Funding search · EIN 621471789 · Nashville, TN

The Community Foundation of Middle

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

5,093
grants reported
$209.7M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

  • Donor-advised distributions to Nashville-area nonprofits across all sectors
  • Private K-12 schools and independent academies in Middle Tennessee
  • Nashville performing arts: symphony, ballet, opera, theatre, TPAC
  • Tornado and hurricane recovery, rebuilds, disaster case management
  • Affordable housing and civic infrastructure in Davidson County
  • Churches, congregations, and faith-based ministries
  • Vanderbilt University and VUMC: chairs, scholarships, cancer and equipment

Typical grant

Median grant is $10,000 with the middle half between $6,000 and $25,000, so this is overwhelmingly a mid-four-figure to low-five-figure funder. The seven-figure checks go to named institutional commitments: a $19.5M affordable housing fund, $4.5M to Montgomery Bell Academy, $2M to Austin Peay, endowed chairs and scholarships at Vanderbilt. Repeat giving is heavy, with the Nashville Symphony, Hillsboro Presbyterian, United Way of Greater Nashville, and Tall Timbers Research appearing multiple times in a single year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

  • FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
  • FOR UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT
  • TO ASSIST WITH REPAIR/REBUILD NEEDED FOLLOWING DIRECT IMPACT FROM THE MARCH 2020 TORNADO
  • ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
  • WITH LOVE AND SUPPORT FROM
  • CAPITAL AND ENDOWMENT SUPPORT

Positioning adjacent work

  • This is a community foundation moving donor-advised money. Identify and cultivate the individual fundholder, not the foundation staff.
  • Ask $10,000 to $25,000 for a first gift. Six figures follows an existing donor relationship, not a cold pitch.
  • Connect research to their funded themes: disaster recovery in Middle Tennessee, VUMC cancer and medical equipment, affordable housing.
  • Accept general operating framing. Many grants say only 'general support' or 'undesignated,' so heavy restriction language is unnecessary.

Worth knowing: Roughly 77 percent of recipients are in Tennessee, concentrated in Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin, and Clarksville, and out-of-state grants almost always trace to a specific donor's interest rather than an institutional priority. Several funds are celebrity-driven (Taylor Swift Charitable Fund, Jelly Roll and the Buddy DeFord Fund, Hickman Holler), so the giving is relationship-driven and the real decision-maker is the fundholder.

44 grants matching “floods · $3.8M

  • $75,000

    Community Church of Mountain City · Mountain City, TN · 2024

    For the benefit of the september 2024 helene flood victims of johnson county tennessee

  • $70,000

    Southside Freewill Baptist Church · Erwin, TN · 2024

    For the benefit of the unicoi county flood victims.

  • $70,000

    Connections · Mountain City, TN · 2024

    For the benefit of the september 2024 helene flood victims of johnson county tennessee

  • $70,000

    Cocke County Partnership · Newport, TN · 2024

    For the benefit of the september 2024 helene flood victims of cocke county tennessee

  • $48,000

    United Way of East Tennessee Highlands · Johnson City, TN · 2024

    For the benefit of the september 2024 helene flood victims in the east tennessee highlands

  • $30,000

    Aidnet of Greene County · Greeneville, TN · 2024

    For the benefit of the september 2024 helene flood victims of greene county

  • $13,507

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2024

    Final recovery amount for asp for waverly pre-committed funding to support flood survivors. $226,870.44 owed ($151,931 came from inspiritus and $61,432.72 came from uw humphreys from unused cfmt funds) this grant covers read all
  • $10,000

    Cocke County Partnership · Newport, TN · 2024

    For the benefit of the september 2024 helene flood victims of cocke county tennessee

  • $5,000

    Community Church of Mountain City · Mountain City, TN · 2024

    For the benefit of the september 2024 helene flood victims of johnson county tennessee. Ellen from connections made referral.

  • $195,808

    Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2023

    To continue staffing support dedicated to the repair of homes in humphreys county following the august 2021 flood. This is payment 1 of 2 to ensure staff are in place to complete the recovery through late 2023. Payment read all
  • $169,658

    Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2023

    To continue staff support to the repair of homes in humphreys county following the august 2021 flood. This is payment 2 of 2 to ensure staff are in place to complete recovery. 2nd payment reduced due to open staff and r read all
  • $115,780

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2023

    To provide support for unmet needs for rebuild of 4 flood survivor homes: 03-25 ($32,763.89), 03-104($56,665), 03-248 ($19,470.59), 03-365 ($6,880.78).

