Private foundation · Memphis

Alpha Phi Alpha Memphis Education Foundation Inc.

EIN 36-4511585 · Website · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2024

Takes applications · Mostly scholarships or aid to individuals

In 2024 it gave 17 grants worth $12,300 to Tennessee groups. A typical grant was $500 to $1,000. Most often for: “Scholarship”.

Takes applications. See how to apply below.

Grants in Tennessee: 17 totaling $12,300
Typical grant How we figure this: $500 to $1,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask How we figure this: About $750, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives: Shelby County
Buildings & equipment: None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups? How we figure this: 100% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2022–2023): 2 of 2.
Total giving that year: $12,300

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax year	Total grants paid	To Tennessee	Tennessee grants
2024	$12K	$12K	17
2023	$16K	$14K	19
2022	$11K	$11K	13

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

Contact: William Hunter Phd · Memphis · (901) 568-0889 · memphisalphasforscholarship@gmail.com
What to send: Applicants should write to memphisalphasforscholarship@gmail.com or visit the AMEF website at www.alphamef.org.
Deadlines: February 29
Next one: Feb 28, 2027 if the dates haven't changed since its 2024 filing
Limits: Awards are competitive in nature and proof or enrollment in an institution of higher education is required.

As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2024. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.

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Vearnon WoodsChairman
Daryl LewisVice chairman
Glenn VaulxSecretary
Evan ArrindellTreasurer
Alex DejarnettDirector
Brian ScurlockDirector
Fred WhiteDirector
Robert JohnsonDirector
Quincy BeasleyDirector

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

Scholarship (15 grants)

How big its Tennessee grants are

Number of Tennessee grants in each size band, tax year 2024
Grant size	Grants
Under $1,000	10
$1,000 to $4,999	7

From its 2024 IRS filing. Small groups: look at how many grants sit in the bands you'd ask for.

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.

Tennessee grants from Alpha Phi Alpha Memphis Education Foundation Inc.
Past winner	Where	Purpose	Amount
The Jewel Guild Foundation	Cordova, Shelby County	Donation	$500
Hbc Awareness Foundation	Memphis, Shelby County	Donation	$300

It also made 15 grants to individual people. We don't list their names.