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
  • 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

Tennessee-Based Entities
Entity Submission Type Active Notes
Assisi Foundation Single

Chancellor
ASTEC Single


AutoZone Single

Chancellor
Baptist Memorial Healthcare Foundation Single

Chancellor
BlueCross Foundation Single

Chancellor
Bedford Falls Foundation Single

Chancellor
BlueOval SK Single


John Dustin Buckman Charitable Foundation Single


Cadence Bank Single

Campaign
Campbell Clinic Multi


Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Single

Chancellor
Delta Dental of Tennessee Single

CoD Dean
Dollar General Single

Do Not Contact
H. W. Durham Foundation Multi


FedEx Single

Chancellor
First Horizon/Foundation Single

Chancellor
Goddard Foundation Multi


Hyde Family Foundation Single

Chancellor
International Paper Single

Hold
Kosten Foundation Single

Do Not Contact
Lichterman-Loewenberg Foundation Multi


Lyndhurst Foundation Multi

Chattanooga
McKee Foods Single


MicroPort Orthopedics Multi


MSB Cockayne Fund Single

Do Not Contact
Poplar Foundation Multi

Do Not Contact
Pyramid Peak Foundation Single

Chancellor
James T. Robertson Foundation Single

Funded
Rose Family Foundation (Gayle Rose) Single

Chancellor
Smith+Nephew/Foundation Multi


Dorothy Snider Foundation Single


Stryker Multi


SweetBio Single


Sylvamo Single

Hold
Tractor Supply Company Single

Do Not Contact
Trinity Health Foundation Single

Knoxville
United Healthcare of Tennessee Multi

Campaign
Unum Group Inc. Single


Urban Child Institute Multi

Chancellor
West Cancer Foundation Multi

Do Not Contact
Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation Single

Chancellor
Women’s Foundation of Greater Memphis Multi

Do Not Contact
National Entities
Entity Submission Type Active Notes
Abbott Laboratories/Foundation Multi


Abbvie Multi


A-dec & Foundation Single

Do Not Contact
Alcon & Foundation Multi


Warren Alpert Foundation Multi

Do Not Contact
Amgen/Foundation Multi


American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Single


Annenberg Foundation Multi

N/A
AstraZeneca Multi


Bioventus & Foundation Multi


Boehringer Ingelheim & Foundation Multi


Bridgestone Americas, Inc./Trust Fund Single


BrightFocus Single


W. L. Lyons Brown Foundation Single

Funded
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Multi


Cardinal Multi


Annie E. Casey Foundation Single

Do Not Contact
Chrysalis Foundation Single


Cigna Corporation & Foundation Single

Campaign
Coca-Cola Consolidated Single

Do Not Contact
Commercial Appeal (Gannett) Single

Chancellor
CVS Health/Foundation Multi


Dana Foundation Multi


Delta Dental of Arkansas Single

Arkansas-based
DENSO International America, Inc. Single


The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation Single


Doris Duke Foundation Multi


Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Single


Flintco Single


Focal Point Foundation Single

Advancement Office
Ford Motor Company Single


Foundation Fighting Blindness Single

Advancement Office
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts Single


Ford Foundation Multi

N/A
Parker B. Francis Foundation Multi


Fresenius Kabi Single

Vendor
Gates Foundation

Foundation Closing
Genentech/Foundation Multi


William T. Grant Foundation Single


The Hand Foundation Single


Hearst Foundations Single

Chancellor
Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation Single


International Retinal Research Foundation Single


Intuitive Foundation Multi


Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Multi


KaVo Kerr Multi


W. M. Keck Foundation Single

Do Not Contact
Knights Templar Eye Foundation Single


Charles Koch Foundation Multi


Kresge Foundation Single

Chancellor
Kroger Multi


Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Single


Mastercard Multi


The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation Multi

VC-Research, Pending
James S. McDonnell Foundation Single


McKenzie Foundation Single


McKesson Foundation Single

Funded
Medtronic & Foundation Multi

Funded
Merck & Foundation Multi


Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Single


Nike Multi


Oracle Single


Owen Locke Foundation Single

Funded
Owens Medical Research Foundation Multi

Pending
Oxnard Foundation Single

Do Not Contact
Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr. Foundation Single

N/A
Pew Charitable Trusts Multi

N/A
Pfizer Multi


Procter & Gamble Multi


Regeneron Multi


Research to Prevent Blindness Multi


Rockefeller Foundation Single

N/A
David Rockefeller Fund Single

N/A
RRF Foundation for Aging Single


Henry Schein, Inc./Foundation Single


Siemens & Foundation Single


Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation Single


John Templeton Foundation Multi


Thermo Fisher Scientific Multi


John and Mary Tu Foundation Single


United Health Foundation Single

By Invitation
United Health Group Single

Chancellor
U.S. Biologics Single

Chancellor
Veru

Hold
Volkswagen Group of America Single


Walgreens Multi


WalMart Multi


Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation

N/A
WITH Foundation Single


Zeiss Multi


 Updated 3/26/2026