Eligibility

Next Cycle Begins February 2026

Grants are awarded annually to programs and projects that benefit the people of West Tennessee. There is no specific area of focus for these awards; however, these awards will not fund unrestricted operating support, endowments, loans or debt service, grants to individuals or areas of government, or fundraising events.  Applicants must have 501 (c)(3) status or be a current, active fund of the Community Foundation in good standing. For a full list of eligible counties, please view our proposal guidelines.

Applications for our next cycle of Community Impact Grants will open in February 2026. ‍

Next Cycle Begins February 2026

Community Impact Grants support projects that benefit the people of West Tennessee (excluding Shelby County). Applicants must have 501(c)(3) status or be a current, active fund of the Community Foundation in good standing to apply. Grantees may not apply for funding for the same project more than two consecutive years.

Applications for our next cycle of Community Impact Grants will open in February 2026.

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Impact

Making an Impact

The Community Foundation of West Tennessee awarded $120,000 in grants to 14 organizations for the 2025-2026 Community Impact Grant cycle. This year's award recipients are:

Aspell Recovery
Regional Inter-Faith Association (RIFA)
Benton County Schools Coordinated Health
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee
The Jackson Symphony
The STAR Center
United Way of West Tennessee
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
Love Your Block
PAWS of Benton County, Tennessee
Habitat for Humanity Jackson
Rotary Heart and Sole Fund
Hands Up! Preschool
Selmer Senior Center
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read about this year's recipients
Women in meeting

"With help from the grant, we have served 74 clients and their families during the grant period (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023), which doubled from 35 immigrant families in the previous year. We were aware of the need for services to assist victims of crime and domestic violence in their immigration cases, but we could not have predicted that those have become over 40% of our cases in the last 12 months."

All Saints Immigration Services, 2022-2023 Grant Recipient
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Your gift to our Community Impact Fund helps make a difference in West Tennessee by supporting programs like Rockabilly Readers and other critical community initiatives to strengthen the health and well-being of our region.
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Contact us for more information about our Community Impact Grants and how you can get involved in making an impact.

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Haley Fortune

Haley Fortune

Community Impact Manager
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Jackson, TN 38305
(731) 984-2140
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