Community foundation · Atlanta, GA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
The Community Foundation for Greater
88% 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
- 20 totaling $753K
- Typical grant
- $7,025 to $40K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $15K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County, Hamilton County, Shelby County, Marion County, Lincoln County, Franklin County, Knox County, Sullivan County and 2 more · plus 1394 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 2023): 8 of 20.
- Total giving that year
- $159.1M
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $159.1M | $753K | 20 |
| 2023 | $174.8M | $746K | 20 |
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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- Douglas HookerBoard chair and officer
- Ron AlstonBoard member
- Jennifer BenneckeBoard member
- Peter S BergBoard member
- Jaine BrownBoard member
- Roxana ChicasBoard member
- Bert ClarkBoard member
- Richard W Courts IVBoard member
- Julie Ann CrommetBoard member
- Soumaya KhalifaBoard member
- Tiffany MckenzieBoard member
- Natosha Reid RiceBoard member
- Lovette RussellBoard member
- Fran GaryBoard member
- Jeffrey HinesBoard member
- Julia HoustonBoard member
- Debra LamBoard member
- Wonya LucasBoard member
- Marc PollackBoard member
- Dantes RameauBoard member
- Johanna Ellis ReisingerBoard member
- David RoemerBoard member
- Dekia ScottBoard member
- Jewel Burks SolomonBoard member
- Marjy StagmeierBoard member
- Kelli StewartBoard member
- Ryan WilsonBoard member
- Frank FernandezPresident
- Mark SuttonCfo
- Novella NobleVp, people
- Ayana GabrielVp, community impact
- Judith Elyse HammettVp, marketing & communicat
- Tim BresnahanVp, advancement & philanthropic services
- Kenneth ZeffExecutive director, learn4
- Sarah KirschManaging director, housing
- Kevin Allen NashDirector, philanthropic &general counsel
- Chandra Trice-BrubakerManaging director, it
- Andrea LawyerController
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
- Religion related
- Diseases/disorders/medical
- Education
- Philanthropy/voluntarism
- Human services
- Public and societal benefit
- Community improvement
- Animal related
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Suma Inc. | Elora, Lincoln County | Diseases/disorders/medical | $250K |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Education | $117K |
| Sewanee the University of the South | Sewanee, Franklin County | Public and societal benefit | $78K |
| Missio International | Knoxville, Knox County | Community improvement | $75K |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | Animal related | $40K |
| Downtown Presbyterian Church | Nashville, Davidson County | Religion related | $30K |
| Gospel Ministries International Inc. | Collegedale, Hamilton County | Religion related | $24K |
| Chi Omega Foundation | Memphis, Shelby County | Religion related | $20K |
| Kingdom Partners | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Housing and shelter | $20K |
| Men of Valor | Antioch, Davidson County | Philanthropy/voluntarism | $20K |
| Come and Reason Ministries | Ooltewah, Hamilton County | Religion related | $10K |
| Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeonschristian Medical and Dental Asso | Bristol, Sullivan County | Food/agriculture/nutrition | $10K |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Human services | $10K |
| Show Hope | Franklin, Williamson County | Human services | $10K |
| Arrowhead Church | Morristown, Hamblen County | Philanthropy/voluntarism | $7,025 |
| Family & Childrens Service | Nashville, Davidson County | Religion related | $7,000 |
| Mccallie School | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Arts/culture/humanities | $6,500 |
| Baylor School | Chattanooga, Marion County | Education | $6,200 |
| Blue Monarch | Monteagle, Marion County | Mental health | $6,000 |
| Caribbean Ministries Association | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Diseases/disorders/medical | $6,000 |
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