Private Foundation

THE POPLAR FOUNDATION

THE POPLAR FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in MEMPHIS, TN. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $185K revenue, $26.1M expenses, $73.8M total assets. IRS filings disclose 10 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $166.9M.

EIN: 621586727 MEMPHIS, TN Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$185K

Total Expenses$26.1M

Total Assets$73.8M

Grants Given10

Grant Total$166.9M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

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

HOPE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

MEMPHIS, TN · 2020

SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY FDN ACTIVITIES

$21,800,000

HOPE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

MEMPHIS, TN · 2019

SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY FDN ACTIVITIES

$24,500,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Andrew R Mccarroll

DIRECTOR Edward Cates

DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT George Staley Cates

DIRECTOR Kevin Compton

DIRECTOR Margaret Cates

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Top Grant Purposes

SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY FDN ACTIVITIES

$109,436,489 5 grants

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$56,335,613 3 grants

URBAN EDUCATION

$792,852 1 grant

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - HOUSING, JOBS, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION

$330,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$185K	$26.1M	$73.8M
2023	$-15K	$29.7M	$98.9M
2022	$-2.4M	$15.6M	$121.5M
2021	—	—	$149.8M
2020	$8.5M	$25.5M	$186.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $8.5M to $185K (-98%), with total assets most recently reported at $73.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in TN.

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