Funding search · EIN 626074501 · Nashville, TN
Tennessee Bar Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 125
- grants reported
- $8.8M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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10 grants matching “domestic violence” · $189,200
- $38,000
Bridgets Domestic Violence Center · Franklin, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $25,000
Tennessee Coalition To End Domestic and Sexual Violence · Nashville, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $20,000
Domestic Violence Program · Murfreesboro, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $20,000
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center · Murfreesboro, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $16,700
Bridges Domestic Violence Center · Nashua, NH · 2023
Legal services
- $16,000
Bridges Domestic Violence Center · Franklin, TN · 2022
Administration of justice
- $15,000
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
Administration of justice
- $13,000
Tennessee Coalition To End Domestic and Sexual Violence · Nashville, TN · 2022
Legal services
- $13,000
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center · Murfreesboro, TN · 2021
Legal services
- $12,500
Bridges Domestic Violence Center · Nashua, NH · 2021
Legal services
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Legal Aid of East Tennessee4 grants · $1.5M
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tn and the Cumberlands3 grants · $1.1M
- Tennessee Justice Center4 grants · $908,200
- Memphis Area Legal Services3 grants · $548,528
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tn1 grant · $322,702
- Memphis Area Legal Services1 grant · $300,000
- West Tennessee Legal Services3 grants · $296,414
- West Tennessee Legal Services1 grant · $272,660
- Advocating Opportunity4 grants · $242,405
- Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors5 grants · $237,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 125 grants.
- $699,222
Legal Aid of East Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $695,120
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tn and the Cumberlands · Nashville, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $408,401
Legal Aid of East Tennessee · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $351,360
Memphis Area Legal Services · Memphis, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $325,000
Tennessee Justice Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $322,702
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tn · Nashville, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $300,000
Memphis Area Legal Services · Memphis, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $284,200
Tennessee Justice Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $272,660
West Tennessee Legal Services · Jackson, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $256,076
Legal Aid of East Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Legal services
- $225,276
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tn and the Cumberlands · Nashville, TN · 2022
Legal services
- $207,900
West Tennessee Legal Services · Jackson, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $175,000
Tennessee Justice Center · Nashville, TN · 2022
Legal services
- $172,405
Advocating Opportunity · Nashville, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $168,958
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tn and the Cumberlands · Nashville, TN · 2021
Administration of justice
- $140,000
Nashville Hispanic Bar Association · Nashville, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $135,808
Legal Aid of East Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2021
Legal services
- $125,988
Tals · Nashville, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $124,000
Tennessee Justice Center · Nashville, TN · 2021
Legal services
- $112,668
Memphis Area Legal Services · Memphis, TN · 2022
Legal services
- $100,000
Chattanooga Bar Association · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $100,000
Community Legal Centerremote Immigrant · Memphis, TN · 2021
Use technology and collaborative services to coordinate representation at memphis immigration court for clients from middle/east tennessee.
- $95,000
Air · Memphis, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $95,000
West Tennessee Legal Services (Supplemental Grant) · Jackson, TN · 2022
Legal service
- $84,500
Memphis Area Legal Services · Memphis, TN · 2021
Legal services
- $80,000
Choosing Justice Initiativeall Around Justice · Nashville, TN · 2021
Implement wraparound program to pay court-appointed, criminal defense lawyers to handle client civil legal needs.
- $80,000
Legal Aid of East Tennesseemental Health · Knoxville, TN · 2021
Legal services
- $80,000
Nashville Conflict Resolution Centermediation · Nashville, TN · 2021
Provide access to mediation through conferencing technology that links rural and underserved populations with community mediation centers.
- $80,000
Tennessee Justice Centergeneral Sessions Gps · Nashville, TN · 2021
Develop educational resources and train volunteers to assist general sessions court litigants who cannot afford an attorney.
- $80,000
Tennessee Justice Centerindependence · Nashville, TN · 2021
Reform systemic policies and procedures surrounding long term services and supports portion of the tenncare program, known as choices.
- $80,000
Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors · Nashville, TN · 2021
Provide classroom education and pro bono legal services for immigrant families.
