Private Foundation

THE POPLAR FOUNDATION

THE POPLAR FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in MEMPHIS, TN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.4M revenue, $19.3M expenses, $59.5M total assets. IRS filings disclose 12 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $183.7M.

EIN: 621586727 MEMPHIS, TN Private Independent Foundations NTEE: T22 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$5.4M

Total Expenses$19.3M

Total Assets$59.5M

Grants Given12

Grant Total$183.7M

Filing Years2021–2025

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Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2025 Form 990-PF.

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Sample Grants Given

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS, TN · 2025

SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY FDN ACTIVITIES

$14,108,965

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

MEMPHIS, TN · 2025

SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY FDN ACTIVITIES

$2,684,914

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

MEMPHIS, TN · 2024

SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY FDN ACTIVITIES

$23,180,600

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

MEMPHIS, TN · 2023

SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY FDN ACTIVITIES

$26,865,320

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

MEMPHIS, TN · 2022

SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY FDN ACTIVITIES

$13,090,569

Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER/CFO Dallas Geer

DIRECTOR Edward Cates

DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT George Staley Cates

DIRECTOR Kevin Compton

DIRECTOR Margaret Cates

SECRETARY/EXEC DIRECTOR Thomas Marino

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support

$182,565,981 10 grants

Education

$792,852 1 grant

Health & Medicine

$330,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$5.4M	$19.3M	$59.5M
2024	$185K	$26.1M	$73.8M
2023	$-15K	$29.7M	$98.9M
2022	$-2.4M	$15.6M	$121.5M
2021	—	—	$149.8M

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue moved from $-2.4M to $5.4M, with total assets most recently reported at $59.5M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in TN.

TN

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