Community foundation · Oakland, CA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
East Bay Community Foundation
84% 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
- 3 totaling $70,000
- Typical grant
- $20,000 to $25,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $25,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Sevier County, Davidson County · plus 833 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 67% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 2 of 3.
- Total giving that year
- $64.2 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $64.2M | $70K | 3 |
| 2023 | $116M | $1.5M | 3 |
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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- Iara PengChair
- Mona WilliamsVice chair
- John GoveaTreasurer
- Xavier MoralesSecretary (starting 1/17/25)
- Tom HanenburgSecretary (thru 3/18/25)
- Catherine ChenDirector
- Bernard BoudreauxDirector
- Joe DoughertyDirector
- Shirley MclaughlinDirector
- Katherine RitcheyDirector
- Brandi HowardPresident & chief executive officer
- Genevieve ZaragozaController & interim cfo
- Eliane FersanVice president of philanthropy
- Chris AxleyManaging director of it
- Alexandria CooleyMd of grants administration
- Debrah GilesSenior program director
- Byron JohnsonSenior program dir (thru 10/31/24)
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
- Freedom2vote project, general support - the organizations initiative as currently led by for freedom2vote.
- General support, kingdom builders
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.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Ways | Gatlinburg, Sevier County | General support | $25K |
| Way Church Ministries | Nashville, Davidson County | General support, kingdom builders | $25K |
| Freedom2vote | Austin | Freedom2vote project, general support - the organizations initiative as... | $20K |
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