Grants awarded
Who does Arts Memphis fund?
Arts Memphis has awarded $6.6 million across 176 grants to 54 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $12,000 and $48,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $13,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$6.6M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
54
Grants
176
Years
2019–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art INC
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$749K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Memphis Equity Through Arts Meta Incorporated
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$485K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TN | |
Opera Memphis INC
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$384K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Soulsville
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$376K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Ballet Memphis Corporation
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$332K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Collage Dance Holding Company
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$319K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Circuit Playhouse INC
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$310K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$288K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$258K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
New Ballet Ensemble
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$230K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Theatre Memphis
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$216K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$172K | 3 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
Hattiloo Theatre
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$133K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$130K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$129K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| M Music Export Memphis | $106K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Orpheum Theatre Group
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$100K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$89K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Iris Orchestra INC
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$88K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$86K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Crosstown Arts
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$84K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$76K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Blues Foundation INC
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$74K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$72K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$70K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Creative Aging Memphis
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$70K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Memphis Rock-N-Soul INC
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$61K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Playback Memphis INC
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$58K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$54K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| C Cazateatro Bilingualtheater Group | $54K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Young Actors Guild INC
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$52K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Perfecting Gifts Incorporated
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$48K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Lee Jazz Omega INC Memphis Jazz Workshop
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$46K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| A Artists for Community Transformation Intl INC | $45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$42K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
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$40K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| M Memphis Youth Symphony Program | $37K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
New Day Children's Theatre INC
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$36K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$34K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Crosstown Radio Partnership INC
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$30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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Arkwings Foundation
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$28K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$26K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
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$22K | 2 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| O On Location Memphis INC | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$19K | 3 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| T Theatreworksevergreen | $14K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TN | — |
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$14K | 2 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TN | |
Contemporary Arts Memphis
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$11K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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Voices of the South
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$8K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | TN | |
| H Historic Clayborn Temple | $7K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TN | — |
| S Subroy Movement Foundation INC | $6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TN | |
| P Princeton James Project | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TN |
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