Tennessee · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Food, Agriculture & Nutrition in Tennessee

Imperigo has identified 219 funders that made 1,501 grants totaling $113.0M to 94 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 $113.0M
Funders 219
Grants 1,501
Organizations funded 94

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc
74 grants to 3 organizations · largest $55K · through 2023
$526K
27. Knoxville Cbid Management Corporation DBA Downtown Knoxville Alliance
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 3.8% of their giving
$68K
28. United Way of the Mid South
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $220K · through 2022 · 1.0% of their giving
$244K
29. Boulevard Bolt Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2020 · 7.7% of their giving
$30K
30. Community Clothes Closet Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$10K
31. Food City Charitable Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2025 · 1.8% of their giving
$110K
32. Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 4.3% of their giving
$41K
33. Charity Circle of Murfreesboro
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2025 · 2.2% of their giving
$79K
34. Midsouth Grain Inspection Services
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2025 · 7.9% of their giving
$21K
35. The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $120K · through 2024
$345K
36. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
40 grants to 13 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024
$4.3M
37. Ipa Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$75K
38. Maury Regional Heathcare Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 6.1% of their giving
$25K
39. Southwest Members Care Incorporated
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$37K
40. Delta Dental of Tennessee Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $92K · through 2024
$165K
41. The Chicago Community Trust
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2022
$3.0M
42. Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$35K
43. Tennessee Farmers Cooperative Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2025 · 6.0% of their giving
$15K
44. Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$66K
45. CoreGiving Co
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $29K · through 2024
$99K
46. Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2024
$100K
47. Newell Brands Community Fund Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2022 · 2.9% of their giving
$25K
48. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024
$199K
49. West Tn Healthcare Foundation Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $23K · through 2024
$118K
50. Hello in There Foundation
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $10K · through 2025 · 2.4% of their giving
$28K

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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