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Education Foundations in Tennessee

71 private foundations funding education in Tennessee.

Our directory lists 71 private education foundations based in Tennessee, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings. Most give by invitation only rather than accepting unsolicited proposals. Each profile below shows the funder's giving history, typical grant size, recent recipients, and application stance — so you can build a focused prospect list.

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Education

Established

Joe C Davis Foundation

Tennessee

Public & Societal BenefitEducationPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $151.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $8.2M

Funds in TN · GA · MA

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Education

Established

Niswonger Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $32.8M
Giving / yr: —

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Education

Emerging

Sffc Foundation Inc

Tennessee

Education

Assets: $8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $798.2K

Funds in TN · CA · GA +12

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Lumos Foundation

Tennessee

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $5.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $104.9K

Funds in TN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Adams Family Foundation I

Tennessee

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesReligionHealth

Assets: $4.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $335K

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

Continuing the Good Foundation

Tennessee

Public & Societal BenefitEducationPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $3.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $363.5K

Funds in TN · MO · TX

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

M A@rikard Charitable Trust

Tennessee

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $2.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $357K

Funds in AL · TN · HI +9

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Education

Emerging

Caritas Foundation

Tennessee

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesPublic & Societal BenefitReligion

Assets: $2.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $147K

Funds in TN · TX · NY

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Betsy Ross Foundation Inc

Tennessee

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $2.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $83K

Funds in TN · KY · GA +1

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Education

Emerging

Daily Family Foundation

Tennessee

Public & Societal BenefitEducationPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $2.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $74.5K

Funds in TN · MT

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Day Family Foundation Inc

Tennessee

Assets: $2.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $100K

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

West Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $2.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $158K

Funds in FL · TN

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Education

Emerging

Arthur Hale Trust Ua

Tennessee

Assets: $1.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $91.9K

Funds in TN · NC

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Atariah Foundation

Tennessee

Education

Assets: $1.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $30K

Funds in MI

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Bredesen Scholarship Foundation Tr

Tennessee

Assets: $1.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $8.5K

Funds in OH

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Checotah Animal Town & School Cats Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $851.3K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $190K

Funds in OK

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Donald R Gilmore Tr

Tennessee

Education

Assets: $846.8K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $41.5K

Funds in NH

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Goddard Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $803.6K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $42.2K

Funds in TN · MA · VA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

The William S and Elizabeth K Boyd Foundation

Tennessee

Education

Assets: $761K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $66.7K

Funds in GA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Walter C Wattles Fellowship at Lloyds of London Inc

Tennessee

Education

Assets: $638.7K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $17.5K

Funds in CA · MO

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Education

Emerging

W W Mebane Scholarships

Tennessee

Assets: $571.2K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $30K

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

James L Craig Fund for Columbia Chs Students

Tennessee

Assets: $460.5K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $40K

Funds in TN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

John and Ina Berkshire Educational Operating Foundation Inc

Tennessee

Education

Assets: $417.1K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $24K

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

Gause Foundation

Tennessee

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesReligionEnvironment & Animals

Assets: $405.8K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $122.6K

Funds in TN · GA · MS +5

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Clark and Robbie Raines Scholarshipfoundation

Tennessee

Assets: $334.4K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $15K

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

Gary Douglas Sasser & Colleen Gill Mcpherson Charitable Foundation Tr

Tennessee

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $328K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $50K

Funds in FL · TN · LA +1

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Robinson Family Foundation Inc

Tennessee

ReligionEducationReligion

Assets: $327K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $39.2K

Funds in TN · FL · GA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Jsa Foundation

Tennessee

Education

Assets: $289.1K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $19.9K

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

Williams-king Foundation

Tennessee

EducationReligion

Assets: $283.6K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $11.8K

Funds in TN · DC

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

East Nashville K C Club Inc

Tennessee

Assets: $281.8K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $12.7K

Funds in TN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Stella and James Melillo Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $218.3K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $98K

Funds in CA · WA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Doc and Myrla Summers Bell Scholarship Fund

Tennessee

Assets: $217.9K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $500

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

E Maurine Hawkins Scholarship Fund

Tennessee

Education

Assets: $216.3K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $13K

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

The Corinne T Woollard Fnd

Tennessee

Education

Assets: $185.8K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $90K

Funds in TN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Knoxville Tva Employees Credit Union Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $175.8K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $75K

Funds in TN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

James C Hailey Scholarship Trust Fund

Tennessee

Assets: $150.6K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $31K

Funds in TN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

The Keith W Fengler Memorial Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $132.7K
Giving / yr: —

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Education

Emerging

Tennessee Mortgage Bankers Association Education Trust Fund

Tennessee

Assets: $116K
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

E B Coburn Scholarship Fund

Tennessee

Assets: $89.8K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $4.9K

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

Ray and Wilma Smith Scholarship Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $76.5K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $3.9K

