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Who funds Middle Tennessee State University?

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

15 private foundations reported grants to Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee totaling $1.2 million across 17 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Hawkins Family Foundation, with $500,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Middle Tennessee State University

All 15 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Hawkins Family Foundation
Tennessee · 2025
Education - program support1$500,000
The Hollyhock Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
Literacy studies ph.d. Program scale-up1$287,000
Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation
Tennessee · 2024
Build blue athletic facility fund3$277,150
Rucker-Donnell Foundation
Tennessee · 2025 · accepts applications
Charitable gift1$53,000
Charles R & Sandra G Henry Foundation Inc
Florida · 2025
Scholarship1$24,500
The Scott Foundation
Louisiana · 2023
Education1$15,500
Champion Force Athletics Youth Scholarship Foundation
Michigan · 2025
To provide tuition assistance to selected student1$12,000
Continuing the Good Foundation
Tennessee · 2025
Scholarships1$11,500
The Richard Foundation
Florida · 2024
Assist donee to achieve its charitable purpose1$10,000
The Simons Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
On the global dynamics of lotka-volterra competition patch models1$8,400
Heaton McBrayer Foundation Inc
Georgia · 2024
Educational scholarship1$7,500
Ben Chandler Family Foundation
Tennessee · 2025 · accepts applications
Scholarship Assistance1$4,000
Gail C Link Education Trust
Tennessee · 2024 · accepts applications
Student higher education scholarships1$3,000
Sumpter Yeaman Charitable Foundation
Tennessee · 2024
Tyler a. Schultz memorial scholarship in psychology - 91351/2024a1$2,000
Guy and Ethel Kennedy Scholarship Fund Trust
Tennessee · 2025
Scholarships1$500

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Middle Tennessee State University?

Hawkins Family Foundation, The Hollyhock Foundation Inc, Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation, Rucker-Donnell Foundation and Charles R & Sandra G Henry Foundation Inc, and 10 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Middle Tennessee State University get from foundations?

$1.2 million in 17 reported grants from 15 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Rucker-Donnell Foundation, Ben Chandler Family Foundation and Gail C Link Education Trust say in their filings that they accept applications.

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