Grants to Central Tennessee Nonprofits and Agencies for
Civic Activities, Human Services, and the Environment

Foundation / Corporation

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

Grants will generally be limited to a maximum of $5,000, but the Allocations and Distribution Committee reserves the right to make grants up to $10,000.

Organizations with programs or projects scheduled to take place from December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2018.

• See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee will accept Discretionary Grant Applications for programs or projects from:
- Nonprofit organizations legally chartered in Tennessee and in possession of a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service declaring the organization a public charity that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3).
- Organizations that are entities of government (i.e. libraries, schools, etc). Such entities are exempt from the Givingmatters.com requirement.

Nonprofit Organizations must be headquartered in and serving the following Middle Tennessee counties: Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, and Wilson.

The Community Foundation has the ability to fund faith-based organizations. Through the Discretionary Grant program, we generally will not fund any programs of a religious nature or programs requiring participation in religious activities or adherence to a particular set of beliefs as a condition for receiving services.

Not Eligible:
- Nonprofit organizations headquartered outside Middle Tennessee
- Private Foundations
- Private Schools
- Grantmaking Organizations
- Houses of Worship

Additional Exclusions:

- Advertising/Sponsorships
- Annual Campaigns/Endowment Campaigns
- Biomedical or clinical studies; other than those related to breast cancer
- Capital Campaigns/Improvements
- Curriculum-based school projects
- Debt retirement or restructuring
- Equipment and Technology for general operations
- Events/Receptions
- Federated fund drives
- Fundraising events/Fundraising feasibility studies
- Lobbying activities/Political activities
- Multi-year grants for projects
- Purposes/Services outside our service area
- Public agencies for mandated services
- Programs of a religious nature or programs requiring participation in religious activities or adherence to a particular set of beliefs as a condition for receiving services.
- Replacement of Government Funding
- Scholarships
- Trips and/or conference attendance

All 501(c)(3) public charities (not including governmnet entities) must have a full and updated nonprofit profile in GivingMatters.com in order to be considered for a discretionary grant. Only organizations with full and updated profiles will be considered for funding. You must fully update your organization’s profile by July 11, 2017, to ensure that any updates you make can be approved and published by the GivingMatters.com staff before August 1, 2017.

The Community Foundation Discretionary Grant Timeline:

- Application and guidelines made available: June 20, 2017
- New GivingMatters Profiles/Placeholder Form due: July 11, 2017, at 4:30 PM
- Giving Matters Profile updates due: August 1, 2017, at 4:30 PM
- Grant Applications due: Monday, August 1, 2017, at Midnight CST
- Applications reviewed: Fall 2017
- Notification sent to applicants: November 2017

Grant Resources:
https://www.cfmt.org/grants-scholarships/grants/apply-for-a-grant/grant-toolkit/

How to Apply:
https://www.cfmt.org/grants-scholarships/grants/apply-for-a-grant/how-to-apply/

FAQs:
https://www.cfmt.org/grants-scholarships/grants/apply-for-a-grant/grant-faqs/

See the full text of this grant

USA: Tennessee: Middle Tennessee - see Additional Eligibility Information for eligible counties

Aging/Seniors Arts and Culture Children Community Services Elementary Education Environment Faith Based Health and Medical Housing Literacy & Libraries Municipalities Other Pets/Animal/Wildlife Preschool Preservation Quality of Life Secondary Education Special Education Workforce Youth/Out-of-School Youth