Tennessee foundations

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There are 2,469foundations and grantmaking organizations in Tennessee. Combined, these Tennesseanfoundationsemploy 746 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $10 billion.

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Types of foundations in Tennessee

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Private foundations	1,819	143	$704,917,557	$7,039,365,911
Grantmaking public charity foundations	298	155	$835,709,236	$2,448,073,997
Organizations supporting multiple foundations	57	0	$966,104	$1,456,600
Community foundations	42	124	$743,809,183	$1,736,688,925
Corporate foundations	34	2	$36,977,051	$519,592,142
Organizations supporting a single foundation	19	0	$732,439	$25,709,825
Foundation alliances and advocates	6	1	$569,499	$449,274
Foundation technical and management assistance providers	4	8	$1,937,079	$4,178,810
Foundation professional societies	3	0	$0	$0

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Foundations by major Tennessee cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Nashville	961	368	$513,878,244	$3,240,173,571
Memphis	472	117	$795,020,404	$3,139,774,990
Knoxville	299	112	$162,904,933	$1,155,673,295
Chattanooga	209	91	$125,893,489	$1,395,197,742
Kingsport	58	15	$26,094,843	$128,189,510
Johnson City	52	7	$5,602,864	$38,416,500
Cleveland, TN	44	1	$6,346,820	$36,580,185
Jackson, TN	43	7	$4,758,477	$27,102,378
Clarksville	41	5	$10,690,185	$69,705,876
Morristown	29	7	$2,370,231	$5,579,108

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Job trends for Tennessee foundations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	169
1-10	45
11-25	10
26-100	7
101 to 1,000	1
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Tennessee foundations is driven by large organizations like United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN), United Way of the Mid-South, United Way of Greater Chattanooga, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT), and The Gear Foundation.

Sizes of foundations in Tennessee

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	1,133
$250k to $1M	227
$1M to $5M	114
$5M to $25M	39
$25M to $100M	8
$100M+	1

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT), United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN), and Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga (CFGC) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Tennessee foundations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 9.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Tennessee foundations with more than $100 million account for 30.5% of nonprofit earnings.

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Lyndhurst Foundation

The Lyndhurst Foundation identifies and invests in initiatives, institutions, people and programs that contribute to the long-term livability and resilience of the greater Chattanooga region.

Revenue

$6.6m

Assets

$124.5m

Employees

N/A

EIN

62-6044177

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Fleetwood Foundation

Fleetwood Foundation is a private foundation in Memphis, TN, which was founded in 2011 and most recently had $8,979,544 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$9.0m

Assets

$38.9m

Employees

N/A

EIN

27-5486698

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pyramid Peak Foundation

Pyramid Peak Foundation is a private foundation in Memphis, TN, which was founded in 2012 and most recently had $14,010,811 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$14.0m

Assets

$630.3m

Employees

N/A

EIN

45-3444341

IRS type

501(c)(3)

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF)

East Tennessee Foundation's mission is to build charitable resources to make communities stronger and lives better through thoughtful giving.

Revenue

$26.6m

Assets

$285.7m

Employees

EIN

62-0807696

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee brings good people and good causes together to help ensure both the excellent stewardship of donor funds and the wise investment of grants in the 40 counties of Middle Tennessee we serve.

Revenue

$62.5m

Assets

$502.5m

Employees

EIN

62-1471789

IRS type

501(c)(3)

United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN)

United Way of Metropolitan Nashville manages two federal grants that come through the State of Tennessee's Department of Health - one from the Ryan White CARE Act and the other from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Revenue

$49.3m

Assets

$46.6m

Employees

101

EIN

62-0533104

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust

Baptist Healing Trust providing health services to vulnerable populations in Middle Tennessee. The sacred work of fostering healing and wholeness for vulnerable populations through strategic investing, philanthropy, and advocacy.

Revenue

$7.7m

Assets

$115.3m

Employees

N/A

EIN

52-2362225

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South

The Foundation exists to build god's kingdom by serving donors in the Mid-South as they seek to provide resources for god's work in our Community and throughout the world.

Revenue

$96.5m

Assets

$158.0m

Employees

EIN

62-1752885

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is a grantmaking foundation that administers more than 900 charitable funds. Founded in 1969, the foundation is among the 50 largest of more than 600 community foundations in the United States.

Revenue

$515.0m

Assets

$619.6m

Employees

EIN

58-1723645

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Assisi Foundation of Memphis

The Assisi Foundation of Memphis, serves organizations that work to improve Memphis and the Mid-South. Through our partnerships, we address pressing challenges while also searching for root causes with the goal of creating community-wide transformation.

Revenue

$9.5m

Assets

$229.8m

Employees

N/A

EIN

62-1558722

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Tennessee foundations

Types of foundations in Tennessee

Foundations by major Tennessee cities

Job trends for Tennessee foundations

Sizes of foundations in Tennessee

Directory of foundations in Tennessee

Lyndhurst Foundation

Fleetwood Foundation

Pyramid Peak Foundation

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF)

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)

United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN)

The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust

Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

Assisi Foundation of Memphis

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