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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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    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.

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    Empowering Responsible Pet Ownership Through Legacy Giving

    The Margarette J. Sather Animal Welfare Fund endowment annually supports efforts to control our pitbull and pitbull mix breed dog population.

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    Trust-Based Philanthropy

    Individual donors can embody the trust-based philanthropy model that is common with foundation funders and place confidence in nonprofits’ expertise to respond where needs are greatest.

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    Introducing the new CFGM.org

    Explore the Community Foundation’s new website—designed to connect you with local nonprofits, giving options, and tools to make a meaningful impact.

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    Get Involved: Nourished Communities

    Rooted in Memphis’s tradition of neighbors supporting one another, this grant cycle lifts up boots-on-the-ground programs and projects created by the people who know their communities best.