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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.

Community Solutions

A three-year commitment, Community Solutions grants address public safety and wellbeing through community-driven strategies. Learn more.

  • Stand for Children Tennessee | $68,750

    Bringing people and organizations together to support alternatives to youth incarceration and invest in community-based responses like crisis teams and reentry programs

  • Memphis Artists for Change | $150,000

    Training local residents to talk with neighbors about safety, listen to concerns, and lead projects that make their communities safer

  • everystory | $81,250

    Using theater to help people share their stories, connect with each other, and build trust in communities affected by violence and loss

  • Heal 901 | $100,000

    Helping teens and young adults stay out of the justice system by building trust in high-risk neighbourhoods, stepping in to stop conflict, and connecting residents to healing and support.

  • Decarcerate Memphis | $50,000

    Working to change harmful police practices by making enforcement more transparent and helping residents understand their rights.