  • $77,662

    Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2023

    To support repair/rebuild unmet need for waverly flood survivors drc03-007($21,000), drc03-290($23,500), drc03-408 ($33,162).

  • $52,000

    High Socks for Hope · Northport, AL · 2023

    To provide support for furniture and household good purchases to be distributed to august 2021 flood survivors in waverly.

  • $23,368

    Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2023

    To reimburse money loaned from humphreys county flood recovery to cover repair expense for december 2021 tornado recover in nashville.

  • $20,000

    High Socks for Hope · Northport, AL · 2023

    To provide additional funding for household goods replacement for august 2021 flood survivors in waverly.

  • $7,500

    Humphreys County Economic Development Council · Waverly, TN · 2023

    To support economic development study for humphreys county following the august 2021 flood.

  • $6,250

    United Way of Humphreys County · Waverly, TN · 2023

    To support home repair for drc 03-133 case of august 2021 flood survivor.

  • $750,000

    Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2022

    $7,500 per home/100 homes needing repair/rebuild after august 2021 flood in humphreys co

  • $298,250

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2022

    To provide support for rebuild of 7 flood survivor homes: 03-014, 03-030, 03-039, 03-050, 03-051, 03-072, 03-143. $156,250 is support for the unmet need; $142,000 is provided for professional labor. Asp/cfmt will decide read all
  • $250,000

    Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Construction & volunteer mgmt staff support for repair/rebuild for flood survivors

  • $202,940

    Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2022

    To repair homes affected by the march 2021 flood in nashville. These funds provide support for both staff support and direct expenses related to homes on davidson county.

  • $140,206

    Humphreys County Schools · Waverly, TN · 2022

    To provide support for salary and benefits for a social emotional learning liaison for this year and next year to address the significantly increased student referrals following the august 2021 flood.

  • $115,073

    Rebuilding Together Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022

    To provide direct construction support for nashville flood survivors drc034 ($30,063), drc056($28,160), and drc057($20,850) and provide grant for construction oversight and project management ($36,000)

  • $100,000

    United Way of Humphreys County · Waverly, TN · 2022

    Support for car repair/replacement needed following august 2021 flood in humphreys county

  • $81,450

    United Way of Humphreys County · Waverly, TN · 2022

    To provide support for funding repairs to three flood survivor homes: drc03-133: $39,804.00; drc03-198: $21,856.00; and drc03-277: $19,790.00.

  • $80,000

    Waverly Church of Christ · Waverly, TN · 2022

    To purchase building materials for repair/rebuild following the aug 2021 flood.

  • $76,527

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2022

    O provide support for unmet needs for rebuild of 4 flood survivor homes: 03-105 ($20,000), 03-124($20,000), 03-189 ($9,000), 03-191 ($27,527).

  • $76,420

    United Way of Humphreys County · Waverly, TN · 2022

    To support unmet need remaining for major home repair for flood survivor drc03-132.

  • $75,000

    United Way of Humphreys County · Waverly, TN · 2022

    Support $5,000 & under non-construction unmet needs for flood response in humphreys county

  • $73,500

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2022

    To provide support for the rebuild of three flood survivor homes: drc03-101: $24,500; drc03-057: 24,500;and drc03-343: $24,500.

  • $67,578

    Hands On Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022

    To support repair/construction on multiple march 2021 flood impacted homes.

  • $57,607

    Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2022

    To repair homes affected by the march 2021 flood that affected wilson county. These funds provide support for both staff support and direct expenses related to homes on wilson county.

  • $53,606

    United Way of Humphreys County · Waverly, TN · 2022

    To provide unmet need home repair/rebuild support for 4 flood survivor cases: drc03-009, drc03-017, drc03-022, drc03-069

  • $50,000

    Hickman Co Long Term Recovery Committee · Lyles, TN · 2022

    To support two construction projects for august 2021 flood survivors with unmet financial needs.

