Support for Phase 1 of a capital campaign to expand services
$500,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2022
YWCA of Nashville/Middle TN
Capital support for the Weaver Center
$1,000,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2022
Matthew 25, Inc.
Installation of video surveillance for increased visibility in the building to protect residents
$11,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2022
Mary Parrish Center
Capital improvements to administrative offices
$150,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2022
Open Table Nashville
To support a strategic planning process
$10,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2022
Rebuilding Together Nashville
To purchase a data mapping tool to select the next area of Nashville to target home repair support
$2,400
Unhoused Neighbors
2022
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville
Toward a $4.4 million project to redevelop historic African American ballfields, build out a new Metro park, and set aside 26 lots for new Habitat homes.
$250,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2022
Westminster Home Connection
Support for the implementation of the strategic plan and gap funding
$170,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2021
Nashville Rescue Mission
Supplemental grant for capital campaign due to increase in construction costs
$1,000,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2021
Westminster Home Connection
Strategic Planning Support
$15,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2021
United Way of Greater Nashville
Landlord Mitigation Fund in partnership with the Metro Homeless Impact Division.
$225,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2021
Community Care Fellowship
To design and implement improvements in the agency's Homeless Information Management System
$25,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2020
Salvation Army
To help address an anticipated $150,000 shortall in the Army's traditional kettle drive due to COVID-19. The drive supports outreach to encampments and efforts to move clients into permanent housing.
$25,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2020
Shower the People
Toward a mobile laundry program and trailer.
$10,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2020
Nashville Rescue Mission
Toward a $16 million campaign to double the size of the women and children's shelter. -- from 45,000 square feet to 92,000 square feet. The number of beds would rise from 274 to 349.
$52,330
Unhoused Neighbors
2020
Nashville Rescue Mission
Toward a $16 million campaign to double the size of the women and children's shelter. -- from 45,000 square feet to 92,000 square feet. The number of beds would rise from 274 to 349.
$2,447,670
Unhoused Neighbors
2020
Community Care Fellowship
Emergency housing for 15-20 homeless people that are medically vulnerable and at-risk to obtain and spread COVID-19
$40,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2020
Neighborhood Health
To help provide medical care to homeless encampments
$100,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2020
Community Care Fellowship
Emergency housing for 15-20 homeless people that are medically vulnerable and at-risk to obtain and spread COVID-19
$40,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2020
Nashville Rescue Mission
Deep cleaning of both shelters for one month to guard against COVID outbreak. (We supported this for two successive months, for a total of $50,000.)
$25,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2020
Lee Chapel AME Church
To work with Affordable Housing Resources to help North Nashville homeowners head off foreclosure of homes that were damaged or destroyed by the March 3, 2020, tornado.
$25,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2020
Nashville Rescue Mission
Deep cleaning of both shelters for one month to guard against COVID outbreak. (We supported this for two successive months, for a total of $50,000, then discontinued when the Mission reconfigured its accommodations to separate those who might be sick.)
$25,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2019
Mary Parrish Center
To help renovate 10 transitional housing units.
$130,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2019
AGAPE
Capital support for renovations and repairs to the three homes acquired as a result of the merger of Agape and Morning Star Sanctuary.
$25,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2019
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville
To build out infrastructure for 26 townhomes to serve as prototypes for new Habitat projects amid rising real estate prices.
$250,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2019
United Way of Greater Nashville
Strategic planning aimed at developing shared measurements for progress in addressing homelessness and a comprehensive system to track it.
$25,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2018
Salvation Army
Additional support for the capital campaign including renovations on the headquarters building and initial improvements to the nearby Magness Potter community center.
$150,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2018
Mary Parrish Center
Capital expenditures for transitional housing complex and administrative offices in East Nashville.
$25,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2018
Progress, Inc.
Additional support for a capital campaign that has expanded from $1 million to $1.3 million to due construction cost increases along with poor soil conditions discovered after groundbreaking.
$100,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2018
AGAPE
To help facilitate the merger of Morning Star Sanctuary, a 16-bed domestic violence shelter in Madison, into AGAPE, a counseling and adoption agency.
$13,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2018
Open Table Nashville
Capital support for the construction of a commercial kitchen, community room and tiny village for the medically vulnerable homeless after discharge from area hospitals.
$250,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2018
Nashville Safe Haven Family Shelter
Expanding Nashville's Coordinated Entry System
$25,000
Unhoused Neighbors
2018
YWCA of Nashville/Middle TN
Support to send a six-person team to three domestic violence shelters nationwide to learn how best to expand the Nashville shelter.
$12,500
Unhoused Neighbors
2022
Young Leaders Council
General support for 2022
$15,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2022
United Way of Greater Nashville
General support for the 2021 campaign. One-half comes from the Ansley Fund.
$50,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2022
Hands On Nashville
Support for Geek Cause in 2022 ($75,000) and operational support ($50,000)
$125,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2022
Community Resource Center
General support for 2022
$50,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2022
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for Nashville's Agenda in 2022
$5,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2022
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for Giving Matters in 2022
$25,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2022
Center for Nonprofit Management
Support for the Middle Tennessee Donors Forum in 2022
$10,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2022
Center for Nonprofit Management
2022 General Operating Support of $225,000, Salute to Excellence Awards support of $15,000, Innovation Catalyst support of $35,000, and MatchGrant support of $25,000.
$290,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Hands On Nashville
To build out a database that matches volunteer opportunities with the skills and interests of potential volunteers.
$50,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Center for Nonprofit Management
Support for Innovation Catalyst 2021
$35,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Toward construction of a new headquarters for the organization, projected to open in spring 2022.
$1,000,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Community Resource Center
Toward consulting expenses to help develop a new strategic plan.
$12,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Center for Nonprofit Management
MatchGrant funding for 2021.
$25,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Toward expenses involving training of up to 500 agency participants for the annual Big Payback day of fundraising on May 5, 2021.
$21,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
United Way of Greater Nashville
General support for the 2020 campaign. One-half comes from the Ansley Fund.
$50,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Hands On Nashville
To support operations, including GeekCause, in 2021, while also providing $25,000 to help with the Nashville VOAD group (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters).
$125,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Community Resource Center
General support for 2021
$50,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Center for Nonprofit Management
General support of $225,000 for 2021 and $15,000 in administrative support of the Awards of Achievement
$240,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Hands On Nashville
Tech Assessments via GeekCause for HON partners with small (under $500k) and medium (up to $2M) budgets
$4,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Young Leaders Council
General support for 2021
$15,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for Nashville's Agenda for 2021
$5,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for Giving Matters in 2021.
$25,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2021
Center for Nonprofit Management
Support in 2021 for the Middle Tennessee Donors Forum.
$10,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2020
Center for Nonprofit Management
Support for the Innovation Catalyst in 2020.
$25,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2020
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Additional support for the Big Payback day of online fundraising scheduled for May 6, 2020, bringing our total support for the event this year to $45,000.
$25,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2020
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for training nonprofit agencies and promoting the Big Payback fundraising effort scheduled for May 6, 2020.
