The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee



The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee brings good people and good causes together to help ensure both the excellent stewardship of donor funds and the wise investment of grants in the 40 counties of Middle Tennessee that we serve.

The Community Foundation puts the joy back in giving by making it comfortable, convenient and cost-effective to give, and by harnessing the flexibility available through The Foundation to create a giving vehicle best suited to a donor’s goals.

Assets and Giving for Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

Assets

2018 - 467,689,648
2017 - 447,647,964
Domestic Grants

2018 - 58,949,195


    

Recent News from Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee


Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee announces 14 new grants for tornado recovery
Foundation: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee announced 14 new tornado recovery grants totaling more than $1.2 million. The...more

Local students receive CFMT scholarships
Foundation: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a charitable organization working to improve the quality of life in 40 Middle Tennessee and...more

IBMA Foundation announces 2020 scholarship recipients
Foundation: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

... College Scholarship is expressly directed to women in bluegrass, and is permanently endowed at the Community Foundation of Middle...more

Nashville Then & Now: A Look Back at 30 Years of The Community Foundation of Middle TN
Foundation: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

The idea for a community foundation came together during a lunch with Ellen Lehman and Ida Cooney, the first executive director of the...more

Local, state leaders reflect on legacy of civil rights icon US Rep. John Lewis
Foundation: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

Ellen Lehman, president of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. "It is not often that many of us awaken two mornings in a row to news...more

CMFT announces four new grants, bringing tornado relief total to $3.7 million
Foundation: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee will give four new grants to help Tennesseans affected by the deadly March 3...more

Projects encourage more community engagement
Foundation: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

... be achieved, but Hawkins said she has been in communication with Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) to start that...more

Despite cancellation Whip Crackin' Rodeo to make donations
Foundation: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

... the rodeo was transferred last year to The Community Foundation of Wilson County, an affiliate of The Community Foundation of Middle...more

The Big Payback attracts record number of nonprofits
Foundation: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Parker Foundation

A total of 988 Middle Tennessee nonprofits from 34 counties will be participating in The Big Payback, an initiative of The Community Foundation...more

Tennessee coalition launches relief fund for restaurants, bars struggling due to COVID-19
Foundation: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and Tennessee Action for Hospitality announced the creation of "A Fund for Us" on April 3,...more



Social Enterprise Network Sites


The Charities Aid Foundation has set up a scheme, called the Social Enterprise Assist, that will render interest-free loans of up to £10,000 each to help social enterprise start-ups.




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