  • $50,000

    High Socks for Hope · Northport, AL · 2022

    To support reimbursement for furniture, bedding, and additional household items for 49 flood survivor households ($23,924) and additional furniture purchases for anticipated cases assigned through case management referr read all
  • $50,000

    Homes · Whitesburg, KY · 2022

    For flood relief efforts

  • $38,065

    High Socks for Hope · Northport, AL · 2022

    To purchase semi-load of furniture to distribute to humphreys county flood survivors.

  • $20,000

    Aspire Appalachia · Jackson, KY · 2022

    For flood relief efforts

  • $12,190

    Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2022

    To support repair/rebuild unmet need for waverly flood survivor drc03-283.

  • $11,500

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2022

    To support repair/rebuild unmet need for waverly flood survivor drc03-162.

  • $10,500

    Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky · Hazard, KY · 2022

    To be directed to the appalachian crisis aid fund for flood relief. Thank you!

  • $10,000

    Hemphill Community Center · Jackhorn, KY · 2022

    For flood relief efforts

  • $7,000

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2022

    To support rebuild for flood survivor drc03-258.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • The Nashville Catalyst Fund1 grant · $19.5M
  • Schwab Charitable2 grants · $8.9M
  • Nashville Symphony Association32 grants · $8.7M
  • Montgomery Bell Academy23 grants · $5.3M
  • Feeding America1 grant · $5.0M
  • Tall Timbers Research12 grants · $4.9M
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center26 grants · $4.5M
  • United Way of Greater Nashville63 grants · $3.4M
  • Currey Ingram Academy8 grants · $3.1M
  • Vanderbilt University - Development and Alumni Relations Dar12 grants · $2.3M

Giving over time

$45.6M
2022
$59.7M
2023
$104.4M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 5,093 grants.

  • $19.5M

    The Nashville Catalyst Fund · Nashville, TN · 2024

    To support affordable housing in nashville

  • $5.0M

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To support disaster relief efforts.

  • $4.5M

    Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2024

    For undesignated support

  • $4.4M

    Schwab Charitable · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    To transfer funds to harrods creek fund at schwab charitable. This grant represents the cash assets to be delivered.

  • $4.4M

    Schwab Charitable · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    To transfer funds to borrowed earth fund at schwab charitable. This grant represents the cash assets to be delivered.

  • $2.0M

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2022

    For general support

  • $2.0M

    Austin Peay State University Foundation · Clarksville, TN · 2024

    Donation to apsu foundation

  • $2.0M

    National Museum of African American Music · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For general support

  • $1.7M

    National Compassion Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    To provide support for financial distributions to victims of the march 27th, 2023 covenant school shooting per the distribution plan approved by the covenant school survivors fund committee.

  • $1.6M

    Nashville Police Public Safety Alliance · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Distribution now that nppsa has its own 501c3. This is bulk of funds--one more final distribution will take place once a/p and admin fee settle.

  • $1.2M

    Bank of America Charitable Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Designated for the crunk family charitable fund

  • $1.2M

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2024

    To purchase the edison histotripsy system

  • $1.1M

    Vanderbilt University - Development and Alumni Relations Dar · Nashville, TN · 2024

    To establish the papel family scholarship at vanderbilt university law school. Please notify clay cline and chris guthrie upon receipt of this gift.

  • $1.1M

    Vanderbilt University - Development and Alumni Relations Dar · Nashville, TN · 2024

    $900,000 to establish law school chair and $150,000 for program fund related to law school chair purpose

  • $1.0M

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For general support

  • $1.0M

    Currey Ingram Academy · Brentwood, TN · 2024

    For operating expenses and boarding program fund

  • $1.0M

    Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc (Dafgiving360) · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    To transfer funds to harrods creek fund (acct: #7678-2095) at schwab charitable. This grant represents the cash assets to be delivered.

  • $1.0M

    Episcopal School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $1.0M

    Martha and John M Rivers Performance Hall Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024

    As a matching gift to the rivers endowment (anonymous donor)

  • $1.0M

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2024

    For general support

  • $1.0M

    Currey Ingram Academy · Brentwood, TN · 2023

    For operating expenses and boarding program fund

  • $1.0M

    Maltz Jupiter Theatre · Jupiter, FL · 2023

    For build-out of the second stage performance center matching gift

  • $1.0M

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For general support

  • $1.0M

    Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023

    To support vanderbilt university law school in support of the energy, environment and land use program (eelu program).