$20,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2020
United Way of Greater Nashville
General support for the 2019 campaign. One-half comes from the Ansley Fund.
$50,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2020
Hands On Nashville
Support for GeekCause and general operational funding for 2020.
$125,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2020
Community Resource Center
General support for 2020
$35,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2020
Center for Nonprofit Management
General support of $125,000 for 2020, along with MatchGrant funding of $25,000, and $15,000 for administrative support for the Awards of Achievement.
$165,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2020
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for Giving Matters for 2020.
$25,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2020
Center for Nonprofit Management
Operating support for the Middle Tennessee Donors' Forum during 2020
$10,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2020
Young Leaders Council
General support for 2020
$15,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2019
United Way of Greater Nashville
To support a fund aimed at getting an accurate Nashville population count in the 2020 census.
$100,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2019
Center for Nonprofit Management
Continued support for a multi-faceted effort to advance collective impact efforts in Nashville.
$150,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2019
United Way of Greater Nashville
General support for the 2018 campaign, with one half of the grant coming from the Ansley Fund.
$50,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2019
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for nonprofit training workshops and production of marketing materials in connection with the Big Payback scheduled for May 2, 2019.
$25,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2019
Center for Nonprofit Management
Administrative support totaling $15,000 for the annual Awards of Achievement.
$15,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2019
Hands On Nashville
General support for 2019 totaling $50,000 and $100,000 in continued support for GeekCause, a program matching skilled technology volunteers with IT projects at Nashville nonprofit agencies.
$150,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2019
Community Resource Center
General support for 2019
$35,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2019
Center for Nonprofit Management
General support of $125,000 for 2019, along with MatchGrant funding of $25,000. and administrative support for the 2019 Awards of Achievement.
$150,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2019
Young Leaders Council
General support for 2019
$15,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2019
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for Giving Matters for 2019
$20,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2019
Center for Nonprofit Management
Support for the Middle Tennessee Donors Forum, for which CNM acts as fiscal agent.
$10,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2018
Center for Nonprofit Management
Support for the 2019 Innovation Catalyst, a program to help nonprofits develop mission-driven initiatives that are financially sustainable. The work would be done in concert with the National Center for Social Entrepreneurship.
$32,500
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2018
Hands On Nashville
To establish a new program matching skilled technology volunteers with IT projects at Nashville nonprofit agencies.
$110,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2018
Center for Nonprofit Management
Support for a multi-faceted effort to advance collective impact efforts in the Nashville community.
$150,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2018
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Training and promotional expenses involving the 2018 Big Payback fundraising event for nonprofit agencies.
$20,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2018
Young Leaders Council
General support for 2018
$10,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2018
United Way of Greater Nashville
Support for the 2017 United Way campaign
$50,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2018
Hands On Nashville
General support for 2018.
$75,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2018
Community Resource Center
General support for 2018
$35,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2018
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for Giving Matters in 2018
$20,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2018
Center for Nonprofit Management
General support of $110,000 for 2018, MatchGrant funding of $25,000, and administrative support totaling $15,000 for the annual Awards of Achievement.
$150,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2017
Center for Nonprofit Management
Support for the 2018 Innovation Catalyst, a program to help nonprofits develop mission-drive initiatives that are financially sustainable. The work would be done in concert with the National Center for Social Entrepreneurship.
$25,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2017
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for Giving Matters in 2017.
$20,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2017
Center for Nonprofit Management
To pay professional fees in the search for a director of collective impact.
$9,500
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2017
Center for Nonprofit Management
To establish a Collective Impact Resource Center within CNM to assist agencies in creating and sustaining collaborative projects.
$150,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2017
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
For training and communications assistance for Middle Tennessee nonprofits participating in the 2017 Big Payback fundraising marathon on May 3.
$23,080
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2017
Young Leaders Council
Support for the 2017 program to train young professionals for service on nonprofit boards.
$10,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2017
United Way of Greater Nashville
Support for the 2016 United Way campaign, with $25,000 coming from the Ansley Fund and $25,000 from The Frist Foundation.
$25,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2017
United Way of Greater Nashville
Support for the 2016 United Way campaign, with $25,000 coming from the Ansley Fund and $25,000 from The Frist Foundation.
$25,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2017
Hands On Nashville
General operating support for 2017 and support for transition to new organizational structure.
$150,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2017
Community Resource Center
General support for 2017.
$35,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2017
Center for Nonprofit Management
General support of $110,000, MatchGrant funding of $25,000, and administrative support totaling $15,000 for the annual Awards of Achievement.
$150,000
Nonprofit Infrastructure
2022
United Way of Greater Nashville
Welcoming Nashville Fund
$250,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2022
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
Support for an outsourced CFO
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2022
The Branch of Nashville
Afghani refugees food support and ESL programming.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2022
Justice for Our Neighbors
Technology grant to increase JFON’s capacity to assist Afghan parolees with complicated filings related to their legal status to enable them to stay in the US.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2021
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
To match as much as $75,000 in donations from others toward completing TIRRC's capital campaign.
$75,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2021
Justice for Our Neighbors
Additional seed money for an immigration law clinic undertaken in partnership with Vanderbilt Law School.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2021
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
To help underwrite a strategic planning process taking place from May through November 2021.
$5,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2020
Justice for Our Neighbors
To support a partnership with Vanderbilt Law School that would engage at least eight students during the 2020-21 school year and extend legal services to at least 30 more clients.
$15,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2019
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
Toward a $2.4 million campaign for a new building to house TIRRC offices and event space for immigrants. (Half of our $500,000 grant was contingent on the organization's securing matching funds.)
$250,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2019
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
Toward a $2.4 million campaign for a new building to house TIRRC offices and event space for immigrants. (Half of our $500,000 grant was contingent on the organization's securing matching funds.)
$250,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2019
Nations Ministry Center
Emergency funding to help bridge the gap for a delay in funding expected from the Tennessee Office for Refugees.
$24,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2018
Temple Congregation Ohabai Sholom
To train volunteers from multiple congregations to serve as mentors to Nashville immigrants and refugees in hopes of helping them maximize the earning power of their professional skills.
$5,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2018
Justice for Our Neighbors
Completion of ceiling installation for attorney/client meetings.
$4,500
Immigrants and Refugees
2018
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
The Immigration Strategic Messaging Project
$15,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2018
Workers' Dignity Project
Support for an organizational redevelopment consultation due to rapid growth. Consultant is Roadmap Consulting out of Los Angeles.
$5,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2018
Nations Ministry Center
To buy and renovate a bulding in the Nolensville Road corridor to serve as a permanent home for this agency that serves refugees.
