Tennessee · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Religion in Tennessee

Imperigo has identified 396 funders that made 4,342 grants totaling $323.6M to 507 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 $323.6M
Funders 396
Grants 4,342
Organizations funded 507

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
34 grants to 21 organizations · largest $669K · through 2025
$2.8M
52. Wendy & Avron Fogelman Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2020 · 1.8% of their giving
$200K
53. Sandell Ministries Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2023 · 7.2% of their giving
$50K
54. Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $105K · through 2024
$605K
55. Memorial Foundation Inc
12 grants to 7 organizations · largest $60K · through 2020 · 1.1% of their giving
$310K
56. GiveClear Foundation
10 grants to 10 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$336K
57. The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc
61 grants to 9 organizations · largest $40K · through 2023
$554K
58. Sempra Employee Giving Network
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$95K
59. Our Change Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $186K · through 2025 · 1.3% of their giving
$238K
61. Christian Community Foundation Inc
36 grants to 16 organizations · largest $336K · through 2024
$1.3M
62. Pure Inc
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024
$616K
65. East Tennessee Foundation
25 grants to 12 organizations · largest $65K · through 2024
$396K
71. Bradley Impact Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $450K · through 2024
$450K
72. Charities Aid Foundation America
28 grants to 12 organizations · largest $604K · through 2024
$1.5M
73. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $77K · through 2024
$538K
74. Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2025
$225K
75. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
27 grants to 10 organizations · largest $107K · through 2025
$615K
79. The Chicago Community Trust
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024
$2.7M
81. California Community Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $323K · through 2024
$1.2M
86. Arizona Community Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $375K · through 2024
$525K
91. North Carolina Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2024
$274K
98. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
20 grants to 7 organizations · largest $152K · through 2025
$527K
110. Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $222K · through 2022
$251K
115. The New York Community Trust
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $164K · through 2024
$492K
123. Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $163K · through 2024
$306K

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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