What Do We Fund?
What We Do Not Fund
Foundation grants are reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors, which consists of individuals from the Nashville community and team representatives. All applicants are notified in late April via email and funding is distributed by early May. For this reason, we do not accept requests for funding projects in April or May of that year. It is however acceptable to request funding for a project in April or May of the following year. If funding needs change after grant is approved, please contact us. All grant recipients must submit a midyear and final report by the preset deadline.
Click here to view your application and submit your midyear and final report.
All funding must be used by Feb. 28, 2025 (unless a special request is submitted). Reports are available to view and submit on the grant application site prior to the deadline.
100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
15th Judicial District Child Advocacy Center
23rd Judicial District Drug Court
Actors Bridge Ensemble (ABE)
Armed Services YMCA Fort Campbell
Art Link Co-op Inc. DBA ArtLink
Assistance League of Nashville
Austin Peay State University Master of Public Health (ACT)
Bethlehem Centers of Nashville
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Tennessee
Bridges of Williamson County dba Bridges Domestic Violence Center
Camp Kesem at Vanderbilt University
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville
Center of Hope for Behavioral Health
Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County, Inc.
Children's Emergency Care Alliance (CECATN)
Cole Elementary - Planet Protectors
Community Child Care Services, Inc.
Down Syndrome Association of Middle TN (DSAMT)
Education Equal Opportunity Group (EEOG)
Fannie Battle Day Home for Children
Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms
Galaxy Star Drug Awareness dba Nashville Peacemakers
Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee
Habitat for Humanity of Sumner County
Habitat for Humanity Williamson Maury
Harvest Hands Community Development Corporation
High Hopes Preschool and Pediatric Therapy Clinic
Hospice of the Highland Rim Foundation
Imagination Library of Coffee County
Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair Foundation
Middle Tennessee State University Club Ice Hockey
Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center
Music City Youth in the Arts, Inc.
Nashville Adult Literacy Council
Nashville Freedom School Partnership
Nashville State Community College Foundation
Nashville Youth Basketball Association
Nashville Youth for Christ, Inc.
National Museum of African American Music
Needs of Our Kids (The NOOK)
Nurses for Newborns of Tennessee
Operation Stand Down Tennessee
Pinson Hospital Hospitality House
Read and Play Schools (RAPS)
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville, Inc.
SCHS Bison Hockey Club
St. Mary Villa Child Development Center
Support and Training for Exceptional Parents (TNSTEP)
TeamCJColas Uterine Cancer Foundation
Tennessee Alliance for Kids (TAK)
Tennessee Hemophilia Bleeding Disorder Foundation
Tennessee State Parks Conservancy
Tennessee Wolverines Hockey Foundation
Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Association
Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
Volunteer State Robotics Foundation
Wayne Reed Christian Childcare Center
In 2022 the Preds Foundation renamed their grants program to Helper Grants empowered by SmileDirectClub after former Preds Senior VP & Advisor Gerry Helper. Helper retired after 40-plus years in the NHL, including 24 with Nashville, where he ended his career as Preds Foundation Chairman of the Board.
Every summer, the Foundation visits some of the Helper Grant recipients to see the grants in action! Check out the stories of how local organizations have been able to utilize the grants and keep up with our visits at the link below.
