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)Medical research (5)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 |
| The Maclellan Foundation Inc | Chattanooga | 2752 | $208.2M | $76K |
| Plough Foundation | Memphis | 391 | $191.7M | $490K |
| Hca Healthcare Foundation | Nashville | 6273 | $180.3M | $29K |
| The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc | Knoxville | 257 | $159.4M | $620K |
| 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 |
| Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation | Knoxville | 1046 | $89.6M | $86K |
| The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc | Memphis | 448 | $88.7M | $198K |
| 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 |
| Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable | Union City | 364 | $66.0M | $181K |
| Speer Foundation | Brentwood | 505 | $65.2M | $129K |
| Joe C Davis Foundation | Nashville | 1069 | $61.4M | $57K |
| 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 |
| The Healing Trust | Nashville | 1244 | $44.8M | $36K |
| Ayers Foundation | Parsons | 425 | $43.7M | $103K |
| Yarbrough Family Foundation | Franklin | 877 | $43.3M | $49K |
| 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 |
| Elizabeth Turner Campbell | Franklin | 72 | $33.7M | $468K |
| Tucker Foundation | Ooltewah | 703 | $32.6M | $46K |
| 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 | 313 | $28.8M | $92K |
| George R Johnson Family Foundation | Cleveland | 1099 | $26.0M | $24K |
| Speer Charitable Trust | Collierville | 463 | $25.2M | $54K |
| Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation | Nashville | 898 | $25.2M | $28K |
| Elgin Foundation | Knoxville | 11 | $23.7M | $2.2M |
| The Ann and Monroe Carell Foundation | Nashville | 49 | $23.5M | $481K |
| Jack and Charlotte Frost Family Foundation | Signal Mountain | 229 | $23.3M | $102K |
| Hugh and Charlotte Maclellan | Chattanooga | 861 | $22.2M | $26K |
| 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 |
| Jack C Massey Foundation | Brentwood | 9 | $19.2M | $2.1M |
| The Albert Jay Martin Family Foundation | Collierville | 252 | $18.8M | $75K |
| Mccauley-Lindsay Charities of Tenn | Nashville | 248 | $18.7M | $76K |
| Promethean Foundation Inc | Union City | 162 | $17.9M | $111K |
| Orion & Emma B Hurlbut Tr | Chattanooga | 97 | $17.6M | $181K |
| 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 |
| Mike Curb Foundation | Nashville | 153 | $16.1M | $105K |
| Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 | Memphis | 49 | $15.8M | $323K |
| Envision Healthcare Charitable Fund | Nashville | 196 | $15.4M | $79K |
| Jeanette Travis Foundation | Nashville | 123 | $15.4M | $125K |
| The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr | Nashville | 391 | $15.0M | $38K |
| Holloway Foundation Inc | Nashville | 154 | $14.5M | $94K |
| Dugas Family Foundation Inc | Nashville | 177 | $14.5M | $82K |
| The James and Laura Rogers Foundation | Kingsport | 90 | $14.1M | $157K |
| Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation | Memphis | 481 | $13.7M | $28K |
| The Thompson Charitable Foundation | Knoxville | 444 | $13.3M | $30K |
| Stephens' Christian Trust | Nashville | 203 | $13.1M | $65K |
| Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582 | Knoxville | 363 | $12.6M | $35K |
| 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 |
| Charles H Boyle Foundation Inc | Memphis | 292 | $11.6M | $40K |
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