Funding search · workforce development · Tennessee
Who funds workforce development work in Tennessee
15 funders have a record of paying for workforce development work by Tennessee recipients: 42 grants totaling $2.5M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Graham and Carolyn Holloway ($65,000), Athens Federal Foundation ($31,000) and The Community Foundation of Middle ($134,345).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Tennessee recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Cwi WorksSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
36 matching grants · $16.7M · through 2024Largest: $981,411 to MERITAN INC — recruitment, training, and job placement of seniors
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $190,845 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to DAVIDSON COUNTY JUVENILE VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER — for general support
Largest: $15,000 to CORNER TO CORNER — workforce development
Largest: $5,000 to Cleveland State Community College Foundation — scholarships for workforce development programs
Largest: $10,000 to SEEED INC — 2023 - inner city workforce development program
The Community Foundation of GreaterChattanooga, TNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $38,995 · through 2023Largest: $6,495 to CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE — workforce development program - freight broker scholarships for low-income students
Bioindustrial Manufacturing and DesignEmeryville, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $599,862 · through 2023Largest: $546,579 to EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY — education and workforce development research and service delivery
Largest: $30,000 to CITY FIELDS — general support - workforce development training program
Largest: $211,537 to Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South — to support professional development for educators in the delta region by exposing them to entrepreneurial and workforce development opportunities for their students and schools thr…
Leaders Credit UnionJackson, TNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $357,200 · through 2022Largest: $350,000 to Leaders Education Foundation — provides educational grants, scholarships, and resources to our community that supports lifelong learning, workforce development, and educational opportunities.
Goodwill Foundation of Middle TennesseeNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $560,988 · through 2024Largest: $560,988 to Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee — to support goodwill industries of middle tennessee's charitable and educational programs, including workforce development, job training, and employment services for individuals wit…
Largest: $22,500 to UCAN OF MEMPHIS — undesignated general operating support - strengthen young adolescents through mentoring, workforce development and bullying awareness
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