$100,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2017
Conexion Americas
For safety and security improvements to an adjacent parking lot used primarily for staff. Grading work on the lot will also add at least seven parking spaces.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2017
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
Communication and engagement with the Latino community to educate them on their rights.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2017
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
For immigrant and refugee services following the recent executive orders that have created an additional operational burden.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2017
Siloam Health
For refugee services following the recent executive orders that have created an additional operational burden.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2017
Nations Ministry Center
For refugee services following the recent executive orders that have created an additional operational burden.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2017
Nashville International Center for Empowerment
For refugee services following the recent executive orders that have created an additional operational burden.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2017
Justice for Our Neighbors
For immigrant services following the recent executive orders that have created an additional operational burden.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2017
Conexion Americas
For immigrant services following the recent executive orders that have created an additional operational burden.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2017
Catholic Charities of Tennessee
For immigrant and refugee services following the recent executive orders that have created an additional operational burden.
$25,000
Immigrants and Refugees
2022
The Heimerdinger Foundation
Capital support to renovate and expand space in Berry Hill
$250,000
Human Services
2022
Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
To build out a studio equipped to make videos for social media and website to best serve and communicate with the Deaf community
$2,200
Human Services
2022
Day 7
Scholarship support for nonprofit partners in Day 7 services, including executive coaching, mental health and nutritional counseling
$10,000
Human Services
2022
Fannie Battle Day Home
Capital improvements to the Fannie Battle daycare
$290,000
Human Services
2022
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Cabin Expansion of Camp Widjiwagan
$1,000,000
Human Services
2022
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
To purchase LegalServer Case Management Software, the leader in technology solutions for those who provide legal assistance to low income and vulnerable populations.
$200,000
Human Services
2022
St. Luke's Community House
Support for building renovations and other capacity building needs
$370,000
Human Services
2022
Fannie Battle Day Home
General support through the Ansley Fund for 2022
$10,000
Human Services
2022
Fifty Forward
Capital support to build a new 10,000-square-foot center for FiftyForward Bordeaux, Creative Girls Rock, Nashville Adult Literacy Council and Senior Ride Nashville.
$1,000,000
Human Services
2022
BeWell in School
To transition curriculum to an online library for requested expansion of services
$25,000
Human Services
2022
The Sexual Assault Center
Capital for surface renovations and a planning process to expand outreach efforts
$190,000
Human Services
2022
Project Return, Inc.
Capital campaign to purchase the property on Lafayette
$28,990
Human Services
2022
Project Return, Inc.
Capital campaign to purchase the property on Lafayette
$2,000,000
Human Services
2022
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
YMCA/HBCU Alliance master planning process to sustain the Northwest Family YMCA as a permanent community resource.
$200,000
Human Services
2022
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Support for Camp Widjiwagan scholarships in the summer of 2022
$10,000
Human Services
2022
Raphah Institute
Capacity building support
$25,000
Human Services
2022
Book'em
Refurbishing a donated Book Bus to expand programming and further the organization’s mission.
$25,000
Human Services
2022
Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee
Strategic Planning
$14,000
Human Services
2022
NeedLink Nashville
General support for 2022-23 at agency addressing emergency needs of struggling Nashvillians.
$50,000
Human Services
2022
Alive Hospice, Inc.
Funding for $10 million capital campaign to fund facilities improvements, long-term debt pay off, EMR system upgrades, and the addition of web-based client-facing technology to enhance the experience and improve communication with patients and families.
$500,000
Human Services
2022
Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee
Support for construction of a multipurpose building at Camp Sycamore
$250,000.00
Human Services
2022
Thistle Farms
Capital request to fund a portion of the buildout of a larger production facility for Thistle Farms' Body and Home products division. The new facility will allow TF to grow revenues 56% over two years and realize economies of scale in supply procurement.
$250,000
Human Services
2022
Family & Children's Service
Support for Technology Improvements
$110,000
Human Services
2021
Nashville Adult Literacy Council
Technology support for the GOAL Collective
$200,000
Human Services
2021
Fannie Battle Day Home
General support through the Ansley Fund for 2021.
$10,000
Human Services
2021
Equal Chance for Education
Support for a web development project that will add applicant, member, and admin portals to streamline internal and external communications
$8,149
Human Services
2021
Transitional Housing & Work Programs
Support for a technology assessment. VENDOR: Atiba
$2,850
Human Services
2021
Edgehill Neighborhood Partnership
Strategic Planning Support
$16,000
Human Services
2021
Corner to Corner
Support to establish the 37208 Fund
$25,000
Human Services
2021
Martha O'Bryan Center
Additional support for campus expansion and improvements as part of the "So All Shall Rise" capital campaign.
$400,000
Human Services
2021
Operation Stand Down Tennessee
Support for “Operation Commissary” to address veterans' food insecurity through a partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank and Hands On Nashville.
$150,000
Human Services
2021
The Crossroads Campus
Supplemental grant for capital campaign due to increase in construction costs
$100,000
Human Services
2021
High Hopes, Inc.
To help establish a Nashville satellite clinic for children and youth with special needs.
$50,000
Human Services
2021
Fountain of Life Ministries
Bishop Cambell's Summer Program
$5,000
Human Services
2021
Fifty Forward
Additional support for consulting and meeting facilitation with potential partners in Fifty Forward's plans for community space in Bordeaux.
$5,000
Human Services
2021
Fifty Forward
For consulting and meeting facilitation with potential partners in Fifty Forward's plans for community space in North Nashville.
$3,000
Human Services
2021
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Support for Camp Widjiwagan scholarships in the summer of 2021
$10,000
Human Services
2021
The Crossroads Campus
Support for a campaign to build a new building in North Nashville
$200,000
Human Services
2021
Men of Valor
Toward the purchase of an additional 15-passenger van to transport the agency's growing number of program participants to work sites in the Nashville area.The number of residents in the MOV complex has more than doubled in the last year to 93.
$25,000
Human Services
2021
The Sexual Assault Center
Toward production of a book featuring photos of sexual assault survivors, as they want to be depicted. The agency hopes that the project will building awareness of the agency and its services.
$10,000
Human Services
2021
Family & Children's Service
Completion of a technology assessment, moving the phone system to the cloud and transitioning to an IT service provider
$5,000
Human Services
2021
NeedLink Nashville
General support for 2021-22 at agency addressing emergency needs of struggling Nashvillians.
$150,000
Human Services
2021
Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee
Support for implementing telehealth into the cancer support program
$70,000
Human Services
2020
Project Return, Inc.
To renovate space that the agency plans to lease and later purchase.
$250,000
Human Services
2020
Vanderbilt University
To gauge the technology needs of Nashville children, immigrants, the elderly and others subject to racial, ethnic and digital inequities. The survey would be a joint project involving Metro Government and Peabody College at Vanderbilt.
$128,000
Human Services
2020
STARS Nashville
Capital improvements at the Youth Opportunity Center
$250,000
Human Services
2020
Mental Health America of Middle TN
Support to buy "Occumetrics," a workplace wellness program that offers strategies to address employee mental health needs. The program includes tools for assessment, facilitation of focus groups and identification of weaknesses in corporate culture.
$25,000
Human Services
2020
Fannie Battle Day Home
General support through the Ansley Fund for 2020.
$10,000
Human Services
2020
Nashville Business Incubation Center
To expand support for small businesses led by minorities, women and veterans at a time when COVID-19 is disproportionately hurting those businesses.
