Memphis, Tennessee · EIN 621512725. 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 $12.9M across 141 grants in 2024, a median of $38K 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 2024, IRS filing object id 202533189349104363. 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 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 141 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | TN | $1,700,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT / SUPPORT FOR THE BRIDGE FUND |
| 2 | Memphis Medical District Collaborative | TN | $900,000 | SUPPORT TO BUILD INDIVIDUAL STAFF CAPACITY TO LEAD / GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| 3 | Memphis Education Fund | TN | $850,000 | SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATION GRANTMAKING/SUPPORT FOR INTERVENTION SOFTWARE AND TEACHER AND STUDENT INCENTIVES |
| 4 | National Civil Rights Museum | TN | $750,250 | SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS & THE 2022 FREEDOM AWARD |
| 5 | Wolf River Conservancy | TN | $701,050 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/SUPPORT FOR THE NAE GRANT APPLICATION/SUPPORT FOR THE RAISE GRANT APPLICATION |
| 6 | Youth Villages Inc | TN | $500,200 | SUPPORT FOR THE MEMPHIS ALLIES PROGRAM |
| 7 | Teach for America | TN | $350,000 | SUPPORT FOR MEMPHIS AREA EDUCATORS |
| 8 | Vibrant Memphis Inc Dba Epicenter | TN | $350,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE FORMATION FUND AND GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 9 | Ballet Memphis | TN | $345,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| 10 | Mayors Institute for Excellence | TN | $279,200 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/SUPPORT FOR THE DATA MID-SOUTH CIVIC DATA HUB/SUPPORT FOR COMMUTE OPTIONS SCHOOLS |
| 11 | 50can Inc | DC | $250,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE 2023 SUMMER BOOST PROGRAM IN MEMPHIS |
| 12 | Artsmemphis | TN | $225,400 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| 13 | New Memphis Institute | TN | $225,200 | START-UP SUPPORT FOR THE GIVE BACK MEMPHIS PROGRAM AND GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 14 | Memphis Brand Office | TN | $200,200 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| 15 | Memphis Fourth Estate Inc | TN | $200,200 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 154 | $19.5M |
| 2021 | 124 | $15.6M |
| 2022 | 155 | $11.9M |
| 2023 | 130 | $12.8M |
| 2024 | 141 | $12.9M |
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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