Funding search · EIN 586163005 · Memphis, TN
Great Oaks Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 56
- grants reported
- $2.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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
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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.
- Massachusetts General Hospital2 grants · $1.0M
- Foundation for the Carolinas1 grant · $150,000
- Fidelity Charitable1 grant · $150,000
- Community Foundation of Greater Memphis1 grant · $140,000
- St Mary'S School3 grants · $135,000
- University of Memphis Foundation1 grant · $127,000
- Memphis Jewish Federation1 grant · $125,000
- Church of the Holy Communion3 grants · $115,000
- The Olympic Club Foundation2 grants · $100,000
- Memphis Jewish Community Center2 grants · $41,200
Giving over time
Grant history
All 56 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.0M
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Various
- $150,000
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Various
- $150,000
Foundation for the Carolinas · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Various
- $140,000
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
Various
- $127,000
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
Various
- $125,000
Memphis Jewish Federation · Germantown, TN · 2023
Various
- $100,000
Church of the Holy Communion · Memphis, TN · 2022
Various
- $75,000
The Olympic Club Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Various
- $65,000
St Mary'S School · Memphis, TN · 2022
Various
- $60,000
St Mary'S School · Memphis, TN · 2024
Various
- $25,000
Arkansas Community Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Various
- $25,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2024
Various
- $25,000
University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
Various
- $25,000
The Olympic Club Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Various
- $25,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Various
- $25,000
Memphis Jewish Community Center · Memphis, TN · 2022
Various
- $20,000
Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2023
Various
- $16,200
Memphis Jewish Community Center · Memphis, TN · 2023
Various
- $12,500
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2023
Various
- $12,500
University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
Various
- $10,000
3m Track Club · Castro Valley, CA · 2024
Various
- $10,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024
Various
- $10,000
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2024
Various
- $10,000
Memphis University School · Memphis, TN · 2024
Various
- $10,000
North Carolina Community Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Various
- $10,000
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2023
Various
- $10,000
Memphis University School · Memphis, TN · 2023
Various
- $10,000
North Carolina Community Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Various
- $10,000
St Andrews School · Middletown, DE · 2023
Various
- $10,000
St Mary'S School · Memphis, TN · 2023
Various
- $8,000
Church of the Holy Communion · Memphis, TN · 2024
Various
- $7,500
Bechtler Museum of Art · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Various
- $7,500
The Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2024
Various
- $7,275
Brooks Museum · Memphis, TN · 2023
Various
- $7,000
Church of the Holy Communion · Memphis, TN · 2023
Various
- $5,000
Chatham Orpheum Theater · Chatham, MA · 2024
Various
- $5,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Various
- $5,000
Delta Waterfowl · Memphis, TN · 2024
Various
- $5,000
Duke Univ - the Fuqua School of Business · Durham, NC · 2024
Various
- $5,000
Nols · Lander, WY · 2024
Various
- $5,000
San Francisco Ballet · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Various
- $5,000
St Andrews School · Middletown, DE · 2024
Various
- $5,000
Youth Tennis Advantage · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Various
- $5,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
Various
- $5,000
Delta Waterfowl · Memphis, TN · 2023
Various
- $5,000
Duke Univ - the Fuqua School of Business · Durham, NC · 2023
Various
- $5,000
Hoffman Institute Foundation · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Various
- $5,000
Nols · Lander, WY · 2023
Various
- $5,000
Pan Mass Challenge Trust · Needham Heights, MA · 2023
Various
- $5,000
San Francisco - Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Various
- $5,000
San Francisco Ballet · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Various
- $5,000
San Francisco Opera · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Various
- $5,000
The Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2023
Various
- $5,000
Baptist Memorial Healthcare Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
Various
- $5,000
Dixon Gallery and Gardens · Memphis, TN · 2022
Various
- $2,500
Chatham Orpheum Theater · Chatham, MA · 2022
Various
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