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Early Childhood Education Grant Funders in Tennessee

39 foundations with a documented early childhood education focus have made grants to Tennessee nonprofits in recent years, together directing $24.0M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 39 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

39
Early childhood education funders
$24.0M
Given to Tennessee nonprofits
190
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active early childhood education funders in Tennessee

#FunderBased inTotal Tennessee givingGrantsLatest
1Upper East Tennessee HumanTennessee$14.5M162025
2Pritzker Family FoundationIllinois$3.3M62024
3Signal Centers IncTennessee$1.6M42017
4The Assisi Foundation of Memphis IncTennessee$1.3M22024
5Valhalla FoundationCalifornia$1.1M32024
6United Way of Greater St Louis IncMissouri$366K62024
7The Haslam 3 Foundation IncTennessee$330K62023
8The Community Foundation of MiddleTennessee$297K282024
9Robert F Stone Foundation AkaDelaware$128K62024
10Carolyn Smith FoundationTennessee$120K92024
11The Community Foundation of GreaterTennessee$119K42022
12Washington County CommunityIndiana$94K52024
13Lantry Family FoundationDistrict of Columbia$85K42024
14Nashville Predators FoundationTennessee$76K112024
15Variety of Eastern TennesseeTennessee$75K62022

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented early childhood education focus and that have funded Tennessee nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to Tennessee recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.