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Grantmaking foundations in Nashville, TN

490 grantmaking foundations in Nashville, Tennessee, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $1.6B combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. Vanderbilt University
    Nashville, TN · Community Improvement and Capacity Building
    $570M (2025)
  2. Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, TN · Community Improvement and Capacity Building
    $210M (2025)
  3. The Community Fdn of Middle Tn Inc
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $120M (2024)
  4. Lipscomb University
    Nashville, TN · Housing and Shelter
    $67M (2025)
  5. The Frist Foundation
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $58M (2024)
  6. Nashville C a R E S Inc
    Nashville, TN · Recreation and Sports
    $37M (2025)
  7. Hca Healthcare Foundation
    Nashville, TN · Education
    $33M (2024)
  8. Trevecca Nazarene University
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $26M (2025)
  9. Scarlett Family Foundation
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $23M (2025)
  10. United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc
    Nashville, TN · Science and Technology
    $23M (2025)
  11. Cal Turner Family Foundation Inc
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $20M (2024)
  12. Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee Inc
    Nashville, TN · Environment
    $16M (2025)
  13. Rochelle Center
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $16M (2024)
  14. Dettwiller Foundation
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $14M (2024)
  15. Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $14M (2025)
  16. Tennessee Technology Development Corporation
    Nashville, TN · Environment
    $13M (2025)
  17. American Educational Assistance Foundation Inc
    Nashville, TN · Education
    $12M (2024)
  18. Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Lear
    Nashville, TN · Arts, Culture and Humanities
    $10M (2025)
  19. Dialysis Clinic Inc
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $8.2M (2025)
  20. Joe C Davis Foundation
    Nashville, TN
    $8.2M (2025)
  21. Melkus Family Foundation
    Nashville, TN
    $7.3M (2024)
  22. Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $7.2M (2024)
  23. Southeast Community Capital Corporation
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $6.9M (2024)
  24. Nashville District Management Corporation Inc
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $6.3M (2024)
  25. James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Inc
    Nashville, TN · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $6M (2024)

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