T & T Family Foundation

Duke Energy Foundation

Charlotte, NC

The Duke Energy Foundation funds workforce development, local economic development and recovery, disaster resilience, conservation, and economic opportunity in communities across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. It reports more than $30 million in annual charitable grants; awards vary widely, with a 2024 median of $25,000, and applications of $20,000 or less are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants should contact their local Foundation representative before applying.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation

Nashville, TN

The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation supports a varied range of charitable work, with 2025 grants spanning historic preservation, conservation, public media, and services for children and families. Its grants ranged from $200 to $104,500, with a median of $1,000; 96% of grant dollars went to Tennessee and 3% to Florida. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Rich Foundation

Nashville, TN

The Rich Foundation primarily funds education, cultural institutions and preservation, parks, and church programs, with 93% of its 2025 grant dollars going to Tennessee. Grants ranged from $100 to $50,000, with a median of $1,000; it accepts applications by mail, with a May 31 deadline.

McKesson Foundation Inc

Dallas, TX

McKesson Foundation supports healthcare access across the U.S. and Canada, focusing on cancer, healthcare workforce training, and emergency response, especially for vulnerable communities; local priorities include Atlanta, Columbus, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Memphis, Montreal, Richmond, and Toronto. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $2.47 million, with a median of $100,000. Its filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests, while its current website describes online applications: up to $25,000 year-round and larger requests from February 1 through April 30.

The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr

Nashville, TN

The foundation supports arts, religious organizations, animal care, homelessness services, education, hospitals, and other charitable causes, with most 2025 funding going to Tennessee organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $25,000, with a median of $3,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

EBS Foundation

Nashville, TN

The EBS Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas including youth services, camping, social services, education, and the arts, with most of its giving in Tennessee. In 2025, it awarded grants of $100 to $100,000, with a median grant of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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.

The Steven & Laurie Eskind

Nashville, TN

United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc

Nashville, TN

United Way of Middle Tennessee funds nonprofit programs in education, financial stability, and health, especially those serving low-income families and vulnerable children and adults; it also supports HIV care and disaster recovery. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,015 to $697,309, with a median of $22,500. Its Community Impact Funding serves nine Middle Tennessee counties, while some programs serve people statewide; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist

Nashville, TN

The funder supports a range of causes, including education, community programs, health, faith-based work, and conservation. In 2025, grants ranged from $250 to $325,000, with a median of $2,500; 86% of grant dollars went to Tennessee recipients, with some support elsewhere. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.