There are 21 article(s) tagged Community Foundation of Greater Memphis:
“Most of our peer cities have more super-wealthy people that have private foundations. We’ve got some great private foundations, but on a per capita basis, I don’t think we have as many private foundations as Nashville, Chattanooga or Atlanta.”
Memphian Colby Midgett, owner of Premier Flowers, was recently featured on a Netflix docuseries.
While area nonprofits have felt the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, Memphis has lived up to its reputation as a “giving” city and help also has come from national funding sources.
The Salvation Army is working hard to fulfill its holiday season mission as the pandemic impacts giving, but other charitable organizations are doing well.
Community leaders will discuss why it is necessary for the city to have more Black college graduates.
The college will open for virtual classes Aug. 12, and will monitor coronavirus case numbers to decide whether to reopen the campus after Labor Day.
The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis' $40 million gift to LeMoyne-Owen College is one of the largest received by any HBCU nationally. It's designed to propel the college to the next level in higher education.
College President Carol Johnson-Dean took the call announcing the largest endowment the 158-year-old school had ever received: “I literally began to cry.”
The endowment from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is the largest in LeMoyne-Owen College’s history.
With its most recent distribution of $95,000, a local coronavirus relief fund has now surpassed $2 million in distributed grants.
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.
We have our ear to the ground with hundreds of local nonprofits and are awarding weekly, rapid-relief grants — with $977,500 and counting out the door to 48 agencies thus far.
There's help available for out-of-work restaurant and hotel employees as well as musicians and other artists.
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
Each of the grantees must raise a dollar-for-dollar match for the funds.
Community Foundation celebrates National Philanthropy Day with update of its powerhouse site.
Community Foundation's new Forever Fund is a permanent endowment that will ensure grants will be distributed for generations to come.
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra is launching the second phase of its “The Future Now” campaign, to raise $35 million to complete its endowment drive and build its reserve fund.
While the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has come and gone, the impact of the MLK50 effort continues to make strides in Memphis.
Leaders of several Memphis small businesses share how their companies engage in charitable giving in the video highlights from the Small Business Philanthropy seminar presented by The Daily Memphian and sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis.
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