About Maddox Foundation
The Maddox Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on a single, large local capital project: developing a new YMCA facility serving Hernando and the greater Memphis metro area. Its giving emphasizes community recreation, youth programming access, and local infrastructure that supports health and family services. The foundation appears highly place-based and project-focused, channeling substantial resources to one trusted operator rather than spreading smaller grants across many organizations.
Focus Areas
Capital funding for new YMCA/community recreation centers in Hernando, MSExpanding youth development and family services in the Memphis-Hernando metro areaPlace-based infrastructure investments that increase local access to health, wellness, and after-school programs
Who They Fund
children and youth (including future generations)at-risk youthlocal community members of Hernandostudents pursuing legal educationparticipants in civic engagement/public dialogue
About Maddox Foundation
Maddox Foundation’s largest recent commitment is a $3,000,000 grant to the YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-south for development of a new YMCA in Hernando, followed by a second $2,100,000 grant for the same project in 2025. That sustained investment shows how central the Hernando YMCA build is to the foundation’s giving. Around that project, the foundation also supports local recreation, youth access, and place-based facilities that serve families in the Hernando and greater Memphis metro area. The pattern is highly concentrated and local. Recent grants include support for the City of Hernando Conger Park Project, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, and the Grammy Museum Mississippi in Cleveland, all tied to community programming, preservation, and youth-facing education. Smaller grants to organizations such as Mississippi News Corporation and Nashville School of Law suggest the foundation also backs civic dialogue and educational access, but the main thread remains investment in physical places and programs that can be used by local residents. The foundation’s recent activity points to a small set of recurring partners rather than a broad, distributed portfolio.
What Maddox Foundation Funds
Capital funding is a clear priority. The foundation gave $125,211 to the City of Hernando Conger Park Project for repair and renovation of the playground, and another $11,999 to the same project in 2024 for assistance to upgrade and renovate. Youth development also appears in multiple forms. A $50,000 grant to Boy Scouts of America - Middle Tn Abh Leadership Center supported a youth leadership program, while $20,000 to Save the Music Foundation supported at-risk youth through music. Arts and education are another thread. The foundation gave $250,000 to Grammy Museum Mississippi for “Teach & Inspire Future Generations,” then followed with $50,000 for an education director and $1,000 for an outdoor musical playscape. It also granted $75,000 to the Emmett Till Interpretive Center to preserve memory of Emmett Till. Civic and legal learning show up as smaller grants, including $25,000 to Mississippi News Corporation for civic engagement and public dialogue and $25,000 to Nashville School of Law for support for quality legal education.
How Maddox Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a mid-sized core, with a p25 of $7,400, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $62,500. The distribution is pulled upward by a few very large capital awards, including multi-million-dollar commitments for the Hernando YMCA project. The pattern also shows repeat support: several recipients appear in both 2024 and 2025, including the YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-south, Grammy Museum Mississippi, City of Hernando Conger Park Project, Mississippi News Corporation, Nashville School of Law, Candidguidestar, and Mb Swayze Educational Foundation. Maddox Foundation funds organizations directly rather than individuals, and the recent grants list does not indicate an application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$5.1M
Total Revenue
$7.3M
Total Expenses
$4.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $63K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$63K
Geographic Reach
Regional5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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