To strengthen the health and well-being of the communities we serve through support of philanthropic initiatives.
West Tn Healthcare Foundation Inc. made a $1,275,000 grant in 2025 to Old Friendship Baptist Church for a building fund, a reminder that its philanthropy reaches beyond hospital walls into community infrastructure and faith-based facilities. The foundation also backed Jmcgh in Jackson with large multi-purpose grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, supporting therapy and learning, indigent patients, the Ayers Children’s Medical Center, the Kirkland Cancer Center, and West Tennessee heart and vascular research. Those awards sit alongside funding for child abuse prevention, recovery services, and public-facing health programs, showing a grantmaker that combines medical support with community-serving institutions. The foundation’s grantmaking is rooted in West Tennessee and often centers Jackson-area organizations, but it also funds schools, churches, and nonprofits in surrounding towns. Its recent awards include support for children’s services, nursing education, behavioral health, arts programming, and local facilities. Across the list, the pattern is practical: general support, building funds, and line-item project support appear together, often within the same recipient relationship. That mix suggests a funder that helps sustain core operations while also underwriting specific capital and program needs.
Healthcare is the clearest thread in the foundation’s recent grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $709,281 to Jmcgh in Jackson, including support for West TN heart and vascular research, the JSCC ultrasound program, the EMS wellness room, Methodist LeBonheur, and the nursing department. It also awarded $162,368 to Christ Community Health Services East Jackson Health Center for relocation of the OB clinic. Behavioral health and recovery services also appear in the portfolio. Aspell Recovery Center - T a M B of Jackson Tennessee Inc received $121,542 in 2023 for construction of a building for a Mother’s Love program, and Scarlet Rope Project received $56,000 in 2023, including $5,000 for a new house for program residents. Education funding shows up through nursing and student support. The University of Memphis Foundation received $112,006 in 2024 for Lambuth student nursing scholarships, while the University of Tennessee Health Science Center received $69,757 in 2024, including $4,000 for student scholarships.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $38K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$38K
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Typical grants fall in the mid-sized range: p25 is $8,000, median is $15,000, and p75 is $38,218. The recent list also shows much larger project and capital awards, including seven-figure and six-figure gifts for facilities, health centers, and church building funds. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Jmcgh, Old Friendship Baptist Church, The Jackson Symphony, Carl Perkins Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, Make-A-Wish Mid-South, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and it manages both competitive community grants and donor-directed structures such as scholarship funds and endowments. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including Community Impact Grants, Endowment Funds, Scholarship Funds, and Community Project Funds.
Giving is overwhelmingly local: 84% of grants go to recipients in Tennessee. Jackson is the most visible city in the recent grants list, with awards to Jmcgh, Friends of Heart, The Jackson Symphony, Carl Perkins Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, Christ Community Health Services East Jackson Health Center, and Scarlet Rope Project. Other Tennessee recipients include Memphis, Henderson, Trenton, Martin, Greenfield, Brentwood, and Finger. Outside Tennessee, the foundation’s listed recent grants are still all U.S.-based; the recipient country distribution shows 179 grants, all in the United States.
Its stated focus areas include healthcare, education, arts, legal services, disaster relief, scholarships, and community development. Recent grants show support for hospital and clinic programs, nursing scholarships, child welfare services, music and orchestra programming, and facility or building projects.
Typical awards are relatively modest: the 25th percentile is $8,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $38,218. The recent grant list also includes larger project and capital grants well above that range.
No. Although 84% of grants go to Tennessee recipients, the recent list includes organizations in Memphis, Henderson, Trenton, Martin, Greenfield, Brentwood, and Finger. Jackson is prominent, but the giving footprint extends across West Tennessee.
Yes. Active programs listed as accepting unsolicited requests include Endowment Funds, Scholarship Funds managed by the Foundation, Community Impact Grants, Community Project Funds, and Donor Advised Funds. The Disaster Relief Fund is listed as not accepting unsolicited requests.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Jmcgh, Old Friendship Baptist Church, The Jackson Symphony, Carl Perkins Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, Make-A-Wish Mid-South, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. That points to repeated relationships rather than one-time-only support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from West Tn Healthcare Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Funding is for local nonprofits and projects serving communities across West Tennessee. Specific eligibility guidelines are provided in the Community Impact Grant Guidelines and FAQs. Applicants must submit by the posted deadline.
