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1,274 foundations in Shelby County

  1. Private foundation · Golden Valley, MN

    Pentair Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    18 Tennessee grants totaling $939 · 18 in Shelby County · typical grant $51 to $61 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Matching Gift

  2. Private foundation · Memphis

    H W Durham Foundation

    Takes applications

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $414,045 · 17 in Shelby County · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)

    48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support for seniors; Providing flowers to spread joy and inspire kindness; Community support services; Medical care for seniors; Legal services

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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...

  14. Private foundation · Memphis

    The Bornblum Foundation

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · 12 in Shelby County · typical grant $3,000 to $17,000 (tax year 2024)

    58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program Services

  15. Private foundation · Memphis

    Hohenberg Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $85,500 · 12 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: No Specific Designation; Fund Tuition Scholarships; Operating Support Towards Work on Behalf of Unhoused People in Memphis; Capital Campaign to Fund Rust Hall Expansion; Fund...

  16. Private foundation · Nashville

    Tennessee Titans Foundation

    Takes applications

    124 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · 11 in Shelby County · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    84% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating budget

  17. Public charity · Cordova

    Bellevue Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $700,083 · 11 in Shelby County · typical grant $15,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    77% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Public charity · Memphis

    Second Presbyterian Church Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · 11 in Shelby County · typical grant $30,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Private foundation · Shreveport, LA

    Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $24,500 · 11 in Shelby County · typical grant $500 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jan 5, Jul 21 · next Jan 5, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating expenses; Program services; Operating expense

  20. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Education Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · 10 in Shelby County · typical grant $31,250 to $400,000 (tax year 2025)

    82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational support

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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.