Fleetwood Foundation Inc. gives almost entirely in Memphis, with a strong emphasis on K-12 education and the organizations that support alternative schools, teacher talent, and student access to opportunity. Its largest and most repeated support goes to Promise Academy, alongside other Memphis school and educator pipeline groups such as Man Up Teacher Fellows, Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust, Memphis Teacher Residency, and TEACH For America. The portfolio also includes a smaller set of civic and quality-of-life grants to Memphis institutions like the Brooks Museum of Art, River Parks Partnership, and local community foundations, suggesting a preference for strengthening the city’s long-term civic infrastructure.
Highly concentrated giving with a small number of repeat grantees, especially in Memphis education; grants are generally large relative to the total count, with some multi-grant support to core partners and a mix of unrestricted and program-specific funding.
$2.8M
$45.2M
$5.6M
$4.1M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TN.
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Notable grantees: Promise Academy, Man Up Teacher Fellows Inc, Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Inc, Memphis Teacher Residency Inc
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $400,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MAN UP TEACHER FELLOWS INC | CORDOVA, TN | $350,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MEMPHIS OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP TR INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $250,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW MEMPHIS INSTITUTE | MEMPHIS, TN | $200,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| ALLMEMPHIS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $180,000 | 2024 | Work with Believe Academy and Memphis College Preparatory school |
| PROMISE ACADEMY | MEMPHIS, TN | $160,166 | 2024 | Lavinia Consulting fund for Promise Academy Spring Hill |
| PROMISE ACADEMY | MEMPHIS, TN | $151,082 | 2024 | Lavinia Consulting fund for Promise Academy Hollywood |
| SLINGSHOT MEMPHIS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $125,000 | 2024 | Memworks |
| TENNESSEE CAREER ACADEMY INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $125,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| ALL FLOURISH INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | Backrs Stipend Fund |
| PORTER-LEATH | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MEMPHIS TEACHER RESIDENCY INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MEMPHIS RIVER PARKS PARTNERSHIP INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CIVIC NEWS COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| PROMISE ACADEMY | MEMPHIS, TN | $48,300 | 2024 | Promise Academy Spring Hill |
| PROMISE ACADEMY | MEMPHIS, TN | $42,784 | 2024 | General fund for Promise Academy Hollywood |
| PROMISE ACADEMY | MEMPHIS, TN | $42,382 | 2024 | General Purpose fund for Promise Academy Spring Hill |
| PROMISE ACADEMY | MEMPHIS, TN | $42,350 | 2024 | Promise Academy Hollywood |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $33,333 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| LIFELINE TO SUCCESS | MEMPHIS, TN | $30,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2024 | Annie and Paxton Griffin Fund |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2024 | Robin and Kyle Collins Fund |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC | NASHVILLE, TN | $20,000 | 2024 | Charlie and Hayley Gerber Advised Fund |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $20,000 | 2024 | Jack Gerber Fund |
| PROMISE ACADEMY | MEMPHIS, TN | $9,761 | 2024 | Lavinia travel expenses fund for PASH and PAHW |
| PROMISE ACADEMY | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,300 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| PROMISE ACADEMY | MEMPHIS, TN | $2,000 | 2024 | Lavinia Group fund, Hollywood |
| PROMISE ACADEMY | MEMPHIS, TN | $767,247 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| SLINGSHOT MEMPHIS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $650,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $500,000 | 2023 | Fleetwood Housing Initiative |
| MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $400,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $400,000 | 2023 | Fleetwood Fund |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $250,000 | 2023 | Fleetwood Fund |
| MAN UP TEACHER FELLOWS INC | CORDOVA, TN | $250,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW MEMPHIS INSTITUTE | MEMPHIS, TN | $200,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW MEMPHIS INSTITUTE | MEMPHIS, TN | $200,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| INSTRUCTION PARTNERS | NASHVILLE, TN | $200,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| INSTRUCTION PARTNERS | NASHVILLE, TN | $180,000 | 2023 | Second year of COVID-19 re-entry |
| MAN UP TEACHER FELLOWS INC | CORDOVA, TN | $150,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| PORTER-LEATH | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2023 | Books from Birth |
| LIFELINE TO SUCCESS | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| SLINGSHOT MEMPHIS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| PORTER-LEATH | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2023 | Books from Birth |
| ALLMEMPHIS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $76,250 | 2023 | Circles of Success and Memphis College Preparatory schools in implementation of Orton-Gillingham literacy instruction |
| CHALKBEAT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| PROMISE ACADEMY | MEMPHIS, TN | $60,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $33,333 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $33,333 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| MAN UP TEACHER FELLOWS INC | CORDOVA, TN | $25,000 | 2023 | Recruit Managing Director |
MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART INC
$400,000General & Unrestricted
ALLMEMPHIS INC
$180,000Work with Believe Academy and Memphis College Preparatory school
PROMISE ACADEMY
Lavinia Consulting fund for Promise Academy Spring Hill
PROMISE ACADEMY
$151,082Lavinia Consulting fund for Promise Academy Hollywood
TENNESSEE CAREER ACADEMY INC
$125,000General & Unrestricted
ALL FLOURISH INC
$100,000Backrs Stipend Fund
MEMPHIS RIVER PARKS PARTNERSHIP INC
$100,000General & Unrestricted
CIVIC NEWS COMPANY
$75,000General & Unrestricted
PROMISE ACADEMY
$48,300Promise Academy Spring Hill
PROMISE ACADEMY
$42,784General fund for Promise Academy Hollywood
PROMISE ACADEMY
$42,382General Purpose fund for Promise Academy Spring Hill
PROMISE ACADEMY
$42,350Promise Academy Hollywood
TEACH FOR AMERICA INC
$33,333General & Unrestricted
LIFELINE TO SUCCESS
$30,000General & Unrestricted
Charlie and Hayley Gerber Advised Fund
PROMISE ACADEMY
$9,761Lavinia travel expenses fund for PASH and PAHW
PROMISE ACADEMY
$5,300General & Unrestricted
PROMISE ACADEMY
$2,000Lavinia Group fund, Hollywood
PROMISE ACADEMY
$767,247General & Unrestricted
MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART INC
$400,000General & Unrestricted
LIFELINE TO SUCCESS
$100,000General & Unrestricted
RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$100,000General & Unrestricted
ALLMEMPHIS INC
$76,250Circles of Success and Memphis College Preparatory schools in implementation of Orton-Gillingham literacy instruction
CHALKBEAT INC
$75,000General & Unrestricted
PROMISE ACADEMY
$60,000General & Unrestricted
TEACH FOR AMERICA INC
$33,333General & Unrestricted
TEACH FOR AMERICA INC
$33,333General & Unrestricted