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Foundations That Fund Religion in Tennessee

Imperigo has identified 391 funders that made 4,262 grants totaling $317.1M to 501 religion organizations in Tennessee, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Religion Funding in Tennessee

Total granted $317.1M
Funders 391
Grants 4,262
Organizations funded 501

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. St Jude Runners Association
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.5M · through 2024 · 98.3% of their giving
$14.6M
2. Youth Programs Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.0M · through 2024 · 98.9% of their giving
$6.0M
3. Christian Community Foundation of Memphis
115 grants to 36 organizations · largest $2.8M · through 2024 · 4.3% of their giving
$17.8M
4. Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation
100 grants to 41 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$7.8M
5. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
46 grants to 23 organizations · largest $11.6M · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$29.3M
6. Anabaptist Foundation
14 grants to 3 organizations · largest $2.4M · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$8.5M
7. Chippin in for St Jude
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $330K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.0M
8. Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2024 · 14.3% of their giving
$1.4M
9. United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc
46 grants to 9 organizations · largest $821K · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$5.5M
10. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
626 grants to 187 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024
$44.7M
11. Dream Day Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$874K
12. Matthew Hill Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $366K · through 2020 · 24.6% of their giving
$621K
13. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc
250 grants to 36 organizations · largest $815K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$6.2M
14. The R H Boyd Company
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $399K · through 2020 · 56.8% of their giving
$493K
15. Servant Life Missions Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $119K · through 2025 · 20.0% of their giving
$452K
16. Jfm Realty Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $409K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$409K
17. Adams Christian Trust
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 18.0% of their giving
$330K
18. Outline Bible Charitable Trust
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$290K
19. Rally Foundation Inc
9 grants to 1 organization · largest $225K · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$1.2M
20. Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc
65 grants to 22 organizations · largest $3.1M · through 2024
$6.3M
21. Harvest Christian Ministries Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $70K · through 2024 · 13.6% of their giving
$347K
22. HD Supply Charitable Fund Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $185K · through 2025 · 17.7% of their giving
$235K
23. The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024 · 8.2% of their giving
$500K
24. Martha O'Bryan Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $91K · through 2023 · 79.5% of their giving
$179K
25. Give Lively Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $532K · through 2025 · 1.4% of their giving
$1.6M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to religion 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. 17 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 religion 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 religion funding in Tennessee, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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