Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation
Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation is a not-for profit organization established to enhance the mission of southwest Tennessee community college through financial support of programs and facilities for broader educational opportunities for the college's students, faculty and staff.
Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation at a glance
In short: Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation gave $677K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $677K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $677,499
- -33.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $677,499
- -33.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $677,499
- Total assets
- $6,995,576
- +7.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 121% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $221K (2019) to $3.3M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $677K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $677,499 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,995,576 | $1,394,148 | $718,498 | $677,499 | 1 | $298,938 |
| 2024 | $6,507,394 | $1,272,686 | $1,054,253 | $1,021,787 | 1 | $1,028,780 |
| 2023 | $6,109,671 | $636,217 | $362,094 | $293,766 | 1 | $108,088 |
| 2022 | $5,392,669 | $611,995 | $310,435 | $307,084 | 1 | $218,946 |
| 2021 | $6,175,143 | $491,967 | $1,410,817 | $1,407,728 | 1 | $224,359 |
| 2020 | $6,112,160 | $1,606,842 | $3,259,653 | $3,256,076 | 1 | $102,617 |
| 2019 | $7,848,934 | $412,745 | $337,894 | $220,664 | 1 | $132,047 |
About Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Memphis, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $677K. Net investment income was $299K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation is led by Darrell K. Thomas, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Darrell K. Thomas
President
Trustee → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracy D. Hall
President & Southwest Tennessee
On filings since 2019
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Langston
Trustee
Interim President → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Captain Edward A. Lyons
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John M. Farris Esquire
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Chafetz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve D. Ballard DDS
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Captain Albert Glenn
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jermaine Fletcher
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mauricio Calvo
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Swain
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tosha Downey
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Morton
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ellen Sumrall
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Taylor
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Thomas Deutsch
Secretary-Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Bacarra Sanderson Mauldin (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Capt Edward A. Lyons (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Margaret Williams (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Katie Hooser (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Russell Nenon (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Calame (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Stanley Blue (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sylvester Tate (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Lee (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Victor Feisal (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Fred Davis (2019–2020) — Trustee -
- Former: Herman Strickland (2019–2020) — Trustee -
- Former: Mary E. Tate-Smith (2019–2020) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation
How much does Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation give each year?
Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation gave $677K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 1 grant.
How large is Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation?
Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation reported $7.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What is Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation?
Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Memphis, TN. It holds $7.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation operate?
Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation's EIN?
Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1105769. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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