• Helper Grants Open: Oct. 1, 2026
• Grant Deadline: Jan. 8, 2027, at midnight
• 2026 Email Announcement: Late April
• Grant Distribution: May

• Applicant must be a 501c3 organization or government agency serving the Nashville or Middle Tennessee area
• Projects/programs must benefit youth and their families
• Each organization can only submit ONE application.
• Grants may range from $500 to a maximum of $10,000. The average 2026 grant was $4,300
• Projects with a detailed itemized list of grant expenses are more likely to be funded.
• Organizations looking to partner with the Nashville Predators and the Nashville Predators Foundation beyond funding are given stronger consideration.
• Organizations whose operating budget is under $2.0 million will receive priority consideration.
• Organizations that have received funding in three consecutive years will be considered but organizations that have not received grants in consecutive years may receive priority consideration.
• Grant check presentation takes place in May. A charity representative must be present at the presentation to accept the check. Checks will not be mailed.

What Do We Fund?

• Specific projects involving youth and families
• Durable goods
• One time programs

What We Do Not Fund

• General operating costs (including building/facility repairs and updates)
• Staff salaries & benefits, program per diems
• Sponsorship or fundraising of any kind
• Capital campaigns
• Endowments or reserve funds or grants to individuals
• PTAs, PTOs or Booster Clubs (We do donate items to auctions & raffles, please see information on donations here.)

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. 15, 2027 (unless a special request is submitted). Reports are available to view and submit on the grant application site prior to the deadline.

• Mid-Year Report due Oct. 30, 2026
• Final Report due Feb. 15, 2027

A Soldier's Child Foundation

ABC Sports Foundation

ABLE Youth, Inc.

Actors Bridge Ensemble

Adventure Science Center - Nashville

Alive Hospice, Inc.

Always Bev Inc.

American Heart Association

American Muslim Advisory Council

Angel Heart Farm

Archie’s Promise

Armed Services YMCA of the USA

Arthritis Foundation

The Arts Center of Cannon County

Asenath 444

The Ayin Project, Inc.

Be About Change

Beads of Courage, Inc.

Beautiful Spirited Women

Benton Hall Academy

Bethesda Community Mission, Inc.

Bethlehem Centers of Nashville

BeWell in School

Black Lemonade

Black Mental Health Village

Blind Visually Impaired Services of Tennessee

Blue Star Families

BOOK EM

Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee

Boys Champions Empowerment Foundation

Bridges of Williamson County

Bright Apple, Inc.

Candle Wishes Foundation

Carpe Artista Inc.

CASA of Cannon County

CASA, Inc.

Center for the Arts, Inc.

Charis Health Center

Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County, Inc.

Children's Museum Corporation of Rutherford County

Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation

Colby's Army Inc.

Community Child Care Services, Inc.

Community Development Center

Conexion Americas

Cottage Cove Company

Country Music Foundation, Inc.

Creative Girls Rock

Current of Tampa Bay. Inc.

Daystar Counseling Ministries

Deer Run Camps & Retreat

East Nashville Hope Exchange, Inc.

Easter Seals Tennessee, Inc.

Edgehill Neighborhood Partnership

Empower Me Center

Endure Athletics Foundation

Equity Alliance

Fannie Battle Day Home for Children, Inc.

Feed America First of Tennessee, Inc.

FIND Design

Friends Life Community

Friends of MACC

From Your Father

FUTURO, Inc.

Gamers Outreach Foundation

Gift of Life Marrow Registry

GiGi's Playhouse Nashville

Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee

Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Inc.

Girls Write Nashville

Global Education Center

God's Company dba Food for the Soul

Gordon Jewish Community Center

GraceWorks Ministries, Inc.

Greater Nashville Area Scholastic Hockey

GROW Enrichment

Habitat for Humanity of Sumner County

Habitat for Humanity Williamson Maury

Hands-On Science Center

Happy: Joseph's Journey

Harmony Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Homesafe Of Sumner, Wilson, And Robertson Counties

Hope Clinic for Women

Hope Hohenwald Inc.

HopeKids, Inc.

