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Grant Recipients in 2008

Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2008. Latest grants listed first.

Nashville Children's Theatre, $5,000
General support for the 2008-09 season through the Ansley Fund. Paid 12/15/2008.

League for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, $5,500
For various expenses involving the integration of the EAR Foundation into the League. Paid 11/17/2008.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Inc., $1,379,125
To subsidize operations. Fourth of four payments toward a 2008 grant totaling $5,516,500. Paid 10/30/2008.

American Red Cross of Nashville, $50,000
For technology improvements aimed at consolidating Red Cross operations in 36 counties of Middle Tennessee under the Nashville chapter's umbrella. Paid 10/27/2008.

Gordon Jewish Community Center, $25,000
For improvements to facilities. Paid 10/27/2008.

Hands on Nashville, $50,000
To address a budget shortfall for 2008 and 2009, allowing the organization to implement a strategic plan to generate new sources of revenue and attract more volunteers. Paid 10/27/2008.

AGAPE, $1,000
Support through the Ansley Fund for the production of videos to help orient staff, interns and practicum students. Paid 10/27/2008.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, $5,000
Support through the Ansley Fund for the SCALES program to educate youth about the workings of the Tennessee court system. Paid 10/14/2008.

YWCA of Nashville/Middle Tennessee, $10,000
General support through the Ansley Fund for the 2008-09 fiscal year. Paid 10/14/2008.

CommunityNashville, $10,000
General support through the Ansley Fund for 2008. Paid 9/30/2008

Fannie Battle Day Home, $10,000
General support through the Ansley Fund for 2008. Paid. 9/30/2008.

Martha O'Bryan Center, $10,000
General support through the Ansley Fund for 2008. Paid. 9/30/2008.

Nashville Alliance for Public Education, $10,000.
General support for 2008. Paid 9/30/2008.

Nashville Shakespeare Festival, $8,000.
To help promote the Workshops for Adults in Business program. Paid 9/30/2008.

Council on Aging of Greater Nashville, $10,000.
Continuing support for a program exploring various transportation options for Nashville seniors. Paid 9/15/2008.

Homework Hotline, $10,000
General support through the Ansley Fund for 2008. Paid 9/15/2008.

Nashville Aquatic Club, $20,000
To replace the current aging swimming scoreboard at the Metro Sportsplex. Paid 8/26/2008.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Inc., $1,379,125
To subsidize operations. Third of four payments toward a 2008 grant totaling $5,516,500. Paid 8/13/2008.

Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation, $10,000.
Support for the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville, whose mission is to promote the arts and facilitate partnerships between business and the arts. Paid 8/4/2008.

Catholic Charities of Tennessee, $100,000
For furnishings and technology for a new multi-service center in South Nashville. Paid 7/24/2008.

Friends of Centennial Park and the Parthenon, $25,000
To develop a strategic plan and to retain a consultant to redesign the public spaces and exhibit areas of the Parthenon. Paid 7/24/2008.

Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity, $10,000
To help
acquire 250 acres in northern Davidson County to create the Park Preserve community with 450 lots for future Habitat homes. Paid 7/24/2008.

Rooftop Foundation, $5,000 
Support through the Ansley Fund for program offering emergency assistance in making rental and mortgage payments. Paid 7/24/2008.

March of Dimes/Tennessee Chapter, $2,000
General support through the Ansley Fund. Paid 7/15/2008.

Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation, $25,000

Support for Partnership 2010's economic development efforts over a five-year span (2006-2010). Multi-year gift will total $125,000.  Paid 7/15/2008.

Oasis Center, $10,000
Support through the Ansley Fund for youth leadership development in 2008. Paid 7/15/2008.

CYI/STARS, $5,000
Gen
eral support for 2008 through the Ansley Fund.

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, $5,000
Ge
neral support for 2008 through the Ansley Fund. Paid 6/30/2008.

Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, $1,000
General support through the Ansley Fund for programs serving children with hearing and speech impairments or autism. Paid 6/26/2008.

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, $50,000
To 
support Now Playing Nashville, a comprehensive arts and entertainment website for the community. Paid  6/12/2008

Frist Center for the Visual Arts, $1,379,125
To subsidize operations. Second of four payments toward a 2008 grant totaling $5,516,500. Paid 6/12/2008.

YMCA of Middle Tennessee, $50,000
Through the Ansley Fund, to expand the Joe C. Davis Outdoor Center by adding overnight facilities for resident camping and year-round programming. Third of five annual payments totaling $250,000. Paid 6/12/2008.

Nashville Alliance for Public Education, $25,000
To
help fund executive search expenses for the new director of Metro Schools. Paif 6/4/2008.

Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee, $10,000
G
eneral support through the Ansley Fund for 2008. Paid 5/27/2008.

Salvation Army, $25,000
To purchase two satellite telephones and a used vehicle for use as a mobile command post for disasters and other emergency situations. Paid 5/27/2008.
 
Alive Hospice, $46,750
To equip 76 home health aides with hand-held computers to track and transmit patient data. Paid 4/28/2008.

Belmont Mansion Association, $47,000
T
o help upgrade the HVAC system of the historic mansion. Paid 4/28/2008.

Centerstone Community Mental Health Centers, $50,000
Support through the Ansley Fund for construction of a new Dede Wallace campus to serve children and families. Payment No. 1 toward a $150,000 total grant. Paid 4/28/2008.

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, $10,000
S
upport for the Nashville's Agenda Fund. Paid 4/28/2008.

Friends of Radnor Lake, $1,000
T
o support a Junior Ranger program through which teenagers receive environmental education while working on park improvement projects during the summer months. Paid 4/28/2008.

