Tennessee · Public charity
The Dunavant Foundation
The primary exempt purpose of the organization is to assist the community foundation of greater memphis, inc. In carrying out its charitable mission.
- $157k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 88%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 15
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.6M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 88% of the organizations The Dunavant Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 97% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $157k | 17% |
| FY2024 | 8 | $2.2M | 88% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $20M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Memphis Foundation | $5,570,000 | 3 | 12% |
| The McCallie School | $3,100,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Memphis University School | $3,100,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Delta Waterfowl Foundation | $2,010,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Christ Covenant Reformed Church | $2,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Memphis Zoological Society | $800,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Church Health Center of Memphis Inc | $735,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Slingshot Memphis Inc | $520,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Presbyterian Day School | $500,000 | 1 | 4% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Memphis Foundation | $5,570,000 | 3 | 12% |
| The McCallie School | $3,100,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Memphis University School | $3,100,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Delta Waterfowl Foundation | $2,010,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Christ Covenant Reformed Church | $2,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Memphis Zoological Society | $800,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Church Health Center of Memphis Inc | $735,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Slingshot Memphis Inc | $520,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Presbyterian Day School | $500,000 | 1 | 4% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Cotton Foundation | $500,000 | 1 | 34% |
| The Children's Museum of Memphis Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Foundation | $300,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Junior League of Memphis | $250,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Diocese of Memphis Roman Catholic Church | $250,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Artsmemphis | $175,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Dixon Gallery and Gardens | $145,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Tennessee Golf Foundation | $112,000 | 2 | 2% |
| National Wild Turkey Federation Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Binghampton Christian Academy Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Cotton Museum Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
The Dunavant Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Deborah D Tipton Charitable Foundation · Thomas Garrott Foundation · The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation · Scheidt Family Foundation Inc · Wiseheart Foundation Inc · United Way of the Mid South · Jewish Foundation of Memphis · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
How this is measured
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About The Dunavant Foundation
- How much does The Dunavant Foundation give?
- The Dunavant Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $157,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 15 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does The Dunavant Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (52%), Animals (12%), Environment (10%).
- Who are The Dunavant Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: University of Memphis Foundation ($5.6M), The McCallie School ($3.1M), Memphis University School ($3.1M).
- Does The Dunavant Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 88% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Dunavant Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, Christian Community Foundation of Memphis, Deborah D Tipton Charitable Foundation.
- Where is The Dunavant Foundation based?
- The Dunavant Foundation is based in TN.
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