Funding · Tennessee · Human services
Who funds human services in Tennessee
Funding is concentrated: Youth Villages Inc alone draws 41% of every human services grant dollar in Tennessee.
The short version
- 1,538 funders gave $693M to 802 human services organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 49% of that came from funders also based in Tennessee; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of human services in Tennessee is Youth Villages Foundation Inc, at $148M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Youth Villages Inc, at $282M.
Largest funders of human services in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to human services organizations in Tennessee, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Human services organizations in Tennessee that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find human services funders in Tennessee
- 1Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to human services in Tennessee are Youth Villages Foundation Inc, Blue Meridian Partners Inc, The Blackbaud Giving Fund. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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
51% of human services money in Tennessee comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Tennessee.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in Tennessee?
- Start with the funders already giving to human services in Tennessee, currently Youth Villages Foundation Inc, Blue Meridian Partners Inc, The Blackbaud Giving Fund. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.
- Who is the largest human services funder in Tennessee?
- Youth Villages Foundation Inc gives the most to human services organizations in Tennessee, $148M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in Tennessee?
- $693M reached 802 human services organizations in Tennessee, from 1,538 funders. 49% 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
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.