Corporation and Foundation Clearance list
You are encouraged to contact the University of Tennessee Foundation Development Office on the UT Health Science Center campus to discuss funding requests for the corporate and foundation prospects listed below. The Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) contact is Greg Harris (gharris@utfi.org).
Corporations and foundations in the list will be updated on an every other month basis. Note the foundations listed below almost exclusively give philanthropic gifts, with few exceptions to support individual research studies. Proposals for philanthropic gifts must be submitted through the UTFI.
CLEARANCE LIST KEY
Active —Indicates current engagement; suggest contacting CFR Office first
Notes
Active —Indicates current engagement; suggest contacting CFR Office first
Notes
- Chancellor: must be cleared by the Chancellor’s Office through the Development Office
- Funded: funding received, may not be a prospect at this time
- Proposal: proposal in process or pending, may not be a prospect at this time
- Discussion: talking with prospect about specific opportunity
- Overcommitted and Hold: prospect recommends no proposal at this time
| Entity | Submission Type | Active | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assisi Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| AutoZone | Single |
Chancellor |
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| Baptist Memorial Healthcare Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| BCBS of TN/Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| BlueOval SK | Single |
Chancellor |
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| John Dustin Buckman Charitable Foundation | Single |
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| Cadence Bank | Single |
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| Campbell Clinic | Multi |
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| Community Foundation of Greater Memphis | Single |
Chancellor |
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| Delta Dental of Tennessee | Single |
Funded |
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| H. W. Durham Foundation | Multi |
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| FedEx | Single |
Chancellor |
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| First Horizon/Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| Goddard Foundation | Multi |
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| Hyde Family Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| International Paper | Single |
Hold |
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| Kosten Foundation | Single |
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| Lichterman-Loewenberg Foundation | Multi |
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| Lyndhurst Foundation | Multi |
Chattanooga |
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| MicroPort Orthopedics | Multi |
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| MSB Cockayne Fund | Single |
Funded |
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| Poplar Foundation | Multi |
Hold |
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| Pyramid Peak Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| James T. Robertson Foundation | Multi |
Funded |
|
| Rose Family Foundation (Gayle Rose) | Multi |
Chancellor |
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| Smith+Nephew/Foundation | Multi |
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| Dorothy Snider Foundation | Single |
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| Stryker | Multi |
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| SweetBio | Single |
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| Sylvamo | Single |
Hold |
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| Transnetyx | Single |
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| United Healthcare of Tennessee | Multi |
|
Funded |
| Urban Child Institute | Multi |
Funded |
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| West Cancer Foundation | Multi |
Funded |
|
| Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
|
| Women’s Foundation of Greater Memphis | Multi |
Hold |
| Entity | Submission Type | Active | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories/Foundation | Multi |
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| Abbvie | Multi |
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| A-dec & Foundation | Single |
Funded |
|
| Alcon & Foundation | Multi |
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| Warren Alpert Foundation | Multi |
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| Amgen/Foundation | Multi |
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| American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry | Single |
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| Annenberg Foundation | Multi |
N/A |
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| AstraZeneca | Multi |
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| Bioventus & Foundation | Multi |
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| Boehringer Ingelheim & Foundation | Multi |
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| Bridgestone Americas, Inc./Trust Fund | Single |
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| BrightFocus | Single |
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| W. L. Lyons Brown Foundation | Single |
Funded |
|
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Multi |
Hold |
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| Cardinal | Multi |
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| Annie E. Casey Foundation | Single |
Funded |
|
| Cigna Corporation & Foundation | Multi |
Chancellor |
|
| Coca-Cola Consolidated | Single |
Chancellor |
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| Commercial Appeal (Gannett) | Single |
Chancellor |
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| CVS Health/Foundation | Multi |
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| Dana Foundation | Multi |
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| Delta Dental of Arkansas | Single |
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| The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation | Single |
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| Doris Duke Foundation | Multi |
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| Edwards Lifesciences Foundation | Single |
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| Flintco | Single |
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| Focal Point Foundation | Single |
Funded |
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| Ford Motor Company | Single |
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| Foundation Fighting Blindness | Single |
Funded |
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| Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts | Single |
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| Ford Foundation | Multi |
N/A |
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| Parker B. Francis Foundation | Multi |
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| Fresenius Kabi | Single |
Vendor |
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| Gates Foundation | Multi |
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| Genentech/Foundation | Multi |
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| William T. Grant Foundation | Single |
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| Hearst Foundations | Single |
Funded |
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| Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation | Single |
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| International Retinal Research Foundation | Single |
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| Intuitive Foundation | Multi |
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| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Multi |
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| KaVo Kerr | Multi |
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| W. M. Keck Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| Knights Templar Eye Foundation | Single |
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| Charles Koch Foundation | Multi |
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| Kresge Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| Kroger | Multi |
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| Harry J. Lloyd Charitable Trust | Single |
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| Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation | Single |
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| Mastercard | Multi |
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| James S. McDonnell Foundation | Single |
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| McKesson Foundation | Multi |
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| Medtronic & Foundation | Multi |
Funded |
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| Merck & Foundation | Multi |
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| Craig H. Neilsen Foundation | Single |
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| Nike | Multi |
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| Oracle | Multi |
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| Owen Locke Foundation | Single |
Funded |
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| Owens Medical Research Foundation | Multi |
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| Oxnard Foundation | Single |
Funded |
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| Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr. Foundation | Single |
N/A |
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| Pew Charitable Trusts | Multi |
N/A |
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| Pfizer | Multi |
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| Procter & Gamble | Multi |
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| Progeria | Single |
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| Regeneron | Multi |
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| Research to Prevent Blindness | Multi |
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| Rockefeller Foundation | Single |
N/A |
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| David Rockefeller Fund | Single |
N/A |
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| RRF Foundation for Aging | Single |
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| Henry Schein, Inc./Foundation | Single |
Hold |
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| Siemens & Foundation | Single |
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| Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation | Multi |
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| John Templeton Foundation | Multi |
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| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Multi |
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| John and Mary Tu Foundation | Single |
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| United Health Foundation | Single |
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| United Health Group | Single |
Chancellor |
|
| U.S. Biologics | Single |
Chancellor |
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| Veru | Hold |
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| Walgreens | Multi |
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| WalMart | Multi |
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| Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation | N/A |
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| WITH Foundation | Single |
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| Zeiss | Multi |
Updated 1/15/2025