Who funds housing in Tennessee
Housing funding in Tennessee is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Nashville Rescue Mission leads, and the money reaches 450 groups.
The short version
- 1,104 funders gave $381M to 450 housing organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 66% 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 The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, at $30M.
- The housing organization drawing the most is Nashville Rescue Mission, at $21M.
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.
Housing organizations in Tennessee that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find housing funders in Tennessee
- 1Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to housing in Tennessee are The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
34% 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 The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc. 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?
- The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc gives the most to housing organizations in Tennessee, $30M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to housing in Tennessee?
- $381M reached 450 housing organizations in Tennessee, from 1,104 funders. 66% 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.