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Grant Recipients in 2009
January 1 through December 31, 2009. Latest grants listed first.
Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee, $24,200
To cover moving expenses in a relocation that will save $55,000 a year in rent. Paid Dec. 17, 2009.

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, $5,000
To underwrite consulting fees to explore and identify models under which Nashville childcare agencies could share back-office operations. Paid Dec. 15, 2009.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts, $1,250,719
Last of four payments in 2009 to help subsidize the operating budget. Paid Nov. 16, 2009.

Currey Ingram Academy, $500,000
Toward construction of athletic facilities at this school serving students who learn differently. Paid Nov. 15, 2009.

Big Brothers of Nashville, $25,000
Support through the Ansley Fund for emergency assistance to individuals. Paid Oct. 29, 2009.

Rooftop Foundation, $25,000

General support for agency that provides emergency assistance to keep families in their homes. Paid Oct. 29, 2009.

Bethlehem Centers, $10,000
Support to retain an interim management while board members strengthen the recurring revenue base for agency that provides services to at-risk children, youth and seniors. Paid Oct. 29, 2009.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, $10,000
Support through the Ansley Fund for the SCALES program to educate youth about the workings of the Tennessee court system. Paid Oct. 15, 2009.

Fannie Battle Day Home, $10,000
General support through the Ansley Fund for 2009. Paid Aug. 20, 2009.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts, $1,250,000
Third of four payments in 2009 to help subsidize the operating budget. Paid Aug. 19, 2009.

St. Luke's Community House, $50,000
To upgrade various technology that was in danger of breaking down. Paid Aug. 18, 2009.

Nashville Safe Haven Family Shelter, $50,000
To help the agency address various infrastructure needs at a time of management transition and rising demand for services. Paid July 23, 2009.

Salvation Army, $50,000
To strengthen agency infrastructure, particularly in the Emergency Services Center. Paid July 23, 2009.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, $50,000
To address various infrastructure needs, particularly to help Middle Tennessee's Table handle a higher volume of food donations. Paid July 23, 2009.

Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation, $25,000
Support for the Partnership 2010 economic development program. This is the fourth of five annual payments toward a total grant of $125,000. Paid July 16, 2009.

Parents Reaching Out, $5,000
Emergency grant to help bridge a funding gap for agency serving parents with babies in neonatal care. Paid July 2, 2009.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts, $1,250,000
Second of four payments in 2009 to help subsidize the operating budget. Paid June 17, 2009.

YMCA of Middle Tennessee, $50,000
To expand the Joe C. Davis Outdoor Center by adding overnight facilities for resident camping and year-round programming. This was the fourth annual payment toward a gift over five years totaling $250,000. Paid June 15, 2009.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts, $1,250,000
First of four payments in 2009 to help subsidize the operating budget. Paid May 5, 2009.

Tennessee State Museum Foundation, $5,000
General support. Paid April 14, 2009.

YMCA of MIddle Tennessee, $10,000
Support through the Andley Fund for the Joe C. Davis Outdoor Center. Paid March 31, 2009.

Centerstone Community Mental Health Centers, $50,000
Toward capital needs associated with creating a new Dede Wallace campus. Second of three equal payments totaling $150,000. Paid March 12, 2009.

Nashville Public Television Council, $50,000

Support for a $15 million campaign to strengthen programming and technology. Second of three equal payments on a grant totaling $150,000. Paid 2/26/2009.

Fifty Forward (formerly Senior Citizens, Inc.), $50,000
To renovate the Donelson Senior Center including its community theater facility.Second of three equal payments on a grant totaling $150,000. Paid 2/16/2009.

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 1/27/2009.

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, $10,000
Support for the Nashville's Agenda Fund. Paid 1/27/2009.

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, $10,000
Support for GivingMatters.com, a website providing information on local agencies and community needs. Paid 1/27/2009.

Community Resource Center, $25,000
General support of Nashville's in-kind clearinghouse for 2009. Paid 1/27/2009.

Hands on Nashville, $25,000
General support of the citywide volunteer center for 2009. Paid 1/27/2009.

Leadership Nashville Foundation, $5,000
General support for 2009. Paid 1/27/2009.

Young Leaders Council, $10,000
Support for a program to train young professionals for service on nonprofit boards. Paid 1/27/2009.

Nashville Children's Theatre, $75,000
To help build a new theater adjacent to the city's Howard Office Complex. Payment No. 2 toward a grant totaling $250,000. Paid 1/15/2009.

Nashville Opera Association, $50,000
To help build out new space for administrative offices, rehearsal space and special events. Payment No. 3 of 5 toward a grant totaling $250,000. Paid 1/15/2009.

Oasis Center, $100,000
To buy and renovate a building to house Oasis and other youth-serving agencies including STARS, United Neighborhood Health Services, the Career Advancement Center, and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Final payment on a grant totaling $250,000. Paid 1/15/2009.

The Sexual Assault Center, $50,000
Support for a $5 million capital campaign to buy and renovate a new facility in MetroCenter. Payment No. 2 toward a grant totaling $150,000. Paid 1/15/2009.

United Neighborhood Health Services, $100,000
Toward a $1.8 million campaign to retire debt on the new Southside Clinic serving the poor and underserved in a South Nashville neighborhood near Sam Levy Homes. Paid 1/15/2009.

United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, $50,000
Support for the 2008 United Way campaign, with $25,000 coming from the Ansley Fund and $25,000 from The Frist Foundation. Paid 1/15/2009.

YWCA of Nashville/Middle Tennessee, $50,000
To help retire longstanding debt on the domestic violence shelter. Final payment on a grant totaling $100,000. Paid 1/15/2009.