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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.

A forum for meaningful conversation

At our August 2025 Powered By Us: Black Generosity in Memphis Symposium during Black Philanthropy Month, the Community Foundation hosted its first-ever Black Philanthropic Advisor Roundtable—a gathering of Black wealth managers, attorneys, accountants, and other professionals who help guide charitable giving. The conversation was rich and insightful, underscoring the vital role advisors play in shaping how generosity is expressed.

A diverse group of seven adults, including a Black Philanthropic Advisor, sit in a row engaged in discussion. One speaks animatedly while others listen attentively, holding notebooks and pens against a plain gray wall background.

Advisors at the table reminded us that Black giving has always been strong, yet philanthropy doesn’t always surface naturally in advisor-client conversations.

They also shared practical ways the Community Foundation can better support their work, including:

  • Creating more opportunities for connection among advisors and the Foundation
  • Approaching the work with mutual intentionality—learning from and partnering with one another
  • Ensuring Black communities are aware of and have access to philanthropic tools, such as donor-advised funds, and highlighting ways to support Black-led organizations

That first roundtable conversation was just the beginning. We are committed to deepening these conversations and finding meaningful ways to support Black advisors and the clients they serve, while strengthening philanthropy across our region.

Join the network

The affinity group meets quarterly to discuss timely topics in philanthropy and wealth management. Interested in joining? Reach out to Philanthropic Services Associate Angela Richards, linked below, to explore membership and see if this network is the right fit for you.

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Angela Richards

Philanthropic Services Associate

Information for prospective donors and professional advisors

(901) 722-0019