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10 funders with a record of paying for “mnps”
Where the money went Milton and Denice Johnson Family → Pencil: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Scarlett Family Foundation → Martha O'bryan Center: $440K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Pencil: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2024 City Fund → Persist Nashville: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Nashville Predators Foundation → Communities in Schools of Tennessee: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Cma Foundation → Nashville Public Education Foundation: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Landen Family Foundation Inc → Communities in Schools of Tennessee: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Frist Foundation → Pencil Foundation: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund Inc → Lipscomb University: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Nashville Public Education Foundation → Diverse Learners Cooperative: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Scarlett Family Foundation → Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee: $186K across 1 grant, latest 2023 City Fund → Tristar Tech: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Plant the Seed: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nashville Predators Foundation → Pencil Foundation: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Scarlett Family Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee: $186K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Nashville Predators Foundation → Book'em: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Community Foundation of Middle → Unicycle: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Scarlett Family Foundation → Franklin Road Academy: $102K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Scarlett Family Foundation → Horizons at Usn: $86K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Scarlett Family Foundation → Tcat Nashville: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Scarlett Family Foundation → University School of Nashville: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Scarlett Family Foundation → Harpeth Hall School: $28K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Nashville Predators Foundation → Community Resource Center: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Nashville Predators Foundation → Retrieving Independence Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Scarlett Family Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Scarlett Family Foundation $1.1M Milton and Denice Johnson Family: $500K on this topic. Open the funder. Milton and Denice Johnson Fam… $500K The Community Foundation of Middle: $430K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation of M… $430K City Fund: $210K on this topic. Open the funder. City Fund $210K Nashville Predators Foundation: $139K on this topic. Open the funder. Nashville Predators Foundation $139K The Cma Foundation: $55K on this topic. Open the funder. The Cma Foundation $55K Landen Family Foundation Inc: $50K on this topic. Open the funder. Landen Family Foundation Inc $50K The Frist Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. The Frist Foundation $30K The Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund Inc: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. The Dan and Margaret Maddox F… $15K Nashville Public Education Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. Nashville Public Education Fo… $10K Pencil: received $900K on this topic Pencil $900K Martha O'bryan Center: received $440K on this topic Martha O'bryan Center $440K Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee: received $186K on this topic Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle… $186K Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee: received $186K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Te… $186K Persist Nashville: received $125K on this topic Persist Nashville $125K Franklin Road Academy: received $102K on this topic Franklin Road Academy $102K Communities in Schools of Tennessee: received $100K on this topic Communities in Schools of Tenne… $100K Horizons at Usn: received $86K on this topic Horizons at Usn $86K Tristar Tech: received $85K on this topic Tristar Tech $85K Tcat Nashville: received $80K on this topic Tcat Nashville $80K Nashville Public Education Foundation: received $55K on this topic Nashville Public Education Foun… $55K Communities in Schools of Tennessee: received $50K on this topic Communities in Schools of Tenne… $50K Pencil Foundation: received $50K on this topic Pencil Foundation $50K University School of Nashville: received $33K on this topic University School of Nashville $33K Harpeth Hall School: received $28K on this topic Harpeth Hall School $28K Plant the Seed: received $24K on this topic Plant the Seed $24K Lipscomb University: received $15K on this topic Lipscomb University $15K Diverse Learners Cooperative: received $10K on this topic Diverse Learners Cooperative $10K Book'em: received $8K on this topic Book'em $8K Unicycle: received $6K on this topic Unicycle $6K Community Resource Center: received $6K on this topic Community Resource Center $6K Retrieving Independence Inc: received $5K on this topic Retrieving Independence Inc $5K 10 funders, 22 recipients, grants matching “mnps” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $220,000 to MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER — support for academic student unions at mnps
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Largest: $150,000 to PENCIL — reimagining community spaces in mnps
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Largest: $6,000 to COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER — the crc's personal pantry care program is a partnership with metro nashville public schools (mnps). the crc will establish personal care pantries in 26 mnps schools for the 2022-20…
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Largest: $250,000 to PENCIL — reimagining community spaces in mnps
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Largest: $125,000 to PERSIST NASHVILLE — to support partnership with mnps charter schools to provide enrollment support, alumni coaching, and alumni career services to 6 mnps charter operators
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Largest: $15,000 to LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY — to support the pionero scholars program to increase teacher diversity in mnps
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Largest: $55,000 to NASHVILLE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION — chevy mtoe grants - mnps mtoe school award
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Largest: $30,000 to PENCIL FOUNDATION — support for reimagining community spaces mnps directed by trisha and chuck elcan
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Largest: $50,000 to Communities in Schools of Tennessee — integrated student support for mnps
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Largest: $10,000 to DIVERSE LEARNERS COOPERATIVE — providing learning experiences for mnps teachers
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