  • $1.0M

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For the establishment of the gastrointestinal oncology chair

  • $1.0M

    Currey Ingram Academy · Brentwood, TN · 2022

    For operating expenses and boarding program fund

  • $1.0M

    Fisk University · Nashville, TN · 2022

    $375,000 - fisk and belmont partnership for social justice.$625,000 - container dormitory project

  • $925,000

    Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc (Dafgiving360) · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    To transfer funds to borrowed earth fund (acct: #1126-9949) at schwab charitable. This grant represents the cash assets to be delivered.

  • $919,164

    City of Dickson Parks and Recreation · Dickson, TN · 2024

    Donation for new tennis courts

  • $828,938

    Tall Timbers Research · Tallahassee, FL · 2023

    For the central florida rangeland research institute project

  • $793,734

    Tall Timbers Research · 2024

    Representing the second installment of the semi-annual budget

  • $750,000

    Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2022

    $7,500 per home/100 homes needing repair/rebuild after august 2021 flood in humphreys co

  • $700,000

    Episcopal School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For unrestricted use

  • $600,000

    Nashville Repertory Theatre · Nashville, TN · 2024

    For general support of the 2024-2025 season

  • $532,000

    Tn Conference United Methodist Church · Nashville, TN · 2024

    To fully staff the disaster case management program in montgomery county over fifteen months serving survivors of the december 9, 2023 tornadoes

  • $500,000

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2024

    To provide support for hurricane helene home rebuilds in tennessee

  • $500,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin · 2024

    Designated for the roseland campus

  • $500,000

    Congregation Micah · Brentwood, TN · 2024

    Final bequest from richard j eskind to the congregation micah permanent endowment fund.

  • $500,000

    Harding Academy · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Capital and endowment support

  • $500,000

    Harding Academy · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Capital campaign new kindergarten

  • $500,000

    Mercy Multiplied America Incmercy Ministries of America · Nashville, TN · 2024

    For general support

  • $500,000

    Mount Bethel Missionary Baptist Church · Nashville, TN · 2024

    To assist with mount bethel missionary baptist church repair/rebuild needed following direct impact from the march 2020 tornado.

  • $500,000

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Additional 2024 support

  • $500,000

    Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Designated for the komodo dragon exhibit

  • $500,000

    St John Ame Church · Nashville, TN · 2024

    To assist with st. John ame repair/rebuild needed following direct impact from the march 2020 tornado.

  • $500,000

    Tall Timbers Research · 2024

    Donation

  • $500,000

    Usga Foundation · 2024

    To support the walker cup and curtis cup endowment

  • $500,000

    Fisk University · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Designated for fisk athletic programs

  • $500,000

    Harding Academy · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For capital campaign

  • $500,000

    Kipp Academy Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For construction of hickory hollow mall facilities

  • $500,000

    Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Designated for the komodo dragon exhibit

  • $500,000

    Tall Timbers Research · Tallahassee, FL · 2023

    Designated for the central florida rangeland research institute project

  • $500,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Designated for the ingram cancer innovation fund

  • $500,000

    Mercy Multiplied America Incmercy Ministries of America · Nashville, TN · 2022

    For undesignated support

  • $500,000

    Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Designated for the komodo dragon exhibit

  • $500,000

    St Paul'S Episcopal Church · Franklin, TN · 2022

    For unrestricted support

  • $500,000

    Tall Timbers Research · Tallahassee, FL · 2022

    Designated for the central florida rangeland research institute project

  • $485,000

    Nashville Ballet · Nashville, TN · 2024

    For general support

  • $458,000

    Nashville Ballet · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For general support

  • $443,000

    Nashville Ballet · Nashville, TN · 2022

    For general support; donation only - decline benefits

  • $430,000

    St John'S Lutheran Church · Nashville, TN · 2024

    To assist with st. John's lutheran repair/rebuild needed following direct impact from the march 2020 tornado.

