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CFMT awards more than $2.72 million in grants to 453 Middle Tennessee organizations

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee is thrilled to announce $2,726,800 in grants to 453 local nonprofit organizations as part of the 2018 annual grantmaking process.

The grants will benefit nonprofits in 33 area counties: Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Warren, White, Williamson and Wilson counties.

The top three awards categories were Human Services-Children (16 percent of the grants), Education (15 percent), and Arts and Humanities (14 percent).

“The Community Foundation is honored to connect generosity with need through these annual grants and through other avenues throughout the year, but we couldn’t have the impact we do without the many nonprofits offering solutions to our community’s needs and vital services to our neighbors,” said Ellen Lehman, president of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. “Thanks to the generous support of our donors, and the work of dedicated and talented nonprofits, we are able to fund solutions which address Middle Tennessee’s emerging needs and opportunities.”

The Community Foundation awards discretionary grants annually from its unrestricted and field-of-interest funds to Middle Tennessee nonprofits. Grants are awarded through an open application process for organizations addressing community needs and benefiting the well-being of citizens through valuable programs and innovative services.

2018 GRANTEES

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COUNTY	ORGANIZATION	DESCRIPTION
BEDFORD	Bedford Builds Habitat for Humanity	To build and sell affordable housing to our low income community with a zero percent loan.
BEDFORD	Bedford County Imagination Library	to provide free, new age appropriate books each month to Bedford County children from birth to age five.
BEDFORD	Caregiver Relief Program of Bedford County	To provide at least $140 monthly for reimbursement for quality respite care to 20 families suffering with Alzheimer's disease.
BEDFORD	Community Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County, Inc.	To provide a monthly diabetic program for our diabetic patients to improve and stabilize their health.
BEDFORD	Community Development Center	To provide Family Services to 30 families, including professional counseling to ten families, to reduce stress of families with autism.
BEDFORD	Middle Tennessee Spay and Neuter Clinic Inc	To reduce pet overpopulation in middle Tennessee counties by providing free surgeries to 300 unowned (feral, stray and community) cats.
BEDFORD	Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Association	To reduce local pet abandonment by accepting owner surrender dogs and cats and providing appropriate veterinary care prior to rehoming
BEDFORD	The Center for Family Development	To provide educational and enrichment groups for 100 teen and youth enrolled in the South Central Relative Caregiver Program
CANNON	CASA of Cannon County Tennessee	CASA trains and supports volunteers to advocate for children in the court system who are dependents of abuse and neglect.
CHEATHAM	Ark Community Resource and Assistance Center	To provide five fresh and nutritious prepared meals each week to 45 or more homebound individuals in south Cheatham County.
CHEATHAM	Cheatham County Animal Awareness Foundation	CCAAF provides low/no cost spay/ neuter services for the companion animals of Cheatham County residents who qualify as low income.
CHEATHAM	Cheatham County Kids, Inc	To provide resources and support for families of children with special needs as well as the challenged and disadvantaged.
CHEATHAM	Pegram Elementary School	To provide an educational and enriching art experience for elementary students with limited resources in our community.
COFFEE	Bel-Aire Elementary School	Bel-Aire wishes to provide fifth graders with Junior Achievements free-enterprise educational program, culminating with participation in JA BizTown.
COFFEE	CASA Works, Inc.	To train 10 volunteers using the revised National CASA approved curriculum to advocate for 20 youth.
COFFEE	Coffee County Schools	To improve academic performance and achievement by addressing chronic attendance issues within the Coffee County School System.
COFFEE	Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center	To provide child abuse prevention education, training and awareness activities to over 1,750 children and 225 adults in Coffee County.
COFFEE	Coffee County Historical Society	To establish a museum of Coffee County History in the historic courthouse in Manchester Tennessee
COFFEE	Coffee County Humane Society	To provide financial assistance for veterinary care for low income families' pets who have serious illness or injury
COFFEE	Coffee County Imagination Library	To provide one high quality, age appropriate, Imagination Library book each month to 500 children birth-5 in Coffee County.
COFFEE	College Street Elementary	Provide new equipment that can be used to increase student and family engagement and increase physical activity opportunity,
COFFEE	Deerfield Elementary	To provide food for the Deerfield Backpack Special Needs Program, coats, shoes, and school supplies for Deerfield students
