Tennessee · Nonprofit
THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION
THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION (Tennessee) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $85,200 to it, the largest being JOHN DUSTIN BUCKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST ($85,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $84k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $85k
- Net assets
- $19k
What The Dennis Price Jr Foundation does
Mission
The Mission of The Dennis Price Jr Foundation is to spread awareness and provide resources in the Greater Memphis area and throughout the country on the heart condition Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Providing funding for cardiovascular testing, organizing educational events and resources promoting a healthy lifestyle, granting scholarships for higher education, offering mentorship, and meeting basic needs of the youth in disadvantaged communities to create an environment filled with healthy hearts.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
The Dennis Price Jr Foundations 2024 accomplishments highlight a year of impactful community service and outreach centered around youth support and heart condition awareness. The foundation launched two DJs Care Closets at Ridgeway Middle and Westwood High School, providing essential supplies to over 450 students. Fundraising events, including cookie sales and DJs Birthday Fundraiser, supported ongoing initiatives. The foundation actively promoted awareness of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) through local media, radio shows, and community events such as the Southern Heritage Classic. Additional events like the Backpack Bash served 700 students with school supplies and hygiene kits, while the Christmas Love Event provided full assistance to a displaced mother and six children. Participation in MSCS interviews, a father-son luncheon, a coat drive, and media interviews helped expand outreach and strengthen community ties.
$60,089 spent$84,257 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $60,089.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Tennessee funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 14,851 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14,851 human services nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
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In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION?
- THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION (Tennessee) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $85,200 to it, the largest being JOHN DUSTIN BUCKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST ($85,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $85,200 in grants to THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION?
- JOHN DUSTIN BUCKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $85,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE DENNIS PRICE JR FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing