Funding search · EIN 621618399 · Memphis, TN
Jewish Foundation of Memphis
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 482
- grants reported
- $37.5M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $14,488
- 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.
What they fund
educationalreligiousculturaldevelopmentartseducationyouthhealth
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Top recipients
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- Memphis Jewish Federation4 grants · $6.8M
- Kavod (Ensuring Dignity for Holocaust Survivors)2 grants · $3.5M
- Temple Israel5 grants · $2.8M
- The Jewish Federations of North America3 grants · $2.1M
- Baron Hirsch Congregation4 grants · $1.9M
- Memphis Jewish Community Center5 grants · $1.4M
- Margolin Hebrew Academyfyos3 grants · $1.3M
- Bornblum Jewish Community School4 grants · $1.1M
- Kavod (Ensuring Dignity for Holocau1 grant · $1.1M
- Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab4 grants · $1.0M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 482 grants.
- $2.3M
Memphis Jewish Federation · Germantown, TN · 2022
Community development
- $2.0M
The Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $2.0M
Kavod (Ensuring Dignity for Holocaust Survivors) · Germantown, TN · 2022
Food/nutrition
- $1.6M
Memphis Jewish Federation · Germantown, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $1.5M
Kavod (Ensuring Dignity for Holocaust Survivors) · Germantown, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $1.5M
Memphis Jewish Federation · Germantown, TN · 2024
Community development
- $1.4M
Memphis Jewish Federation · Germantown, TN · 2021
Community developmen
- $1.1M
Temple Israel · Memphis, TN · 2024
Religious
- $1.1M
Kavod (Ensuring Dignity for Holocau · Germantown, TN · 2021
Human services
- $629,213
Temple Israel · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $578,442
Temple Israel · Memphis, TN · 2021
Religious
- $576,133
Union for Reform Judaism · New York, NY · 2024
For exempt purpose
- $567,471
Baron Hirsch Congregation · Memphis, TN · 2022
Religious
- $547,686
Memphis Jewish Community Center · Germantown, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $547,445
Margolin Hebrew Academyfyos · Memphis, TN · 2021
Educational
- $517,514
Baron Hirsch Congregation · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $482,979
Margolin Hebrew Academyfyos · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $465,382
Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab · Cordova, TN · 2021
Health / welfare
- $457,455
Baron Hirsch Congregation · Memphis, TN · 2021
Religious
- $415,939
Jfs of Memphis Jewish Community Center · Memphis, TN · 2024
Health / welfare
- $411,705
Temple Israel · Memphis, TN · 2022
Religious
- $384,127
Jfs at the Memphis Jewish Community Center · Memphis, TN · 2022
Health/welfare
- $380,408
Jfs at the Memphis Jewish Community Center · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $374,467
Bornblum Jewish Community School · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $342,987
Baron Hirsch Congregation · Memphis, TN · 2024
Religious
- $316,865
Bornblum Jewish Community School · Memphis, TN · 2022
Education - religious
- $293,961
Memphis Jewish Community Center · Germantown, TN · 2021
Community developmen
- $291,198
Beth Sholom Synagogue · Memphis, TN · 2022
Religious
- $283,312
Memphis Jewish Community Center · Germantown, TN · 2022
Community development
- $280,297
Margolin Hebrew Academycyos · Memphis, TN · 2024
Education - religious
- $279,807
Margolin Hebrew Academyfyos · Memphis, TN · 2022
Education - religious
- $256,177
Bornblum Jewish Community School · Memphis, TN · 2024
Education - religious
- $255,100
Lausanne Collegiate School · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $254,987
Jfs at the Memphis Jewish Community · Memphis, TN · 2021
Health / welfare
- $250,000
Ahs of Greater Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
For exempt purpose
- $249,970
Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab · Cordova, TN · 2022
Health/welfare
- $240,924
Ms Gift · New York, NY · 2021
Grantmaking foundati
- $238,465
Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab · Cordova, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $227,223
Beth Sholom Synagogue · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $215,609
The Jewish Federations of North Ame · New York, NY · 2021
Disaster relief
- $215,225
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $199,311
Beth Sholom Synagogue · Memphis, TN · 2021
Religious
- $197,500
Jewish Family Service Endowment Fun · St Louis, MO · 2021
Health / welfare
- $196,800
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2021
- $194,300
Memphis Jewish Community Center · Germantown, TN · 2024
