Champions for Literacy

MEMPHIS, TN EIN: 46-3588150 Website

USE THE POWER OF SPORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CAUSE OF LITERACY, GENERATE FUNDS FOR LOCAL LITERACY PROGRAMS, AND CREATE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES FOR ATHLETES TO PROMOTE THE POWER OF READING TO STUDENTS PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH THIRD GRADE.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$666K

-21.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$253K

+13.7% YoY

Grant Count

13

+8.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$19K

+5.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$5M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$666,406$843,341$273,069
Revenue$4,214,628$3,889,040$1,476,520
Expenses$4,052,793$3,635,854$1,384,517
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$97K$193K$290K$387K5 grants20197 grants202027 grants202128 grants202227 grants202312 grants202413 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

UNITED WAY OF PICKENS CO…$48KUNITED WAY OF THE PLAINS$25KMEMPHIS TEACHER RESIDENCY$24KKNOWLEDGE QUEST$23KTHE 2ND & 7 FOUNDATION$20KREADERS 2 LEADERS$20KSMART READING$19KHEART OF MISSOURI UNITED…$16KINDIAN PRAIRIE EDUCATION…$15KLITERACY MID-SOUTH$12K

Grant Size Distribution

119 grants across all recorded years

117<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

JASON BAKEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$122K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN E WILFONGCHAIRMAN2
JONATHAN WILFONGCO-FOUNDER1
ANDREW RENSHAWCO-FOUNDER0.25
LAMAR STANLEYDIRECTOR0.25
BRIAN HAYHURSTTREASURER0.25
JONATHAN WOODDIRECTOR0.25
DR ALISSA CAMPBELL SHAWDIRECTOR0.25
GRAHAM NEFFDIRECTOR0.25
DR DAWN WADEDIRECTOR0.25
ASHTON EMMANUELDIRECTOR1
JASON BAKEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$121,720

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

16states
+8 more states

Cities

AMESATLANTAAUBURN UNIVERSITYAUORABATON ROUGEBOGALUSACAMPTICEDAR RAPIDSCHARLOTTESVILLECOLUMBIACOLUMBUSCORAL GABLESDALLASEASLEYEASTOVERFORT WORTHFRANKLINGREENSBOROHOUSTONMANSFIELD

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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