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Tennessee private foundations

There are 2,038private foundations in Tennessee. Combined, these Tennesseanprivate foundationsemploy 192 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $9 billion.
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Types of private foundations in Tennessee

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
2,038
$1,968,989,280
Corporate foundations
45
$93,529,091
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Private foundations by major Tennessee cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Nashville
844
$393,567,086
Memphis
369
$312,581,062
Knoxville
258
$377,827,660
Chattanooga
161
$101,726,527
Johnson City
48
$3,551,664
Kingsport
43
$692,327,363
Jackson, TN
33
$9,131,365
Clarksville
27
$373,627
Cleveland, TN
26
$3,730,090
Morristown
23
$3,475,315
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Sizes of private foundations in Tennessee

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
1,095
$250k to $1M
180
$1M to $5M
109
$5M to $25M
30
$25M to $100M
10
$100M+
3
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Directory of private foundations in Tennessee

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1-20 of 2,038

Scarlett Family Foundation

The Scarlett Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Nashville, TN. Last year, it made 328 grants. Its trustees are Tara Anne Scarlett, Dorothy F Scarlett, and Joseph H Scarlett JR. Grantees include New Venture Fund.
Revenue
$11.5m
Assets
$162.5m
Employees
1
EIN
20-1980932
IRS type
501(c)(3)

G Harbaugh Foundation

The G Harbaugh Foundation is a private foundation located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. The foundation made 49 grants last year to various organizations, including the Social Impact Fund. The trustee of the foundation is Joseph Balla.
Revenue
$9.9m
Assets
$63.3m
Employees
1
EIN
81-3762345
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Niswonger Foundation

The Niswonger Foundation is a nonprofit family foundation based in Greeneville, TN, focused on improving literacy and mathematics for students in grades 1-8 through its high-dosage/low ratio tutoring program called Project on Track.
Revenue
$12.7m
Assets
$21.9m
Employees
20
EIN
62-1871605
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Bill Gatton Foundation

The Bill Gatton Foundation is a private foundation located in Bristol, TN. The Foundation's trustees are Frank Winston and Danny L. Dunn. The Foundation awards annual grants totaling approximately $5,230,000.
Revenue
$664.2m
Assets
$876.4m
Employees
2
EIN
62-1266284
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rucker-Donnell Foundation

The Rucker-Donnell Foundation is a private foundation located in Murfreesboro, TN that primarily funds charitable gifts. The grantees of the foundation include Redeemer Classical Academy and others. Last year, the foundation made seven grants.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$11.3m
Employees
0
EIN
62-1856912
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robert E and Jenny D Kirkland Foundation

The Robert E and Jenny D Kirkland Foundation supports low-income housing, education, water solutions, and scholarships, serving Union City, TN and beyond.
Revenue
$10.8m
Assets
$270.5m
Employees
11
EIN
13-4228589
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Assisi Foundation of Memphis

The Assisi Foundation of Memphis, serves organizations that work to improve Memphis and the Mid-South. Through our partnerships, we address pressing challenges while also searching for root causes with the goal of creating community-wide transformation.
Revenue
$18.7m
Assets
$205.0m
Employees
0
EIN
62-1558722
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Speer Foundation

The Speer Foundation is a private foundation located in Odessa, FL that primarily funds operating support. Last year, the Speer Foundation made 57 grants to grantees including First Baptist Church of Elfers and others.
Revenue
$6.9m
Assets
$123.7m
Employees
5
EIN
81-6922938
IRS type
501(c)(3)

JR Hyde Iii Family Foundation

The J R Hyde III Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Memphis, TN. It made $17,000,778 in annual grants last year and has total assets of $178,358,886.
Revenue
$31.5m
Assets
$248.2m
Employees
13
EIN
62-1512725
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Joe C Davis Foundation

Joe C Davis Foundation seeks to continue a legacy of giving that will help the Nashville community thrive, help motivated individuals reach their full potential, and uphold the original intentions of Mr. Davis when he created the Foundation.
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$102.3m
Employees
1
EIN
62-6125481
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Maclellan Family Foundations

The Maclellan Family Foundations is a group of grantmakers consisting of The Maclellan Foundation Inc (MFI), Christian Education Charitable Trust (CECT), and Robert L. and Kathrina H. Maclellan Foundation (RL).
Revenue
$13.6m
Assets
$207.0m
Employees
14
EIN
62-6041468
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Memorial Foundation

To improve the quality of life for people through support to nonprofit organizations. The Foundation also strives to respond to immediate, critical needs that arise in the community.
Revenue
$7.9m
Assets
$136.4m
Employees
5
EIN
62-1202302
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robert L and Kathrina H Maclellan Foundation

Incorporated in June of 1945 by Robert J. Maclellan, his son Robert L. Maclellan, and his sister Dora Maclellan Brown, the Maclellan Foundation has served the evangelical and Chattanooga communities for over sixty years.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$56.0m
Employees
4
EIN
23-7159802
IRS type
501(c)(3)

First Horizon Foundation

The First Horizon Foundation is a private foundation located in Memphis, TN that gave $8,372,098 in grants last year. It has $39,025,437 in assets.
Revenue
$62.2m
Assets
$62.5m
Employees
0
EIN
62-1533987
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund

To honor the legacy of Dan and Margaret Maddox by making positive differences in the lives of young people and promoting the conservation of wildlife habitats.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$44.6m
Employees
2
EIN
23-7017790
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Day Foundation

The Day Foundation is a private foundation located in Memphis, TN. Last year, the foundation made 29 grants, and its grantees include Youth Villages. The foundation's trustees are J Richard Buchignani, William G Griesbeck, and C Thomas Whitman.
Revenue
$28.0m
Assets
$151.8m
Employees
3
EIN
64-6025122
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation

The Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation is a private foundation located in Nashville, TN. The Foundation supports the Tennessee State Museum Foundation and made 62 grants last year. The Foundation is supported by the Estate of Spencer Hays.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$119.2m
Employees
2
EIN
82-2479722
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Plough Foundation

The leadership of the Plough Foundation knows there are many pressing social and economic needs in our community. We strive to meet those needs in an impactful and sustainable way for the good of the Memphis and Shelby County community.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$20.6m
Employees
2
EIN
23-7175983
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Formanek Foundation

The Formanek Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds to promote public education and academic progress for Tennessee students, to provide healthcare to the underinsured working people, and made 41 grants last year.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$144.4m
Employees
1
EIN
26-1565007
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Frist Foundation

Dedicated to sustaining and improving the quality of life in Nashville, Tennessee. As one of the larger foundations in Tennessee, it has been a philanthropic leader, serving as initiator, convener and catalyst among donors and nonprofit organizations.
Revenue
$23.1m
Assets
$200.2m
Employees
4
EIN
62-1134070
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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