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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

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    Funding Equity for Black-Led Nonprofits

    Black-led nonprofits do more with less — and face real funding gaps. This Give 8/28, your gift can help change that.

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    August is Black Philanthropy Month

    Black Philanthropy Month honors Black giving while expanding support for Black-led nonprofits and strengthening communities through collective investment.

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    Charitable giving in sudden life changes

    Life’s biggest transitions can be the most powerful moments to reconnect with what matters. Here’s how giving fits into your next chapter.

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    Charitable gifts of real estate

    That property you’re not sure what to do with? It might be your most powerful charitable gift yet. Here’s how real estate giving works.

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    Empowering women in philanthropy

    Women are reshaping philanthropy on their own terms — and bringing deeply personal values with them. Here’s what that shift looks like.

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    Giving With Purpose: How Faith Can Shape Your Charitable Legacy

    A bequest can do more than transfer wealth — it can pass on what you believed in. Here’s how your generosity can echo for generations.

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    Values, Beliefs, and the Estate Plan You Haven’t Had Yet

    Most estate plans don’t reflect the values people live by. Here’s why that gap matters and how a simple conversation can close it.

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    Nonprofits Under Pressure

    Nonprofits are facing a perfect storm — rising demand, falling funding, and shrinking staff. Here’s what’s at stake and how you can help.

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    Mid-South Giving Trends

    $148 million granted. 6,900 grants. 2,000 nonprofits. Here’s what last year’s numbers say about the generosity of the Mid-South.