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The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc

The primary exempt purpose of the organization is to assist christian community foundation of memphis and the mid-south, inc. In carrying out its charitable mission. Its fy2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.0M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
61
Grants FY2025
63
Organizations funded FY2024
24%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
47 to 63
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$31M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 24% of the organizations The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $194k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
EducationReligionHuman ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving58$2.9M22%
FY202463$1.5M24%
FY202361$2.1M23%
FY202247$1.8M23%
FY202150$1.0M46%
FY202047$1.3Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$4.9MEducation$3.8MReligion$3.4MHealth$1.5MHuman Services$560kYouth Development$529kInternational$419kHousing & Shelter$224kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Church Health Center of Memphis Inc$1,101,83533%
Union University$731,00031%
Lifewise Inc$500,00042%
University of North Alabama Foundation$444,48461%
Favor International Inc$372,00051%
Shoals Christian School$260,0002n/a
Mid-South Food Bank$210,00040%
Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation$180,00030%
West Cancer Foundation$178,00037%
Agape Child and Family Services Inc$155,00040%
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All grantees of The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Church Health Center of Memphis Inc$1,101,83533%
Union University$731,00031%
Lifewise Inc$500,00042%
University of North Alabama Foundation$444,48461%
Favor International Inc$372,00051%
Shoals Christian School$260,0002n/a
Mid-South Food Bank$210,00040%
Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation$180,00030%
West Cancer Foundation$178,00037%
Agape Child and Family Services Inc$155,00040%
Neighborhood Christian Centers Inc$152,50052%
Christ Community Health Services Inc$150,00050%
The Mailbox Club Inc$145,00051%
Arise2read Inc$125,000415%
The Restoration Academy$120,00041%
Calvary Rescue Mission$110,00055%
Disciple Makers Network$105,00023%
Woodmont Baptist Church$100,0001n/a
Blue Mountain Christian University$95,00040%
Memphis Union Misson$80,00051%
Memphis Leadership Foundation Inc$60,00040%
Collegiate School of Memphis$60,00051%
Mifa Corporation$55,00054%
Downline Ministries$51,70051%
Northrise University Initiative$50,00011%
Pioneer Missions Global$49,50061%
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Memphis$45,000210%
Visible Music College$40,00041%
Eikon Ministries Inc$37,50052%
Advance Memphis$35,00050%
Redeemer City To City$35,00050%
Bluff Park United Methodist Church$35,0001n/a
Standing Near The Cross INC$34,00067%
Secrets Savored Inc$30,00067%
Cape Bible Chapel Inc$27,5003n/a
Reel Life International Inc$26,00061%
Speech & Hearing Center of the Midsouth Dba Memphis Oral School for the Deaf$26,00050%
Su Casa Family Ministries$25,00051%
Ronnie Tullos Evangelistic Association$23,50063%
Shepherd's Haven Ministries Inc$22,50051%
Mission Increase$20,00010%
Orphanos Foundation$20,00030%
Legacy Christian Academy Inc$20,00024%
Mission One Inc$20,00021%
Training Pastors International$20,00032%
Barnabas E3 Ministries$20,0001n/a
The Center for Executive Leadership Inc$19,50020%
Victory Ranch$17,50022%
Evangelical Alliance Mission$17,5001n/a
One by One Ministries$16,80051%
Second Presbyterian Church$12,5002n/a
Truth Seekers Fellowship Inc$12,00053%
Menistry Inc$11,70053%
Mission Voice Network Ministries$10,00010%
The Phoenix Benefit Club of Birming$10,00027%
Center for Religious Expression Inc$10,00012%
Memphis Teacher Residency Inc$10,00010%
Highland Street Church of Christ of Memphis$10,0001n/a
Crosslink Memphis Inc$10,00052%
Sav-A-Life Inc$9,50030%
The Gladney Center for Adoption$6,50010%
Quarterbacking Children's Health Foundation$5,0001n/a
Holcomb Ministries$5,00015%
Shepherds' Haven of Rest Ministries Inc$5,0001n/a
Luis Palau Association$5,00010%
Leadership Empowerment Center Inc Formerly Youth Visions Inc$5,00010%
Support Committee for the Alabama Natl Cemetery$5,000113%
Blue Streak Scholarship Fund Inc$5,000119%
Forever Young Veterans Inc$5,00011%
Harvest Church of Memphis$4,5001n/a
Kidfit Inc$3,5001n/a
Leaders Building Leaders$3,0006n/a
Methodist Healthcare Foundation$3,00060%
Nexus Leaders Inc$3,00051%
F3 Birmingham Foundation$3,0001n/a
Billy Gray Ministries Inc$2,50050%
Mission to the World Pca Inc$2,5001n/a
Tum Tum Tree Foundation$2,50010%
Briarwood Presbyterian Church$2,5001n/a
Collierville United Methodist Church$2,5001n/a
Love Worth Finding Ministries Inc$2,00020%
Path of Grace Inc$2,00020%
Prayers at Work Inc$2,0001n/a
Kirksville R-Iii School District$2,0002n/a
Alliance for Law and Liberty Inc Fka Family Action Council of Tennessee$1,50011%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,00010%
The Next Door Inc$1,00010%
Greater Middle Baptist Church$1,0001n/a
University of Memphis Foundation$1,00010%
North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention Inc$1,0001n/a
Pca Reformed University Ministries$1,0001n/a
World Cataract Foundation$1,00012%
Families Matter Inc$1,00010%
The Campbell Foundation$50020%
The Family Center Inc$50020%
North Al Christian Childrens Home$30010%
