Funding by state · TN
Grantmaking in Tennessee
1,740 grantmakers are based in Tennessee. Together they granted $6.7B across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 21st most of any state, and kept 74% of it in Tennessee. Funding here stays close to home, the 4th most in-state of any state.
The short version
- 1,740 grantmakers are based in Tennessee, granting $6.7B across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 21st most of any state.
- 74% of grants made by Tennessee funders stayed in Tennessee; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Tennessee is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $1.1B more from outside funders than Tennessee funders send out.
- Tennessee funds health more heavily than the country, at 2.9× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Tennessee
Grantmakers headquartered in Tennessee, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Tennessee that draw the most
The nonprofits in Tennessee that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Tennessee from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Tennessee.
What Tennessee funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Tennessee's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Tennessee is most overweight on health, at 2.9× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Tennessee, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Tennessee sends a larger share to $100M and up organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $10M to $100M.
Find funders by cause in Tennessee
Who funds each cause in Tennessee, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Tennessee that reached organizations also located in Tennessee, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Tennessee a major grantmaking state?
- Tennessee ranks 21st of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Tennessee?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Tennessee, currently American Lebanese Syrian Associated and Community Foundation. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Tennessee funds health above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Tennessee grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Tennessee, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.