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 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$794,500
2022
$325,475
2023
$1.3M
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.