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Tennessee foundations

There are 2,800 foundations and grantmaking organizations in Tennessee. Combined, these Tennessean foundations employ 2,023 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $16 billion.
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Types of foundations in Tennessee

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
2,082
 
$1,757,425,404
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
321
 
$989,294,475
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
79
 
$6,412,104
Community foundations
 
76
 
$643,444,513
Corporate foundations
 
33
 
$193,354,151
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
15
 
$31,032,559
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
13
 
$187,119
Foundation professional societies
 
2
 
$0
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
1
 
$0
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Foundations by major Tennessee cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Nashville
 
1,134
 
$1,284,482,458
Memphis
 
494
 
$757,449,744
Knoxville
 
350
 
$368,856,974
Chattanooga
 
223
 
$308,603,208
Johnson City
 
64
 
$11,562,343
Kingsport
 
61
 
$137,577,551
Clarksville
 
52
 
$1,803,978
Jackson, TN
 
43
 
$11,472,739
Cleveland, TN
 
41
 
$12,151,713
Morristown
 
33
 
$2,886,572
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Job trends for Tennessee foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
1,499
1-10
 
115
11-25
 
14
26-100
 
9
101 to 1,000
 
4
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of foundations in Tennessee

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,220
$250k to $1M
 
273
$1M to $5M
 
173
$5M to $25M
 
74
$25M to $100M
 
21
$100M+
 
3
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Directory of foundations in Tennessee

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1-20 of 2,800

Fleetwood Foundation

The Fleetwood Foundation is a private foundation located in Memphis, TN. Last year, it awarded $1,560,000 in grants. It has $38,924,318 in total assets.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$45.2m
Employees
0
EIN
27-5486698
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Bill Gatton Foundation

The Bill Gatton Foundation is a private foundation located in Bristol, TN. The Foundation's trustees are Frank Winston and Danny L. Dunn. The Foundation awards annual grants totaling approximately $5,230,000.
Revenue
$97.5m
Assets
$930.7m
Employees
2
EIN
62-1266284
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Aspire Foundation

Aspire Foundation is a private foundation in Clinton, TN whose mission is: The Aspire Foundation made a grant to the McClung Museum of National History last year.
Revenue
$26.5m
Assets
$101.7m
Employees
0
EIN
83-4048199
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation

The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds general operating expenses. In recent years, it has made a number of grants to various charities, including the University of Memphis Foundation.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$39.8m
Employees
2
EIN
62-6046687
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Melkus Family Foundation

The Melkus Family Foundation is a private foundation that made $3,630,204 in annual grants last year and currently has $39,354,444 in total assets.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$61.4m
Employees
2
EIN
62-1518285
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lane Motor Museum

The Lane Motor Museum is a private foundation that collects and preserves automobiles built from 1940-1990. The museum contains unique and oddball vehicles as well as more common ones, and is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$17.3m
Employees
6
EIN
26-0056922
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Niswonger Foundation

The Niswonger Foundation is a nonprofit family foundation based in Greeneville, TN, focused on improving literacy and mathematics for students in grades 1-8 through its high-dosage/low ratio tutoring program called Project on Track.
Revenue
$18.1m
Assets
$32.8m
Employees
25
EIN
62-1871605
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated

BVI provides funding for charitable initiatives and STEM education, manages related organizations, and supports robotics competitions in the Tennessee Valley.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$26.7m
Employees
19
EIN
62-1204440
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pyramid Peak Foundation

The Pyramid Peak Foundation is a private foundation that supports grantees that are Community ran or Greater Memphis. It is located in Memphis, TN and is supported by O. Mason Hawkins.
Revenue
$9.0m
Assets
$150.9m
Employees
3
EIN
45-3444341
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Jackson Foundation

The Jackson Foundation is a non-profit organization conceived with The conviction that educational motivation and learning involvement are The keys to our society's future.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$82.2m
Employees
7
EIN
62-0788376
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee brings good people and good causes together to help ensure both the excellent stewardship of donor funds and the wise investment of grants in the 40 counties of Middle Tennessee we serve.
Revenue
$239.9m
Assets
$832.0m
Employees
58
EIN
62-1471789
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Scarlett Family Foundation

The Scarlett Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Nashville, TN. Last year, it made 328 grants. Its trustees are Tara Anne Scarlett, Dorothy F Scarlett, and Joseph H Scarlett JR. Grantees include New Venture Fund.
Revenue
$20.9m
Assets
$249.3m
Employees
1
EIN
20-1980932
IRS type
501(c)(3)

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF)

East Tennessee Foundation's mission is to build charitable resources to make communities stronger and lives better through thoughtful giving.
Revenue
$27.7m
Assets
$282.5m
Employees
25
EIN
62-0807696
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lyndhurst Foundation

The Lyndhurst Foundation identifies and invests in initiatives, institutions, people and programs that contribute to the long-term livability and resilience of the greater Chattanooga region.
Revenue
$10.6m
Assets
$125.0m
Employees
5
EIN
62-6044177
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tucker Foundation

The Tucker Foundation is a private foundation that is located in Ooltewah, TN. They gave out $2,478,808 in grants last year and they have $66,275,076 in assets.
Revenue
$6.2m
Assets
$68.7m
Employees
1
EIN
62-1603398
IRS type
501(c)(3)

McGehee Family Foundation

The McGehee Family Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds unrestricted contribution for the furtherance of the qualified charity's mission. Grantees include Hutchison School and others. The foundation made five grants last year.
Revenue
$14.3m
Assets
$10.6m
Employees
0
EIN
62-1801291
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Laura G Turner Charitable Foundation

The Laura G Turner Charitable Foundation provides grants to 570 Oliver Street and is supported by Ira Anne Turner. It is a private foundation located in Nashville, TN.
Revenue
$6.8m
Assets
$17.8m
Employees
1
EIN
61-1170828
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN)

United Way of Metropolitan Nashville manages two federal grants that come through the State of Tennessee's Department of Health - one from the Ryan White CARE Act and the other from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Revenue
$46.2m
Assets
$70.3m
Employees
160
EIN
62-0533104
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Women's Foundation for A Greater Memphis

Women's Foundation for A Greater Memphis advances women's leadership and philanthropy, aligning partners and funding two-generation programs that strengthen economic security for women and children.
Revenue
$8.5m
Assets
$13.8m
Employees
15
EIN
58-2207247
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Generosity Trust

The Generosity Trust empowers Christian Giving through training churches, tuition for seminary student and tools to re-engage Christians with the joy of generosity.
Revenue
$53.6m
Assets
$136.1m
Employees
10
EIN
62-1536731
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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