Funding search · EIN 626046687 · Memphis, TN

The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation

Name: The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

159
grants reported: $4.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $13,887
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

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University of Tennessee Foundation1 grant · $650,000
Memphis Shelby County Law Enforcement Foundation2 grants · $255,000
Junior Achievement of Memphis1 grant · $250,000
The Works3 grants · $250,000
University of Memphis Foundation3 grants · $225,000
Knowledge Quest2 grants · $205,000
Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation1 grant · $202,000
Emmanuel Center2 grants · $160,000
Advance Memphis3 grants · $150,000
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art2 grants · $104,800

Giving over time

$1.3M

2022

$1.4M

2023

$1.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 159 grants.

$650,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
General - operating
$250,000
Junior Achievement of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$250,000
Memphis Shelby County Law Enforcement Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$202,000
Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$175,000
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$150,000
Emmanuel Center · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$105,000
Knowledge Quest · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$102,500
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$102,500
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$100,000
The Works · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$100,000
Bridges USA · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$100,000
Knowledge Quest · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$100,000
New Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$100,000
The Works · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$75,000
Shelby Farms Park Conservancy · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$50,000
Advance Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$50,000
Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$50,000
Urban Renaissance Partners · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$50,000
Advance Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$50,000
The Overton Park Shell · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$50,000
Advance Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$50,000
The Works · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$40,000
Tennis Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$32,000
Soulsville Charter School · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$30,000
Memphis Delta Preparatory Charter School · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$30,000
Memphis Delta Preparatory Charter School · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$30,000
Soulsville Charter School · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$26,000
Memphis Delta Preparatory Charter School · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$25,000
Bloc Ministries · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General - operating
$25,000
Christian Brothers University · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$25,000
Innovate Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$25,000
Lemoyne-Owen College · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$25,000
One Family Memphis Rox · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$25,000
Rhodes College · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$25,000
Soulsville Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$25,000
Streets Ministries · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$25,000
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$25,000
Visible Music College · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$25,000
Bloc Ministries · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General - operating
$25,000
Christian Brothers University · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$25,000
Lemoyne-Owen College · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$25,000
One Family Memphis Rox · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$25,000
Pure Youth Athletics Alliance · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$25,000
Rhodes College · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$25,000
Soulsville Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$25,000
Streets Ministries · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$25,000
Visible Music College · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$25,000
Agape Child and Family Services · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$25,000
Christian Brothers University · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$25,000
Memphis Teacher Residency · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$25,000
Rhodes College · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$25,000
Salvation Army · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$25,000
Soulsville Charter School · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$25,000
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$25,000
Visible Music College · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$22,500
Room in the Inn · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$20,000
Allmemphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$20,000
Apple Seeds · Germantown, TN · 2024
General - operating
$20,000
Memphis Black Arts Alliance · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$20,000
Score Cdc · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$20,000
Slingshot Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$20,000
South Memphis Alliance · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$20,000
Vance Avenue Youth Development Center · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$20,000
Darsalud Community Center · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$20,000
Lite Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$20,000
Memphis Black Arts Alliance · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$20,000
Score Cdc · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$20,000
Seeding Success · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$20,000
South Memphis Alliance · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$20,000
Volunteer Odyssey · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$15,000
Arise2read · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$15,000
Codecrew · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$15,000
Memphis Theological Seminary · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$15,000
Arise2read · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$15,000
Innovate Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$15,000
Memphis Family Connection Center · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$15,000
Memphis Theological Seminary · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$15,000
Binghampton Development Corporation · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$15,000
Memphis Theological Seminary · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
$13,887
Hutchison School · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$12,750
Briarcrest Christian School · Eads, TN · 2022
General - operating
$12,580
Briarcrest Christian School · Eads, TN · 2024
General - operating
$12,500
Apple Seeds · Germantown, TN · 2023
General - operating
$11,000
Contemporary Arts Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$10,210
Briarcrest Christian School · Eads, TN · 2023
General - operating
$10,000
City Leadership · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$10,000
Families Matter · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$10,000
Forward Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$10,000
Launchyourcity · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$10,000
Memphis Inner City Rugby · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$10,000
Memphis Medical District Collaborative · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$10,000
Memphis Symphony Orchestra · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$10,000
Protect Our Aquifer · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$10,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
General - operating
$10,000
Thistle and Bee Enterprises · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
$10,000
Allmemphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$10,000
Clean Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$10,000
Concord Academy of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$10,000
Dorothy Day House of Hospitality · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
$10,000
Emmanuel Center · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating

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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.