How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Tennessee?

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Tennessee, currently Christian Community Foundation Of, Community Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. Then look at who funds the public benefit 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 public benefit in Tennessee?

$21M reached 72 public benefit organizations in Tennessee, from 185 funders. 39% 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 · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Tennessee

$21M reached 72 public benefit organizations in Tennessee, from 185 funders, with no single one dominating.

$21M

granted

organizations

39%

from in-state

The short version

185 funders gave $21M to 72 public benefit organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
39% of that came from funders also based in Tennessee; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of public benefit in Tennessee is Christian Community Foundation Of, at $3M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is City Leadership, at $4M.

Largest funders of public benefit in Tennessee

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

1Christian Community Foundation Of$3M 2Community Foundation$1M 3The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$1M 4Fractured Atlas Inc$1M 5State Policy Network$758k 6The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc$660k 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$583k 8Democracy Fund Inc$505k 9New Venture Fund$500k 10Charities Aid Foundation America$466k

Public benefit organizations in Tennessee that draw the most

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

62 other public benefit organizations$4M

City Leadership$4M Beacon Center of Tennessee$3M The Faith Matters Network Collaborative$2M Popvox Foundation$2M The Sycamore Institute Inc$1M Mayor's Institute for Excellence In$1M

How to find public benefit funders in Tennessee

1
Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Tennessee are Christian Community Foundation Of, Community Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
61% of public benefit money in Tennessee comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Tennessee.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Tennessee?: Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Tennessee, currently Christian Community Foundation Of, Community Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in Tennessee?: Christian Community Foundation Of gives the most to public benefit organizations in Tennessee, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Tennessee?: $21M reached 72 public benefit organizations in Tennessee, from 185 funders. 39% 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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The DAF merry-go-round

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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.