The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is the largest grant maker in the Mid-South. In 2008, our 1,000 charitable funds granted $36.7 million to more than 1,000 charitable interests. We also awarded more than $890,000 from our Community Partnership Fund to area nonprofits through our Community Partnership Fund.
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The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis has awarded grants totaling $188,500 to 15 area organizations. The Nonprofit Capacity Building grants...more
The Collierville Community Fund, along with the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, held their 2013 grant reception. This year, $10,000 was given...more
Uncertainty about the outcome of 'fiscal cliff' negotiations drove record giving at the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, with more than $70 million given for charitable gifts and...more
The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis will award $278,850 in grants to 16 area nonprofits, officials announced Tuesday. The largest grant, totaling $50,000, is being given to the Memphis...more
GiVE 365, a project of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, brings community members together to raise and grant money to local nonprofits. Not everyone in Memphis has $10000 to set up their...more
June 1st marks the third anniversary of Give 365, a program of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. The program currenlty has 215 members, and this year they want to get their membership up...more
Teach for America is a social venture that hires graduating seniors from some of the most selective colleges and offers them with five-week training courses before unleashing them for a minimum of two years in some of the country’s worst classrooms.