$150,000
Human Services
2020
The Arc of Tennessee
Support for a technology assessment. VENDOR: Nonprofit Software Specialist / Southern Made Digital Lab
$2,500
Human Services
2020
Project Return, Inc.
To launch a new business doing deep cleaning and disinfecting for customers dealing with the COVID-19 virus.
$25,000
Human Services
2020
Cottage Cove
Capital support towards ADA compliance at the Cottage Cove Tusculum facility
$15,000
Human Services
2020
NeedLink Nashville
General support for 2020-2021 at agency addressing emergency needs of struggling Nashvillians.
$50,000
Human Services
2020
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Support for Camp Widjiwagan scholarships in the summer of 2020.
$10,000
Human Services
2019
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Toward a $1.2 million renovation of the 24-year-old Frist Teen Center at the Green Hills YMCA.
$500,000
Human Services
2019
Nurture the Next
Staff support devoted to data merging and relationship building for the ACE Nashville collaborative.
$150,000
Human Services
2019
Nashville Adult Literacy Council
To implement a shared data system among 19 agencies serving adults in need of literacy services.
$50,000
Human Services
2019
Raphah Institute
Support for a salesforce database that would prepare the agency to serve as a broader resource in the community.
$20,000
Human Services
2019
Fannie Battle Day Home
General support from the Ansley Fund for 2019.
$10,000
Human Services
2019
Thistle Farms
To help develop a 12 month curriculum designed to teach women survivors how to have healthy intimate relationships.
$25,000
Human Services
2019
Valor Collegiate Academies
To manage a cohort of seven high-performing charter organizations interested in sharing curriculum and promoting academic and managerial excellence.
$150,000
Human Services
2019
Fannie Battle Day Home
For various capital improvements at this East Nashville daycare.
$100,000
Human Services
2019
Tennesseans for Quality Early Education Policy and Research
Support for a statewide study to demonstrate the impact the childcare crisis is having on employers and the broader workforce.
$5,000
Human Services
2019
Fifty Forward
Consulting services to coordinate senior programs in North Nashville as part of FiftyForward's planning for new facility.
$1,500
Human Services
2019
Project Return, Inc.
Equipment for a new lawn care business called PROPS (Project Return Opportunities for Property Services). It will be the agency's third social enterprise.
$60,000
Human Services
2019
Men of Valor
To purchase a 15-passenger van to transport clients to and from work. The agency provides transitional living for men leaving prison.
$55,000
Human Services
2019
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Support from the Ansley Fund for YMCA Camp Widjiwagan scholarships
$10,000
Human Services
2019
NeedLink Nashville
General support for 2019-2020 at agency addressing emergency needs of struggling Nashvillians.
$50,000
Human Services
2019
Martha O'Bryan Center
Support for a $15 million campaign to build out a new center and charter school amid the massive redevelopment of Cayce Homes.
$400,000
Human Services
2018
Martha O'Bryan Center
Support for a $15 million campaign to build out a new center and charter school amid the massive redevelopment of Cayce Homes.
$600,000
Human Services
2018
Cumberland Heights Foundation
This was a successful challenge grant for a new adolescent treatment center run by Cumberland Heights. This brings our total giving to this project to $500,000.
$250,000
Human Services
2018
18th Avenue Family Enrichment Center
Support for a new roof, which is old and leaking in two classrooms.
$15,000
Human Services
2018
St. Luke's Community House
Planning process for Promise Zone work in Nashville.
$2,500
Human Services
2018
Fannie Battle Day Home
General support through the Ansley Fund for 2018
$10,000
Human Services
2018
Operation Stand Down Tennessee
To help complete a $3.5 million capital campaign. The effort has already raised enough to buy their current property but still lacks about $1 million to renovate their offices and client space.
$250,000
Human Services
2018
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Support for Camp Widjiwagan scholarships.
$10,000
Human Services
2018
Native American Indian Association
Capital support for the Circle of Life Native American Indian Center, which will be located on six acres on Bell Road in the Cane Ridge community.
$25,000
Human Services
2018
Renewed/Eating Disorders Coalition
Funding for a consultation to evaluate the organization's current accounting system, make improvements and create a plan for the future.
$2,500
Human Services
2018
Nashville Children's Alliance
Capital grant to upgrade and expand equipment in connection with move to a multi-agency Family Safety Center in late 2018.
$72,000
Human Services
2018
Family & Children's Service
Additional support for a $12 million capital campaign for new offices off Charlotte Avenue. Management has suggested this be a challenge grant to other potential major donors.
$500,000
Human Services
2018
Grace M. Eaton Day Home
To help defray costs to relocate the childcare center from North Nashville to an office park off Murfreesboro Road. The 123-slot center is opening in April 2018.
$100,000
Human Services
2018
Cumberland Heights Foundation
To establish a 30-bed treatment facility in Kingston Springs for adolescent boys.
$250,000
Human Services
2018
St. Luke's Community House
For one-time expenses associated with capacity building at this agency, which is evolving as a multi-agency hub for service delivery in West Nashville.
$150,000
Human Services
2018
NeedLink Nashville
General support for fiscal year 2018-2019
$50,000
Human Services
2018
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
To relocate from downtown to larger space near the airport, thus saving $400,000 over the next seven years in rent.
$175,000
Human Services
2017
The Sexual Assault Center
Support for community education efforts in support of rape survivors
$2,000
Human Services
2017
Fannie Battle Day Home
Support through the Ansley Fund for 2017.
$10,000
Human Services
2017
High Hopes, Inc.
Support for a $4 million campaign to double the agency's service capacity.
$100,000
Human Services
2017
The Sexual Assault Center
Toward a $2.5 million campaign to reconfigure the agency's building to add a clinic for sexual assault victims, as well as additional smaller offices to do confidential work.
$250,000
Human Services
2017
Thistle Farms
Specialized equipment to manufacture and package products sold by Thistle Farms in its new warehouse.
$95,000
Human Services
2017
Fifty Forward
To implement a VoIP phone system that would vastly improve communications at eight Midstate facilities while saving $1,500 to $2,000 a month in phone charges.
$50,000
Human Services
2017
St. Luke's Community House
To acquire various software for accounting, customer relationship management, and fundraising.
$105,000
Human Services
2017
NeedLink Nashville
General support for fiscal year 2017 - 2018.
$50,000
Human Services
2017
Fannie Battle Day Home
General operating support through the Ansley Fund.
$10,000
Human Services
2022
Faith Family Medical Center
Support for a social enterprise called HealthPass
$200,000
Health Disparties
2022
Interfaith Dental Clinic
To purchase technology to support a new online patient portal and website, case management and fundraising software
$25,000
Health Disparties
2021
Tennessee Justice Center, Inc.
Toward a $4.3 million campaign to buy and build out new offices near J.C. Napier Homes.
$250,000
Health Disparties
2021
Nashville CARES
To replace outdated technology used by employees and move most data and client services to the cloud to streamline operations and save money in maintenance.
