2024$254K30$3K35%Not stated$3.5M
114Timothy 6 17 FoundationBrentwood2024$250K31$1K10%Not stated$839K
115Lebovitz Family Charitable TrustChattanooga2025$244K26$1K3%Not stated$5.2M
116The Robert H Brethen FoundationLenoir City2023$240K10$12K33%THERE ARE NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES$10.8M
117Eleanor and Warren Nunn FoundationHalls2025$237K5$35K21%THERE ARE NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES ESTABLISHED.$3.8M
118Knapp Foundation IncBartlett2024$235K35$5K15%Not stated$8.5M
119Just One More FoundationChattanooga2024$233K36$5K97%Not stated$182K
120Kenneth E Boring Charitable Foundation IncChattanooga2025$232K28$5K10%DECEMBER 31$3.1M
121Goodlark Educational FoundationDickson2024$228K8$9K8%GENERALLY, FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF EACH YEAR$6.2M
122Massengill-defriece Foundation IncBristol2025$225K15$10K16%Not stated$6.0M
123Chrysalis FoundationChattanooga2025$217K14$18K21%Not stated$882K
124Richard Siegel FoundationFranklin2025$214K54$2K31%CONTACT GINA KING, SEE LINE 2A ABOVE$3.6M
125In Him Resources FoundationChattanooga2024$214K36$2K14%SEE ABOVE$1.0M
126Mark E Smith Foundation Ua Dated 11-9-22Cleveland2024$211K20$7K2%Not stated$257K
127Midsouth Christian CareBartlett2024$197K6$36K0%Not stated$3.6M
128Mary G K Fox FoundationKnoxville2025$181K27$2K3%Not stated$4.5M
129Toby S Wilt FoundationNashville2024$181K17$3K19%Not stated$3.2M
130Smith Family FoundationKnoxville2025$176K17$10K72%Not stated$593K
131Mcdavid FoundationGallatin2025$175K11$5K7%DECEMBER 1$2.6M
132Wallace FoundationMorristown2023$175K58$2K39%Not stated$5.3M
133Roger B & Evelyn W Paddison Charitable FoundationKnoxville2025$173K24$5K2%APPLICATION MUST BE MADE BY JANUARY 31$3.1M
134Hacker and Kitty Caldwell Family Foundation IncChattanooga2024$169K27$1K3%Not stated$174K
135Jim Horne & Evelyn S Hankins FoundationLebanon2024$168K30$5K20%Not stated$3.0M
136Bartlett-patterson CorporationGreeneville2024$164K18$2K1%See the attached memo answering this question.$2.0M
137Unaka Foundation IncGreeneville2024$161K20$64370%CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS - NONE$1.3M
138Robert Lee Weiss Foundation First Tn Bank Plaza TowerKnoxville2024$160K26$4K3%JUNE 30 OF CURRENT FISCAL YEAR$2.8M
139Wright Charitable TrustHuntingdon2025$155K16$5K19%No specific deadlines are noted but the committee has estiblished a format of giving to organiations$1.5M
140Tetrick Family FoundationElizabethton2025$153K6$14K47%Not stated$3.9M
141Purity Foundation IncNashville2024$152K38$1K20%Not stated$1.8M
142Rich FoundationNashville2024$150K53$1K13%MAY 31ST$2.2M
143Rs FoundationOoltewah2024$149K13$10K57%Not stated$140K
144Clarke Charitable FoundationBristol2024$145K43$1K23%Not stated$305K
145Agape North Foundation IncGermantown2023$134K20$5K50%Not stated$16K
146Eisen-wald FoundationNashville2025$131K22$2K2%Not stated$1.8M
147H&m FoundationJackson2024$130K13$10K12%Application must be submitted 30 days prior to board of directors meeting.$3.1M
148Acts Outreach Ministry IncCleveland2025$127K8$9K19%APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACTIVITY.$64K
149Don & Roy Splawn Charitable Foundation East IncNashville2024$123K11$7K26%Not stated$3.0M
150The Morris Family FoundationNashville2025$121K54$50013%NOVEMBER 1$2.1M
151J B Cash Foundation IncShelbyville2025$120K7$20K0%Not stated$2.5M
152Prevention Is Key FoundationNashville2025$120K12$10K8%MARCH 15 AND SEPTEMBER 15$329K
153Hohenberg Foundation IncMemphis2023$114K17$5K0%Not stated$1.9M
154The Oehmig FoundationChattanooga2025$114K11$5K13%Not stated$1.5M
155Charles N Martin FoundationNashville2024$111K29$2Kn/aAPPLICATIONS ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS.$1
156Hees Family FoundationKnoxville2024$111K25$2K49%PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR AUGUST 31ST.$1.5M
157Newell & Bettie Graham FoundationRives2024$110K9$6K10%Reasonable lead time$1.5M
158Graham FoundationKnoxville2025$110K38$2K6%Not stated$190K
159Willayne E Towe FoundationKnoxville2025$108K15$8K26%Not stated$1.4M
160L a M P FoundationKnoxville2024$107K28$2K4%Not stated$1.1M
161Mick FoundationBrentwood2024$104K13$7K17%Not stated$1.9M
162The Terminix FoundationMemphis2024$102K94$53987%Not stated$62
163Doochin Family Charitable FoundationWhite Bluff2024$101K45$3607%APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED AS RECEIVED$2.7M

The 25 largest by dollars paid have their own page with the application terms as filed, every recipient, and the trustees. The rest are listed here in full. Where a cell says n/a the filing does not carry that figure: a first-time recipient share needs more than one year of grants on record, and the asset figure comes from the IRS business master file, which does not cover every foundation.

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. A foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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