Tennessee Sheriffs Association$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetChurch Health Center of Memphis Inc: $1,101,835 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetUnion University: $731,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetLifewise Inc: $500,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetUniversity of North Alabama Foundation: $444,484 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetFavor International Inc: $372,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetMid-South Food Bank: $210,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation: $180,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWest Cancer Foundation: $178,000 over 3y, 6.5% of budgetAgape Child and Family Services Inc: $155,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetNeighborhood Christian Centers Inc: $152,500 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetChrist Community Health Services Inc: $150,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Mailbox Club Inc: $145,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetArise2read Inc: $125,000 over 4y, 15% of budgetThe Restoration Academy: $120,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetCalvary Rescue Mission: $110,000 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetDisciple Makers Network: $105,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetBlue Mountain Christian University: $95,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMemphis Union Misson: $80,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMemphis Leadership Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCollegiate School of Memphis: $60,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMifa Corporation: $55,000 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetDownline Ministries: $51,700 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetNorthrise University Initiative: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPioneer Missions Global: $49,500 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetChild Evangelism Fellowship of Memphis: $45,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetVisible Music College: $40,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetEikon Ministries Inc: $37,500 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetAdvance Memphis: $35,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetRedeemer City To City: $35,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetStanding Near The Cross INC: $34,000 over 6y, 6.9% of budgetSecrets Savored Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 6.5% of budgetReel Life International Inc: $26,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSpeech & Hearing Center of the Midsouth Dba Memphis Oral School for the Deaf: $26,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetSu Casa Family Ministries: $25,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetRonnie Tullos Evangelistic Association: $23,500 over 6y, 3.5% of budgetShepherd's Haven Ministries Inc: $22,500 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetMission Increase: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOrphanos Foundation: $20,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetLegacy Christian Academy Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetMission One Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetTraining Pastors International: $20,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetThe Center for Executive Leadership Inc: $19,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetVictory Ranch: $17,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetOne by One Ministries: $16,800 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetTruth Seekers Fellowship Inc: $12,000 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetMenistry Inc: $11,700 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetMission Voice Network Ministries: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Phoenix Benefit Club of Birming: $10,000 over 2y, 6.8% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 75.

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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.

Christian Community Foundation of MemphisTN110.8× affinity61 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · Wiseheart Foundation Inc · The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation · Crews Family Foundation · The Urban Child Institute · Second Presbyterian Church Foundation Inc · Thomas W Briggs Foundation Inc · John Dustin Buckman Charitable Trust · Thomas Garrott Foundation · Slingshot Memphis Inc · Servant Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc

How much does The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc give?
The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc reported 61 grants totaling $2,996,600 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 47 and 63 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (31%), Education (24%), Religion (22%).
Who are The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Church Health Center of Memphis Inc ($1.1M), Union University ($731k), Lifewise Inc ($500k).
Does The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation of Memphis, Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, Wiseheart Foundation Inc.
Where is The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc based?
The Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc is based in TN.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 128 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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