The Albert Jay Martin Family Foundation concentrates philanthropic support on local health-related programming and youth development in the Memphis area, funding operational needs rather than restricted project work. Its giving suggests an interest in improving community health/nutrition through a health-focused nonprofit and strengthening local youth services via the Boys & Girls Club of Memphis.
The Albert Jay Martin Family Foundation’s largest recent grant was a $1,000,000 operating award to Juice Plus Foundation, a signal that the foundation is willing to make very large, flexible commitments when it chooses a recipient. The same pattern appears elsewhere in its recent giving: a $500,000 operating grant to the Boys and Girls Club of Memphis and $100,000 awards to both Epicenter Memphis and Church Health Center. Across the grant list, the foundation favors operating support over restricted project funding, with several awards framed specifically as support for organizational operations. Its recent grantees include community health organizations, youth-serving nonprofits, churches, scholarship support, and local civic groups. The foundation also backed a mix of Memphis institutions and a smaller set of organizations in North Carolina, suggesting a regional approach rather than a single-program strategy. The presence of repeat support for some recipients and a scholarship fund tied to the Martin name indicates a relationship-based pattern of giving alongside broader community investment.
Community health and nutrition are a clear part of the foundation’s portfolio. In 2024, it gave $1,000,000 to Juice Plus Foundation to support operations, and $100,000 to Church Health Center for the same purpose. Youth development is another recurring lane: the foundation awarded $500,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Memphis and $25,000 to Youth Villages, both described as operating support. It also funds civic and educational capacity in Memphis through grants such as $100,000 to Epicenter Memphis and $50,000 to New Memphis Institute. Faith-based community service appears as well, including $60,000 to St. John’s Methodist Church for operations and $10,000 to Calvary Rescue Mission.
Typical grant sizes cluster at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $57,500 at the 75th percentile, though the foundation also makes much larger awards at the top of the range. Recent giving includes repeat support for New Memphis Institute, Balmoral Baptist Church, Thrive Memphis, and Yadkin Arts Council across 2024 and 2025, pointing to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards only. The foundation operates as a family foundation and funds individuals, but the recent list is dominated by institutional operating support. The grant list does not show an application process.
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$192K
Most grants fall between $10K and $58K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$58K
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Concentrated, large-dollar grants to a very small number of recipients; grants are unrestricted/operational in nature and focused on local organizations rather than broad geographic distribution.
Notable grantees: Juice Plus Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of Memphis
Most grants go to Tennessee recipients, accounting for 77% of awards, with Memphis appearing repeatedly across the recent list. Outside the state, the foundation has given to organizations in North Carolina, including Yadkinville and Boonville, and to single recipients in New York and Virginia. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 26 grants in the United States. The top state by grant count is North Carolina, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Collierville, Tennessee.
Recent grants show a strong tilt toward operating support for community health, youth development, and civic organizations. Examples include Juice Plus Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of Memphis, Church Health Center, Epicenter Memphis, and New Memphis Institute, all funded to support operations.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including New Memphis Institute, Balmoral Baptist Church, Thrive Memphis, and Yadkin Arts Council. That suggests the foundation maintains multi-year relationships with some recipients.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on $10,000 at the 25th percentile, a $25,000 median, and $57,500 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger operating grants such as $500,000 and $1,000,000.
