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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.

Black Philanthropy

  • Graphic with $1.8 MILLION Supporting 90 Black-led nonprofits in bold text, celebrating 8/28 Success, with Give 818 and Black Philanthropy Month logos at the bottom, on an orange sunburst background.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    Give 8/28 Success

    Memphis raised $1.8 million for 90 Black-led nonprofits on Give 8/28. Here’s what that means — and why the work continues year-round.

  • Smiling man with a beard wears a brown hat, dark blazer, and white shirt, posing in front of a brick wall background, exuding confidence and success as if ready to talk about money matters.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    More than money

    It took getting involved in the Next Gen Philanthropic Initiative at the Community Foundation for Ryan Robertson to channel his personal history and philanthropy into developing his own giving…

  • Collage with people in meetings and smiling, logo and text: Black Philanthropy Month, Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. Red, green, and yellow color accents throughout celebrate the legacy of generosity within our community.
    Partnerships & Initiatives

    Celebrating generosity, building legacy: Black Philanthropy Month 2026

    Advancing a global movement that recognizes the long tradition and impact of Black generosity while advancing greater equity in philanthropy

  • Circle graphic reads: Support Black-Led Nonprofits. Give 8/28. CFGM.org/give828 on a colorful background with faint images of smiling people.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    Support Black-Led Nonprofits on 8/28

    More than 300 Black-led nonprofits. One day to give. Find your organization and make your donation at CFGM.org/give828 on August 28.

  • A woman smiles joyfully as two children, a boy and a girl, hug her and kiss her cheeks. They appear happy and close, sharing a loving moment together in a home setting—a beautiful reflection of building Black generational wealth through love, unity, and family support.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    Building Black Generational Wealth

    Generational wealth is about more than money. This Black Philanthropy Month, Memphis families are building legacies that last.

  • Two people prepare food together in a kitchen. Both wear green shirts, and one person is stirring a pot while the other handles a plastic bag. The image highlights Black Philanthropy Month and Give 8/28, emphasizing support for Black-Led Nonprofits and advancing funding equity within communities.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    Funding Equity for Black-Led Nonprofits

    Black-led nonprofits do more with less — and face real funding gaps. This Give 8/28, your gift can help change that.

  • A bold, stylized letter B composed of colored geometric shapes—red, orange, teal, lime green, and beige—outlined in black on a white background; perfect for celebrating Black Philanthropy Month or supporting Black communities.
    Philanthropy & Giving

    August is Black Philanthropy Month

    Black Philanthropy Month honors Black giving while expanding support for Black-led nonprofits and strengthening communities through collective investment.

  • A group of adults and children walk together outdoors. The adults wear matching blue Stand for Children T-shirts, supporting youth empowerment. The children smile and walk hand in hand. The Stand for Children logo is in the lower right corner.
    Grantmaking

    Changing the System, Changing Lives: Stand for Children Tennessee 

    Community Solutions grantee Stand for Children Tennessee is fighting for every Memphis child’s future — in the classroom and beyond.

  • A woman sings into a microphone on stage under the text “Forever Funds Impact in Action ANGELSTREET.” Inset: headshot of Executive Director & Co-Founder Ruth Abigail Gardner with her title, highlighting support like compassionate pet services.
    Grantmaking

    “They Love On Them Like They’re Theirs”

    Responsive Grants grantee AngelStreet mentors girls in North Memphis through music, fostering confidence, courage, sisterhood, and leadership, helping young women discover their unique purpose—and their power.