Angel Corps
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, with a strong emphasis on education, community service, and assistance for low-income families. Its mission includes providing general support to educational institutions, food banks, and organizations that assist victims of domestic violence. The foundation primarily serves populations in need, particularly women and children, through initiatives that promote human services and youth development. While it operates mainly in Tennessee, its funding extends to a few other states as well.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Tennessee-based nonprofit or school working with underserved populations (especially programs for women, children, youth development, or community services) with local connections or the ability to be nominated by Southern Land employees.
Good Fit
- • Primary operations or programs located in Tennessee (local presence or clear in-state impact).
- • Work serving women, children, youth development, food security, or local human services.
- • Existing relationship or nomination link to Southern Land employees or local board members.
- • Requests framed as general operating support or clearly tied to local community impact.
- • Capacity to accept modest-to-large single-year awards and to explain local outcomes to a board.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in Tennessee—about 97% of dollars in recent years—though small out-of-state grants appear occasionally across five states in the latest year.
Recipient Variety
Over three years the foundation funded many distinct organizations (dozens in 2022–2023 and 20 in 2024), showing a broad set of recipients despite dollar concentration toward a few large awards.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new entrants exists (14 of 20 recipients in 2024 were new), and the profile provides a named contact and application instructions, so unfamiliar local applicants appear plausibly able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
