Memphis, Tennessee · EIN 621558722. 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 $11.5M across 48 grants in 2024, a median of $85K 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 202620779349101007. 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 48 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Civil Rights Museum | TN | $2,500,000 | BECOME THE DREAM CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| 2 | Friends for All | TN | $1,000,000 | MAIN FACILITY RENOVATION PROJECT |
| 3 | Urban Renaissance | TN | $1,000,000 | SOUTH CITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER |
| 4 | St Jude Children's Research Hospita | TN | $750,000 | CELL + GENE THERAPY |
| 5 | Alliance Healthercare Services | TN | $500,000 | CRISIS WELLNESS CENTER |
| 6 | Hospitality Hub of Memphis | TN | $500,000 | EMERGENCY SHELTER EXPANSION |
| 7 | Lifedoc Health | TN | $500,000 | CATALYZING CHANGE TO TRANSFORM MEMPHIS HEALTHCARE |
| 8 | Memphis Rock'n'soul Inc | TN | $500,000 | NEW BUILDING & RELOCATION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| 9 | Youth Villages | TN | $500,000 | MEMPHIS ALLIES |
| 10 | Ctc Fbo Binghampton Land Trust | TN | $450,000 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING SEED FUNDING |
| 11 | Afm Initiatives | TN | $411,088 | BOD AFM INITIATIVES |
| 12 | Shelby Farms Park Conservancy | TN | $275,000 | PARK RANGER FLEET |
| 13 | Memphis Botanic Gardens | TN | $250,000 | TROPICAL PLANT COLLECTION GLASSHOUSE |
| 14 | Junior Achievement of Memphis | TN | $248,115 | LAUNCHING AND BUILDING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PIPELINE |
| 15 | Regional One Health Foundation | TN | $200,000 | ONE HEALTH SUPPORT |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 70 | $11.9M |
| 2021 | 64 | $11.0M |
| 2022 | 44 | $10.5M |
| 2023 | 43 | $10.5M |
| 2024 | 48 | $11.5M |
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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