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The Lillian Ashley Fund Awards Grant to Horse Play
Foundation: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Horse Play, Inc.
offers recreational and therapeutic riding opportunities to children with physical, mental, developmental, and emotional challenges in Coffee, Franklin, Bedford, and Lincoln counties.
The Lillian Ashley Fund is an endowed fund within The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
The CFMT awards discretionary grants annually from its unrestricted and field-of-interest funds through an open application process.
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