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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.

Arts & Humanities

  • Center for Black Southern Culture

    Reclaiming, preserving, revitalizing, and transforming Black Southern heritage through immersive cultural experiences

  • You Can Sit With Us

    Expanding opportunity in Memphis by widening access to learning and career knowledge so young people can grow, work, and thrive.

  • Young Actors Guild

    Inspiring underserved children ages 3–17 through arts education and performance, building confidence, creativity, and belonging.

  • Victorian Village Inc. Community Development Corporation

    Creating a vibrant, diverse urban community by building a safe, clean, and prosperous Victorian Village where neighbors can thrive together.

  • Women Who Will Inc.

    Creating safe, supportive community for women to restore, rejuvenate, and grow through wellness, connection, and outreach.

  • The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange

    Preserving the story of cotton and its global impact by educating visitors in Memphis, the heart of worldwide cotton trading.

  • The Front Porch

    Creating a welcoming community hub where meaningful connections grow, people find peace, and everyone knows they belong.

  • The Village Community Center

    Building community by welcoming neighbors to learn, grow, and connect through programs that create belonging and shared purpose.

  • Thomas W Briggs Foundation

    Advancing equity by supporting community-led solutions and honoring the legacy of Thomas W. Briggs through meaningful investment.