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Foundations that fund education in Tennessee

2,116 private foundations gave $334 million for education to organizations in Tennessee in their latest year. The largest was American Educational Assistance Foundation, with $11.7 million in 1 grant.

Foundations ranked by education grants to recipients in Tennessee, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
American Educational Assistance Foundation1$11.7 millionNo
The Frist Foundation23$10.8 millionYes
Walton Family Foundation Inc (Arkansas)6$10.3 millionNo
The Robert E & Jenny D Kirkland Foundation6$8.8 millionNo
Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation27$8.3 millionNo
Nmi Foundation1$8.0 millionNo
Gates Foundation (Washington)16$7.7 millionYes
The Ayers Foundation Trust9$7.4 millionYes
Scarlett Family Foundation238$7.3 millionYes
Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund (Colorado)35$6.3 millionYes
The Bill Gatton Foundation3$5.8 millionYes
The Gary W Rollins Foundation (Georgia)1$5.6 millionNo
The Charlie & Moll Anderson Foundation (Alabama)3$4.9 millionNo
Laura and John Arnold Foundation (Texas)11$4.6 millionNo
The Day Foundation9$4.1 millionNo
Lilly Endowment Inc (Indiana)5$4.0 millionYes
Wellcome Leap Inc (California)4$3.8 millionNo
Glenn M Weaver Foundation (Wisconsin)1$3.8 millionNo
The Boyd Foundation18$3.8 millionYes
The Prescott Miller Foundation Inc (Georgia)1$3.1 millionNo
Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA A James & Alice B Clark Foundation (Maryland)1$3.0 millionNo
Haslam Family Foundation Inc6$3.0 millionNo
Yarbrough Family Foundation7$2.8 millionNo
Jack C Massey Foundation1$2.7 millionNo
Crews Family Foundation9$2.7 millionNo

Amounts count grants whose purpose or recipient matches education, paid to recipients in Tennessee. A foundation based in another state appears when it gives here.

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