Funding · Tennessee · Disaster and safety
Who funds disaster and safety in Tennessee
Disaster and safety funding in Tennessee is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Community Resource Center leads, and the money reaches 401 groups. Funders are thin on the ground: 401 disaster and safety organizations share only 446 funders between them.
The short version
- 446 funders gave $49M to 401 disaster and safety organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 55% of that came from funders also based in Tennessee; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of disaster and safety in Tennessee is The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, at $8M.
- The disaster and safety organization drawing the most is Community Resource Center, at $3M.
Largest funders of disaster and safety in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to disaster and safety organizations in Tennessee, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Disaster and safety organizations in Tennessee that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find disaster and safety funders in Tennessee
- 1Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to disaster and safety in Tennessee are The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, East Tennessee Foundation, The Dollywood Foundation. A funder already writing disaster and safety checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
45% of disaster and safety money in Tennessee comes from funders elsewhere, so national disaster and safety funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Tennessee.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a disaster and safety nonprofit in Tennessee?
- Start with the funders already giving to disaster and safety in Tennessee, currently The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, East Tennessee Foundation, The Dollywood Foundation. Then look at who funds the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.
- Who is the largest disaster and safety funder in Tennessee?
- The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc gives the most to disaster and safety organizations in Tennessee, $8M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to disaster and safety in Tennessee?
- $49M reached 401 disaster and safety organizations in Tennessee, from 446 funders. 55% came from funders also based in Tennessee.
- How recent is this 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.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.