How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in Tennessee?

Start with the funders already giving to housing in Tennessee, currently Community Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Ministry Outreach Foundation. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.

Who is the largest housing funder in Tennessee?

Community Foundation gives the most to housing organizations in Tennessee, $53M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to housing in Tennessee?

$163M reached 147 housing organizations in Tennessee, from 502 funders. 63% 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.

Funding · Tennessee · Housing

Who funds housing in Tennessee

One funder dominates the giving, Community Foundation, at 33% of the total.

$163M

granted

147

organizations

63%

from in-state

The short version

502 funders gave $163M to 147 housing organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
63% of that came from funders also based in Tennessee; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of housing in Tennessee is Community Foundation, at $53M.
The housing organization drawing the most is The Works Inc, at $40M.

Largest funders of housing in Tennessee

The funders giving the most to housing organizations in Tennessee, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Community Foundation$53M 2The Chicago Community Trust$20M 3Ministry Outreach Foundation$10M 4United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc$9M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$9M 6Holston Home for Children Inc$6M 7Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation$5M 8The Community Foundation of Middle$3M 9Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$2M 10Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$2M

Housing organizations in Tennessee that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

137 other housing organizations$48M

The Works Inc$40M Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis$16M Urban Renaissance Partners Inc$14M Mof - Preservation of Affordability Corp$10M Nashville Rescue Mission$8M Nashville Safe Haven Family Shelter Inc$8M The Housing Fund$5M Loudon County Habitat for Humanity$4M

How to find housing funders in Tennessee

1
Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to housing in Tennessee are Community Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Ministry Outreach Foundation. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the housing 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
37% of housing money in Tennessee comes from funders elsewhere, so national housing funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Tennessee.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in Tennessee?: Start with the funders already giving to housing in Tennessee, currently Community Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Ministry Outreach Foundation. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.
Who is the largest housing funder in Tennessee?: Community Foundation gives the most to housing organizations in Tennessee, $53M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to housing in Tennessee?: $163M reached 147 housing organizations in Tennessee, from 502 funders. 63% 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.

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

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State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

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Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.