COFFEE	East Middle School	East Middle School proposes to offer a program which will help meet the basic needs of economically disadvantaged students.
COFFEE	Haven of Hope	To provide enhanced domestic and sexual violence victim services in undeserved rural counties through case management, counseling, and housing assistance.
COFFEE	Hospice of the Highland Rim Foundation, Inc.	Provide emergency grants for utilities, food and/or special needs assistance to patients on end-of-life care with hospice.
COFFEE	Manchester Parks & Recreation	To start our first after school program for children in Manchester and Coffee County.
COFFEE	Partners for Healing	To improve the health of patients by providing on-site, low-cost laboratory testing.
COFFEE	Robert E. Lee Elementary	Allow students the opportunity to attend BizTown
COFFEE	Sportsmen and Professional Men of Coffee County Inc.	To provide basic need services/ items; dental, healthcare, vision, hygiene, clothing. shoes, and food services for children.
COFFEE	Tullahoma City Schools	To provide students and teachers with an innovative way to get exercise while learning with the Walking Classroom program.
COFFEE	Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Association	To provide 2 Artists in Residency for 4 Tullahoma Elementary Schools for an after school drama camp for 9 weeks.
CUMBERLAND	Art Guild at Fairfield Glade	To provide art classes at Fair Park Senior Center in Crossville, TN and Good Samaritan Society, in FG, TN.
CUMBERLAND	Kids On The Rise	To provide shoes, coats, and haircuts for 44 students to boost self-esteem and ensure they are adequately clothed for weather.
CUMBERLAND	Roane State Community College	To provide a food pantry on Roane State's Cumberland County campus for our most food insecure students and their dependents.
CUMBERLAND	Stone Memorial High School	To provide our school food pantry with fresh vegetables through hydroponic vegetable production for students that are food insecure.
CUMBERLAND	Wags and Whiskers Pet Rescue, Inc	To provide 200 spay/neuter surgeries to low-income families in our area.
DAVIDSON	100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee	The 100 is a non-profit dedicated to providing resources to further the academic and social development of black male students.
DAVIDSON	A Step Ahead Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc.	To provide free long-acting reversible contraception to 88 mothers under 25 years old by partnering with local health clinics.
DAVIDSON	Achilles International Inc.	To cover the cost for five Achilles Athletes and their Volunteer Guides to participate in both local and out-of-state
DAVIDSON	Actors Bridge Ensemble Theater of Nashville Inc	To provide program support for Act Like a GRRRL recruitment, expansion and facilitator training to reach more Middle Tennessee girls.
DAVIDSON	Adoption Hope Foundation/Carpenter's Square	To prepare 40 economically disadvantaged youth for higher education through basketball training, mentoring, and college readiness skills.
DAVIDSON	Adventure Science Center Nashville	Support Adventure Science Center's Science in Motion outreach programming, reaching over 17,000 people in Middle Tennessee.
DAVIDSON	Advocates for Women's and Kids' Equality (AWAKE) Inc.	To expand an educational opportunity for healthy relationships and finances to serve young women across middle Tennessee.
DAVIDSON	Agape Animal Rescue	To provide spay or neuter surgeries to 125 abandoned dogs to prepare them for permanent adoption.
DAVIDSON	AGAPE/Association for Guidance Aid Placement & Empathy	To provide emergency funds for domestic violence victims needing gas cards, bus passes, prescription drugs, dental work, eyeglasses, etc.
DAVIDSON	ALIAS Chamber Ensemble	To fund the ALIAS in the Community program (AIC), which brings classical music and educational programming into schools/community organizations.
DAVIDSON	Alive Hospice	Providing compassionate hospice care to underserved patients in the Middle Tennessee community, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.
DAVIDSON	ALS Association-Tennessee Chapter	The Respite Program provides funds to families living with ALS to hire caregivers so they can take a break.
DAVIDSON	American Diabetes Association	To provide a traditional summer camp experience in a medically-safe environment for 100 children and teens living with diabetes.
DAVIDSON	American Muslim Advisory Council	To educate Muslim Women to be active members of the community.
DAVIDSON	ASMT, Inc. (Autism Tennessee)	To provide Middle Tennessee agencies and parent groups with the latest in Autism-specific, evidence-based consulting/training services delivered by licensed/qualified professionals.

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The Community Foundation exists to promote and facilitate giving in the 40 counties of Middle Tennessee and beyond. It does this by accepting gifts of any size from anyone at any time and by empowering individuals, families, companies, nonprofits, and communities to respond to needs and opportunities that matter. The Community Foundation works with people who have great hearts, whether or not they have great wealth, to craft solutions that reflect their intentions and goals.

$2.72 million awarded to 453 organizations

CFMT awards more than $2.72 million in grants to 453 Middle Tennessee organizations

2018 GRANTEES

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