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:
- Supporting nonprofit organizational capacity
- Program evaluation and impact assessment
- Nonprofit sustainability and effectiveness
Program Description:
Grants designed to strengthen nonprofits' organizational capacity. Example grant provided support for external program evaluation to measure effectiveness and demonstrate impact.
Funding Source: FOREVER Funds
Recent Award:
- Hooks Academic Achievement and Mentoring Initiative (HAAMI) - Nonprofit Capacity Building grant (February 2025) for external evaluation of program effectiveness
Contact Information:
- Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
- 1350 Concourse Avenue, Suite 458
- Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone: (901) 728-4600
- Website: cfgm.org
What The Dunavant Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 6
- Total given
- $157K
- Median grant
- $19K
- Range
- $10K–$50K
- By dollars: Tennessee 94%, North Dakota 6%. Top recipient cities: Memphis, TN; Bismarck, ND.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
St Michael Catholic Church · Memphis, TN
General operational support
$50K
The Cotton Museum Inc · Memphis, TN
General operational support
$50K
Artsmemphis · Memphis, TN
General operational support
$25K
The First Tee of Tennessee in Memphis · Memphis, TN
General operational support
$12K
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN
General operational support
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
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