Private foundation · Memphis
Formanek Foundation
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 15 totaling $5.5 million
- Typical grant
- $40,000 to $600,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $165,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Shelby County, Davidson County · plus 14 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 27% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 4 of 15.
- Total giving that year
- $7.6 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.6M | $5.5M | 15 |
| 2023 | $7.4M | $5.4M | 13 |
How to apply
- Contact
- Eric robertson · Memphis · 9016161529 · eric@formanek1.com
- What to send
- An interested party should contact eric robertson by email at eric@formanek 1.com.
- Limits
- Organization must be qualified under 501(c)(3). Restrictions and limitations only if specificied in grant agreement.
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2024. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
Board and officers
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- Walter W RotchildPresident/director/exec comm
- J Michael Howard IISec-treasurer/director/exec comm
- Jonathan SpitzerDirector/executive committee
- Mary Lee CoppDirector
- Ryan CarrollDirector
- Robin L FormanekDirector
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
- To promote the provision of visual art medium through diverse exhibits
- To support the provision of health care for underinsured people
- To improve Memphis by the revival of its disinvested neighborhoods
- To advance policies and programs for disadvantaged persons in criminal justice system focusing on...
- To support the work of the hospital in the services provided children, its research in pediatric medicine,...
- To unlock the potential of communities to advance their own comprehensive well-being
- To build community through free music and education, finding common ground in a diverse audience
- To support the protection and preservation of the Memphis sand aquifer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Villages | Memphis, Shelby County | To support programs that will serve both children in need as well as their parents | $1.3M |
| Brooks Museum | Memphis, Shelby County | To promote the provision of visual art medium through diverse exhibits | $1M |
| Church Health Center | Memphis, Shelby County | To support the provision of health care for underinsured people | $750K |
| Riverfront Development | Memphis, Shelby County | To promote the transformative power of the mississippi by supporting public... | $600K |
| Just City | Memphis, Shelby County | To advance policies and programs for disadvantaged persons in criminal... | $466K |
| Pure Academy | Memphis, Shelby County | To develop young men for lifelong success by providing a comprehensive... | $400K |
| Lwala | Nashville, Davidson County | To unlock the potential of communities to advance their own comprehensive well-being | $300K |
| Community Lift | Memphis, Shelby County | To improve Memphis by the revival of its disinvested neighborhoods | $165K |
| Le Bonheur Children's Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | To support the work of the hospital in the services provided children, its... | $137K |
| Tennessee Innocence Project | Nashville, Davidson County | To promote the investigation and litigation of persons with evidence of... | $106K |
| Protect Our Aquifer | Memphis, Shelby County | To support the protection and preservation of the Memphis sand aquifer | $100K |
| St Mary's Parish Soup Kitchen | Memphis, Shelby County | To provide food for the poor and homeless in Memphis, Tennessee | $40K |
| State Collaborative On Reforming Education (tn Score) | Nashville, Davidson County | To promote public education and academic progress for Tennessee students... | $38K |
| TN Career Academy | Memphis, Shelby County | To be the top-rated provider of world-ready graduates in the south by... | $38K |
| Overton Park Shell | Memphis, Shelby County | To build community through free music and education, finding common ground... | $20K |