Jr Hyde III Family Foundation
Historical FunderMemphis, Tennessee · EIN 62-1512725 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$12.9M
Organizations funded141
Typical grant$37,500
Total assets$285.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $90,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | LAUREN JENKINS |
|---|---|
| Address | 17 WEST PONTOTOC AVENUE SUITE 200, MEMPHIS TN 38103 |
| Phone | 9016853409 |
| Form and materials | ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT: WWW.HYDEFOUNDATION.ORG |
| Deadlines | 2/1, 5/1 & 8/1; SEE THE WEBSITE AT WWW.HYDEFOUNDATION.ORG |
| Restrictions | LIMITED TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARILY IN TN, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON MEMPHIS. NO GRANTS ARE MADE TO INDIVIDUALS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
23% of grants went outside Tennessee.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | Memphis, TN | General operating support / support for the bridge fund | $1,700,000 |
| Memphis Medical District Collaborative | Memphis, TN | Support to build individual staff capacity to lead / general operating support | $900,000 |
| Memphis Education Fund | Memphis, TN | Support for general operations and partner organization grantmaking/support for intervention software and teacher and student incentives | $850,000 |
| National Civil Rights Museum | Memphis, TN | Support for general operations & the 2022 freedom award | $750,250 |
| Wolf River Conservancy | Memphis, TN | General operating support/support for the nae grant application/support for the raise grant application | $701,050 |
| Youth Villages Inc | Memphis, TN | Support for the memphis allies program | $500,200 |
| Teach for America | Memphis, TN | Support for memphis area educators | $350,000 |
| Vibrant Memphis Inc Dba Epicenter | Memphis, TN | Support for the formation fund and general operations | $350,000 |
| Ballet Memphis | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $345,500 |
| Mayors Institute for Excellence | Memphis, TN | General operating support/support for the data mid-south civic data hub/support for commute options schools | $279,200 |
| 50Can Inc | Washington, DC | Support for the 2023 summer boost program in memphis | $250,000 |
| Artsmemphis | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $225,400 |
| New Memphis Institute | Memphis, TN | Start-Up support for the give back memphis program and general operations | $225,200 |
| Memphis Brand Office | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $200,200 |
| Memphis Fourth Estate Inc | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $200,200 |
| Shelby Farms Park Conservancy | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $172,700 |
| Overton Park Conservancy | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $159,550 |
| Kipp Memphis Inc | Memphis, TN | Support for transformational change | $152,500 |
| Memphis Music Initiative | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education | Nashville, TN | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Memphis River Parks Partnership | Memphis, TN | General operating support/support to tom lee park pre-opening engagement activities and revenue generation consulting | $149,500 |
| Memphis Challenge | Memphis, TN | General operating support and support for fund development planning and fundraising execution | $135,000 |
| St Mary's Episcopal School | Memphis, TN | Annual fund support/support for the capital campaign | $130,350 |
| Indie Memphis | Memphis, TN | General operating support/support for the purchase and implementation of the submittable platform | $102,200 |
| Hattiloo Theatre | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $100,072 |
| Allmemphis | Memphis, TN | Support for allmemphis foundational literacy community cohort | $100,000 |
| City Leadership | Memphis, TN | Support for teach 901 and strategic planning | $100,000 |
| Collage Dance Collective Inc | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Momentum Nonprofit Partners | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Opera Memphis | Memphis, TN | Consultant support for strategic plan/support for general operations and the endowment challenge | $100,000 |
| Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis | Memphis, TN | General operating support/2022-2023 challenge grant/support for the ruby bright legacy fund | $98,600 |
| Pivot School Improvement Leaders | Nashville, TN | General operating support | $95,000 |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | Support for the weldon E. thornton honors distinguished teaching award expendable and endowment funds/blue sky scholars fund/art & sciences… | $94,500 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Memphis | Memphis, TN | Support for the high ground news fund's "on the ground" journalism program/ support for the next gen philanthropic initiative/general… | $92,875 |
| Protect Our Aquifer | Memphis, TN | Support for general operations and capacity-building | $92,000 |
| Journey Community Schools | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $90,000 |
| Region Smart Inc | Memphis, TN | General operating support/support for the mid-south development district's organizational reboot | $85,200 |
| Leadership Preparatory Inc | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $80,000 |
| Urbanart Commission | Memphis, TN | General operating support/support for a strategic plan | $80,000 |
| Charter Funds Inc Dba Charter School Growth Fund | Broomfield, CO | Support for development staff | $78,333 |
| Music Export Memphis | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $75,500 |
| Center for Transforming Communities | Memphis, TN | Support for development staff | $75,000 |
| Libertas School | Memphis, TN | General operating support/support to improve science proficiency through the core knowledge and montessori curriculums | $75,000 |
| Memphis Teacher Residency | Memphis, TN | Support for the memphis literacy institute | $75,000 |
| South City Opportunity | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Bldg Memphis | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $70,000 |
| Iris Orchestra Inc | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $70,000 |
| Beacon College Preparatory Inc | Memphis, TN | Support for K-2 literacy coaching and development | $65,000 |
| Memphis Public Interest Law Center | Germantown, TN | General operating support | $60,000 |
| Memphis Tomorrow | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $60,000 |
| Tennesseans for Quality Early Education | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $55,000 |
| Bloom Inc | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $51,096 |
| Christian Community Foundation of Memphis | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Contemporary Arts Memphis | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Girls Inc of Memphis | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Historic Clayborn Temple | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Memphis Regional Chamber Foundation | Memphis, TN | General operating support/support for the one-stop accelerating skills training center | $50,000 |
| Memphis Shelbycrime Commission | Memphis, TN | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Playhouse on the Square | Memphis, TN | Support for the playhouse squared campaign/general operating support | $50,000 |
| Sycamore Institute Inc | Nashville, TN | Annual fund support/support for the capital campaign | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 141 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12,895,482 | 141 |
| 2023 | $12,781,521 | 130 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533189349104363
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 62-1512725
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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