Horse Play, Inc.

Hospice of the Highland Rim Foundation, Inc.

Hospital Hospitality House

Humanities Tennessee

Joe Beretta Foundation

Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee

Kids On The Rise

Launch That Business Sis Inc.

Learning Matters Incorporated

Love Learning Plus

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee

Manna Cafe Ministries

McNeilly Center For Children, Inc.

Men of Valor

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Middle Tennessee Pow Wow, Inc.

Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center

MOVE Inclusive Dance

Move Music City

Musical Bridges Inc.

My Bag My Story

NAMI Davidson County

Nashville Diaper Connection

Nashville Dolphins

Nashville Elite Hockey Club, Inc.

Nashville Figure Skating Club

Nashville Freedom School Partnership

Nashville Humane Association

Nashville Inner City Ministry, Inc.

Nashville Jazz Workshop

Nashville Junior Roller Derby

Nashville Launch Pad Inc.

Nashville Public Library Foundation

Nashville Safe Haven Family Shelter Inc.

Nashville Taiko

Nashville Tools for Schools, Inc.

Nashville Youth Basketball Association

Nashville Youth for Christ, Inc.

Nashville Youth Hockey League, Inc.

National Museum of African American Music

National Wheelcats Inc.

Nations Ministry Center

Nolensville High School PTSO

Nolensville Hockey Club

NOOK

Nueva Vida Food Project / Trustees of the Presbytery of Middle Tennessee

Nurses for Newborns

Operation Andrew Group, Inc.

Operation Stand Down Tennessee

Our Place Nashville

Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tennessee, Inc.

Path Project

Pathways Kitchen Corporation

PENCIL Foundation

People Loving Nashville

Permobil Foundation

Persist Nashville Inc.

Project Redesign Inc.

Read To Succeed

Red Frogs USA

Reform Nashville

Refuge Center for Counseling

Renewal House, Inc.

Retrieving Independence, Inc.

Rocklife Youth

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville, Tennessee, Inc.

Room in the Inn, Inc.

Royal Table Inc.

Saddle Up!

SAFE Soldiers and Families Embraced

SCHS Bison Hockey Club Inc.

Shower Up

Soles4Souls

Special Kids Inc.

Special Olympics Tennessee, Inc.

St. Mary's Orphanage

STARS Nashville

Stones River Lodge Foundation

The Store, Inc.

Support and Training for Exceptional Parents

Team CJ Colas Uterine Cancer Foundation

Tennessee Alliance for Kids Inc.

Tennessee Association of Craft Artists

Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition

Tennessee Environmental Council

Tennessee Golf Foundation

Tennessee Kids Belong

Tennessee Lions Charities, Inc.

Tennessee Voices for Victims

Tennessee Wildlife Federation, Inc.

Tennessee Wolverines Hockey Foundation

Tullahoma Fine Arts Center

Turnip Green Creative Reuse

United Service Organizations, Incorporated

Unlimited Potential Community Development Corporation

Unmanageable

Urban Green Lab

Vanderbilt University - Susan Gray School

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Victor S. Johnson III Nashville Children's Alliance, Inc.

Visions of Wellness

W.O. Smith/Nashville Community Music School

Wayne Reed Christian Childcare Center

wear blue: run to remember

With Love Charity, Inc.

Working Dogs For Vets

Youth Changes

• 2026 - $855,642
• 2025 - $850,791
• 2024 - $825,995
• 2023 - $800,040
• 2022 - $775,000
• 2021 - $735,000
• 2020 - $700,000
• 2019 - $675,962
• 2018 - $607,639
• 2017 - $500,103
• 2016 - $450,772
• 2015 - $415,020
• 2014 - $410,652
• 2013 - $405,000
• 2012 - $350,269
• 2011 - $325,059
• 2010 - $305,000
• 2009 - $260,000
• 2008 - $250,524
• 2007 - $240,110
• 2006 - $149,348
• 2005 - $54,152
• 2004 - $146,040
• 2003 - $154,980
• 2002 - $211,729
• 2001 - $226,048
• 2000 - $250,850
• 1999 - $145,927