Funding · Tennessee · Civil rights and advocacy
Who funds civil rights and advocacy in Tennessee
Most of it comes from outside Tennessee: only 14% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Highlander Research & Education Center Inc alone draws 44% of every civil rights and advocacy grant dollar in Tennessee.
The short version
- 652 funders gave $205M to 132 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 14% of that came from funders also based in Tennessee; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of civil rights and advocacy in Tennessee is The Freedom Forum Inc, at $28M.
- The civil rights and advocacy organization drawing the most is Highlander Research & Education Center Inc, at $91M.
Largest funders of civil rights and advocacy in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in Tennessee, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Civil rights and advocacy organizations in Tennessee that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find civil rights and advocacy funders in Tennessee
- 1Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy in Tennessee are The Freedom Forum Inc, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing civil rights and advocacy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
86% of civil rights and advocacy money in Tennessee comes from funders elsewhere, so national civil rights and advocacy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Tennessee.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a civil rights and advocacy nonprofit in Tennessee?
- Start with the funders already giving to civil rights and advocacy in Tennessee, currently The Freedom Forum Inc, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.
- Who is the largest civil rights and advocacy funder in Tennessee?
- The Freedom Forum Inc gives the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in Tennessee, $28M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to civil rights and advocacy in Tennessee?
- $205M reached 132 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Tennessee, from 652 funders. 14% came from funders also based in Tennessee.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.