Tennessee receives the largest share of grants overall, at 77% of awards, but North Carolina is the top state by grant count. Recent non-Tennessee recipients include Yadkin Arts Council in Yadkinville, Boonville United Methodist Church in Boonville, Green Bronx Machine in the Bronx, and Volunteers of America in Alexandria.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, and the recent list also includes the Albert & Jessie D. Martin Scholarship Fund, which received $38,368 for operations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW MEMPHIS INSTITUTE | MEMPHIS, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF NEW MEMPHIS INSTITUTE |
| BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH | MEMPHIS, TN | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH |
| THRIVE MEMPHIS | MEMPHIS, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THRIVE MEMPHIS |
| YADKIN ARTS COUNCIL | YADKINVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF YADKIN ATRS COUNCIL |
| JUICE PLUS FOUNDATION | COLLIERVILLE, TN | $1,000,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF JUICE PLUS+ FOUNDATION |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MEMPHIS | MEMPHIS, TN | $500,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MEMPHIS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MEMPHIS | MEMPHIS, TN | $500,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MEMPHIS |
| CHURCH HEALTH CENTER | MEMPHIS, TN | $500,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF CHURCH HEALTH CENTER |
| CHURCH HEALTH CENTER | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF CHURCH HEALTH CENTER |
| EPICENTER MEMPHIS | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF EPICENTER MEMPHIS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SARASOTA FL | SARASOTA, FL | $60,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SARASOTA, FL |
| ST JOHN'S METHODIST CHURCH | MEMPHIS, TN | $60,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF ST. JOHN'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND THE WAY |
| GREEN BRONX MACHINE | BRONX, NY | $60,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF GREEN BRONX MACHINE |
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA |
| A STEP AHEAD FOUNDATION | MEMPHIS, TN | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF A STEP AHEAD FOUNDATION |
| NEW MEMPHIS INSTITUTE | MEMPHIS, TN | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF NEW MEMPHIS INSTITUTE |
| REGIONAL ONE HEALTH CENTER | MEMPHIS, TN | $40,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF REGIONAL ONE HEALTH CENTER |
| ALBERT & JESSIE D MARTIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND | COLLIERVILLE, TN | $38,368 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF ALBERT & JESSIE D. MARTIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| NEW LEADERS | MEMPHIS, TN | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF NEW LEDERS |
| YOUTH VILLAGES | MEMPHIS, TN | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF YOUTH VILLAGES |
| BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH | MEMPHIS, TN | $20,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH |
| SOCIETY OF ENTREPRENEURS | MEMPHIS, TN | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE SOCIETY OF ENTREPRENEURS |
| BRIDGES USA | MEMPHIS, TN | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF BRIDGES USA |
| THRIVE MEMPHIS | MEMPHIS, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THRIVE MEMPHIS |
| YADKIN ARTS COUNCIL | YADKINVILLE, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE YADKIN ARTS COUNCIL |
| CALVARY RESCUE MISSION | MEMPHIS, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF CALVARY RESCUE MISSION |
| THRIVE MEMPHIS | MEMPHIS, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THRIVE MEMPHIS |
| MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL (ROSS LYNN SOCIETY) | MEMPHIS, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE ROSS LYNN SOCIETY OF MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL |
| BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH | MEMPHIS, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH |
| BOONVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | BOONVILLE, NC | $7,500 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF BOONVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH |
| FRIENDS OF THE BOONVILLE LIBRARY | BOONVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF FRIENDS OF THE BOONVILLE LIBRARY |
| CALVARY RESCUE MISSION | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF CALVARY RESCUE MISSION |
| YADKIN ARTS COUNCIL | YADKINVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE YADKIN ARTS COUNCIL |
| ONE MILLION WELLS | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF ONE MILLION WELLS |
BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH
$20,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH
THRIVE MEMPHIS
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THRIVE MEMPHIS
YADKIN ARTS COUNCIL
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF YADKIN ATRS COUNCIL
JUICE PLUS FOUNDATION
$1,000,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF JUICE PLUS+ FOUNDATION
TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MEMPHIS
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MEMPHIS
$500,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MEMPHIS
EPICENTER MEMPHIS
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF EPICENTER MEMPHIS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SARASOTA FL
$60,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SARASOTA, FL
ST JOHN'S METHODIST CHURCH
$60,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF ST. JOHN'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND THE WAY
GREEN BRONX MACHINE
$60,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF GREEN BRONX MACHINE
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA
$50,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA
REGIONAL ONE HEALTH CENTER
$40,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF REGIONAL ONE HEALTH CENTER
ALBERT & JESSIE D MARTIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$38,368TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF ALBERT & JESSIE D. MARTIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
NEW LEADERS
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF NEW LEDERS
BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH
$20,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH
SOCIETY OF ENTREPRENEURS
$15,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE SOCIETY OF ENTREPRENEURS
BRIDGES USA
$15,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF BRIDGES USA
THRIVE MEMPHIS
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THRIVE MEMPHIS
YADKIN ARTS COUNCIL
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE YADKIN ARTS COUNCIL
THRIVE MEMPHIS
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THRIVE MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL (ROSS LYNN SOCIETY)
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE ROSS LYNN SOCIETY OF MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF BALMORAL BAPTIST CHURCH
BOONVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$7,500TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF BOONVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
FRIENDS OF THE BOONVILLE LIBRARY
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF FRIENDS OF THE BOONVILLE LIBRARY
YADKIN ARTS COUNCIL
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE YADKIN ARTS COUNCIL
ONE MILLION WELLS
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF ONE MILLION WELLS