How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Tennessee?

Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Tennessee, currently The Mental Health Association of New York, Helen Ross McNabb Foundation, United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.

Who is the largest mental health funder in Tennessee?

The Mental Health Association of New York gives the most to mental health organizations in Tennessee, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to mental health in Tennessee?

$60M reached 152 mental health organizations in Tennessee, from 360 funders. 53% 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.

Funding · Tennessee · Mental health

Who funds mental health in Tennessee

$60M reached 152 mental health organizations in Tennessee, from 360 funders, with no single one dominating.

$60M

granted

152

organizations

53%

from in-state

The short version

360 funders gave $60M to 152 mental health organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
53% of that came from funders also based in Tennessee; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mental health in Tennessee is The Mental Health Association of New York, at $9M.
The mental health organization drawing the most is Helen Ross McNabb Center Inc, at $8M.

Largest funders of mental health in Tennessee

The funders giving the most to mental health organizations in Tennessee, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1The Mental Health Association of New York$9M 2Helen Ross McNabb Foundation$5M 3United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc$4M 4Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$3M 5Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$2M 6Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$2M 7United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc$2M 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$1M 9The Frist Foundation$1M 10The Healing Trust$1M

Mental health organizations in Tennessee that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

142 other mental health organizations$22M

Helen Ross McNabb Center Inc$8M Centerstone of Tennessee Inc$6M Contact Helpline Inc$4M Helen Ross McNabb Foundation$4M Sexual Assault Center$3M John T Fontaine Jr Charity Inc$3M Renewal House Inc$3M Stars Nashville$3M Mending Hearts Inc$3M Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc$2M

How to find mental health funders in Tennessee

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Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to mental health in Tennessee are The Mental Health Association of New York, Helen Ross McNabb Foundation, United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
47% of mental health money in Tennessee comes from funders elsewhere, so national mental health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Tennessee.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Tennessee?: Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Tennessee, currently The Mental Health Association of New York, Helen Ross McNabb Foundation, United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.
Who is the largest mental health funder in Tennessee?: The Mental Health Association of New York gives the most to mental health organizations in Tennessee, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mental health in Tennessee?: $60M reached 152 mental health organizations in Tennessee, from 360 funders. 53% 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.

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The regranting layer

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.