Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Greater Memphis and Mid-South region
Focus Areas:
- Building organizational capacity of nonprofits
- Supporting external evaluations to measure program effectiveness
- Strengthening nonprofits' ability to demonstrate impact
- Supporting infrastructure development
Program Details:
- Funded through the FOREVER Funds
- Grants support activities like external evaluations, capacity assessments, and organizational development
- Helps nonprofits secure evidence of their impact for future funding
Example Grant:
- Hooks Academic Achievement and Mentoring Initiative (HAAMI) at University of Memphis received a grant for external evaluation (February 2025)
Contact:
- Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
- 1350 Concourse Avenue, Suite 458
- Memphis, TN 38104
- (901) 728-4600
- Website: cfgm.org
How to Apply
Application Process
Specific application details not provided in source material. Organizations interested in Nonprofit Capacity Building funding should contact the Community Foundation directly.
Contact:
- Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
- (901) 728-4600
- cfgm.org
What Gilliland Family Fund Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Gilliland Family Fund Inc reported $1,000 in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2024, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2024
- 4
- Total given
- $98K
- Median grant
- $19K
- Range
- $10K–$51K
- By dollars: Tennessee 100%. Top recipient cities: Memphis, TN; Cordova, TN.
Example grants
The Orpheum Theatre · Memphis, TN
General operational support
$51K
Memphis Botanic Garden Foundation Inc · Memphis, TN
General operational support
$27K
A Step Ahead Foundation Inc · Memphis, TN
General operational support
$10K
WKNO Public Broadcasting · Cordova, TN
General operational support
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
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