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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 62-1586727

The Poplar Foundation

A private foundation in Memphis, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $16.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $16,793,879

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $59,514,186

  • Tax year 2024

    $23,180,600

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $73,780,848

  • Tax year 2023

    $26,865,320

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $98,853,990

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,090,569

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $121,539,347

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,401,174

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $149,801,224

  • Tax year 2020

    $21,800,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $186,538,310

  • Tax year 2019

    $24,500,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $206,573,249

  • Tax year 2018

    $31,404,816

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $200,879,616

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Foundation of Greater MemphisMemphis, TN

    Support of community FDN activities

    $14,108,965
  2. Christian Community FoundationMemphis, TN

    Support of community FDN activities

    $2,684,914

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $14,108,965100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee2 grants $16,793,879

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • George Staley CatesDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kevin ComptonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret CatesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Edward CatesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas MarinoSECRETARY/EXEC DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $272,754
  • Dallas GeerTREASURER/CFO Hours 40Pay $279,244

The return

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