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Public charity · Washington, DC (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

National Fair Housing Alliance

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Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
5 totaling $827,645
Typical grant
$61,104 to $98,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $69,376, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Shelby County · plus 38 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
20% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 1 of 5.
Total giving that year
$3.2 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$3.2M$828K5
2023$3.1M$704K5

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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  • Vince CurryChair
  • Nancy Haynes1st vice chair
  • John Petruszak2nd vice chair
  • Caroline PeattieSecretary
  • Kenneth ScottTreasurer
  • Jim MccarthyImmediate past chair
  • Chancela Al-MansourAt-large member
  • Jay YoungAt-large member
  • Denise Y CatoBoard member
  • David Wayne Dawson JrBoard member
  • Tom Okuda FitzpatrickBoard member (from 06/2025)
  • Lila HackettBoard member
  • Megan HammondBoard member
  • A J JonesBoard member
  • Vince LarkinsBoard member
  • Marley HochendonerBoard member (from 06/2025)
  • Angela MciverBoard member
  • Michelle RydzBoard member (from 06/2025)
  • Sally SantangeloBoard member
  • George ThomasBoard member (from 06/2025)
  • Gail WilliamsBoard member
  • Lisa RicePresident & ceo
  • Michael AkinwumiChief tech equity officer
  • Tim GuinanChief operating officer
  • Nikitra BaileyExecutive vice president
  • Catherine CloudSenior advisor to ceo
  • Morgan WilliamsSenior counsel
  • Sherrill Frost-BrownVp member services
  • Sasha Samberg ChampionSpecial counsel civil rights
  • Oneshia HerringSvp consulting & compliance
  • Janell Byrd-ChichesterGeneral counsel

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

  • Fund community accessibility projects

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 National Fair Housing Alliance
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Fair Housing Council of Metropolitan MemphisMemphis, Shelby CountyFund community accessibility projects$544K
Center for Transforming CommunitiesMemphis, Shelby CountyFund community accessibility projects$98K
Habitat for Humanity of Greater MemphisMemphis, Shelby CountyFund community accessibility projects$69K
Convergence Memphis Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyFund community accessibility projects$61K
The Works Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyFund community accessibility projects$56K

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