$300,000
Health Disparties
2021
Tennessee Health Care Campaign, Inc.
Support for technology updates
$15,000
Health Disparties
2020
Street Works
To renovate new space to house the agency, whose previous offices were damaged by tornadoes earlier this year.
$25,000
Health Disparties
2020
Tennessee Primary Care Assn.
To buy software to address operational and compliance gaps while streamlining data management.
$3,500
Health Disparties
2020
Urban Housing Solutions
Build out for a medical clinic at 26th and Clarksville
$225,000
Health Disparties
2020
NashvilleHealth
Research project to examine Nashville's response to COVID
$25,000
Health Disparties
2020
Siloam Health
Toward Phase One of a $6.5 million campaign to expand Siloam's service area through satellite clinics. The first phase aims to raise $2.5 million to open a clinic in southeast Nashville.
$1,000,000
Health Disparties
2019
NashvilleHealth
For strategic planning involving the health of Nashvillians and harnessing partnerships to address them collectively.
$60,000
Health Disparties
2019
American Cancer Society of Nashville
Renovation of the Hope Lodge, where patients can stay while undergoing active cancer treatment in Nashville.
$50,000
Health Disparties
2018
Faith Family Medical Center
Support for a $6 million capital campaign to build a larger facility.
$1,000,000
Health Disparties
2018
Interfaith Dental Clinic
Toward a $3.3 million campaign to relocate the clinic to the old Aladdin Industries complex to handle a growing patient load.
$500,000
Health Disparties
2017
Tennessee Justice Center, Inc.
For final adjustments and testing of the agency's AskJane TennCare screening software.
$20,000
Health Disparties
2017
Siloam Health
To purchase DonorSearch, a wealth prospecting software to increase donor base due to recent Executive Orders regarding immigration.
$5,500
Health Disparties
2022
Nashville Food Project
Support for a strategic plan
$17,000
Food insecurity
2022
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
To install hardware and software at 188 partner agencies to better track food distribution.
$100,000
Food insecurity
2021
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
To install hardware and software at 188 partner agencies to better track food distribution.
$115,000
Food insecurity
2018
Nashville Food Project
Capital Campaign
$500,000
Food insecurity
2018
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
Support for a $20 million capital campaign to expand capacity at the MetroCenter warehouse and to establish distribution centers in Murfreesboro and Camden.
$250,000
Food insecurity
2017
Nashville Food Project
Support for a capital campaign to build out a new headquarters in West Nashville, relocating from the Woodmont Christian Church facility that has served that purpose since it began.
$500,000
Food insecurity
2017
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
Support for a $20 million capital campaign to expand capacity at the MetroCenter warehouse and to establish distribution centers in Murfreesboro and Camden.
$250,000
Food insecurity
2021
Civic Tennessee
Matching funds to conduct COVID vaccine clinics and outreach in Middle Tennessee.
$25,000
Emergency Response
2021
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Initial staffing support and other expenses for the Nashville VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Assisting in Disaster).
$150,000
Emergency Response
2021
Nashville Food Project
To provide after-school meals for YMCA's childcare program for the month of June.
$15,000
Emergency Response
2021
MDHA Housing Trust Corp.
Covid Vaccine Coordination for MDHA residents
$25,000
Emergency Response
2021
Conexion Americas
Toward a $100,000 effort over the next year to deliver vaccine education, as well as vaccines, to the Latinx community.
$25,000
Emergency Response
2021
Conexion Americas
To free up operational funds at a challenging time by covering expenses of the Casa Azafran building for one year.
$300,000
Emergency Response
2021
St. Luke's Community House
Support for the early learning center
$200,000
Emergency Response
2021
Coach Approach, Inc.
Support for work with nonprofit agencies to address employee self-care.
$10,000
Emergency Response
2021
Hands On Nashville
For extraordinary expenses in connection with the community response to the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville.
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
End Slavery Tennessee
To help reinforce operating support as partner agencies struggle with the impact of COVID-19 on their budgets.
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Community Resource Center
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$1,000
Emergency Response
2020
YWCA of Nashville/Middle TN
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
United Way of Greater Nashville
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
The Sexual Assault Center
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$20,000
Emergency Response
2020
Tennessee Justice Center, Inc.
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
St. Luke's Community House
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
Siloam Health
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$20,000
Emergency Response
2020
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Rooftop Foundation
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$2,500
Emergency Response
2020
Project Return, Inc.
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
Oasis Center
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Neighborhood Health
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
NeedLink Nashville
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$2,500
Emergency Response
2020
Nashville Safe Haven Family Shelter
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
Nashville Rescue Mission
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Nashville Food Project
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
Martha O'Bryan Center
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Land Trust for Tennessee, Inc.
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
Interfaith Dental Clinic
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
Hands On Nashville
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$10,000
Emergency Response
2020
Fifty Forward
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Family & Children's Service
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Faith Family Medical Center
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
Conexion Americas
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$20,000
Emergency Response
2020
Center for Nonprofit Management
To help employees deal with the prolonged stress of work under trying conditions due to COVID-19
$10,000
Emergency Response
2020
Elmington Elevates
Support for COVID response related needs for Carter Lawrence students
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
Tennessee Justice Center, Inc.
To support the organization's rising caseload involving healthcare and nutrition benefits lost due to COVID-19 shutdowns.
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Tennessee Foreign Language Institute Fund
Translation services for nonprofits distributing health information related to COVID-19
$15,000
Emergency Response
2020
Mother to Mother
To support COVID-response expenses, including the purchase of more health and safety items for small children to meet increased demand.
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Community Resource Center
To distribute 1,500 COVID-19 relief kits to low-income seniors and disabled residents of MDHA properties. The residents are at high risk of contracting COVID-19. They have an average annual income of $8,000 and are 97 percent black.
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
To help operate an emergency childcare for children of first responders in the wake of COVID-19.
$250,000
Emergency Response
2020
Coach Approach, Inc.
To provide self-care and wellness services free of charge to front-line workers.
$10,000
Emergency Response
2020
Fifty Forward
To address client needs ranging from food to technology, all exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Nashville Diaper Connection
Support for diaper purchases to meet increased demand in the face of COVID-19.
$20,000
Emergency Response
2020
Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Purchase of new software in response to COVID-19 that allows Bridges to more efficiently provide HIPAA compliant VRI to their deaf and hard of hearing communities.
$10,000
Emergency Response
2020
Benevolent Healthcare Foundation
Support for Project CURE's effort to provide medical supplies to local hospitals, clinics, senior living facilities and the Nashville Office of Emergency Management.
$20,000
Emergency Response
2020
Community Resource Center
To support efforts to provide supplies to people and agencies hurt by the COVID-19 crisis. Supplies range from diapers and formula to personal hygiene items and detergent.
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
The HCA Hope Fund
Support in connection with the COVID-19 disaster.
$1,000,000
Emergency Response
2020
United Way of Greater Nashville
Support for the COVID-19 Response Fund to help those affected by the COVID-19 virus, both economically and medically.
