Likely funders for youth programs in Tennessee
In public IRS filings covering tax years 2024–2025, 369 foundations gave to youth programs in Tennessee. Together, the listed gifts total $7,417,532.
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Based on 2025 IRS electronic filings. 176 small youth programs organizations in Tennessee appear in IRS records.
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.
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What the filings show
- Foundations made 1,030 gifts to youth programs in Tennessee in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to youth programs in Tennessee was $8,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 152 of 369 foundations funding youth programs in Tennessee accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to youth programs in Tennessee
- Nashville 93 foundations · 78 organizations
- Memphis 64 foundations · 53 organizations
- Knoxville 41 foundations · 30 organizations
- Chattanooga 28 foundations · 25 organizations
More cities
- Johnson City 13 foundations
- Brentwood 12 foundations
- Bartlett 9 foundations
- Franklin 9 foundations
- Cleveland 8 foundations
- Gatlinburg 7 foundations
- Seymour 7 foundations
- Murfreesboro 6 foundations
- Hixson 5 foundations
- McMinnville 5 foundations
- Cordova 4 foundations
- Maryville 4 foundations
- Morristown 4 foundations
- Ooltewah 4 foundations
- Paris 4 foundations
- Bean Station 3 foundations
- Covington 3 foundations
- Elizabethton 3 foundations
- Jackson 3 foundations
- Kingsport 3 foundations
- Lebanon 3 foundations
- Madisonville 3 foundations
- Oak Ridge 3 foundations
Types of youth programs funded in Tennessee
- Youth development 121 foundations · 141 organizations
- Youth centers & clubs 53 foundations · 32 organizations
- Scouting 15 foundations · 5 organizations
- Mentoring 14 foundations · 8 organizations
More ways to find funders in Tennessee
- Funders that accept applications 152 funders
- Small-grant funders 219 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Tennessee 495 foundations · 172 accept applications
What is a typical grant to youth programs in Tennessee?
$10,000, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
16 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.