Public charity · Atlanta, GA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 19 totaling $2.5 million
- Typical grant
- $21,635 to $171,390 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $109,603, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Shelby County, Davidson County, Knox County, Tipton County, Bradley County, Madison County, Hamilton County, Rutherford County and 9 more · plus 778 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 11% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 2 of 19.
- Total giving that year
- $120.3 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $120.3M | $2.5M | 19 |
| 2023 | $97.3M | $2.1M | 19 |
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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- Clark James LPresident & ceo
- Abele ChristopherChair
- Schwab-Pomerantz CarrieChair emeritus
- Rogers WilliamChair elect
- Falk ThomasVice chair
- Morse PeterVice chair
- Rice CondoleezzaVice chair
- Long TomTreasurer
- Mcneely ValerieSecretary
- Malloy Reverend EdwardEthicist
- Bach RobertGovernor
- Ball RussellGovernor
- Bisaccia LisaGovernor
- Borgen DanGovernor
- Bridges DeborahGovernor
- Cappelli GregGovernor
- Crawley MandellGovernor
- Ellis TroyGovernor
- Esser PatrickGovernor
- Fitzgerald LarryGovernor
- France Kennedy LesaGovernor
- Gitlin MikeGovernor
- Goodell WilliamGovernor
- Ideno KarenGovernor
- Layton SteveGovernor
- Lazarus MarkGovernor
- Mann JenniferGovernor
- Mcdew DarrenGovernor
- Mcquade EugeneGovernor
- Otis ClarenceGovernor
- Reagins TonyGovernor
- Rodriguez AlexGovernor
- Roth ByronGovernor
- Schmidt PaulGovernor
- Seaton DavidGovernor
- Shanks DavidGovernor
- Smith LesGovernor
- Sundaram ViyasGovernor
- Syngal SoniaGovernor
- Tennenbaum AndrewGovernor
As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B&gcs of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | General support | $445K |
| B&gcs of the Tennessee Valley | Knoxville, Knox County | General support | $430K |
| B&gcs of Greater Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | General support | $259K |
| B&gc of the Hatchie River Region | Covington, Tipton County | General support | $201K |
| B&gcs of Cleveland (the Ocoee Region) | Cleveland, Bradley County | General support | $171K |
| B&gc of Jackson | Jackson, Madison County | General support | $149K |
| B&gcs of Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | General support | $147K |
| B&gcs of Rutherford County | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | General support | $146K |
| B&gcs of Northwest Tennessee | Union City, Obion County | General support | $132K |
| B&gcs of Dumplin Valley | Jefferson City, Jefferson County | General support | $110K |
| B&gc of Maury County | Columbia, Maury County | General support | $90K |
| B&gc of Greater Kingsport | Kingsport, Sullivan County | General support | $80K |
| B&gc of the Smoky Mountains | Seymour, Sevier County | General support | $79K |
| Jeb Little Creek-Fort Story | Millington, Shelby County | General support | $26K |
| B&gc of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge, Anderson County | General support | $22K |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Cumberland Plateau | Oneida, Scott County | General support | $19K |
| B&gc of Elizabethtoncarter County | Elizabethton, Carter County | General support | $19K |
| Nsa Norfolk Naval Shipyard | Millington, Shelby County | General support | $6,932 |
| B&gc of Johnson Citywashington County | Johnson City, Washington County | General support | $5,242 |
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