The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis (WFGM) is making its largest investment to date—granting $1.9 million to 36 local nonprofits and funding advocacy and research initiatives. 

Since its inception in 1995, WFGM has granted more than $39 million to 185 local nonprofits—with a strong focus on advancing social and economic mobility for women and families.

Guided by the Vision 2025 strategic plan, WFGM is committed to creating meaningful change through a place-based investment strategy in five Memphis neighborhoods over five years.

“Our goal is to positively impact the lives of more than 10,000 individuals annually by advancing the economic and social mobility of women and families,” said Shante K. Avant, WFGM President and CEO. “This is our final stage of Vision 2025, and we are proud of the progress we are making with our partners for women and families in this community.”

As part of this strategy, WFGM funds grantee partners offering programs in five key areas:

Case Management and Wraparound Services
Hope House Day Care |  MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association)
Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc.  | Room in the Inn-Memphis
Salvation Army of Memphis and the Mid-South | Urban Strategies, Inc.

Job Skills, Employment and Entrepreneurship
Advance Memphis | Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis  |  DeNeuville Learning Center | Dress for Success Memphis  |  HopeWorks, Inc.
Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation  |  YWCA of Greater Memphis

Early Childhood Development
ALLMemphis  |  Early Success Coalition  |  Families Matter  | Porter-Leath

Youth Development and Employment
A Step Ahead Foundation  |  Booker T. Washington Middle and High School  | Emmanuel Center, Inc.  |  Girl Scouts Heart of the South  |  Girls Inc. of Memphis | Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South  |  Kids in Technology  |  Memphis Black Arts Alliance  |  Memphis Inner City Rugby   |  Mustard Seed Inc. | New Ballet Ensemble and School  |  STREETS Ministries  |  University of Memphis Research Foundation-Herff-GEE  |  Vance Avenue Youth Development Center

Financial Education and Asset Building
Community Legal Center  | Knowledge Quest | RISE Memphis | South City a Community of Opportunity Revitalization Empowerment (SCORE CDC)

Since 2020, WFGM’s investments have created lasting impact across Memphis, including:

• 10,172 individuals receiving case management and wraparound services
• 4,049 children and parents participating in early childhood programs
• 6,403 youth engaged in development and leadership programs
• 5,898 individuals completing job skills training
• 114 individuals launching a business or micro-enterprise
• 1,666 individuals participating in financial education and asset-building programs

Please join us in congratulating these organizations for their outstanding work and community investment. As we enter the final phase of the Vision 2025 strategic plan, we look forward to the incredible impact we will achieve together in the coming year.

When you support the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis, your impact extends to organizations across our community, helping to drive the economic and social mobility of women and families. It truly takes a community—and this is the power of partnership in action.

Hear directly from our grantee partners about the impact of working with WFGM in this short video.