Private foundation · Baltimore, MD (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc.
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Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 20 totaling $1.4M
- Typical grant
- $30K to $100K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $50K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Shelby County, Davidson County, Jefferson County, Knox County · plus 1442 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 40% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2022–2023): 6 of 15.
- Total giving that year
- $93.1M
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $93.1M | $1.4M | 20 |
| 2023 | $83.5M | $1.3M | 19 |
| 2022 | $81.8M | $879K | 13 |
How to apply
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Board and officers
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- D Scott DavisTrustee, vice chair, treasurer
- David AbneyTrustee
- Diana M BontaTrustee
- Dr David NicholsTrustee
- Gabriella E MorrisTrustee
- James F WinestockTrustee, secretary
- Maurice AgrestaTrustee
- Michael L EskewTrustee, chairperson
- Sam J ZamarripaTrustee
- Steve BullockTrustee
- Susan WardTrustee
- Teresa M FinleyTrustee
- Norman BrothersTrustee (elected june 2024)
- Lisa M LawsonTrustee, president, assistant secretary & assistant treasurer
- Alexander PerryVice president & chief investment officer
- John KimVice president & chief administrative officer
- Katherine TetraultVice president, finance & grants management
- Kimberley BrownVice president, human resources
- Chantell GlennManager, secretary (352 university avenue associates llc)
- Kara CooperManager (352 university avenue associates llc)
- Kweku ForstallManager, vice president (352 university avenue associates llc)
- Thomasina HiersManager, president/treasurer (352 university avenue associates llc)
- Sophie DagenaisManager (352 university avenue associates llc)
- Tracy KartyeManager (352 university avenue associates llc)
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
- Provide general operating support
- Support to identify diversion programs in memphis and conduct community conversations about the need for...
- Support technical assistance for phase 2 of cscc intergenerational community engagement learning collaborative
- Support for gid university (an initiative of gideon's army)
- Support the implementation of proven violence intervention strategies in jackson, mississippi
- Support operation good - yle in collaboration with community safety investments
- Support of power u for social change
- Support for the mississippi justice funders collaborative
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Groups it already funds are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges USA | Memphis, Shelby County | Support technical assistance for phase 2 of CSCC intergenerational community... | $262K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center | New Market, Jefferson County | Support the implementation of proven violence intervention strategies in... | $230K |
| Black Clergy Collaborative of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Support to identify diversion programs in Memphis and conduct community... | $100K |
| Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | Support post secondary education for young people in Tennessee | $100K |
| Student Basic Needs Coalition | Knoxville, Knox County | Support Implementation of SNAP Into Action on Community College Campuses | $100K |
| The Sycamore Institute | Nashville, Davidson County | Support various KIDS COUNT activities | $60K |
| Choosing Justice Initiative | Nashville, Davidson County | Provide general operating support | $58K |
| Think Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Provide general operating support | $54K |
| Agape Child and Family Services Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Provide general operating support | $52K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center | New Market, Jefferson County | Support of Power U for Social Change | $50K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center | New Market, Jefferson County | Support for the Mississippi Justice Funders Collaborative | $50K |
| Pure Youth Athletics Alliance | Memphis, Shelby County | Support Pure Academy Capacity Building Efforts to Provide Prevention and... | $50K |
| The Sycamore Institute | Nashville, Davidson County | Provide general operating support | $50K |
| Gideons Army Grassroots Army for Children | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for Gid University (an initiative of Gideon's Army) | $40K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center | New Market, Jefferson County | Support Operation Good - YLE in Collaboration with Community Safety Investments | $30K |
| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | Memphis, Shelby County | Support the implementation of a youth engagement program aimed at enhancing... | $30K |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Support KIDS COUNT data and other knowledge transfer in Tennessee | $25K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center | New Market, Jefferson County | Provide general operating support | $6,500 |
| Goodwill Excel Center Midsouth Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Provide general operating support | $2,500 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | Charitable contribution through the matching gifts program | $620 |
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