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Foundations That Fund International Aid & Development in Tennessee

Imperigo has identified 244 funders that made 2,059 grants totaling $112.9M to 210 international aid & development organizations in Tennessee, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

International Aid & Development Funding in Tennessee

Total granted $112.9M
Funders 244
Grants 2,059
Organizations funded 210

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Thrift Alliance
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $122K · through 2024 · 50.7% of their giving
$737K
2. The Rosser Foundation dba International Cooperating Ministries
8 grants to 1 organization · largest $216K · through 2025 · 7.7% of their giving
$926K
3. Israel Benevolence Fund Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $54K · through 2024 · 29.3% of their giving
$204K
4. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
251 grants to 79 organizations · largest $911K · through 2024
$21.5M
5. Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation
14 grants to 8 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$2.1M
6. Gods Way to Recovery Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2025 · 37.3% of their giving
$112K
7. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc
95 grants to 18 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$2.5M
8. East Tennessee Foundation
21 grants to 7 organizations · largest $221K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$1.3M
9. Little Hearts International Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $81K · through 2019 · 78.3% of their giving
$81K
10. 2Fish Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2025 · 20.4% of their giving
$65K
11. Seastar Kids Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $63K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$63K
12. Christian Community Foundation of Memphis
26 grants to 11 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$2.1M
13. Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc
21 grants to 7 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024
$2.8M
14. Retailroi Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2025 · 7.1% of their giving
$126K
15. Looking Out Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $135K · through 2023 · 5.8% of their giving
$135K
16. Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $165K · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$210K
17. Vultee Charitable Foundation F/K/a Nashville Christian Towers
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2022 · 7.5% of their giving
$100K
18. Phoenix Benefit Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2025 · 8.5% of their giving
$56K
19. Asi Missions Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $130K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$336K
20. Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2022
$500K
21. Teammates for Kids Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $134K · through 2022 · 1.6% of their giving
$174K
22. Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2022 · 48.1% of their giving
$14K
23. Pmc Cares Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2023 · 15.6% of their giving
$17K
24. Achievement Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 5.0% of their giving
$50K
25. Rotary Club of Harrisonburg Charitable Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $21K · through 2022 · 10.7% of their giving
$21K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to international aid & development 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. 15 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 international aid & development 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 international aid & development funding in Tennessee, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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