Funding · Tennessee · Employment
Who funds employment in Tennessee
One funder dominates the giving, Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc, at 36% of the total.
The short version
- 352 funders gave $250M to 209 employment organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 68% of that came from funders also based in Tennessee; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of employment in Tennessee is Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc, at $90M.
- The employment organization drawing the most is Goodwill Foundation of Middle Tennessee, at $90M.
Largest funders of employment in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to employment organizations in Tennessee, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Employment organizations in Tennessee that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find employment funders in Tennessee
- 1Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to employment in Tennessee are Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc, Cwi Works Inc, Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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
32% of employment money in Tennessee comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Tennessee.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Tennessee?
- Start with the funders already giving to employment in Tennessee, currently Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc, Cwi Works Inc, Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.
- Who is the largest employment funder in Tennessee?
- Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc gives the most to employment organizations in Tennessee, $90M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to employment in Tennessee?
- $250M reached 209 employment organizations in Tennessee, from 352 funders. 68% 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.