$1,000,000
Emergency Response
2020
NeedLink Nashville
Emergency grant for COVID-19 and Tornado Response
$100,000
Emergency Response
2020
Catholic Charities of Tennessee
Support for the McGruder Center tornado response, especially in the immediate North Nashville neighborhood.
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Gideon's Army
Support for tornado relief efforts in North Nashville
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Northwest Family YMCA
Support for tornado relief efforts
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Lee Chapel AME Church
Support for tornado relief efforts
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Rebuilding Together Nashville
Support for tornado relief efforts
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Nashville Food Project
Support for tornado relief efforts
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Hands On Nashville
To address emergency needs resulting from tornadoes and the COVID-19 virus. (Originally intend solely for tornado victims, this grant was expanded to include COVID-19 impact in late March at the request of the agency.)
$25,000
Emergency Response
2020
Community Resource Center
Support for tornado relief efforts
$25,000
Emergency Response
2018
Nashville Diaper Connection
Expenses to move and build out additional storage space.
$12,000
Emergency Response
2017
The HCA Hope Fund
For HCA employee relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
$500,000
Emergency Response
2022
Supreme Court of Tennessee
General support through the Ansley Fund for the SCALES program educating children about the Tennessee justice system
$5,000
Civic
2022
Conservancy for the Parthenon and Centennial Park
Capital support to build out a cafe to generate earned revenue for the park
$800,000
Civic
2022
Mosaic Institute DBA Mosaic Changemakers
To support the purchase of Salesforce database
$88,000
Civic
2022
Nashville Conflict Resolution Center
Support for the strategic design of a fundraising infrastructure with Thrivence over a 90-120 engagement period
$25,000
Civic
2022
Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
To support the charitable work embedded in the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce's Partnership 2030 plan.
$5,000
Civic
2022
Teach for America
Support of $150,000 for TFA's teacher education program for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2022.
$150,000
Civic
2022
Belmont University
Capital and community engagement staff for the Belmont University Frist College of Medicine
$28,943
Civic
2022
Belmont University
Capital and community engagement staff for the Belmont University Frist College of Medicine
$2,000,000
Civic
2022
PENCIL Foundation
Capacity Building With Senior Leaders in Preparation for Management Succession
$15,000
Civic
2022
Leadership Nashville Foundation
Operating support for Leadership Nashville in 2022
$10,000
Civic
2022
Leadership Nashville Foundation
Support for Leadership Nashville's DEI Day
$1,000
Civic
2022
Friends of Warner Parks, Inc.
Support towards park improvements including: invasive plant removal, gate restoration and trail refurbishment
$1,200,000
Civic
2021
Meharry Medical College
Support for Lloyd C. Elam Mental Health Center's Digital Transformation Assessment. VENDOR: ATIBA
$2,500
Civic
2021
Supreme Court of Tennessee
General support through the Ansley Fund for the SCALES program educating children about the Tennessee justice system.
$5,000
Civic
2021
Belmont University
Toward startup expenses of the Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine.
$2,300,000
Civic
2021
Gordon Jewish Community Center
Additional support toward capital needs that have grown by $500,000 percent since a $6 million capital campaign began in 2020.
$100,000
Civic
2021
Friends of Warner Parks, Inc.
Support for a $15 million capital campaign to restore and preserve Warner Parks. Full funding of our $2.5 million grant is contingent on Metro's active participation in ongoing maintenance.
$750,000
Civic
2021
Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
To support the charitable work embedded in the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce's Partnership 2030 plan.
$5,000
Civic
2021
Teach for America
Support of $150,000 for TFA's teacher education program for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2021, plus $50,000 for a summer remediation program to address student learning loss during the pandemic.
$200,000
Civic
2021
Tennessee Environmental Council
Support for a technology assessment by data analyst John Carr.
$2,500
Civic
2021
Nashville Civic Design Center
Support for design work and community engagement in the rebuilding of Second Avenue.
$25,000
Civic
2021
Land Trust for Tennessee, Inc.
Towards a master plan for Glen Leven Farm, which serves as both office space and environmental showcase for the organization.
$210,000
Civic
2021
Gordon Jewish Community Center
Toward a $6 million campaign to refurbish and expand the JCC's 52-year-old building that serves as both community center and fitness facility.
$250,000
Civic
2021
Leadership Nashville Foundation
General support for 2021.
$10,000
Civic
2020
Conservancy for the Parthenon and Centennial Park
To install WiFi at the Parthenon, allowing for synchronous learning opportunities, national and international opportunities moving forward and use of an app to aid in tours of the Parthenon.
$15,000
Civic
2020
Supreme Court of Tennessee
General support through the Ansley Fund for the SCALES program educating children about the Tennessee justice system.
$5,000
Civic
2020
Nashville Parks Foundation
At a time when COVID-19 restrictions have cut off NPF's only income stream, this grant would retain a consultant to explore ways that NPF can work with Centennial Park and others to better coordinate efforts to support Metro's park system.
$5,000
Civic
2020
Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
Support for the economic and community development initiative, Partnership 2020.
$5,000
Civic
2020
Friends of Warner Parks, Inc.
Support for a $15 million capital campaign to restore and preserve Warner Parks. Full funding of our $2.5 million grant is contingent on Metro's active participation in ongoing maintenance.
$750,000
Civic
2020
Teach for America
Support for TFA's teacher education program for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2020.
$150,000
Civic
2020
Leadership Nashville Foundation
General support for 2020
$10,000
Civic
2020
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for Nashville's Agenda for 2020
$5,000
Civic
2019
Better Angels
Seed money for the Nashville efforts of Better Angels, a program aimed at building bridges among people with different backgrounds and points of view.
$5,000
Civic
2019
Supreme Court of Tennessee
General support through the Ansley Fund in 2019 for the SCALES program educating children about the Tennessee justice system.
$5,000
Civic
2019
Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee
For strategic planning involving mass transit.
$10,000
Civic
2019
Walk/Bike Nashville
Strategic planning for this organization that promotes walking and biking as viable transportation options in a fast-growing city.
$6,300
Civic
2019
Tennessee Environmental Council
Support for strategic planning
$5,500
Civic
2019
Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
Support for the economic and community development initiative, Partnership 2020, for the year beginning July 1, 2019.
$5,000
Civic
2019
100 Club of Nashville
Support for dependents of police officers and firefighters who lose their lives in the line of duty.
$1,000
Civic
2019
Friends of Warner Parks, Inc.
Support for a $15 million capital campaign to restore and preserve Warner Parks. Full funding of our $2.5 million grant is contingent on Metro's active participation in ongoing maintenance.
$1,000,000
Civic
2019
Nashville Public Education Foundation
Support, along with other local donors, toward Metro's Trauma Informed Schools Partnership.
$25,000
Civic
2019
Boy Scouts/Middle Tennessee Council
Toward a $12 million campaign for major improvements at the 60-year-old Camp Boxwell, the local council's main camping facility.
$250,000
Civic
2019
Nashville Civic Design Center
Office renovation and reconfiguration to add work stations and update community meeting space.