  • $425,000

    Mercy Multiplied America Incmercy Ministries of America · Nashville, TN · 2024

    With support from the chief cares fund.

  • $422,000

    Tall Timbers Research · Tallahassee, FL · 2022

    For underwriting the purchase of a new mulcher

  • $402,642

    Hillsboro Presbyterian Church · Nashville, TN · 2024

    For the acquisition of property adjacent to village hope, zimbabwe.

  • $400,000

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2024

    For general support

  • $400,000

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2024

    For general support (grant correction due to conversion) funds paid in october.

  • $400,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2024

    The ingram cancer innovation fund

  • $400,000

    Abe'S Garden · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For general support

  • $400,000

    Metro Action Commission · Nashville, TN · 2023

    To support power youth program (formerly known as opportunity now). Please notify tanya everson of receipt of this gift.

  • $400,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Designated for the ingram cancer innovation fund

  • $400,000

    Harpeth Hall School · Nashville, TN · 2022

    To support project to be designated by harpeth hall at a later date, at which time they will notify us.

  • $365,000

    Tall Timbers Research · Tallahassee, FL · 2023

    For purchase of property

  • $361,400

    Tall Timbers Research · Tallahassee, FL · 2023

    For 2022 annual budget overages and underwriting the purchase of a feed wagon

  • $354,914

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2022

    For unrestricted use

  • $350,000

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Additional 2024 support. This grant was wired on10/16. Foundant just needs to be updated to show that it has posted.

  • $350,000

    Genesis Global Ministries · Cordova, TN · 2022

    For undesignated support

  • $346,350

    The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Big payback 2022 transfer/support for 93 different orgs/funds

  • $333,407

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For unrestricted use

  • $300,000

    Episcopal School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024

    For unrestricted support

  • $300,000

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2024

    For general support

  • $300,000

    Nashville Repertory Theatre · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For additional support for the 2022-2023 season

  • $300,000

    Nashville Repertory Theatre · Nashville, TN · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $299,918

    Covenant School · Nashville, TN · 2023

    To support recovery following the 2023 covenant school shooting as recommended by the march 27th committee and approved through all official covenant community channels. A final report of the expenditure of funds will b read all
  • $298,443

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Donation

  • $298,250

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2022

    To provide support for rebuild of 7 flood survivor homes: 03-014, 03-030, 03-039, 03-050, 03-051, 03-072, 03-143. $156,250 is support for the unmet need; $142,000 is provided for professional labor. Asp/cfmt will decide read all
  • $293,735

    Tall Timbers Research · 2024

    The balance of the first installment of the semi-annual

  • $290,815

    The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2022

    The 2022 surplus from admin

  • $280,000

    United Way of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022

    For the 2021 campaign

  • $275,000

    Holly Street Daycare · Nashville, TN · 2024

    To assist with holly street repair/rebuild needed following direct impact from the march 2020 tornado.

  • $266,333

    American Endowment Foundation · Hudson, OH · 2024

    For the limbird family advised fund.

  • $250,855

    Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2022

    To provide support for repair/rebuild of homes in putnam county affected by the march 2020 tornado. This funding represents $193,350 in direct expenses and $57,505 in staff/volunteer coordination expenses.

  • $250,000

    Centerstone Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024

    To support centerstone's military service division.

  • $250,000

    Folds of Honor Tennessee · Franklin, TN · 2024

    With love and support from jelly roll and the buddy deford fund for the beautifully broken album launch

  • $250,000

    Nami Tennessee · Hendersonville, TN · 2024

    With love and support from jelly roll and the buddy deford fund for the beautifully broken album launch.

  • $250,000

    Nashville Public Library Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Donation

  • $250,000

    Nashville Symphony Association · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Additional support for 2024 to be paid before nov 7, 2024

  • $250,000

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    For general support from the taylor swift charitable fund.

  • $250,000

    Palestine Childrens Relief Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    2024 support-thank you for your care of children of palestine

  • $250,000

    Razom · New York, NY · 2024

    2024 support. Thank you for the work you are doing caring for those affected by the war in ukraine

  • $250,000

    Shatterproof · Norwalk, CT · 2024

    With love and support from jelly roll and the buddy deford fund for the beautifully broken album launch.

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