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Tennessee scholarships from private foundations
22 scholarship programs run by private foundations based in Tennessee — each page has the application contact, what to submit, the deadline, and who’s eligible, straight from the foundation’s own IRS filing. Most never appear on scholarship search sites.
A foundation’s home state doesn’t always decide who’s eligible — many restrict awards to one county or school, some are open nationally. Each page quotes the filing’s own restriction language.
Programs with full application details
22
With an upcoming computed deadline
18
All Tennessee scholarship programs
Alpha Phi Alpha Memphis Education Foundation IncMemphis · due March 1, 2027Arthur K & Sylvia S Lee Scholarship Foundation C/o James B FordBrentwood · due June 30, 2027Bud Mitchum Scholarship FundSpring Hill · due March 1, 2027Delta Boule Charitable FoundationMemphis · due December 31, 2026E Maurine Hawkins Mem Sch FdBristol · deadline: see filingFentress County Education and CommunityJamestown · due April 1, 2027Grace E Mitchell Scholarship FundDunlap · due May 1, 2027Hattie G Watkins Educational Fund 2155000108Memphis · due May 31, 2027James B and Grace Dean Havron SchoSouth Pittsburg · deadline: see filingMilan High School Alumni Association inMilan · due May 15, 2027Phillip Ralston Memorial Scholarship TrustRockvale · due February 28, 2027Prevention Is Key FoundationNashville · due March 15, 2027Rains FoundationCookeville · due May 1, 2027Scarlett Family FoundationNashville · due December 15, 2026Suzanne Sneed Lamon Scholarship FundPulaski · due April 15, 2027T Franklin Cheek JR Scholarship FndRipley · due March 1, 2027The Clark & Robbie Raines Scholarship FoundationTullahoma · deadline: see filingThe Keith W Fengler Memorial FoundationFranklin · due May 1, 2027The Web Maddox Baseball Scholarship FoundationHuntingdon · due May 1, 2027Vinnie Lindsey Roberts ScholarshipBaxter · due December 31, 2026Walter C Wattles Fellowship at Lloyds of London IncSan Francisco · last cycle October 3, 2025Woodbury Educational FoundationWoodbury · due March 15, 2027
More Tennessee foundations with education programs
These foundations report an application-accepting education program in their IRS filing, but the filing is too thin for a full page (no stated deadline, or sparse application details). Contact them directly.
- Acts Outreach Ministries Inc — Cleveland, TN · (423) 899-6830
- Andrew & Wilma Sharp Scholarship Fd — La Follette, TN · (423) 562-4921
- Carr Family Foundation — Burns, TN · (615) 446-4409 · [email protected]
- Christian Scholarships Missions and Projects Foundations — Sparta, TN · (931) 836-2226
- David Brown Patriot Memorial Scholarship Trust — Paris, TN · (731) 642-5232 · taylorkhenryk12.net
- Day Family Foundation Inc — Chattanooga, TN · (423) 266-5691 · [email protected]
- Don & Roy Splawn Charitable Foundation East Inc — Nashville, TN · (615) 642-0815 · [email protected]
- E B Coburn Scholarship Trust — Brownsville, TN · (731) 772-1201
- Gail C Link Education Trust — Chattanooga, TN · (423) 240-1635 · [email protected]
- Gerald E Allen Foundation Corporation — Nolensville, TN · (615) 587-0822 · [email protected]
- Graham Foundation — Knoxville, TN · (865) 693-7000
- Janette Day Residuary Educational Trust Regions Bank Na 2155000153 — Memphis, TN · (901) 580-5700
- Jimmie Joe Boone Christian Technology Fund — Hillsboro, TN · (615) 496-1814
- John W Simpson JR Foundation Fund — Jasper, TN · (423) 942-3600 · [email protected]
- John Winn Davis Fund for Autism Inc — Germantown, TN · (901) 496-7493
- Joseph W Smith & Jean H Smith Educational & Scholarship Trust Fu — Mount Juliet, TN · (615) 754-0356
- Jsa Foundation — Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 254-2291 · [email protected]
- Neil and Elizabeth Griffin Charitable Foundation — Memphis, TN · (901) 372-5033
- Niswonger Foundation Inc — Greeneville, TN · (423) 820-8181
- Peary Wilemon National Cotton Ginners Scholarship Foundation — Cordova, TN · (901) 274-9030
- Pudor Ch Scholarship Foundation — Huntingdon, TN · (731) 986-5026 · [email protected]
- Richardson Family Henry County Educational Trust — Paris, TN · (731) 641-9382
- Robert M & Lenore W Carrier Foundation 2155000091 — Memphis, TN · (901) 580-5700
- Steve Farris Memorial Scholarship Endowm — Afton, TN · (423) 525-7158 · [email protected]
- Tennessee Foundation for Architecture — Brentwood, TN · (615) 370-8500
- The Chattanooga Chapter Troa Scholarship Trust — Ringgold, GA · (423) 504-3704 · [email protected]
- The Crest Foundation Inc — Franklin, TN · (615) 545-6381
- The Frist Foundation — Nashville, TN · (615) 292-3868
- The Gillham Foundation — Columbia, TN · (931) 381-1900
- The Jack Davis Foundation Inc — Johnson City, TN · (423) 282-9000
- The Sunshine Lady Foundation Inc — Lebanon, TN · (615) 419-3677 · [email protected]
- United Community Foundation — Chapel Hill, TN · (931) 364-4325
- W W Mebane Scholarships — Huntingdon, TN · (731) 986-4401 · [email protected]
- Walter Courtenay Eagle Scout Trust — Nashville, TN · (605) 254-0429
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Every listing on this site is compiled from the foundation’s own IRS Form 990-PF filing — the public record where foundations that accept applications must state who to contact, how to apply, any deadlines, and any restrictions. Filings are annual, so details can change between filings: always confirm the current deadline and requirements with the foundation before applying. This site is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by any foundation listed. Scholarship information here is free; we charge only for optional application coaching, and we never write your application for you.