Deadline: Annual application period; the next cycle was stated to open in early 2027. Exact dates were not provided.
Who can apply: Eligible 501(c)(3) organizations serving West Tennessee may apply. Grants may support operating needs or specific projects.
Deadline: Applications open each January; the next application cycle opens in January 2027. Exact closing date was not provided.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH | HENDERSON, TN | $600,000 | 2026 | FOR BUILDING FUND |
| JMCGH | JACKSON, TN | $531,482 | 2026 | $12,496.21 FOR BOOTS AND BLING SPONSORSHIP; $4,875 FOR MUSIC THERAPIST FOR NICU; $90,398.73 FOR TLC REINBOW RIDING ACADEMY; $423,711.60 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JACKSON MADISON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION | JACKSON, TN | $270,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITY OF GREENFIELD | GREENFIELD, TN | $140,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE JACKSON SYMPHONY | JACKSON, TN | $124,964 | 2026 | $3,200 FOR SYMPHONY TABLE SPONSORSHIP; $100,000 FOR KIRKLAND CENTER FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE; $21,764 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| CROSSROADS ASSEMBLY OF GOD | THREE WAY, TN | $109,800 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW HOME BAPTIST CHURCH | HENDERSON, TN | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF MEMPHIS | MEMPHIS, TN | $95,500 | 2026 | $45,500 FOR INSTALLATION OF WATER FEATURE AT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE; $50,000 FOR JACKSON HOUSE |
| CARL PERKINS CENTER FOR PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE | JACKSON, TN | $85,570 | 2026 | $1,120 FOR TELETHON; $1,000 FOR GIBSON COUNTY TELETHON; $83,450 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OAKLAND CEMETERY | TRENTON, TN | $76,000 | 2026 | $1,000 FOR VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM; $75,000 FOR ASPHALT PAVING |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER | MEMPHIS, TN | $70,213 | 2026 | $5,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIP;$65,212.60 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FREED HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY | HENDERSON, TN | $63,300 | 2026 | $12,700 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS; $600 FOR PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL; $50,000 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STJUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $60,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAKE-A-WISH MID-SOUTH | MEMPHIS, TN | $54,000 | 2026 | $8,000.00 FOR SPONSORING OF CHILD; $46,000 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $51,086 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF THE SOUTH | MEMPHIS, TN | $49,700 | 2026 | $13,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS; $36,700 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RIFA | JACKSON, TN | $38,500 | 2026 | $21,000 FOR SNACK BACKPACK PROGRAM; $3,000 FOR LOLO CHRISTMAS SHOW; $14,500 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE | DENVER, CO | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WEST TENNESSEE HOPE AND HEALING FOUNDATION | JACKSON, TN | $30,000 | 2026 | $10,000 FOR SWINGING FOR HOPE SPONSORSHIP; $20,000 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WEST TENNESSEE HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER | JACKSON, TN | $29,199 | 2026 | CLINICAL RESEARCH |
| YOUTH TOWN OF TENNESSEE | PINSON, TN | $28,302 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GIBSON COUNTY TENNESSEE | TRENTON, TN | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATION FOR NEW MOVEABLE RESTROOMS FOR GIBSON COUNTY FAIR |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF JACKSON | JACKSON, TN | $23,990 | 2026 | $250.00 WINDOWS OF HOPE SPONSORSHIP; $2,093.53 FOR REPAIR OF AC UNIT; $1,500.00 STEAK N BURGER SPONSORSHIP; $10,000.00 FOR SWIM LESSONS FOR KIDS; $10,146.47 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EL AYUDANTE INC | JACKSON, TN | $22,600 | 2026 | $15,000 FOR 2024 EOY CAMPAIGN; $500 FOR BOD FACE TO FACE MEETING; $7,100 FOR FEATHR FUNDRAISING INVOICE & AD SPEND |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | JACKSON, TN | $20,100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | JACKSON, TN | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | TRENTON, TN | $17,000 | 2026 | DONATION FOR WINDOW REPLACEMENT |
