Who funds health in Tennessee
Funding is concentrated: St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc alone draws 83% of every health grant dollar in Tennessee. One funder dominates the giving, American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc, at 75% of the total.
The short version
- 9,919 funders gave $13.6B to 1,217 health organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 86% of that came from funders also based in Tennessee; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of health in Tennessee is American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc, at $10.3B.
- The health organization drawing the most is St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc, at $11.3B.
Largest funders of health in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to health organizations in Tennessee, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Health organizations in Tennessee that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find health funders in Tennessee
- 1Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to health in Tennessee are American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc, Vanderbilt University, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health 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
Most health money here is local, so focus on Tennessee funders first before widening the search.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Tennessee?
- Start with the funders already giving to health in Tennessee, currently American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc, Vanderbilt University, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.
- Who is the largest health funder in Tennessee?
- American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc gives the most to health organizations in Tennessee, $10.3B across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to health in Tennessee?
- $13.6B reached 1,217 health organizations in Tennessee, from 9,919 funders. 86% 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.