Public charity · Memphis
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 27 totaling $1.1M
- Typical grant
- $10K to $20K (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
- Shelby County · plus 3 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- 1 of its Tennessee grants went to buildings, renovations or equipment, e.g. “Support outreach program, operation outreach van”
- Funds new groups?
- 56% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 15 of 27.
- Total giving that year
- $1.6M
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.1M | 27 |
| 2023 | $900K | $625K | 26 |
How to apply
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Board and officers
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- Jason M LittlePresident & ceo
- Arthur Skip JerniganDirector
- Allen B Puckett IIIChairman/director
- Alveno CastillaDirector
- Candace Steele FlippinDirector
- Dale Morris MdDirector
- Dorothy CleavesDirector
- Dr John StanfordDirector
- James KirklandDirector
- James M GlasgowDirector (thru 12/24)
- Jeff FarnhamDirector
- Larry McclendonDirector (as of 01/25)
- Lauren Wilson YoungDirector
- Michael CaryDirector
- Murray BentonDirector
- Rhodes ThompsonDirector (thru 12/24)
- Robert M Gathings JrDirector/vice-chair (as of 01/25)
- Watson BellDirector
- Zachary R ChandlerEvp/chief strategy officer
- Gregory M DuckettEvp, chief legal off. & sec.
- Gary C AndersonEvp and chief operations officer
- Kimberly O YoungExecutive vp & cfo
- Derick B ZieglerVp and chief transformation officer
- Thomas BarnettVp/cio
- Nancy AverwaterSr. vp/chief human resources officer
- Brad H ParsonsVp-wtn/ar regional operations
- Edwin P CadeVp - metro operations
- Ronald WachsmanVp-managed care and crco
- Mary E SumrallVp/chief nursing exec.
- James A GranthamVp of ms operations
- William Cloud MdVp-chief medical officer
- Bobbie K WareCeo ms baptist medical center
- Justin RhodesVp-ceo bmg & connected care
- Keith NormanVp gov. affairs and comm. rel. off.
- Cyndi S PittmanVp-finance operations
- Timothy Hampton HopkinsVp/college president
- David L GarrisonVp-corporate finance
- Terry MacaladyVp-hr talent and workforce
- Anna K BishopCeo-booneville/union county
- Brian K HoganCeo bmh-desoto
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
- Sponsorship
- Sponsorship of new christian mobile dental clinic servicing the homeless
- Annual lecture platinum sponsorship
- Donation; support for bridge builders
- Support outreach program, operation outreach van
- Memphis student leadership group grant
- Wellness university program
- Annual chairman's ball
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorraine Civil Rights Museum Foundation | Memphis, Shelby County | Gold sponsorship | $518K |
| Christ Community Health Services Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Support outreach program, operation outreach van | $168K |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Charity procedure - midtown diagnostic (quarterly) | $63K |
| Thistle and Bee Enterprises Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Sponsorship | $28K |
| American Cancer Society Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Sponsorship | $25K |
| Greater Memphis Chamber | Memphis, Shelby County | Annual chairman's ball | $22K |
| Bellevue Foundation Inc. | Cordova, Shelby County | Sponsorship of new christian mobile dental clinic servicing the homeless | $20K |
| Mid-South Food Bank | Memphis, Shelby County | Food pharmacy grant | $20K |
| New Memphis Institute | Memphis, Shelby County | Stress resiliency for new Memphis stride program | $20K |
| The Regional Medical Center at Memphis Foundation | Memphis, Shelby County | Platinum sponsorship for 2 gala tables, tickets for golf classic | $20K |
| Shelby Farms Park Conservancy | Memphis, Shelby County | Sponsorship - park (get outside fitness and get fit minute) | $20K |
| Latino Memphis Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Grant - latino health & wellness communication program | $17K |
| Metropolitan Inter-Faith Associaiton (mifa) | Memphis, Shelby County | Donation; emergency shelter program | $16K |
| Leadership Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | 2024 volunteer Memphis mlk days of service presenting sponsorship | $15K |
| American Red Cross Mid-South Chapter | Memphis, Shelby County | Sponsorship | $14K |
| Friends for Life Corporation | Memphis, Shelby County | Wellness university program | $12K |
| Bluff City Medical Society | Memphis, Shelby County | Annual lecture platinum sponsorship | $10K |
| Bridges USA Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Donation; support for bridge builders | $10K |
| Facing History & Ourselves Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Memphis student leadership group grant | $10K |
| The Peer Power Foundation Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Tutoring and mentoring grant | $10K |
| Porter-Leath | Memphis, Shelby County | Book from birth program | $10K |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Sponsorship | $9,600 |
| Orpheum Theatre Group | Memphis, Shelby County | Mending hearts for kids in grief camp say | $7,800 |
| Memphis Challenge Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Mentor pilot program and sponsorship | $7,500 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Sponsorship | $6,800 |
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