How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Tennessee?

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Tennessee, currently Christian Community Development, The Pyramid Peak Foundation, John Templeton Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Tennessee?

$409M reached 238 philanthropy organizations in Tennessee, from 862 funders. 62% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Tennessee

$409M reached 238 philanthropy organizations in Tennessee, from 862 funders, with no single one dominating.

$409M

granted

238

organizations

62%

from in-state

The short version

862 funders gave $409M to 238 philanthropy organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
62% of that came from funders also based in Tennessee; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Tennessee is Christian Community Development, at $97M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is Christian Community Foundation Of, at $102M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Tennessee

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

1Christian Community Development$97M 2The Pyramid Peak Foundation$51M 3John Templeton Foundation$15M 4National Philanthropic Trust$15M 5The Robert a and Susan C Wilson$11M 6Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$11M 7Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$10M 8Servant Foundation$10M 9Country Music Association Inc$10M 10The Blackbaud Giving Fund$8M

Philanthropy organizations in Tennessee that draw the most

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

228 other philanthropy organizations$129M

Christian Community Foundation Of$102M Community Foundation$63M Gary Sinise Foundation$32M

How to find philanthropy funders in Tennessee

1
Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Tennessee are Christian Community Development, The Pyramid Peak Foundation, John Templeton Foundation. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
38% of philanthropy money in Tennessee comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Tennessee.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Tennessee?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Tennessee, currently Christian Community Development, The Pyramid Peak Foundation, John Templeton Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Tennessee?: Christian Community Development gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Tennessee, $97M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Tennessee?: $409M reached 238 philanthropy organizations in Tennessee, from 862 funders. 62% 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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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.