Funds in TN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Oakley First National Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $63.1K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $11.4K

Funds in TN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Hodges Foundation for Philosophical Orientation Inc

Tennessee

Assets: $37.1K
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

The David J Murphey Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $33.7K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2K

Funds in TN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Maddox Football Scholarship Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $30.3K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1K

Funds in TN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Gail Latimer Foundation

Tennessee

ReligionPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $27.9K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $23.1K

Funds in TN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Andrew & Wilma Sharp Scholarship Fund

Tennessee

Assets: $19.5K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2K

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

C H Pudor Scholarship Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $14.6K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $750

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

Janette Day Residuary Educational Trust 1M4831005

Tennessee

Assets: $14.5K
Giving / yr: —

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Education

Emerging

Americana Corner LLC

Tennessee

Assets: $11.9K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $250K

Funds in DC

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

If Its Meant to Be Foundation Inc

Tennessee

Assets: $9.7K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $500

Funds in TX

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Joseph W Smith & Jean H Smith Educational & Scholarship Trust Fu

Tennessee

Assets: $9.5K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2K

Funds in GA

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Education

Emerging

Suzanne Sneed Lamon Scholarship Fund

Tennessee

Assets: $9.1K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2K

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

International Country Music Conference

Tennessee

Assets: $7.2K
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Ben Chandler Family Foundation

Tennessee

Assets: $5.8K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $4K

Funds in TN

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Education

Emerging

Michael Bradley Benton Memorial Educational Scholarship Fund

Tennessee

Assets: $5.1K
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Access Cultural Diversity

Tennessee

Assets: $5K
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Memphis Beauty Supply Association

Tennessee

Assets: $3.8K
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Soulfull Waters Inc

Tennessee

Assets: $1.5K
Giving / yr: —

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Education

Emerging

Life Care Foundation for Education & Research Inc

Tennessee

Assets: $1.4K
Giving / yr: —

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Education

Emerging

Jehovah Jireh Scholarship Fund

Tennessee

Assets: $1.1K
Giving / yr: —

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FAQFrequently Asked Questions

Our directory lists 71 private education foundations in Tennessee, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings. Each profile shows the funder's giving history, recent recipients, and application stance.

By total assets, JOE C DAVIS FOUNDATION is among the largest education funders in Tennessee in the directory.

Joe C Davis Foundation

Niswonger Foundation

Sffc Foundation Inc

Lumos Foundation

Adams Family Foundation I

Continuing the Good Foundation

M A@rikard Charitable Trust

Caritas Foundation

Betsy Ross Foundation Inc

Daily Family Foundation

Day Family Foundation Inc

West Foundation

Arthur Hale Trust Ua

Atariah Foundation

Bredesen Scholarship Foundation Tr

Checotah Animal Town & School Cats Foundation

Donald R Gilmore Tr

Goddard Foundation

The William S and Elizabeth K Boyd Foundation

Walter C Wattles Fellowship at Lloyds of London Inc

W W Mebane Scholarships

James L Craig Fund for Columbia Chs Students

John and Ina Berkshire Educational Operating Foundation Inc

Gause Foundation

Clark and Robbie Raines Scholarshipfoundation

Gary Douglas Sasser & Colleen Gill Mcpherson Charitable Foundation Tr

Robinson Family Foundation Inc

Jsa Foundation

Williams-king Foundation

East Nashville K C Club Inc

Stella and James Melillo Foundation

Doc and Myrla Summers Bell Scholarship Fund

E Maurine Hawkins Scholarship Fund

The Corinne T Woollard Fnd

Knoxville Tva Employees Credit Union Foundation

James C Hailey Scholarship Trust Fund

The Keith W Fengler Memorial Foundation

Tennessee Mortgage Bankers Association Education Trust Fund

E B Coburn Scholarship Fund

Ray and Wilma Smith Scholarship Foundation

Oakley First National Foundation

Hodges Foundation for Philosophical Orientation Inc

The David J Murphey Foundation

Maddox Football Scholarship Foundation

Gail Latimer Foundation

Andrew & Wilma Sharp Scholarship Fund

C H Pudor Scholarship Foundation

Janette Day Residuary Educational Trust 1M4831005

Americana Corner LLC

If Its Meant to Be Foundation Inc

Joseph W Smith & Jean H Smith Educational & Scholarship Trust Fu

Suzanne Sneed Lamon Scholarship Fund

International Country Music Conference

Ben Chandler Family Foundation

Michael Bradley Benton Memorial Educational Scholarship Fund

Access Cultural Diversity

Memphis Beauty Supply Association

Soulfull Waters Inc

Life Care Foundation for Education & Research Inc

Jehovah Jireh Scholarship Fund

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FAQFrequently Asked Questions