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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.

Greater Giving Moment

Explore past segments from our weekly WKNO FM 91.1 broadcast. Discover conversations about giving with purpose, learn smarter ways to give, and find opportunities to make a meaningful community impact.

  • A glass jar and two stacks of coins with small green plants growing out of them, symbolizing bunching as a tax strategy.
    Policy & Tax Planning

    Year-End Giving: A Smart Strategy Called “Bunching”

    Going through a divorce? Your charitable giving may be part of the conversation. Here is what generous people need to know.

  • Two people sit across from each other with hands clasped over a divorce document on a table, with two gold rings and a pen placed on top.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    Charitable Assets in a Divorce

    Going through a divorce? Your charitable giving may be part of the conversation. Here is what generous people need to know.

  • A person in a white shirt holds and reviews a printed resume while sitting across a table from another person in a beige sweater, perhaps discussing topics like estate planning or the importance of including the 13 magic words. A red folder lies open on the table.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    Estate planning: it’s not just for the wealthy

    Estate planning isn’t only for people with extensive assets or complicated finances. It’s for anyone who wants a say in what happens to what they’ve built, no matter the…

  • A woman in a pink top writes at a desk with papers, a folder, and a nameplate. A coffee dispenser and hand sanitizer are in the background.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    Giving with Purpose

    Year-end is a good time to ask: does your giving actually reflect what you care about? Here is how a giving plan can help.

  • Oval sticker with an American flag and the words I Voted in blue and red text, placed on a dark background.
    Learning & Impact

    Vote!

    Election Day is coming. Here is what Memphis voters need to know about registration deadlines, early voting, and how to help neighbors show up.

  • Two men in business attire stand smiling in front of a wall with the LifeDe logo and partial word HEALTH visible, celebrating Latinx Leadership during National Hispanic Heritage Month.
    Community Spotlight

    Recognizing Latinx Leadership during National Hispanic Heritage Month

    This Hispanic Heritage Month, meet five Latinx-led nonprofits making Memphis stronger. Find more organizations like these at LIVEGIVEmidsouth.

  • A stone building with columns is seen at sunset. A sign in front reads Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. Steps and green bushes lead up to the entrance.
    Community Spotlight

    We’re Home

    After two years and a complete renovation, the Community Foundation is back home at 1900 Union.

  • Graphic with $1.8 MILLION Supporting 90 Black-led nonprofits in bold text, celebrating 8/28 Success, with Give 818 and Black Philanthropy Month logos at the bottom, on an orange sunburst background.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    Give 8/28 Success

    Memphis raised $1.8 million for 90 Black-led nonprofits on Give 8/28. Here’s what that means — and why the work continues year-round.

  • Forever Funds logo above the words Responsive Grants, highlighting the grants available, with faint icons representing community, money, and support in the background.
    Grantmaking

    Responsive Grants available

    Nonprofits facing funding cuts and rising demand: $500,000 in general operating support is available. Applications open September 8.