We will create a just and equitable region where all individuals and groups receive the resources and opportunities they need to reach their full potential, and where identity and geography do not determine their outcomes. We will build a community where everyone is welcome, valued, resourced, and informed, one where people can easily access opportunities to contribute and thrive.
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc’s recent grantmaking is defined by very large general operating awards to institutions that anchor Memphis civic life. The largest grant in the dataset is $27,527,625 to The Works Inc for general operational support, followed by another $13,357,815 award to the same organization and a $11,614,426 grant to the University of Memphis Foundation, also for general operational support. That pattern points to a funder that uses broad, flexible dollars rather than narrow project grants. Across the recent grants list, the foundation supports health, education, housing, community development, arts, and nonprofit capacity building through unrestricted or core support. Memphis-based organizations appear repeatedly, including Church Health Center of Memphis Inc, Porter-leath, Urban Renaissance Partners Inc, and Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi. The emphasis is not limited to a single service area; instead, the foundation backs organizations that deliver direct services, community solutions, and institutional stability. Several awards are repeated across years, which suggests sustained support for selected grantees rather than isolated one-time giving. Its public-facing identity centers on creating a just and equitable region where identity and geography do not determine outcomes, and the grant record reflects that regional civic lens.
In housing and community development, Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc gave $7,636,304 to Urban Renaissance Partners Inc for general operational support and $4,176,533 to Neighborhood Preservation Inc for the same purpose. Those grants sit alongside support for organizations working in homelessness services and community solutions. Health and reproductive health also appear prominently. The foundation awarded $8,638,778, $3,393,505, $3,350,934, and $2,766,007 to Church Health Center of Memphis Inc, all for general operational support, and it gave $3,034,080, $2,834,606, $2,781,292, and $2,622,760 to Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi. Education and youth-serving organizations show up as well. Lemoyne-owen College received $2,601,133 and $2,478,517 for general operational support, while Girls Inc of Memphis received $2,469,890. Arts support is present through a $5,613,821 award to Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Inc.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $66K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$66K
ROBERT FOCKLER
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Typical grant size clusters around $10,000 at the 25th percentile, a $22,000 median, and $66,475 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes several very large general operating awards, showing a wide spread between routine grants and major institutional support. This is a community foundation and the grant list shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including The Works Inc, Church Health Center of Memphis Inc, Urban Renaissance Partners Inc, Porter-leath, and Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments, so its activity is centered on nonprofit organizations and flexible organizational support rather than loans or equity-like tools.
Grantmaking is regional, with 56% of grants going to recipients in Tennessee. Memphis dominates the recent list, including awards to The Works Inc, University of Memphis Foundation, Church Health Center of Memphis Inc, Porter-leath, and Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Inc. Outside Tennessee, the list includes Cincinnati, Ohio; Cascade, Idaho; and Collierville, Tennessee. By count, North Carolina is the top state for recipient locations, even though the foundation is headquartered in Memphis.
The recent grants list is concentrated in nonprofit organizations receiving general operational support. Named recipients include The Works Inc, Church Health Center of Memphis Inc, Urban Renaissance Partners Inc, Porter-leath, Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, and Lemoyne-owen College. The listed focus areas also include housing, health, education, arts and culture, immigrant and refugee services, and nonprofit capacity building.
The distribution centers on $10,000 at the 25th percentile, a $22,000 median, and $66,475 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes much larger awards, including multi-million-dollar general operating grants to established institutions.
Yes. Several recipients appear multiple times across 2023 and 2025, including The Works Inc, Church Health Center of Memphis Inc, Urban Renaissance Partners Inc, Porter-leath, Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, and Lemoyne-owen College. That pattern points to ongoing support rather than isolated one-off grants.
Most grants in the recent dataset go to Tennessee recipients, which account for 56% of grants. Memphis appears frequently among recipient locations, and the top state by grant count is North Carolina.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Community Foundation of Greater Memphis that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE WORKS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $27,527,625 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| THE WORKS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $13,357,815 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOUNDATION | MEMPHIS, TN | $11,614,426 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CHURCH HEALTH CENTER OF MEMPHIS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $8,638,778 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE | CINCINNATI, OH | $8,098,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI | MEMPHIS, TN | $2,781,292 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CHURCH HEALTH CENTER OF MEMPHIS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $2,766,007 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| URBAN RENAISSANCE PARTNERS INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $2,725,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| ALZAR SCHOOL | CASCADE, ID | $2,678,717 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| ST GEORGE'S INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOUNDATION | COLLIERVILLE, TN | $2,668,076 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI | MEMPHIS, TN | $2,622,760 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MEMPHIS TEACHER RESIDENCY | MEMPHIS, TN | $2,351,750 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE | MEMPHIS, TN | $2,196,172 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION | OXFORD, MS | $2,180,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MEMPHIS | MEMPHIS, TN | $2,018,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| GERMANTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH INC | GERMANTOWN, TN | $2,013,848 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| EAST TENNESSEE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | KNOXVILLE, TN | $2,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CHARTER FUND | DENVER, CO | $2,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MEMPHIS LIGHT GAS AND WATER DIVISION | MEMPHIS, TN | $2,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CARE INC | MERRIFIELD, VA | $1,915,004 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,583,450 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| REGIONAL ONE HEALTH FOUNDATION | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,569,100 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,537,654 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| PEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,486,095 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CHARTER FUND | DENVER, CO | $1,443,182 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,423,537 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| PEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,409,435 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MY CITY RIDES | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,405,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| A STEP AHEAD FOUNDATION INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,396,796 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,385,054 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,354,128 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| PORTER | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,327,768 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| A STEP AHEAD FOUNDATION INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,293,246 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,178,600 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MEMPHIS TEACHER RESIDENCY | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,177,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,157,527 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOUNDATION | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,140,552 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| GERMANTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH INC | GERMANTOWN, TN | $1,140,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION | OXFORD, MS | $1,112,333 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,111,561 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RENAISSANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FBO THE EDWARD JONES GIFT FUND | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $1,100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| SLINGSHOT MEMPHIS | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,061,300 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| PORTER-LEATH | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,050,812 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,033,478 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| ST GEORGE'S INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOUNDATION | COLLIERVILLE, TN | $1,017,049 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| YMCA OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID | CORDOVA, TN | $1,009,101 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| DARSALUD COMMUNITY CENTER | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,005,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| AUTOZONER ASSISTANCE FUND | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,002,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CROSSTOWN ARTS | MEMPHIS, TN | $989,754 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | MEMPHIS, TN | $965,676 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
URBAN RENAISSANCE PARTNERS INC
$2,725,000GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
ALZAR SCHOOL
$2,678,717GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
ST GEORGE'S INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$2,668,076GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
GERMANTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH INC
$2,013,848GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
MEMPHIS LIGHT GAS AND WATER DIVISION
$2,000,000GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
$1,537,654GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
PEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC
$1,486,095GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
$1,423,537GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
PEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC
$1,409,435GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART INC
$1,354,128GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY
$1,178,600GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
GERMANTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH INC
$1,140,000GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$1,111,561GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$1,033,478GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
ST GEORGE'S INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$1,017,049GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
DARSALUD COMMUNITY CENTER
$1,005,000GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
AUTOZONER ASSISTANCE FUND
$1,002,500GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
