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4,431 foundations in Shelby County

  1. Private foundation · Marks, MS

    Self Foundation

    Invitation only

    20 Tennessee grants totaling $64,725 · 17 in Shelby County · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Special kids ministry

  2. Private foundation · Memphis

    Scheidt Family Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    18 Tennessee grants totaling $551,700 · 17 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2023)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support for the operations of levitt shell; Support for the operations of dixon gallery and garden; Support for the operations of Memphis brooks museum; Support for operations...

  3. Private foundation · Memphis

    Goldsmith Family Foundation Inc.

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    17 Tennessee grants totaling $207,250 · 16 in Shelby County · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Memphis

    Charles H Boyle Fon Inc.

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    17 Tennessee grants totaling $956,000 · 16 in Shelby County · typical grant $20,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)

    24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

  5. Private foundation · Memphis

    Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $159,000 · 16 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Undesignated general operating support - inspiring and empowering young creatives through the transformative power of the arts; Undesignated general operating support -...

  6. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Center City Development Corporation

    How to apply: not stated

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · 16 in Shelby County · typical grant $30,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)

    94% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Storefront grants; Tenant improvement grant; Good neighbor grant; Special grant incentive; Pre development assistance grant

  7. Public charity · Memphis

    Community Lift Corp

    How to apply: not stated

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $500,000 · 16 in Shelby County · typical grant $15,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Cdc; Empowerment

  8. Private foundation · Boston, MA

    Fidelity Foundation

    Takes applications

    29 Tennessee grants totaling $37,436 · 15 in Shelby County · typical grant $170 to $750 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fidelity matching gifts to education

  9. Private foundation · Bartlett

    P K Seidman Trust

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    18 Tennessee grants totaling $132,200 · 15 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General/operating; General/operating, band equipment, capital improvements

  10. Private foundation · Pensacola, FL

    The Ebert-Leblanc Family Foundation

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    18 Tennessee grants totaling $72,500 · 15 in Shelby County · typical grant $1,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    22% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Unrestricted donation

  11. Public charity · Memphis

    The Turley Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    15 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · 15 in Shelby County · typical grant $15,000 to $125,000 (tax year 2024)

    13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. United Way · Nashville

    United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4 million · 14 in Shelby County · typical grant $11,250 to $61,000 (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program opns (cif); Donor directed designations; Sub-recipient grants

  13. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

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    57 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · 14 in Shelby County · typical grant $200 to $2,505 (tax year 2025)

    32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways

  14. Private foundation · Memphis

    Reginald Wurzburg Foundation

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $49,150 · 14 in Shelby County · typical grant $500 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  15. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Tennessee Health Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.7 million · 13 in Shelby County · typical grant $2,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 2024 hickey match; 2024 anderson match; 2024 reynolds match; 2024 ryans match; 2024 pow scholar

  16. Public charity · Wellesley, MA

    Givinga Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · 13 in Shelby County · typical grant $15,000 to $85,000 (tax year 2024)

    52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Public charity · Memphis

    Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    14 Tennessee grants totaling $6.1 million · 13 in Shelby County · typical grant $29,729 to $715,828 (tax year 2024)

    7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Various medical and community programs; Various research studies; Scholarships & tuition deferral; Various community programs; Hospice house and bereavement center

  18. Private foundation · Germantown

    Irvin Lansky Foundation

    Takes applications

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $575,000 · 13 in Shelby County · typical grant $25,000 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Jobs for life; Pcn program education; Teach reading skills to elementary children; Personal and career development; Jewish family services

  19. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Jewish Federation

    How to apply: not stated

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · 13 in Shelby County · typical grant $26,700 to $135,298 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Private foundation · Memphis

    Formanek Foundation

    Takes applications

    15 Tennessee grants totaling $5.5 million · 12 in Shelby County · typical grant $40,000 to $600,000 (tax year 2024)

    27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To promote the provision of visual art medium through diverse exhibits; To support the provision of health care for underinsured people; To improve Memphis by the revival of...

Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which lists the grants they paid and how to apply. Community foundations, United Ways and other public charities file Form 990, and we use its Schedule I (grants over $5,000). We include every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee groups. Corporate and community-foundation grant rounds are in the grant search.