Community development
- $193,099
Bornblum Jewish Community School · Memphis, TN · 2021
Educational
- $179,548
Beth Sholom Synagogue · Memphis, TN · 2024
Religious
- $175,700
Joint Distribution Committee · Suite, NY · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $175,000
Hope Presbyterian Church · Cordova, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $147,500
St George'S Independent School · Collierville, TN · 2024
Educational
- $139,969
Hillel of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
Education - cultural
- $138,350
Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2021
Health / welfare
- $135,386
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
Educational
- $131,218
Hillel of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $131,025
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
Educational
- $125,859
Hillel of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2021
Youth development
- $125,300
Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Humanitarian aid
- $123,500
Lausanne Collegiate School · Memphis, TN · 2024
Educational
- $117,353
Bbyo - Delta Region · Washington, DC · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $116,500
Henry S Jacobs Camp · Utica, MS · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $111,296
Memphis University School · Memphis, TN · 2024
Educational
- $108,750
Junior Achievement of Memphis & the Mid-South · Cordova, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $106,339
Fidelity Charitable · Covington, KY · 2021
Org's exempt purpose
- $105,886
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · Atlanta, GA · 2024
For exempt purpose
- $97,932
Hillel of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
Education - cultural
- $84,208
Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust · Suite, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $82,858
Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust · Memphis, TN · 2022
Educational
- $78,890
Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust · Memphis, TN · 2024
Educational
- $75,700
Bbyo - Delta Region · Washington, DC · 2022
For exempt purpose
- $75,500
Community Foundation of Greater Mem · Memphis, TN · 2021
Youth development
- $75,300
Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Humanitarian aid
- $75,000
First Evangelical Church · Memphis, TN · 2021
Religious
- $73,200
Shelby Farms Park Conservancy · Memphis, TN · 2024
Environmental
- $72,530
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $72,300
Junior Achievement of Memphis & the Mid-South · Memphis, TN · 2024
Educational
- $66,916
The Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2024
For exempt purpose
- $65,689
Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab · Cordova, TN · 2024
Health / welfare
- $65,000
Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $63,404
Facing History and Ourselves · Memphis, TN · 2021
Education - cultural
- $61,250
University of Tennessee Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $61,025
Young Israel of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
Religious
- $60,800
Hutchison School · Memphis, TN · 2024
For exempt purpose
- $60,528
Young Israel of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $60,250
Friends of Israeli Scouts · New York, NY · 2021
Israel advocacy
- $60,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
Educational
- $58,184
Henry S Jacobs Camp · Utica, MS · 2024
Youth development
- $57,907
Young Israel of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
Religious
- $57,300
National Ornamental Metal Museum · Memphis, TN · 2024
For exempt purpose
- $56,750
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $55,700
Make-a-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South · Memphis, TN · 2022
For exempt purpose
- $55,439
Junior Achievement of Memphis & the Mid-South · Cordova, TN · 2022
Educational
- $54,500
Hadassah Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $54,000
The University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
For exempt purpose
- $53,900
Le Bonheur Childrens Hospital Found · Memphis, TN · 2021
Medical research
- $52,941
Anshei Sphard - Beth El Emeth Synagogue · Memphis, TN · 2023
For exempt purpose
- $51,000
Camp Nebagamon Foundation Aka Cn Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Youth development
- $50,250
Friends of Israeli Scouts · New York, NY · 2022
Israel advocacy
- $50,018
Camp Nebagamon · Lake Nebagamon, WI · 2024
Youth development
- $50,000
Hadassah the Women'S Zionist Organization of America · New York, NY · 2024
Grantmaking foundation
- $50,000
Camp Nebagamon Foundation Aka Cn Foundation · Lake Nebagamon, WI · 2023
For exempt purpose
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