Give 365 Memphis Grants

The Give 365 Memphis Grants provide annual funding to support nonprofits in the greater Memphis area, focusing on a yearly theme. For 2025, the theme is 'Grow and Lead,' which aims to help children and youth develop essential life skills, emotional intelligence, and cultural heritage. Eligible 501(c)(3) organizations can apply and must align their proposals with this theme. Members of Give 365 review applications and vote on grant awards based on presentations made by finalists.

NOTE: Applicants are highly encouraged to attend an information session held in January each year.  The Pre proposal deadline represents the date that applicants must have a   LIVEGIVEmidsouth.org profile in progress.
What is  a GIve365 Grant?
GiVE 365's informed and aware membership, a group of 290 members, makes grants annually to support nonprofits in the greater Memphis area. Grants are intended to address a theme, chosen each year by the GiVE 365 membership and announced in December. Eligible organizations that have a project or program that fits the grant theme are invited to apply. GiVE 365 members review the submitted applications in teams, and the teams make thoughtful and objective recommendations for grant finalists based on grant criteria. The grant finalists then present three-minute pitches about their proposals to the full membership at the Finals, an evening event in April. Based on these pitches and the applications, members vote for their top grant finalists online to determine grant awards.
2025 Grant Theme
The 2025 theme is Grow and Lead: Initiatives that help children and youth build essential life skills, foster emotional intelligence, and explore cultural heritage for a brighter future. All 2025 funding proposals must follow this grant theme, regardless if an organization is seeking support for a specific project, program, or operating expenses.

Eligibility

All  funding proposals must follow the grant theme, regardless if an organization is seeking support for a specific project, program, or operating expenses. Grants can only be made to 501(c)(3) organizations. Programs sponsored by fiscal agents are welcome to apply, with a signed memorandum of understanding between the applicant and fiscal agent. Only one application per organization, including fiscal agents, may be submitted. Applicants are limited to organizations serving the greater Memphis area.