- $75,000
Tennessee Casa Association · Murfreesboro, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $75,000
Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors · Nashville, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $75,000
Womens Resources and Rape Assistance Program · Jackson, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $75,000
Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services · Nashville, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $54,500
Community Legal Center · Memphis, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $50,580
West Tennessee Legal Services · Jackson, TN · 2022
Legal services
- $50,000
Nashville Conflict Resolution Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $50,000
Tennessee Innocence Project · Suite, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $50,000
Tirrc · Nashville, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $50,000
Ywca Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $50,000
Tennessee Casa Association · Murfreesboro, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $50,000
Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors · Nashville, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $49,500
Community Legal Center · Memphis, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $45,000
Tennessee Innocence Project · Nashville, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $40,000
Center of Hope · Columbia, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $40,000
Advocating Opportunity · Toledo, OH · 2023
Administration of justice
- $40,000
Ywca Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $40,000
Tennessee Casa Association · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
Administration of justice
- $39,000
Center of Hope · Fenton, MI · 2023
Administration of justice
- $38,000
Bridgets Domestic Violence Center · Franklin, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $37,934
West Tennessee Legal Services · Jackson, TN · 2021
Legal services
- $35,000
Choosing Justice Initiative · Nashville, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $35,000
Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services · Nashville, TN · 2022
Legal service
- $32,000
Memphis Bar Foundation901 Legal Connect · Memphis, TN · 2021
Create online portal for appropriate referral of potential clients to community legal center or memphis area legal services.
- $30,000
Tennessee Fair Housing Council · Suite, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $30,000
Choosing Justice Initiative · Nashville, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $30,000
Nashville Conflict Resolution Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $30,000
Tennessee Casa Association · Murfreesboro, TN · 2021
Administration of justice
- $25,000
Aging Services for Upper Cumberlands · Cookeville, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $25,000
Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $25,000
Asis · Jackson, TN · 2024
Legal services
- $25,000
Catholic Charities of East Tn · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $25,000
Kindred Place · Memphis, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $25,000
Tennessee Coalition To End Domestic and Sexual Violence · Nashville, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $25,000
All Saints Immigration Services · Jackson, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $25,000
Catholic Charities - Office of Immigrant Services · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Legal services
- $25,000
Kindred Place · Memphis, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $25,000
Memphis Public Interest Law Center · Germantown, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $25,000
Tennessee Coalition To End Domestic and Sexual Assault · Gallatin, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $25,000
Tennessee Fair Housing Council · Nashville, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $25,000
Kindred Place · Memphis, TN · 2022
Administration of justice
- $25,000
Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors · Nashville, TN · 2022
Legal services
- $24,500
Community Legal Center · Memphis, TN · 2022
Legal services
- $20,290
Center of Hope · Columbia, TN · 2022
Administration of justice
- $20,000
Domestic Violence Program · Murfreesboro, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $20,000
Aging Services for the Upper Cumberlands · Cookville, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $20,000
Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $20,000
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center · Murfreesboro, TN · 2023
Legal services
- $20,000
Women'S Resource & Rape Assistance Program · Jackson, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $20,000
Advocating Opportunity · Toledo, OH · 2022
Legal services
- $20,000
Aging Services for the Upper Cumberlands · Cookville, TN · 2022
Legal services
- $18,800
Community Legal Center · Memphis, TN · 2021
Legal services
- $18,000
Agape · Nashville, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $16,700
Bridges Domestic Violence Center · Nashua, NH · 2023
Legal services
- $16,000
Su Casa Family Ministries · Memphis, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $16,000
Bridges Domestic Violence Center · Franklin, TN · 2022
Administration of justice
- $15,878
Homesafe of Sumner Wilson and Robertson Counties · Gallatin, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $15,000
Agape - Morning Star · Bloomsburg, PA · 2023
Legal services
- $15,000
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Administration of justice
- $15,000
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
Administration of justice
- $15,000
Aging Services for the Upper Cumberlands · Cookville, TN · 2021
Administration of justice
- $15,000
Kindred Place · Memphis, TN · 2021
Legal services
- $14,000
Avalon Center · Crossville, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $13,000
Vorp · Crossville, TN · 2024
Administration of justice
- $13,000
Avalon Center · Crossville, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $13,000
Vorpcommunity Mediation Center · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Administration of justice
- $13,000
Tennessee Coalition To End Domestic and Sexual Violence · Nashville, TN · 2022
Legal services
- $13,000
Vorpcommunity Mediation Center · Crossville, TN · 2022
Administration of justice
- $13,000
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center · Murfreesboro, TN · 2021
Legal services
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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