About Community Alliance for the Homeless
Community Alliance for the Homeless unites partners and coordinates a comprehensive response system to end homelessness in Memphis and Shelby County.
Focus Areas
Homelessness preventionContinuum of Care (CoC) planning and administrationCoordinated Entry System (CES)Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) / dataYouth homelessness (YHDP)Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)Rapid Re-Housing (RRH)Street outreachTraining and capacity building for providersGrant administration and competitive funding
Who They Fund
nonprofit subgranteespartner organizations
About Community Alliance for the Homeless
Community Alliance for the Homeless works as the local hub for Memphis and Shelby County’s homelessness response, coordinating the Continuum of Care system and distributing funding to partner organizations. Its recent grantmaking shows a strong pass-through model: large awards move through the alliance to nonprofit subgrantees that deliver services on the ground. Catholic Charities received $476,216 in 2025, while Hospitality Hub of Memphis received $358,167 the same year, both labeled to pass through expenditure grants to subgrantees. The pattern extends beyond a single year. Metropolitan Inter-faith Association appears in the grant list in 2024 and 2025, and Promise Development Corporation also received awards in both years, indicating ongoing coordination with recurring partners. The foundation’s program activity is tied to homelessness prevention, coordinated entry, permanent supportive housing, youth homelessness work, and provider capacity. It also serves as the HUD-designated CoC lead for TN-501, which places it in a system-level role rather than a direct-service role.
What Community Alliance for the Homeless Funds
A large share of the foundation’s work centers on administering homelessness response funding. In 2025, it awarded $476,216 to Catholic Charities and $358,167 to Hospitality Hub of Memphis as pass-through expenditure grants to subgrantees, showing how Community Alliance for the Homeless channels resources to operators rather than funding individual clients. The organization also supports the local coordinated entry and system-planning side of the response. Mifa Coordinated Entry received $67,957 in 2023, pointing to investment in intake and routing functions within the shelter and housing system. Youth homelessness is another defined area. The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program carries a $3,800,000 grant size in the active program data and is tied to youth housing, supportive services, and youth system navigation in Memphis and Shelby County. Permanent supportive housing development appears as well through the CoC BUILDS opportunity, which supports construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of PSH units.
How Community Alliance for the Homeless Gives
Typical awards sit in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with a p25 of $55,526, a median of $71,609, and a p75 of $133,758. The grant list also includes several larger pass-through awards above that band, reflecting a layered funding structure. Recipients recur across years: Catholic Charities, Hospitality Hub of Memphis, Metropolitan Inter-faith Association, Promise Development Corporation, Schoolseed Foundation, Communities in Schools of Memphis, and Methodist Lebonheur Community Outreach all appear more than once. Community Alliance for the Homeless does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant pattern is local and restricted to project-specific or subgrant administration support rather than open solicitation.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.3M
Total Assets
$1.2M
Total Revenue
$4.3M
Total Expenses
$4.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $56K and $134K, with a median of $72K.
25th Percentile
$56K
Median
$72K
75th Percentile
$134K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SYDNE TAYLOR
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