Tennessee · Private foundation
The Poplar Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $17M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Poplar Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Community Foundation Of Greater Memphis Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2025
- $14,108,965
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $14,108,965
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $60M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2017, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collegiate School of Memphis | $792,852 | 1 | 17% |
| Binghampton Development Corporation | $330,000 | 1 | 8% |
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation of Memphis
How this is measured
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About The Poplar Foundation
- How much does The Poplar Foundation give?
- The Poplar Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $16,793,879 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does The Poplar Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2017, its largest causes are Philanthropy (99%), Education (0%), Community Improvement (0%).
- Who are The Poplar Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2017: Collegiate School of Memphis ($793k), Binghampton Development Corporation ($330k).
- Does The Poplar Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Poplar Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation of Memphis.
- Where is The Poplar Foundation based?
- The Poplar Foundation is based in TN.
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