Randy Truong recognized on 20<30 list

20<30: The Class of 2026

We’re proud to celebrate our Community Impact Program Associate, Randy Truong, recently recognized in the The Memphis Flyer’s reader-nominated 20<30 Class of 2026—honoring some of Memphis’s best and brightest young leaders.

Be sure to check out the full list and get to know the other rising leaders shaping Memphis’s future.

Randy Truong

Growing up, Truong never felt much affection for Memphis. Then she interned with Seeding Success, where an anti-poverty project called More for Memphis opened her eyes. “I saw these folks on the ground talking about how they don’t have public transportation to get to work, school, or doctor’s appointments. Their home is moldy. They have a third grade reading level, they haven’t finished high school, and there’s no way for them to get out of that situation. As a person who thought, ‘I don’t like Memphis,’ I was like, ‘Oh my God, somebody has to love Memphis!’”

Now she works for the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. “Our mission is to make Memphis thrive with the power of philanthropy,” she says. “We have an endowment called the FOREVER Funds that we’re fundraising for, raising up to $50 million. We’re about at $25 million right now. Through that endowment, we’ll be able to continue grant-making for years to come…We’ll just have investments coming out of that endowment to give grants to Memphis nonprofits forever. 

“I felt like I needed to stay here because I know my value. I know what I can bring, and I’m not afraid to push back. I want Memphis to get out of the small-think tank.”