Fleetwood Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Fleetwood Foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; a warm introduction through someone connected to the foundation is the sensible first step.
- Its typical grant band is about $20,000 to $250,000 for roughly 8 in 10 of its grants, with a median of $100,000, so that band is useful for sizing a request but is not a ceiling, since its largest grant was about $765,000.
- In its most recent filing, 73% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the earlier filing, so repeat giving is a strong pattern and a new applicant should expect competition from existing relationships.
- No geographic focus is stated; the filings show most grants going to Tennessee, but that pattern is not a rule about who may apply.
- The material does not state a general funding policy, eligibility criteria or deadlines, so timing cannot be planned from the record alone.
Overview
Fleetwood Foundation is a US private foundation based in Memphis, TN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings show grants chiefly to organisations in Memphis and elsewhere in Tennessee, with additional recipients in several other states. Recorded recipients include schools and education organisations, an art museum, a parks partnership, a news organisation and community foundations. Specific education-related purposes include support for teacher fellowships, schools, literacy instruction, career education and student stipends. Most recorded purposes are general and unrestricted; other grants support named education initiatives and funds administered through community foundations. The giving record shows substantial support for education and Memphis civic and cultural organisations, but the available material does not state a general funding policy or eligibility criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Tennessee.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 73% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 43 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 24% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 73% of grant dollars went to organisations Fleetwood Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 12% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 27 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $75,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Memphis Brooks Museum of Art · General & Unrestricted$400,0002023 tax year
- Man Up Teacher Fellows · General & Unrestricted$350,0002023 tax year
- Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust · General & Unrestricted$250,0002023 tax year
- New Memphis Institute · General & Unrestricted$200,0002023 tax year
- Allmemphis Inc · Work with Believe Academy and Memphis College Preparatory school$180,0002023 tax year
- Promise Academy · Lavinia Consulting fund for Promise Academy Spring Hill$160,1662023 tax year
- Promise Academy · Lavinia Consulting fund for Promise Academy Hollywood$151,0822023 tax year
- Tennessee Career Academy · General & Unrestricted$125,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Margaret L Gerber — Director, President
- Charles C Gerber — Director, Secretary
- Thomas A Beazley — Executive Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,983,146 | $2,656,830 | $55,447,970 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,140,648 | $2,752,458 | $58,699,553 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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Contact
- Memphis, TN