Foundations that fund museums in Tennessee

90 foundations made gifts to museums in Tennessee, reaching 60 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

90Foundations gave here
41Accept applications
$5,000Typical gift
60Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The Clayton Family FoundationKnoxville, TN · EIN 58-19708514 gifts · typical $75,000 · 20244 · $422,500$75,0002024Accepts applications
Publix Super Markets Charities IncLakeland, FL · EIN 59-61941193 gifts · typical $10,000 · 20243 · $27,500$10,0002024Accepts applications
Bill and Crissy Haslam FoundationKnoxville, TN · EIN 62-18674233 gifts · typical $5,000 · 20243 · $16,000$5,0002024Invite only
Dorothy Cate and Thomas F FristNashville, TN · EIN 62-11035683 gifts · typical $1,000 · 20243 · $3,000$1,0002024Invite only
Lyndhurst Foundation IncChattanooga, TN · EIN 62-60441772 gifts · typical $45,000 · 20242 · $90,000$45,0002024Accepts applications

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 152 matched gifts to museums in Tennessee in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 60 matched organizations received gifts to museums in Tennessee in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to museums in Tennessee was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund museums in Tennessee?

90 foundations made gifts to 60 organizations in Tennessee in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

41 of the 90 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.