$25,000
Civic
2019
Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville
Toward the inaugural Open Streets Arts Festival in North Nashville
$10,000
Civic
2019
Teach for America
Support for this teacher training program for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2019.
$150,000
Civic
2019
Miracle League of Music City
To build a baseball field and playground at Edwin Warner Park that is accessible for individuals with disabilities.
$10,000
Civic
2019
Leadership Nashville Foundation
General operating support for 2019
$10,000
Civic
2019
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for Nashville's Agenda in 2019.
$5,000
Civic
2018
Greenways for Nashville
For an engineering study of a Rails and Trails project in North Nashville and to explore a possible capital campaign to build out Nashville's entire greenway system.
$150,000
Civic
2018
Supreme Court of Tennessee
General operating support for SCALES program for 2018
$5,000
Civic
2018
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for the Growing the Circle Fund to promote and expand high-level philanthropy in the Nashville area.
$10,000
Civic
2018
Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
Support for the Chamber's Partnership 2020 economic and community development effort.
$5,000
Civic
2018
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support in 2018 for the Middle Tennessee Donors Forum Fund, designed to advance thoughtful local philanthropy through collegial interaction, informational programs, and professional development opportunities.
$10,000
Civic
2018
Teach for America
Support for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2018.
$150,000
Civic
2018
The Sycamore Institute
General support for this non-partisan organization that produces research involving Tennessee public policy.
$25,000
Civic
2018
Nashville Civic Design Center
Strategic planning process
$15,000
Civic
2018
Nashville Tools for Schools
Support for the building out of new space donated to the organization by MNPS for its work related to renovations needed by the various public schools.
$9,000
Civic
2018
Leadership Nashville Foundation
General support for 2018
$10,000
Civic
2018
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Support for Nashville's Agenda in 2018
$5,000
Civic
2017
Cumberland River Compact
Toward a pilot project aimed at cleaning up creeks flowing into the Nashville segment of the Cumberland River. (Some 52 miles of the 688-mile river flow through Nashville.)
$76,500
Civic
2017
Supreme Court of Tennessee
General support through the Ansley Fund for the SCALES program educating children about the Tennessee justice system.
$5,000
Civic
2017
Land Trust for Tennessee, Inc.
To relocate the administrative offices from Cummins Station to the Glen Leven historic farm.
$125,000
Civic
2017
Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
Support for the charitable aspect of the Chamber's Partnership 2020 economic development effort.
$5,000
Civic
2017
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
To establish a "Growing the Circle" fund to encourage high level philanthropy in the Nashville area among wealthy individuals and corporations.
$5,000
Civic
2017
Land Trust for Tennessee, Inc.
To relocate the administrative offices from Cummins Station to the Glen Leven historic farm.
$100,000
Civic
2017
Leadership Nashville Foundation
General support for 2017.
$10,000
Civic
2017
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Seed funding to support Mayor Barry's youth workforce development effort, Opportunity NOW.
$100,000
Civic
2017
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
General support for Nashville's Agenda for 2017.
$5,000
Civic
2017
Teach for America
Support for the fiscal year starting June 1, 2017.
$150,000
Civic
2022
Nashville Zoo, Inc.
Additional support for the Zoo's Grow Wild campaign, which includes the buildout of a major exhibit featuring the animals of Africa. This concludes our commitment to the Zoo.
$4,500,000
Arts and Culture
2022
Nashville Zoo, Inc.
Additional support for the Zoo's Grow Wild campaign, which includes the buildout of a major exhibit featuring the animals of Africa.
$273,014
Arts and Culture
2022
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2022 (Because the Frist Foundation corpus grew in 2021, 7% will be added to the $5,509,463 owed last year, reflecting inflation in 2021, in figuring the grant for 2022.)
$1,035,325
Arts and Culture
2022
Frist Art Museum
To support capital and maintenance needs in 2022
$1,000,000
Arts and Culture
2022
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2022 (Because the Frist Foundation corpus grew in 2021, 7% will be added to the $5,509,463 owed last year, reflecting inflation in 2021, in figuring the grant for 2022.)
$4,914,560
Arts and Culture
2022
Gospel Music Association
Technology support to build a software database in preparation for a new museum
$100,000
Arts and Culture
2022
Nashville Zoo, Inc.
Formal set-aside in 2017 toward the buildout of Africa as part of a $160 million capital campaign aimed at making the institution one of the top 10 zoos in the country. Payment anticipated around February 2022.
$5,000,000
Arts and Culture
2022
Tennessee State Museum Foundation
General support for 2022
$2,500
Arts and Culture
2022
Nashville Symphony Association
One-time operational support grant
$50,000
Arts and Culture
2021
Nashville Zoo, Inc.
Additional support for the Zoo's Grow Wild campaign, which includes the buildout of a major exhibit featuring the animals of Africa.
$1,226,986
Arts and Culture
2021
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2021 (Because Frist Foundation corpus grew in 2020, 1.4 percent will be added to the $5,433,395 owed last year, reflecting inflation in 2020, in figuring the grant for 2021.)
$267,132
Arts and Culture
2021
Nashville Zoo, Inc.
Continuing support for the "Grow Wild" capital campaign.
$4,000,000
Arts and Culture
2021
Frist Art Museum
To support capital and maintenance needs in 2021.
$1,000,000
Arts and Culture
2021
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2021 (Because Frist Foundation corpus grew in 2020, 1.4 percent will be added to the $5,433,395 owed last year, reflecting inflation in 2020, in figuring the grant for 2021.)
$3,867,331
Arts and Culture
2021
Nashville Repertory Theatre
Toward buying a sound system and 36 microphones for everyone in the biggest casts the Rep has had in over a decade.
$25,000
Arts and Culture
2021
National Museum of African American Music
Toward an unmet gap of $1 million in the final push to complete construction of the new museum.
$200,000
Arts and Culture
2021
Nashville Symphony Association
Technology equipment for streaming capabilities and content library
$125,000
Arts and Culture
2021
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2021 (Because Frist Foundation corpus grew in 2020, 1.4 percent will be added to the $5,433,395 owed last year, reflecting inflation in 2020, in figuring the grant for 2021.)
$1,375,000
Arts and Culture
2021
Nashville Zoo, Inc.
Support for the "Grow Wild" capital campaign.
$2,300,210
Arts and Culture
2021
Adventure Science Center
To underwrite The Tinkering Garage exhibit from April 1 to July 31, 2021, aimed at bringing families back to the center to undertake small building projects.
$50,000
Arts and Culture
2021
Tennessee State Museum Foundation
General support for Tennessee Waltz in 2021
$2,500
Arts and Culture
2020
Nashville Zoo, Inc.
Support for the "Grow Wild" capital campaign.
$2,699,790
Arts and Culture
2020
Frist Art Museum
Operating support totaling $5,433,395 for 2020 (base $5 million plus 2.1% inflation in 2016, 2.1% in 2017, 1.9% in 2018, and 2.3% in 2019, as measured by CPI. Plus $1 million for capital needs.
