Kresge gives $485,000 to help Memphis nonprofits, artists, musicians during pandemic
A $100,000 grant from the Mid-South COVID-19 Regional Response Fund helped YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South provide meals to the families of Shelby County Schools students when the school district was no longer able to. (Submitted by Community Foundation)
Money from the philanthropic foundation will help Memphis-area nonprofits provide relief for economic stress caused by COVID-19, and provide support to Memphis musicians and artists who have lost income because of the pandemic.
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Community Foundation of Greater Memphis KresgeTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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