| JACKSON MADISON COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME | JACKSON, TN | $15,950 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WRAP | JACKSON, TN | $15,399 | 2026 | $3,400 FOR DENIM & PEARLS SPONSORSHIP; $11,999.22 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROTARY CLUB OF JACKSON | JACKSON, TN | $15,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CARE CENTER | JACKSON, TN | $14,200 | 2026 | $10,000 FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER; $4,200.00 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STAR CENTER | JACKSON, TN | $14,000 | 2026 | $3,000 FOR DANCING WITH THE STARS SPONSORSHIP; $11,000 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF WEST TENNESSEE | JACKSON, TN | $12,577 | 2026 | $1,500 FOR FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON SPONSORSHIP; $500 FOR ROUND TABLE EVENT; $10,577.38 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALL SAINTS IMMIGRATION SERVICES | JACKSON, TN | $11,000 | 2026 | $6,000.00 WOMEN WHO CARE GRANT; $5,000.00 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANIMAL CARE CENTER | JACKSON, TN | $10,583 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | JACKSON, TN | $10,000 | 2026 | $5,000.00 FOR AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT; $5,000.00 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GOVERNOR'S EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2026 | DONATION ON BEHALF OF WEAKLEY COUNTY READING RAILROAD |
| CITY OF TRENTON | TRENTON, TN | $10,000 | 2026 | SHADY ACRES PARK RENOVATIONS AND UPDATES |
| UNION UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | JACKSON, TN | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WHY NOT FOOD MINISTRIES | TRENTON, TN | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE CRADDOCK CENTER | CHERRY LOG, GA | $9,394 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE SHELBY FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | $9,394 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF HEART | JACKSON, TN | $8,359 | 2026 | $500.00 FOR GOOD OF THE CAUSE; $295.00 FOR AED; $7,563.93 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRENTON SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | TRENTON, TN | $8,000 | 2026 | BACKPACK PROGRAM |
| UNION UNIVERSITY | JACKSON, TN | $8,000 | 2026 | $2,500 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS; $3,000 FOR HUB CITY INNOVATION SPONSORSHIP; $2,000 FOR REBUILDING PAC; $3,000 FOR THE MAKE:ABLE ASSISTITVE TECHNOLOGIES INITITIVE |
| POLK CLARK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | MILAN, TN | $7,500 | 2026 | CHILDREN'S SUMMER SCHOOL & CAMP |
| JACKSON CHAMBER | JACKSON, TN | $7,475 | 2026 | $1,500 FOR ANNUAL CELEBRATION SPONSORSHIP; $350 FOR LJ MEAL SPONSORSHIP; $5,625 FOR FORWARD JACKSON 3.0 INVESTMENT |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH -FOOD PANTRY | TRENTON, TN | $7,292 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SKYLINE CHURCH OF CHRIST | JACKSON, TN | $7,050 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOMEN OF HOPE | MEDON, TN | $7,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
OLD FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH
$600,000FOR BUILDING FUND
JMCGH
$531,482$12,496.21 FOR BOOTS AND BLING SPONSORSHIP; $4,875 FOR MUSIC THERAPIST FOR NICU; $90,398.73 FOR TLC REINBOW RIDING ACADEMY; $423,711.60 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
JACKSON MADISON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
$270,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CITY OF GREENFIELD
$140,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE JACKSON SYMPHONY
$124,964$3,200 FOR SYMPHONY TABLE SPONSORSHIP; $100,000 FOR KIRKLAND CENTER FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE; $21,764 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
CROSSROADS ASSEMBLY OF GOD
$109,800GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW HOME BAPTIST CHURCH
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
$45,500 FOR INSTALLATION OF WATER FEATURE AT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE; $50,000 FOR JACKSON HOUSE
