Tennessee · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Food, Agriculture & Nutrition in Tennessee

Imperigo has identified 213 funders that made 1,456 grants totaling $111.3M to 92 food, agriculture & nutrition organizations in Tennessee, with a median grant of $11K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Funding in Tennessee

Total granted $111.3M
Funders 213
Grants 1,456
Organizations funded 92

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. For Hope US Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $873K · through 2023 · 71.8% of their giving
$1.2M
2. Empty Bowl Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $440K · through 2023 · 27.5% of their giving
$464K
3. Nashville Rotary Service Trust
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2024 · 46.8% of their giving
$420K
4. Legacytree Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $148K · through 2025 · 10.7% of their giving
$652K
5. Chattanooga Kennel Club Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $206K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$206K
6. Means Database Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$2.0M
7. Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$3.9M
8. United Way of Greater Chattanooga
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $234K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$646K
9. United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc
28 grants to 5 organizations · largest $163K · through 2024
$1.4M
10. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc
314 grants to 14 organizations · largest $149K · through 2024
$2.2M
11. The Dunavant Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2022 · 2.1% of their giving
$500K
12. Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$1.1M
13. The Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia Inc
30 grants to 2 organizations · largest $235K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$403K
14. Eastman Credit Union
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $126K · through 2025 · 3.4% of their giving
$243K
15. National Cotton Council of America
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $162K · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$233K
16. Sullivan South Area Community Chest Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 17.5% of their giving
$46K
17. United Way of Maury County Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $34K · through 2024 · 29.2% of their giving
$34K
18. Riser Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2019 · 9.0% of their giving
$50K
19. Memphis Food & Wine Festival
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2022 · 16.7% of their giving
$25K
20. Tennessee Charitable Care Network
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $93K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$191K
21. Memorial Foundation Inc
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2020 · 1.2% of their giving
$315K
22. The Urban Child Institute
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024
$400K
23. United Way of Hawkins County Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2025 · 13.4% of their giving
$24K
24. Bellevue Exchange Club Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$16K
25. The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc
74 grants to 3 organizations · largest $55K · through 2023
$526K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to food, agriculture & nutrition work in Tennessee, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 14 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering food, agriculture & nutrition work, with an address in Tennessee. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable food, agriculture & nutrition funding in Tennessee, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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