Funding search · EIN 581723645 · Memphis, TN

Community Foundation

Name: Community Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

3,092
grants reported: $495.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $21,550
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

K-12 education in Memphis: independent, charter, and Christian schools
Memphis health and human services, including clinics and reproductive health
Higher education, led by University of Memphis Foundation and LeMoyne-Owen College
Memphis arts and culture: museums, theatre, dance, symphony
Churches and faith-based community organizations in Memphis and Germantown
Youth development, workforce training, and food and housing assistance

Typical grant

Median grant is $21,550, with the middle half between $10,000 and $66,000, so the ordinary check is small. The very large awards, from roughly $900,000 up to $13 million, go to a short list of Memphis anchor institutions: The Works Inc, University of Memphis Foundation, Church Health Center, LeMoyne-Owen College, and a set of private schools. With 3,092 grants to 1,480 recipients over four years, most relationships repeat, often multiple times a year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT”
“COMMUNITY FOUNDATION”
“MEMPHIS”
“FOUNDATION”

Positioning adjacent work

Anchor the work to a Memphis institution already on their list: University of Memphis Foundation, Church Health Center, LeMoyne-Owen College.
Ask in the $10,000 to $66,000 range for a first request; six-figure asks go to long-standing anchors.
Frame the request as general operating support for the organization, not a discrete research project.
Emphasize direct benefit to Memphis and Shelby County residents; out-of-state grants are rare exceptions.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation moving donor-advised dollars, so giving follows individual donor relationships rather than a research agenda, and cold outreach rarely lands. Geography is overwhelming: 1,711 of 3,092 grants went to Tennessee recipients, nearly all in Memphis, and a handful of institutions plus transfers to other sponsors like Fidelity Charitable absorb most of the dollars.

0 grants matching “criminal justice reform”

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Works4 grants · $51.8M
Church Health Center of Memphis4 grants · $18.1M
Urban Renaissance Partners3 grants · $15.6M
University of Memphis Foundation4 grants · $15.2M
Porter-Leath3 grants · $13.1M
Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi4 grants · $11.3M
Fidelity Charitable1 grant · $8.1M
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art4 grants · $8.0M
Lemoyne-Owen College3 grants · $7.3M
Trezevant Manor Foundation4 grants · $6.6M

Giving over time

$132.7M

2021

$113.4M

2022

$114.6M

2023

$134.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 3,092 grants.

$27.5M
The Works · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$13.4M
The Works · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$11.6M
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$8.9M
The Works · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$8.6M
Church Health Center of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$8.1M
Porter-Leath · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$8.1M
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General operational support
$7.6M
Urban Renaissance Partners · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$5.6M
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$5.3M
Trezevant Manor Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$5.3M
Urban Renaissance Partners · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$5.1M
Alpha Omega Veterans Services · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$4.2M
Neighborhood Preservation · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$3.9M
Porter-Leath · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$3.4M
Church Health Center of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$3.4M
Church Health Center of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$3.1M
Redzone Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$3.0M
Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$2.8M
Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$2.8M
Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$2.8M
Church Health Center of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$2.7M
Urban Renaissance Partners · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$2.7M
Alzar School · Cascade, ID · 2024
General operational support
$2.7M
St George'S Independent School Foundation · Collierville, TN · 2024
General operational support
$2.6M
Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$2.6M
Lemoyne-Owen College · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$2.5M
Lemoyne-Owen College · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$2.5M
Girls Inc of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$2.4M
Porter-Leath Home · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$2.4M
The Daily Memphian · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$2.4M
Memphis Teacher Residency · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$2.3M
Outmemphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$2.2M
New Day Schools · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$2.2M
Lemoyne-Owen College · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$2.2M
University of Mississippi Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2023
General operational support
$2.0M
The Works · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$2.0M
Collegiate School of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$2.0M
Germantown Baptist Church · Germantown, TN · 2024
General operational support
$2.0M
East Tennessee Children'S Hospital · Knoxville, TN · 2024
General operational support
$2.0M
Memphis Light Gas and Water Division · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$2.0M
Charter Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
General operational support
$2.0M
Charter Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2022
General operational support
$1.9M
Care · Merrifield, VA · 2023
General operational support
$1.8M
First Unitarian Church of the River · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.6M
Perea Elementary School · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.6M
Memphis Equity Through Arts Inc Meta · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.6M
William R Moore College of Technology · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.6M
Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.6M
Promise Academy · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.6M
My City Rides · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.6M
Regional One Health Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.5M
Memphis University School · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$1.5M
Perea Elementary School · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.5M
Perea Elementary School · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.5M
A Step Ahead Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.4M
Charter Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
General operational support
$1.4M
Memphis University School · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.4M
Perea Elementary School · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$1.4M
My City Rides · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.4M
A Step Ahead Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.4M
A Step Ahead Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.4M
Memphis Symphony Orchestra · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.4M
Calvary Episcopal Church · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.4M
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.3M
Le Bonheur Children'S Hospital Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.3M
Porter · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.3M
St Mary'S Episcopal School · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.3M
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.3M
Fly Away Home · Spring Creek, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.3M
A Step Ahead Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$1.2M
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital (Main) · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.2M
Morgan Stanley Gift · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.2M
Hospitality Hub · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.2M
Christian Brothers University · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.2M
Memphis Teacher Residency · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.2M
National Civil Rights Museum · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$1.2M
West Cancer Foundation · Germantown, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.1M
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.1M
Germantown Baptist Church · Germantown, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.1M
Regional One Health Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.1M
University of Mississippi Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2024
General operational support
$1.1M
Calvary Episcopal Church · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$1.1M
Renaissance Charitable Foundation Fbo the Edward Jones Gift Fund · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General operational support
$1.1M
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.1M
My City Rides · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.1M
Slingshot Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.1M
Porter-Leath · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operational support
$1.1M
Louden Walker Center · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.0M
Tall Timbers Research · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
General operational support
$1.0M
Redzone Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.0M
Whole Child Strategies · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.0M
Change Is Collective · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.0M
Youth Villages · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.0M
Child Evangelism Fellowship · Warrenton, MO · 2022
General operational support
$1.0M
Calvary Episcopal Church · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operational support
$1.0M
Pure Youth Athletics Alliance · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operational support
$1.0M
University of Mississippi Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2021
General operational support
$1.0M
Second Presbyterian Church · Memphis, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.0M
West Cancer Foundation · Germantown, TN · 2021
General operational support
$1.0M
St George'S Independent School Foundation · Collierville, TN · 2023
General operational support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.