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Grant Funders in Nashville, TN

Bespoke Grants indexes 141 grant-making foundations headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee — together $1.19B in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, arts & culture and faith-based (christian). Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Nashville nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

141
Foundations in Nashville
$1.19B
Indexed annual giving
40
Listed below
TN
State

Foundations headquartered in Nashville

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Vanderbilt University$397.3M2024
2Vanderbilt University Medical Center$127.5M2024
3The Community Foundation of Middle$118.6M2024
4Lipscomb University$45.3M2024
5Vultee Charitable Foundation$37.1M2023
6United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc$36.1M2024
7Nashville Cares$32.0M2020
8Trevecca Nazarene University$22.6M2024
9The Frist Foundation$18.1M2024
10Hca Healthcare Foundation$17.6M2024
11The Rochelle Center$15.6M2024
12Goodwill Industries of Middle Tn Inc$15.1M2024
13Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn$14.5M2020
14Governors Rural Education$12.5M2025
15Delta Dental of Tennessee Inc$11.6M2024
16Dialysis Clinic Inc$10.8M2024
17Accelerate - the National Collaborative$10.4M2025
18Joe C Davis Foundation$8.2M2025
19Seniortrust of Florida Inc$8.2M2020
20United South and Eastern Tribesinc$8.1M2020
21Tennessee State University Foundation$6.8M2023
22Scarlett Family Foundation$6.5M2025
23Tennessee State Museum Foundation Inc$6.5M2023
24Family & Children's Service$6.2M2024
25Southeast Community Capital Corporation$6.0M2024
26Tennessee Alliance for$5.5M2024
27Centennial Park Conservancy$5.2M2024
28Tennessee Technology Development Corp$4.9M2025
29The Healing Trust$4.6M2024
30The Cma Foundation$4.5M2025
31The Melkus Family Foundation$4.3M2024
32Housing Affordability Trust$4.2M2024
33The Dr Lynn Hicks Foundation Inc$4.2M2025
34Urban League of Middle Tennessee$4.2M2024
35The Ensworth School$4.2M2023
36The Ingram Foundation 1035000666$4.0M2020
37Churches of Christ Disaster Relief$3.9M2019
38Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc$3.8M2024
39Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273)$3.8M2024
40Cal Turner Family Foundation Inc$3.6M2024

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Nashville, TN address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Nashville nonprofits; the one lifetime free funder search accounts for both.