$2,259,900
Arts and Culture
2020
Bravo Creative Arts Center
To purchase the costume collection of Performance Studios, which is going out of business.
$25,000
Arts and Culture
2020
Frist Art Museum
Operating support totaling $5,433,395 for 2020 (base $5 million plus 2.1% inflation in 2016, 2.1% in 2017, 1.9% in 2018, and 2.3% in 2019, as measured by CPI. Plus $1 million for capital needs.
$1,600,000
Arts and Culture
2020
Frist Art Museum
Operating support totaling $5,433,395 for 2020 (base $5 million plus 2.1% inflation in 2016, 2.1% in 2017, 1.9% in 2018, and 2.3% in 2019, as measured by CPI. Plus $1 million for capital needs.
$1,600,000
Arts and Culture
2020
Tennessee State Museum Foundation
General support for 2020
$2,500
Arts and Culture
2019
Nashville Zoo, Inc.
Support toward the zoo's $195 million "Grow Wild" capital campaign. (This $5 million grant was paid mostly with HCA stock, the balance in cash.)
$29,342
Arts and Culture
2019
Nashville Zoo, Inc.
Support toward the zoo's $195 million "Grow Wild" capital campaign. (This $5 million grant was paid mostly with HCA stock, the balance in cash.)
$4,970,658
Arts and Culture
2019
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2019 (base is $5 million plus 2.1% inflation in 2016, 2.1% more in 2017 and 1.9% in 2018, as measured by CPI.The inflation bonuses were added because of growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.)
$1,200,000
Arts and Culture
2019
National Museum of African American Music
To help close a $5.5 million gap in capital funding as the museum prepares to open in summer 2020..
$500,000
Arts and Culture
2019
Frist Art Museum
Support for various capital expenditures at the museum.
$1,000,000
Arts and Culture
2019
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2019 (base is $5 million plus 2.1% inflation in 2016, 2.1% more in 2017 and 1.9% in 2018, as measured by CPI.The inflation bonuses were added because of growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.)
$1,209,576
Arts and Culture
2019
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2019 (base is $5 million plus 2.1% inflation in 2016, 2.1% more in 2017 and 1.9% in 2018, as measured by CPI.The inflation bonuses were added because of growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.)
$1,565,424
Arts and Culture
2019
Adventure Science Center
Toward a new sound and music exhibit that opened in summer 2019.
$500,000
Arts and Culture
2019
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2019 (base is $5 million plus 2.1% inflation in 2016, 2.1% more in 2017 and 1.9% in 2018, as measured by CPI.The inflation bonuses were added because of growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.)
$1,336,237
Arts and Culture
2019
Tennessee State Museum Foundation
General support for 2019
$2,500
Arts and Culture
2018
Nashville Public Radio
General support, understanding that a $4.5 million capital campaign is near completion, and this grant may put the station over the top.
$25,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Nashville Symphony Association
To buy new software to manage the orchestra's music collection and its building. The on-line technology would replace two separate software programs that do not mesh with each other.
$78,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2018 -- baseline of $5 million plus 2.1 percent inflation in 2016 and 2.1 percent more in 2017, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.The inflation bonus was triggered by growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.
$1,303,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Adventure Science Center
Toward a new sound and music exhibit that opened in summer 2019.
$500,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2018 -- baseline of $5 million plus 2.1 percent inflation in 2016 and 2.1 percent more in 2017, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.The inflation bonus was triggered by growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.
$1,303,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Frist Art Museum
To support capital needs in 2018.
$500,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Nashville Public Library Foundation
For direct expenses associated with merging Friends of the Library into the Nashville Public Library Foundation.
$72,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Cheekwood
To refurbish the Frist Learning Center, add a cafe, and toward a fund for future maintenance needs.
$1,000,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2018 -- baseline of $5 million plus 2.1 percent inflation in 2016 and 2.1 percent more in 2017, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.The inflation bonus was triggered by growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.
$1,303,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Tennessee State Museum Foundation
Toward a new $160 million Tennessee State Museum on the Bicentennial Mall. Our $1.25 million grant was matched by HCA to constitute the first major gifts. The project received $120 million in state money. It opened on time and on budget in October 2018.
$400,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Cheekwood
To refurbish the Frist Learning Center, add a cafe, and toward a fund for future maintenance needs.
$1,500,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Frist Art Museum
Operating support for 2018 -- baseline of $5 million plus 2.1 percent inflation in 2016 and 2.1 percent more in 2017, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.The inflation bonus was triggered by growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.
$1,303,205
Arts and Culture
2018
Frist Art Museum
To support capital needs in 2018.
$500,000
Arts and Culture
2018
Tennessee State Museum Foundation
General support for 2018
$2,500
Arts and Culture
2017
Cheekwood
To refurbish the Frist Learning Center, add a cafe, and toward a fund for future maintenance needs.
$1,500,000
Arts and Culture
2017
Frist Art Museum
For capital expenditures in 2017 including $600,000 to repair windows and $400,000 toward renovating the Martin ArtQuest.
$400,000
Arts and Culture
2017
Frist Art Museum
General operating support for 2017 -- a base $5 million plus 2.1 percent inflation in 2016, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. (The inflation bonus was triggered by growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.)
$1,250,000
Arts and Culture
2017
Frist Art Museum
For capital expenditures in 2017 including $600,000 to repair windows and $400,000 toward renovating the Martin ArtQuest.
$600,000
Arts and Culture
2017
Frist Art Museum
General operating support for 2017 -- a base $5 million plus 2.1 percent inflation in 2016, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. (The inflation bonus was triggered by growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.)
$1,250,000
Arts and Culture
2017
Tennessee State Museum Foundation
Toward a new $160 million Tennessee State Museum on the Bicentennial Mall. Our $1.25 million grant was matched by HCA to constitute the first major gifts. The project received $120 million in state money. It opened on time and on budget in October 2018.
$400,000
Arts and Culture
2017
Frist Art Museum
General operating support for 2017 -- a base $5 million plus 2.1 percent inflation in 2016, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. (The inflation bonus was triggered by growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.)
$1,355,000
Arts and Culture
2017
Nashville Public Television Council
General support in response to the station's request for $100,000 to upgrade its technology to add a third broadcast channel devoted to children's programming. The content would be generated by Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
$25,000
Arts and Culture
2017
Frist Art Museum
General operating support for 2017 -- a base $5 million plus 2.1 percent inflation in 2016, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. (The inflation bonus was triggered by growth in the foundation's investment portfolio.)
$1,250,000
Arts and Culture
2017
Tennessee State Museum Foundation
General support for 2017.
$2,500
Arts and Culture
2017
Nashville Public Radio
General support, understanding that a major capital campaign is still under way, and the funding would likely go to that purpose.
$25,000
Arts and Culture
Impact
More than $340 million donated
More than 9,500 grants funded
40 years of service
Over $3 million in nonprofit excellence awards through CNM’s Awards of Achievement
The Frist Foundation has provided initial grant funding for many key Nashville organizations, including the below.
