How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Tennessee?

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Tennessee, currently The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust, Pacific Research Institute For Public Policy, Annie E Casey Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.

Who is the largest social science funder in Tennessee?

The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust gives the most to social science organizations in Tennessee, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to social science in Tennessee?

$8M reached 10 social science organizations in Tennessee, from 42 funders. 38% 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in Tennessee

Funding is concentrated: The Sycamore Institute Inc alone draws 58% of every social science grant dollar in Tennessee. Tennessee's social science organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 4 funders each.

$8M

granted

organizations

38%

from in-state

The short version

42 funders gave $8M to 10 social science organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
38% of that came from funders also based in Tennessee; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in Tennessee is The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust, at $2M.
The social science organization drawing the most is The Sycamore Institute Inc, at $5M.

Largest funders of social science in Tennessee

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

1The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust$2M 2Pacific Research Institute For Public Policy$2M 3Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$616k 4The Kresge Foundation$540k 5State Policy Network$395k 6Laura and John Arnold Foundation$324k 7Cfa Institute$311k 8Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc$290k 9Open Sats Initiative Inc$250k 10Gates Foundation$225k

Social science organizations in Tennessee that draw the most

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

The Sycamore Institute Inc$5M 1065 Institute Inc$2M Beacon Center of Tennessee$425k American Economic Association$365k Cfa Society Memphis$311k

How to find social science funders in Tennessee

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Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to social science in Tennessee are The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust, Pacific Research Institute For Public Policy, Annie E Casey Foundation Inc. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science 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
62% of social science money in Tennessee comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Tennessee.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Tennessee?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Tennessee, currently The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust, Pacific Research Institute For Public Policy, Annie E Casey Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in Tennessee?: The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust gives the most to social science organizations in Tennessee, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Tennessee?: $8M reached 10 social science organizations in Tennessee, from 42 funders. 38% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

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.