Funding search · EIN 821853425 · Franklin, TN
Continuing the Good Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 77
- grants reported
- $1.1M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- University of Tennessee Martin4 grants · $177,500
- Town of Centerville - Basketball Co4 grants · $118,356
- University of Tennessee Knoxville4 grants · $104,800
- Centerville Municipal Golf4 grants · $86,356
- University of Tennessee Chattanooga4 grants · $73,500
- Austin Peay State University4 grants · $73,000
- Middle Tennessee State University4 grants · $54,000
- Doyle Bowen Memorial Park1 grant · $50,000
- Belmont University4 grants · $48,750
- Ut College of Veterinary Medicine2 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 77 reported grants, largest first.
- $79,931
Town of Centerville - Basketball Co · Centerville, TN · 2025
Unrestricted gift
- $63,500
University of Tennessee Martin · Martin, TN · 2023
Scholarships
- $50,000
Doyle Bowen Memorial Park · Centerville, TN · 2025
Unrestricted gift
- $48,500
University of Tennessee Martin · Martin, TN · 2022
Scholarships
- $38,000
Centerville Municipal Golf · Centerville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $36,500
University of Tennessee Martin · Martin, TN · 2024
Scholarships
- $34,500
University of Tennessee Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
Scholarships
- $33,000
Hickman County High School · Centerville, TN · 2023
Unrestricted gift
- $32,000
University of Tennessee Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Scholarships
- $31,000
Austin Peay State University · Clarksville, TN · 2024
Scholarships
- $31,000
Town of Centerville - Basketball Co · Centerville, TN · 2022
Unrestricted gift
- $30,000
University of Tennessee Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Scholarships
- $29,000
University of Tennessee Martin · Martin, TN · 2025
Scholarships
- $26,800
Hickman County High School · Centerville, TN · 2022
Unrestricted gift
- $23,500
Middle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN · 2024
Scholarships
- $22,800
University of Tennessee Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Scholarships
- $20,000
Austin Peay State University · Clarksville, TN · 2025
Scholarships
- $20,000
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2025
Scholarships
- $20,000
Ut College of Veterinary Medicine · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Unrestricted gift
- $20,000
Ut College of Veterinary Medicine · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $20,000
University of Tennessee Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
- $19,856
Centerville Municipal Golf · Centerville, TN · 2023
Unrestricted gift
- $18,899
East Hickman High School · Lyles, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $16,000
Centerville Municipal Golf · Centerville, TN · 2022
Unrestricted gift
- $15,000
Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2025
Unrestricted gift
- $14,000
Middle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN · 2023
Scholarships
- $13,000
University of Tennessee Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Scholarships
- $13,000
University of Tennessee Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Scholarships
- $13,000
University of Tennessee Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
Scholarships
- $12,802
South Missouri State University · Cape Girardeau, MO · 2025
Unrestricted gift
- $12,500
Centerville Municipal Golf · Centerville, TN · 2025
Unrestricted gift
- $12,000
Hickman County High School · Centerville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $11,960
Bernard Community Center · Centerville, TN · 2023
Unrestricted gift
- $11,500
Middle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN · 2025
Scholarships
- $11,500
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
- $11,500
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Scholarships
- $11,000
Austin Peay State University · Clarksville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
- $11,000
Austin Peay State University · Clarksville, TN · 2022
Scholarships
- $10,500
Hickman Humane Society · Centerville, TN · 2025
Unrestricted gift
- $10,150
Hickman Humane Society · Centerville, TN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Boy Scout Troop 772 · Centerville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $10,000
Hickman Humane Society · Centerville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $10,000
Casa of the Highland Rim · Dickson, TN · 2023
Unrestricted gift
- $10,000
University of North Alabama · Florence, AL · 2022
Scholarships
- $9,500
Hickman County Senior Citizens Cent · Centerville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $9,000
Keep Hickman County Beautiful · Centerville, TN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $7,500
Freed Hardeman University · Henderson, TN · 2025
Scholarships
- $7,500
Freed Hardeman University · Henderson, TN · 2024
Scholarships
- $7,500
St Ambrose University · Davenport, IA · 2024
Scholarships
- $7,500
Tn Tech University · Cookeville, TN · 2024
Scholarships
- $7,500
Freed Hardeman University · Henderson, TN · 2023
Scholarships
- $7,500
St Ambrose University · Davenport, IA · 2023
Scholarships
- $7,500
Tn Tech University · Cookeville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
- $7,500
Freed Hardeman · Henderson, TN · 2022
Scholarships
- $7,500
Tn Tech University · Cookeville, TN · 2022
Scholarships
- $7,500
Western Kentucky · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
Scholarships
- $7,468
Hickman County High School · Centerville, TN · 2025
Unrestricted gift
- $7,000
Trevecca Nazarene University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Scholarships
- $6,500
Columbia College Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $6,500
Columbia College Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $6,500
Columbia College Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $6,000
Hickman County Education Foundation · Centerville, TN · 2025
Unrestricted gift
- $6,000
Bernard Community Center · Centerville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $5,750
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Scholarships
- $5,000
Nunnelly Community Center · Nunnelly, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $5,000
Hickman County Seniors Citizens · Centerville, TN · 2022
Unrestricted gift
- $5,000
Middle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
Scholarships
- $4,425
Town of Centerville - Basketball Co · Centerville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $4,095
Keep Hickman County Beautiful · Centerville, TN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $4,000
Tn Tech University · Cookeville, TN · 2025
Scholarships
- $4,000
Town of Centerville-Boat Dock Pavil · Centerville, TN · 2023
Unrestricted gift
- $3,000
Town of Centerville - Basketball Co · Centerville, TN · 2023
Unrestricted gift
- $3,000
Hickman County Economics & · Centerville, TN · 2022
Unrestricted gift
- $3,000
Historic Downtown Centerville · Centerville, TN · 2022
Unrestricted gift
- $1,000
Town of Centerville- Main Street · Centerville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $-4,450
Leadership Hickman County · Centerville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $-62,687
Hickman County High School · Centerville, TN · 2022
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