Funding · Tennessee · Public benefit
Who funds public benefit in Tennessee
$84M reached 159 public benefit organizations in Tennessee, from 306 funders, with no single one dominating.
The short version
- 306 funders gave $84M to 159 public benefit organizations in Tennessee across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 35% of that came from funders also based in Tennessee; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of public benefit in Tennessee is Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, at $12M.
- The public benefit organization drawing the most is Memphis Fourth Estate Inc, at $13M.
Largest funders of public benefit in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to public benefit organizations in Tennessee, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Public benefit organizations in Tennessee that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find public benefit funders in Tennessee
- 1Start with the funders already active in Tennessee
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Tennessee are Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, Majority Forward, Ab Foundation. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
65% of public benefit money in Tennessee comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Tennessee.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Tennessee?
- Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Tennessee, currently Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, Majority Forward, Ab Foundation. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Tennessee from out of state.
- Who is the largest public benefit funder in Tennessee?
- Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc gives the most to public benefit organizations in Tennessee, $12M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to public benefit in Tennessee?
- $84M reached 159 public benefit organizations in Tennessee, from 306 funders. 35% 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.