Peggy and Lawrence West Foundation

The Evelyn S & Jim Horne Hankins Fnd

Lebanon, TN

The Evelyn S. & Jim Horne Hankins Foundation supports basic needs, shelter, housing, education, libraries, and community services, with a focus on Wilson County, Tennessee; work outside the county may not be approved. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts written or oral applications from organizations providing proof of 501(c)(3) status; no deadline is listed.

M Stratton Foster Charitable

Nashville, TN

M Stratton Foster Charitable funds Tennessee organizations across education, religious, arts and cultural, and community and human services. Its 2026 grants ranged from $1,500 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000; it accepts requests, and its 2025 filing directs applicants to contact Truxton Trust with proof of tax-exempt status and submit before April 30.

Dudley & Walter Morgan Foundation

Nashville, TN

Patricia & Louis Todd Family Foundation

Nashville, TN

The foundation supports arts and cultural, educational, religious, environmental, and social-service organizations, with most of its grant dollars going to Tennessee and additional funding in several other states. In 2025, it made 50 grants totaling $777,000; grants ranged from $500 to $182,500, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Patricia and Rodes Hart Foundation

Brentwood, TN

The Patricia and Rodes Hart Foundation funded arts, health care, and sports programs for people with intellectual disabilities, with 2022 grants ranging from $500 to $25,000 and totaling $310,500. Its reported grantees were in Nashville and Brentwood, Tennessee. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Beasley Family Foundation

Dixon Springs, TN

The foundation supports education, services for people with special needs, counseling and family support, re-entry, conservation, safety, and other community needs. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $21,500, with a median of $3,000; most funding went to Tennessee, with some to Oregon. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Angel Corps

Nashville, TN

ANGEL CORPS supports organizations serving underserved communities where Southern Land Company has development projects, especially those benefiting women and children; its 2024 grants went almost entirely to Tennessee. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $250,000, with a median of $2,050. It does not describe an open unsolicited application process: local Southern Land Company employees nominate organizations, and those selected by the board receive a request form.

Nicholson Foundation Inc

Nashville, TN

Washington Foundation

Nashville, TN

The Washington Foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including the arts, food assistance, health care, and community services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $42,000, with a median of $5,750; 97% of grant dollars went to Tennessee organizations. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

James W Carell Charitable Trust

Nashville, TN

The James W Carell Charitable Trust supports food assistance, education, housing, children’s programs, the arts, animal care, and other community needs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $275,000, with a median of $20,000, and went mostly to Tennessee organizations. It accepts applications by letter to Christine Palmer; the filing lists a December 31 deadline.

T & T Family Foundation

Nashville, TN

The T & T Family Foundation supports a broad range of charitable work, including education, wildlife care, food assistance, homelessness services, employment, and conservation, mainly in Tennessee but also in other states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $150,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts written applications by its annual meeting, traditionally held in October.

Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation

Nashville, TN

The foundation supports a range of organizations, with 2024 grants totaling about $3.05 million; awards ranged from $1,000 to $262,000, with a median of $17,000. Giving is concentrated in Tennessee, with additional grants in Iowa, Washington, D.C., and other states. The available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.