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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| ASTEC | Single |
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| AutoZone | Single |
Chancellor |
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| Baptist Memorial Healthcare Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| BlueCross Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| Bedford Falls Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| BlueOval SK | Single |
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| John Dustin Buckman Charitable Foundation | Single |
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| Cadence Bank | Single |
Campaign |
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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 |
CoD Dean |
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| Dollar General | Single |
Do Not Contact |
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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 |
Do Not Contact | |
| Lichterman-Loewenberg Foundation | Multi |
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| Lyndhurst Foundation | Multi |
Chattanooga |
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| McKee Foods | Single |
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| MicroPort Orthopedics | Multi |
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| MSB Cockayne Fund | Single |
Do Not Contact |
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| Poplar Foundation | Multi |
Do Not Contact |
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| Pyramid Peak Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| James T. Robertson Foundation | Single |
Funded |
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| Rose Family Foundation (Gayle Rose) | Single |
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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| Tractor Supply Company | Single |
Do Not Contact |
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| Trinity Health Foundation | Single |
Knoxville |
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| United Healthcare of Tennessee | Multi |
|
Campaign |
| Unum Group Inc. | Single |
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| Urban Child Institute | Multi |
Chancellor |
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| West Cancer Foundation | Multi |
Do Not Contact |
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| Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation | Single |
Chancellor |
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| Women’s Foundation of Greater Memphis | Multi |
Do Not Contact |
| Entity | Submission Type | Active | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories/Foundation | Multi |
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| Abbvie | Multi |
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| A-dec & Foundation | Single |
Do Not Contact |
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| Alcon & Foundation | Multi |
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| Warren Alpert Foundation | Multi |
Do Not Contact |
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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 |
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| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Multi |
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| Cardinal | Multi |
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| Annie E. Casey Foundation | Single |
Do Not Contact |
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| Chrysalis Foundation | Single |
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| Cigna Corporation & Foundation | Single |
Campaign |
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| Coca-Cola Consolidated | Single |
Do Not Contact |
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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 |
Arkansas-based |
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| DENSO International America, Inc. | 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 |
Advancement Office |
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| Ford Motor Company | Single |
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| Foundation Fighting Blindness | Single |
Advancement Office |
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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 | Foundation Closing |
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| Genentech/Foundation | Multi |
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| William T. Grant Foundation | Single |
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| The Hand Foundation | Single |
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| Hearst Foundations | Single |
Chancellor |
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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 |
Do Not Contact |
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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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| Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation | Single |
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| Mastercard | Multi |
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| The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation | Multi |
VC-Research, Pending |
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| James S. McDonnell Foundation | Single |
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| McKenzie Foundation | Single |
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| McKesson Foundation | Single |
Funded |
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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 | Single |
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| Owen Locke Foundation | Single |
Funded |
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| Owens Medical Research Foundation | Multi |
Pending |
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| Oxnard Foundation | Single |
Do Not Contact |
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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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| 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 |
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| Siemens & Foundation | Single |
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| Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation | Single |
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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 |
By Invitation |
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| United Health Group | Single |
Chancellor |
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| U.S. Biologics | Single |
Chancellor |
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| Veru | Hold |
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| Volkswagen Group of America | Single |
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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 3/26/2026