Urban Housing Solutions, $25,000
For equipment to establish businesses at The Academy, a transitional program for men released from prison. Paid 4/28/2008.

YMCA of Middle Tennessee, $10,000
Support through the Ansley Fund for the Joe C. Davis Outdoor Center through the annual We Build People Campaign.
Paid 4/28/2008.

YWCA of Nashville/Middle Tennessee, $50,000
To help retire longstanding debt on the Weaver Domestic Violence Shelter. Payment No. 1 toward a total grant of $100,000. Paid 4/28/2008.

F
oundation Center, Atlanta, Ga., $1,000
Ge
neral support for organization that tracks and provides information on grantmaking. Paid 3/31/2008.

B
elmont University, $10,000
To help underwrite the presidential debate taking place on the campus in October 2008. Paid 3/25/2008.

Boy Scouts/Middle Tennessee Council, $10,000
G
eneral support through the Ansley Fund. Paid 3/25/2008.

CASA, $4,350
Emergency grant through the Ansley Fund to repair a broken sewer line. Paid 3/25/2008.

Junior Achivement/Middle Tennessee Chapter, $5,000
G
eneral support through the Ansley Fund. Paid 3/25/2008.

Young Leaders Council, $10,000
General support for program to train young professionals for service on nonprofit boards. Paid 3/25/2008.

Neighborhoods Resource Center, $5,000
General support for program providing information to neighborhood groups. Paid 3/17/2008.
 
Tennessee State Museum Foundation, $2,000
General support for 2008. Paid 3/17/2008.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts, $1,379,125
To subsidize operations. First of four payments toward a 2008 grant totaling $5,516,500. Paid 3/17/2008.

Nashville Ballet, $30,000
Toward the purchase of mobile lighting equipment for use locally and in road productions. Paid 2/28/2008.

Nashville Public Television Council, $50,000
Support for a $15 million campaign to strengthen programming and technology. Payment No. 1 toward a $150,000 grant. Paid 2/28/2008.

Senior Citizens, Inc., $50,000
To renovate the Donelson Senior Center including its community theater facility. Payment No. 1 toward a $150,000 grant. Paid 2/28/2008.

Special Olympics Tennessee , $10,000
General support from the Ansley Fund including underwriting for the annual summer games. Paid 2/28/2008.

United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, $75,000
Support for the 2007 annual campaign, with $25,000 coming from the Ansley Fund and $50,000 from The Frist Foundation. Paid 2/28/2008.

Orchestra Nashville, $40,000
To help underwrite the orchestra's efforts to market and distribute their music on-line. Paid 2/19/2008.

Community Foundation of Middle Tennesseee, $15,000
Support for GivingMatters.com, a website providing information for donors on nonprofit agencies throughout the region. Paid 1/29/2008.

Hands on Nashville, $25,000
General support for 2008. Paid 1/29/2008.

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, $5,950
For supplies, equipment and technology to enhance the effectiveness of the Community and Education program. Paid 1/29/2008.

Project for Neighborhood Aftercare, $4,320
To translate documents into Spanish, Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, Korean, Lao and Somali in order for parents to better understand the programs. Paid 1/29/2008.
 

Center for Nonprofit Management, $150,000
General support of $110,000, MatchGrant funding of $25,000, and administrative support totaling $15,000 for the annual Awards of Achievement. Paid 1/15/2008.
 
Community Resource Center, $25,000
General support for 2008. Paid 1/15/2008.

Hands on Nashville, $8,000
To defray various costs of moving the agency to more efficient space in Cummins Station. Paid 1/15/2008.

Leadership Nashville Foundation, $7,500
General support for 2008. Paid 1/15/2008.

Nashville Children's Theatre, $100,000
Support for a $6.3 million campaign to build a new theater adjacent to the city's Howard Office Complex. Multi-year gift totals $250,000. Paid 1/15/2008.

Nashville Film Festival, $5,000
General support for the 2008 Film Festival. Paid 1/15/2008.

Nashville Opera Association, $50,000
To help build out 26,000 square feet in Sylvan Park for administrative offices, rehearsal space and special events. Total campaign is $12 million, half for the building and half for endowment. Multi-year gift will total $250,000. Paid 1/15/2008.

Nashville Zoo, Inc., $250,000
P
ayment toward a $500,000 grant to add more parking and restroom facilities at the zoo. Paid 1/15/2008.

Neighborhoods Resource Center, $70,000
To build out an old Metro firehall to serve as the agency's new headquarters, as well as a neighborhood center for historic Germantown. Multi-year gift will total $100,000. Paid 1/15/2008.

Oasis Center, $100,000
Toward an $8 million campaign to buy and renovate a building at 17th and Charlotte to house Oasis and four other youth-serving agencies including STARS, United Neighborhood Health Services, Community Nashville, and the Career Advancement Center. Grant totals $250,000. Paid 1/15/2008.

Sexual Assault Center, $50,000
Support for a $5 million capital campaign to purchase a larger and safer facility in MetroCenter. Paid 1/15/2008.

Tennessee History for Kids, $10,000
General support through the Ansley Fund for a website on Tennessee history. Paid 1/15/2008.

Trust for the Future, $5,000
To hire a consultant to facilitate a two-day planning retreat laying the groundwork for an energy conservation program in Nashville and nationally. Paid 1/15/2008.

Y-CAP, $10,000
Support for the SmartKids Early Intervention Program to help high-risk youth in the Stratford High School cluster of East Nashville. Paid 1/15/2008.

Youth Encouragement Services, $25,000
To renovate facilities and expand programming through a capital campaign totaling $1.5 million. Multi-year gift will total $50,000. Paid 1/15/2008.