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4,431 foundations in Shelby County
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Private foundation · Marks, MS
Self Foundation
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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
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Private foundation · Memphis
Scheidt Family Foundation Inc.
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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...
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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
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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
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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 -...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.