$1,120 FOR TELETHON; $1,000 FOR GIBSON COUNTY TELETHON; $83,450 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
OAKLAND CEMETERY
$76,000$1,000 FOR VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM; $75,000 FOR ASPHALT PAVING
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
$70,213$5,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIP;$65,212.60 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,700 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS; $600 FOR PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL; $50,000 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
STJUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
$60,500GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,000.00 FOR SPONSORING OF CHILD; $46,000 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL
$51,086GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS; $36,700 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
RIFA
$38,500$21,000 FOR SNACK BACKPACK PROGRAM; $3,000 FOR LOLO CHRISTMAS SHOW; $14,500 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WEST TENNESSEE HOPE AND HEALING FOUNDATION
$30,000$10,000 FOR SWINGING FOR HOPE SPONSORSHIP; $20,000 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
WEST TENNESSEE HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER
$29,199CLINICAL RESEARCH
GIBSON COUNTY TENNESSEE
$25,000DONATION FOR NEW MOVEABLE RESTROOMS FOR GIBSON COUNTY FAIR
$250.00 WINDOWS OF HOPE SPONSORSHIP; $2,093.53 FOR REPAIR OF AC UNIT; $1,500.00 STEAK N BURGER SPONSORSHIP; $10,000.00 FOR SWIM LESSONS FOR KIDS; $10,146.47 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
EL AYUDANTE INC
$22,600$15,000 FOR 2024 EOY CAMPAIGN; $500 FOR BOD FACE TO FACE MEETING; $7,100 FOR FEATHR FUNDRAISING INVOICE & AD SPEND
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$20,100GENERAL SUPPORT
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$17,000DONATION FOR WINDOW REPLACEMENT
JACKSON MADISON COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME
$15,950SCHOLARSHIPS
WRAP
$15,399$3,400 FOR DENIM & PEARLS SPONSORSHIP; $11,999.22 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
ROTARY CLUB OF JACKSON
$15,000SCHOLARSHIPS
CARE CENTER
$14,200$10,000 FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER; $4,200.00 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
STAR CENTER
$14,000$3,000 FOR DANCING WITH THE STARS SPONSORSHIP; $11,000 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,500 FOR FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON SPONSORSHIP; $500 FOR ROUND TABLE EVENT; $10,577.38 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
ALL SAINTS IMMIGRATION SERVICES
$11,000$6,000.00 WOMEN WHO CARE GRANT; $5,000.00 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
ANIMAL CARE CENTER
$10,583GENERAL SUPPORT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$10,000$5,000.00 FOR AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT; $5,000.00 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
DONATION ON BEHALF OF WEAKLEY COUNTY READING RAILROAD
CITY OF TRENTON
$10,000SHADY ACRES PARK RENOVATIONS AND UPDATES
UNION UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WHY NOT FOOD MINISTRIES
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE CRADDOCK CENTER
$9,394GENERAL SUPPORT
THE SHELBY FOUNDATION
$9,394GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF HEART
$8,359$500.00 FOR GOOD OF THE CAUSE; $295.00 FOR AED; $7,563.93 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
TRENTON SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
$8,000BACKPACK PROGRAM
UNION UNIVERSITY
$8,000$2,500 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS; $3,000 FOR HUB CITY INNOVATION SPONSORSHIP; $2,000 FOR REBUILDING PAC; $3,000 FOR THE MAKE:ABLE ASSISTITVE TECHNOLOGIES INITITIVE
POLK CLARK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
$7,500CHILDREN'S SUMMER SCHOOL & CAMP
JACKSON CHAMBER
$7,475$1,500 FOR ANNUAL CELEBRATION SPONSORSHIP; $350 FOR LJ MEAL SPONSORSHIP; $5,625 FOR FORWARD JACKSON 3.0 INVESTMENT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH -FOOD PANTRY
$7,292GENERAL SUPPORT
SKYLINE CHURCH OF CHRIST
$7,050GENERAL SUPPORT
WOMEN OF HOPE
$7,000GENERAL SUPPORT
