Public charity · Atlanta, GA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
American Cancer Society Inc.
Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 14 totaling $2 million
- Typical grant
- $10,000 to $45,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $20,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County, Shelby County, Knox County, Sullivan County, Union County · plus 652 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Total giving that year
- $197.8 million
How to apply
Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.
Board and officers
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- Brian A Marlow CfaBoard chair
- Connie LindseyBoard secretary
- Kathleen Gallagher MsnBoard treasurer
- Mark A Goldberg MdBoard scientific officer
- Michael T MarquardtBoard immediate past chair
- Terri McclementsBoard vice chair
- Wayne A I Frederick Md Mba FacsInterim ceo/board director, former
- Asif Dhar Md MbaBoard director
- Desiree G RogersBoard director
- Edison T Liu MdBoard director
- Jaime WesolowskiBoard director
- Jose C Buenaga MbaBoard director
- Karen EtzkornBoard director
- Katie A Eccles EsqBoard director
- Kenneth R StollBoard director
- Michael Pellini MdBoard director
- Michelle M Le Beau PhdBoard director
- Norman E Sharpless MdBoard director
- Robert Winn MdBoard director
- Sean T FarnhamBoard director
- Kael ReicinChief financial & strategy officer
- Karen E Knudsen PhdChief executive officer, outgoing
- Arif KamalChief patient officer
- Michael L NealChief of organizational advancement
- William L DahutChief scientific officer
- Andre C BokhoorChief people officer
- Emily SandmanSenior vice president, people team
- John B WoodwardSenior evp, field operations
- Tawana Thomas-JohnsonSenior vice president, chief diversity officer
- Timothy B PhillipsChief legal and risk officer, outgoing
As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- Patient Support
- Health Eq Ambassador
- Extramural Research
- Support/Conv Sponsor
- Support/Research
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Support/Research | $884K |
| University of Tennessee Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Extramural Research | $541K |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Extramural Research | $368K |
| Conduc Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | Health Eq Ambassador | $45K |
| The African Methodist Episcopal Church Incorporated | Nashville, Davidson County | Support/Conv Sponsor | $40K |
| University Health Systems | Knoxville, Knox County | Patient Support | $35K |
| Ballad Health | Kingsport, Sullivan County | Patient Support | $25K |
| Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation | Memphis, Shelby County | Patient Support | $15K |
| St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Church | Maynardville, Union County | Patient Support | $15K |
| Fort Sanders Foundation | Knoxville, Knox County | Patient Support | $10K |
| Nashville General Hospital Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | Patient Support | $10K |
| United Neighborhood Health Ser | Nashville, Davidson County | Patient Support | $10K |
| University Community Health Services | Nashville, Davidson County | Patient Support | $10K |
| First Baptist Church-Broad | Memphis, Shelby County | Health Eq Ambassador | $6,000 |
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