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.
Restoring the social, economic, and spiritual fabric of Memphis through community empowerment that builds pride, purpose, and hope.
Building a viable creative economy by connecting artists to training, access, and industry networks that open real opportunity in Memphis.
Preservationing of a Historical Black Cemetery creating a community learning space so communities grow safer, healthier, and stronger.
Bringing bold, thought-provoking theatre to Memphis, uplifting underproduced stories and sparking conversation.
Celebrating and advancing African American arts and culture in Greater Memphis, inspiring creativity, justice, and community well-being.
Encouraging good through service and compassion that strengthens Memphis communities and supports neighbors in need.
Connecting communities to powerful stories while growing Memphis as a destination for filmmaking, content creation, and design.
Celebrating Memphis food and wine while raising support for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital patients and families.
Preserving Memphis music history by giving public access to recordings and archives, inspiring study, discovery, and pride in our heritage.