About Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle Tn
Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
Focus Areas
youth developmentone-to-one mentoringeducation supportvolunteer engagement
Who They Fund
children and youthyouth-serving organizations
Funding Style
capital supportfacility/infrastructure grantscapital campaign support
Topics
youth programsyouth development servicesfacility construction/renovation for youth services
About Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle Tn
A $3,000,000 capital-support grant to Dream Big Fund Trust stands out in Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle Tn’s recent giving. That award suggests a funder that is willing to back infrastructure or long-range organizational needs alongside its core youth work. The foundation’s stated mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth, and its recent grants show that mission carried through a statewide network of local Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates in Tennessee. In 2024, it made repeated awards to organizations in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, and Clarksville, all within the state. The grant list points to a structure that supports youth-serving organizations directly rather than individual recipients, with most awards tied to youth programs. Within that pattern, the larger capital grant from Nashville signals a different kind of support than the program grants, giving a fuller picture of how the foundation combines ongoing service delivery funding with capital support for affiliated organizations.
What Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle Tn Funds
Youth development is the clearest funding theme in the recent grant list. Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle Tn gave $260,041 and $247,500 to Bbbs of East Tntri-cities in Knoxville for youth programs, showing repeated support for the same affiliate. In Chattanooga, it made two more youth-program grants: $205,530 and $135,000 to Bbbs of Chattanooga. Education support appears through the foundation’s broader stated focus, though the recent grants themselves are framed around youth programs rather than school-based awards. Volunteer engagement is also part of the foundation’s stated focus areas, aligning with the one-to-one mentoring model in its mission. Across the list, the recipients are youth-serving organizations rather than individuals, and the grants are concentrated in Tennessee affiliates that deliver mentoring services locally.
How Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle Tn Gives
Typical grant size sits at $84,068 at the 25th percentile, $170,265 at the median, and $250,635 at the 75th percentile, with the recent list showing one very large outlier at $3,000,000. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: several affiliates appear more than once in the 2024 grants, including Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Clarksville. The foundation is a local funder, gives entirely in Tennessee, and does not fund individuals. It also does not make program-related investments. The grants shown are mostly program grants, with one capital-support award in the recent list.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4M
Total Assets
$3.3M
Total Revenue
$5.2M
Total Expenses
$8.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $84K and $251K, with a median of $170K.
25th Percentile
$84K
Median
$170K
75th Percentile
$251K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MELISSA HUDSON-GANT
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