Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Inc
Memphis, TN · EIN 58-1454711. Reported 145 grants totalling $2,573,757 to 97 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Inc, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E210) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 97 distinct organizations, with 45% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
- How much its list changes. 36% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $5,000 and $12,500; the smallest was $150 and the largest $422,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mdcdc Inc | Memphis, TN | $1,170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Memphis, TN | $101,667 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $75,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis | Memphis, TN | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bluff City Medical Society | Memphis | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womens Foundation for a Greater Memphis | Memphis, TN | $47,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association | Brentwood, TN | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mid-South Business Continuum Inc | Memphis, TN | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Memphis Institute | Memphis, TN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Memphis Chamber | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce | $38,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Collage Dance Holding Company | Memphis, TN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leadership Memphis | Memphis, TN | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Memphis, TN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Civil Rights Museum | Gary | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ht Lockard Foundation of the Ben F Jones Chapter | Memphis, TN | $28,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| For the Kingdom Inc | Memphis, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lemoyne Owen College | Memphis, TN | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| I Love My Community Cdc | Memphis, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Transformation Tennessee Inc | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Matthews United Methodist Church | Memphis | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tennessee Medical Foundation Inc | Brentwood, TN | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Civil Rights Museum | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| National Civil Rights Museum | Memphis, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Soulsville | Memphis, TN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce | Memphis, TN | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Liberty Bowl Festival Assn | Memphis, TN | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Memphis Business Group on Health | Memphis | $12,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Families Matter Inc | Memphis, TN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Memphis Tomorrow | Memphis, TN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Medical Fellowships Inc | Alexandria, VA | $10,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Collective Generational Mentoring Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crime Stoppers of Memphis & Shelby County Inc | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Campbell Clinic Foundation | Germantown, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Germantown Performing Arts Center | Germantown, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Germantown Performing Arts | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Germantown Performing Arts Center | Germantown, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Memphis in May International Festival Inc | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Memphis Theological Seminary of the | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mid South Pride Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Mid-South Pride | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| National Association of Health | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Root Cause Coalition | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Cathedral Foundation Inc | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tougaloo College National Alumni Association Inc | Tougaloo, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Memphis Alumni | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Vitalant Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Volunteer State Medical Association | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Wundeher | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Facing History & Ourselves Inc | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Memphis | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 | |
| Healthcare Tn | $6,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Healthcare Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $6,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Transforming Communities Inc | Memphis, TN | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Campbell Clinic Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Wundher | Memphis, TN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Step Ahead Foundation Inc | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Agape Child and Family Services Inc | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Campbell Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Caregivers Refresh Center | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Houston High School Athletics and Arts Foundation Inc | Collierville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legal Services Corporation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lebonheur Club Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Memphis District Association Incorporated | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Mid South Pride Foundation | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Links Incorporated | Athens, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Tennessee Health Science | Memphis, TN | $4,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tennessee State Conference NAACP | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Creative Aging Memphis | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Creative Aging Memphis | Memphis, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Tennessee Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Millington Chamber of Commerce | Millington, TN | $2,850 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Breast Cancer Eradication Initiative | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Cynthia Daniels & Co | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Cynthia Daniels & Co | Memphis, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Memphis | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Metropolitan Inter Faith | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Pink Aint Whatcha Think | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| American College of Healthcare Executives | Memphis, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alzheimers and Dementia Services | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| April 4TH Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Healing Word Counseling Center | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce | Bartlett, TN | $1,440 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance Health Services Inc | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Alliance Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Memphis Islamic Center | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Mid-South Lions Sight & Hearing | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Porter Leath | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Tennessee Quality Award | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Frayser Exchange Club Foundation Inc | Memphis, TN | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
24 of 97 (25%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Memphis Medical District
2023 Annual Support Memphis Medical District - American Heart Association Inc
Year 2025 Sponsorship Support Package - American Heart Association
SPONSOR BENEFITS FEB 2021-SEPT 2023 - Greater Memphis Chamber
Annual Membership Renewal/Annual Chairman's Luncheon 2022 - American Cancer Society
2022 Harah's Hope Lodge Gift/General Support - H T Lockard Foundation
2022 Corporate in Support Ben F Jones Chapter
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 35 of 97 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $677,050 | $10,375 |
| 2022 | 44 | $938,800 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $681,800 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 29 | $276,107 | $5,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
87% of its giving went to organizations in Tennessee. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Tennessee.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 22 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 3 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1211 Union Avenue 700, Memphis, TN, 38104.
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