Public charity · New York, NY (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

National Harm Reduction Coalition

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

Grants in Tennessee: 5 totaling $35,000
Typical grant: $7,000
A realistic first ask: About $7,000: the middle grant to the 3 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: Knox County, Shelby County · plus 2 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment: None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?: 60% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 3 of 5.
Total giving that year: $154,669

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax year	Total grants paid	To Tennessee	Tennessee grants
2024	$155K	$35K	5
2023	$3.7M	$229K	5

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

GrantMe checked its website on Oct 8, 2026: Tennessee groups have no way to apply. See the source.

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.

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Rajani Gudlavalleti MppBoard co-chair
Lucy TrieshmannBoard co-chair
Jean-Paul NgambiTreasurer
Marlene MartinSecretary
Margaret Denise BordeauxDirector
Shan HicksDirector
Julie StamplerDirector
Debora Upegui-HernandezDirector
Laura GuzmanExecutive director
Sondra GroverChief financial officer
Regina Jean-BaptisteChief hr & operations officer
Anthony SalandyChief program & business strategy officer
Keila NunezController

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

Harm reduction programming (5 grants)

How big its Tennessee grants are

Number of Tennessee grants in each size band, tax year 2024
Grant size	Grants
Under $1,000	0
$1,000 to $4,999	0
$5,000 to $9,999	5

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

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 Harm Reduction Coalition
Past winner	Where	Purpose	Amount
Community Shares Inc. (next Step Initiatives)	Knoxville, Knox County	Harm reduction programming	$7,000
Positively Living Inc.	Knoxville, Knox County	Harm reduction programming	$7,000
Sisterreach	Memphis, Shelby County	Harm reduction programming	$7,000
Tennessee Recovery Alliance	Knoxville, Knox County	Harm reduction programming	$7,000
Wecare TN	Memphis, Shelby County	Harm reduction programming	$7,000