Community foundation · Durham, NC (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Triangle Community Foundation Inc.
In 2024 it gave 7 grants worth $124,000 to Tennessee groups, 1 of them in Shelby County. A typical grant was $8,000 to $26,000. Most often for: “Reli/spiritualty”.
86% of its grant money in 2024 went out through donor-advised funds: individual donors chose those grants, not staff, so there is no application for them. If it also runs open grant rounds, they're in GrantMe's grant search when we've verified them.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 7 totaling $124,000 · 1 in Shelby County
- Typical grant How we figure this
- $8,000 to $26,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants over $5,000, the only ones its filing lists)
- A realistic first ask How we figure this
- About $11,000: the middle grant to the 4 Tennessee groups it funded for the first time in 2024. Its filing lists only grants over $5,000, so smaller first grants aren't counted.
- Where it gives
- Carter County, Jefferson County, Shelby County, Haywood County · plus 592 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups? How we figure this
- 57% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 4 of 7.
- Total giving that year
- $29 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29M | $124K | 7 |
| 2023 | $26.1M | $51K | 4 |
All grants paid To Tennessee
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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- Rebecca BalterChair
- Crystal GermanVice chair
- Caroline AbbottTreasurer
- Vijah ShahSecretary
- Elizabeth AriasMember
- Creighton BlackwellMember
- Matt BullardMember
- Kevin DickMember
- Rick GuirlingerMember
- Lilyn HesterMember
- Bernard HsuMember
- Latoya MontagueMember
- Wayne MorganMember
- Renee PaschalMember
- Hilary PollanMember
- Evan RaleighMember
- Pilar Rocha-GoldbergMember
- Laura VirklerMember
- Stelfanie WilliamsMember
- Latoya KingCoo
- Robert NaylorCfo
- Lori O'keefePresident & ceo
- Sarah GuidiDirector of community eng
- Lindsay HarrellDirector of finance
- Jennifer WeldDirector of mktg & comm
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
- Reli/spiritualty (5 grants)
- Environment (1 grant)
- Disease/research (1 grant)
How big its Tennessee grants are
| Grant size | Grants |
|---|---|
| Under $1,000 | 0 |
| $1,000 to $4,999 | 0 |
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 3 |
| $10,000 to $24,999 | 2 |
| $25,000 to $99,999 | 2 |
From its 2024 IRS filing. Grants of $5,000 or less aren't listed on the form public charities file (Schedule I), so small grants are missing here.
Tennessee organizations it funded
Shelby County grants are listed first, then the largest. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | Disease/research | $11K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center | New Market, Jefferson County | Environment | $53K |
| Grace Baptist Church | Elizabethton, Carter County | Reli/spiritualty | $26K |
| Tabernacle Kinfolks Foundation | Brownsville, Haywood County | Reli/spiritualty | $11K |
| Burbank Freewill Baptist Church | Roan Mountain, Carter County | Reli/spiritualty | $9,000 |
| Refuge Fellowship | Roan Mountain, Carter County | Reli/spiritualty | $8,000 |
| Calvary Baptist Church | Roan Mountain, Carter County | Reli/spiritualty | $6,000 |
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