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For over 50 years, the Community Foundation has helped people give with purpose, strengthening Memphis and the Mid-South.

We make giving easier and more impactful by matching your generosity with the causes and community you care about most.

We offer solutions and resources to donors and the professionals who advise them to help you give smarter and do more good.

We offer funding opportunities that helps nonprofits and students create positive change and build futures.

When you get involved with the Community Foundation, you join a group of people committed to Memphis’s future.

Learn more about the philanthropic hub that connects capital with the solutions that make our community thrive.

Philanthropy & Giving

  • A hand holds house-shaped keychains with keys. In the background, there is a small model house, coins, and a plant on a wooden table, suggesting a real estate or home buying concept.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    Worth a look: Charitable gifts of real estate

    Real estate gifts are rare but powerful. Learn how appreciated property can fund philanthropy tax-efficiently as wealth shifts to new generations.

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    Philanthropy & Giving

    Sudden life changes: Charitable giving can help clients get through it

    When clients face illness, loss, divorce, or retirement, charitable planning can re-anchor decisions in values—offering clarity, tax advantages, and lasting impact.

  • Three people sit on chairs in a kitchen-like setting, engaged in conversation about activating their personal giving plan. One woman gestures as she speaks, while the others listen attentively, holding papers. Drinks and snacks are visible on the counter behind them.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    Activating your personal giving plan

    The Community Foundation hosted Next Gen Philanthropic Initiative grads to explore values-driven giving plans built for lasting impact.

  • Four panelists sit on stage in front of an audience, engaged in a discussion about building community at an indoor event with a rock climbing wall in the background. One man speaks into a microphone while the others listen.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    Building Wealth, Building Community

    At the Powered by Us Symposium, a panel led by Crystal Thompkins shared insights on building family wealth and sustaining generosity across generations.