Memphis, Tennessee · EIN 136155080. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $3.6M across 518 grants in 2023, a median of $3K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202443199349102004. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 518 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading Is Fundamental | DC | $350,000 | RIF & INTERNATIONAL PAPER BOOKS FOR OWNERSHIP + MATCHING GRANTS |
| 2 | Signet | TN | $123,400 | DONATED POUCHES FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY PROGRAM |
| 3 | Guy Brown Llc | TN | $111,600 | DONATED FEMININE CARE PRODUCTS #0206447280 |
| 4 | Earth's Birthday Project | NM | $102,500 | BUTTERFLIES & SUNFLOWERS CLASSROOM 2023 |
| 5 | American Red Cross | DC | $100,000 | ANNUAL DISASTER GIVING PROGRAM |
| 6 | Coaching for Literacy | TN | $100,000 | 23-24' FIGHT FOR LITERACY GAMES PRESENTING SPONSORSHIP |
| 7 | Feeding America | IL | $100,000 | FIGHTING HUNGER ACROSS THE US |
| 8 | Atlanta Community Food Bank | GA | $50,000 | INCREASED FOOD DISTRIBUTION ACROSS METRO ATLANTA |
| 9 | Dallas Arboretum | TX | $50,000 | STEM EDUCATION AT THE DALLAS ARBORETUM SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024 |
| 10 | Hoyt Arboretum Friends Foundation | OR | $50,000 | YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT HOYT ARBORETUM |
| 11 | Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc | IN | $50,000 | 2023 COMMUNITY FORESTRY |
| 12 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | MN | $50,000 | MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM SCHOOL PROGRAMS: FIELD TRIPS & PLANTMOBILE |
| 13 | Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees | MO | $50,000 | EDUCATION THROUGH OZARK ETHNOBOTANY GARDEN AND SPROUTING SCIENCE AT MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN |
| 14 | National Environmental Education & Training Foundation | DC | $50,000 | ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL PAPER EMPLOYEES IN NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY 2023 VOLUNTEER PROJECTS |
| 15 | The Morton Arboretum | IL | $50,000 | CHILDREN'S GARDEN |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 616 | $3.3M |
| 2021 | 584 | $4.2M |
| 2022 | 532 | $3.9M |
| 2023 | 518 | $3.6M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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