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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

  • UrbanArt Commission

    Connecting artists and neighborhoods in Memphis through public art, creating opportunities to shape spaces and spark pride

  • Voices of the South

    Creating and performing theatre from diverse Southern perspectives, telling stories that deepen understanding and spark connection

  • The Dierdre Ware Foundation Organization

    Restoring healing, hope, and wholeness for families in crisis through faith, action, and community support that meets real needs

  • The Elmwood Cemetery of Memphis Foundation, Inc.

    Preserving Elmwood Cemetery’s history and beauty while honoring loved ones through care, education, and community stewardship

  • The Germantown Symphony Orchestra

    Promoting the performance of varied orchestral music and providing its members with education in practical musical skills

  • The W.E A.L.L. B.E. Group Inc.

    Enriching and liberating communities through arts, media, and education that build self-love, shared knowledge, and collective freedom

  • Theatre Memphis

    Enriching Memphis through outstanding theatre that entertains, challenges, and connects audiences, honoring legacy while growing forward

  • Theatreworks/Evergreen

    Nurturing Midtown Memphis theatre by providing space, resources, and support for artists and companies to create, collaborate, and grow

  • Tennessee Shakespeare Company

    Sustaining a classical theatre that both nurtures artists and encourages audiences to exaltation, curiosity, and wonderment