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19 foundations that funded “Literacy Mid-South Inc”

1. Public charity · Memphis

   Literacy Mid-South Inc.

   How to apply: not stated

   4 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

   Funded: Program expenses

2. Private foundation · Memphis

   J R Hyde III Foundation

   Takes applications

   108 Tennessee grants totaling $12.1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

   Stated deadlines: Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

   24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   4 grants for buildings or equipment

   Funded: General operating support/support for a strategic plan; General operating support/support for the Mid-South development district's organizational reboot; Support for allmemphis...

3. Public charity · Nashville

   Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Lear

   How to apply: not stated

   2 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · typical grant $225,000 (tax year 2024)

   100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Call to effective action

4. Public charity · Memphis

   Memphis Education Fund Inc.

   How to apply: not stated

   11 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $31,250 to $400,000 (tax year 2025)

   82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Educational support

5. Public charity · Memphis

   Slingshot Memphis Inc.

   How to apply: not stated

   47 Tennessee grants totaling $632,412 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

   21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

6. Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN

   Wells Fargo Foundation

   Invitation only

   8 Tennessee grants totaling $205,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2025)

   50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Affordable Homeownership Program; Financial Empowerment: Finance Park Meets Stock Market Challenge; Project Return Opportunities for Employment; Community Land Trust _...

7. Private foundation · Memphis

   Goodlett Foundation

   Invitation only

   21 Tennessee grants totaling $354,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

   10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

8. Private foundation · Memphis

   Lawrence Lewis Foundation 8033000192

   Takes applications

   24 Tennessee grants totaling $206,068 · typical grant $750 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

   38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: General Charitable Contribution

9. Private foundation · Germantown

   Irvin Lansky Foundation

   Takes applications

   13 Tennessee grants totaling $575,000 · 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

10. Public charity · Jackson

    West TN Healthcare Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,394 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)

    49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: $6,000.00 women who care grant; $5,000.00 for general support; $250.00 windows of hope sponsorship; $2,093.53 for repair of ac unit; $1,500.00 steak n burger sponsorship;...

11. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    The Papa John's Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $60,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Foxwood Food Center; Shelter to Stability Program; Project Green Fork; Increasing Student Literacy Through Parent; Youth Empowerment Project Cabinets

12. Private foundation · Memphis

    Belz Foundation

    Invitation only

    30 Tennessee grants totaling $2.9 million · typical grant $2,000 to $158,500 (tax year 2025)

    13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Health/welfare; Arts; Community; Religious

13. Public charity · Goodlettsville

    Dollar General Literacy Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    81 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $8,000 to $18,000 (tax year 2025)

    44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: English as a second; Atoz family; Literacy support for; Bim family literacy; Literacy changes liv

14. Private foundation · Huntingdon

    The Jones Hertiage Foundation Inc.

    IRS revoked its tax-exempt status · Invitation only

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $37,131 (tax year 2024)

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Religious purposes; Helping people believe, belong, trust, and come to be who god called them to be; To nurture survivor healing and strategically combat human trafficking in...

15. Public charity · Memphis

    Champions for Literacy

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $79,929 · typical grant $11,480 to $23,077 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Literacy intervention and resources

16. Private foundation · Collierville

    Mid-South Balloon Festival

    Invitation only

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $15,300 · typical grant $800 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: To provide assistance to the receiving party.

17. Private foundation · Memphis

    Lichterman-Loewenberg Foundation

    Invitation only

    36 Tennessee grants totaling $276,800 · typical grant $2,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    26% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: For annual support; For annual grant; Unrestricted: for any program with the loewenberg college of nursing; For respite care and personal support for families; For teen job hub

18. Private foundation · Memphis

    Rose Montgomery@johnston Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    31 Tennessee grants totaling $187,600 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Arts/cultural; Religion; Support religious activities; Education; Develop gardens in Memphis

19. Public charity · Memphis

    The Urban Child Institute

    How to apply: not stated

    43 Tennessee grants totaling $5 million · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it