2024 Grantee Organizations
Ella’s House supports pregnant and parenting student mothers, ages 18-24 years-old, who are attending one of the twenty colleges and six community colleges in the greater Nashville area. Thanks to the incredible band, I’m With Her, who donated royalties to support our grantmaking, the foundation granted $15,000 to Ella’s House to support their work.
Tennessee Justice for our Neighbors provides compassionate immigration legal services to our neighbors seeking humanitarian relief. They received a $10,000 grant to support their work as part of of our Hello from the Hills benefit concert in January 2024.
Muhlenberg Music Mission is a group of Muhlenberg County business owners and musicians who provide instruments and lessons to all children in the area that qualify depending on need. As a collaborative gift with Hope in the Hills, they received a $5,000 grant to support their work as part of of our Hello from the Hills benefit concert in January 2024.
The mission of ALPHA House of Pinellas County is to prevent the cycle of homelessness and child abuse by providing a safe residence and supportive services to homeless pregnant women and babies. ALPHA House received a $5,000 grant thanks to proceeds from an April 2024 trio of tribute concerts that were held in the Gulfport & Tampa Bay areas of Florida.
The foundation provided a $5,000 grant to Muhlenberg County Long-Term Disaster Recovery Fund in the wake of devastating tornadoes and severe storms that ravaged the area in May 2024.
The foundation provided a $5,000 grant to Color Me Country to support representation of Black voices in folk, Americana, and country music. The grant supported travel expenses for CMC musicians to perform at The Long Road Festival in the UK.
In February 2024, the foundation hosted a screening of Ramin Bahrani’s incredible documentary If Dreams Were Lightning as a fundraiser for the Health Wagon, which provides compassionate, quality health care to the medically underserved people in the mountains of Appalachia. $5,000 in funds were donated to support the Health Wagon’s critical work.
Musicares provides a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community in the areas of mental health & addiction recovery, health services, and human services. They received a $10,000 grant to support their work as part of of our Hello from the Hills benefit concert in January 2024.
Actors Bridge Ensemble received a $10,000 grant for Act Like a GRRRL, an autobiographical writing and performance program that inspires female-identifying teenagers (ages 12-18) to write about their lives and transform their thoughts into monologues, dances, and songs for public performance. As GRRRLS find their voice and speak their truths on stage, they develop the self-confidence, personal agency and leadership skills to live more empowered lives.
The Gulfport Multipurpose Senior Center actively seeks to support the independence and increased quality of life of its participants by encouraging involvement in programs and activities that promote health, welfare, safety and dignity. A $5,000 grant to the Senior Center was possible thanks to proceeds from an April 2024 trio of tribute concerts that were held in the Gulfport & Tampa Bay areas of Florida.
The Circle of Friends of the Gulfport Library works to enhance the development of Gulfport’s library facilities and services, community building, and provides support for literacy and learning. A $5,000 grant to the Library was possible thanks to proceeds from an April 2024 trio of tribute concerts that were held in the Gulfport & Tampa Bay areas of Florida.
The foundation provided a $2,500 grant to Woodsongs, which assisted with recovery for Western Kentucky musicians who lost their beloved instruments during May 2024’s severe storms and tornadoes.
The foundation provided a $5,000 sponsorship to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America for their annual fundraising event in Nashville. HDSA is the premier nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by Huntington’s disease.
Thanks in part to a matching campaign from generous donors all over the world, the Foundation provided $136,500 in grant funding to First Contact. 100% of these funds were used for direct cash relief payments to hospitality workers, seniors, and entertainers in the Gulfport, Florida, area who were severely affected by the dual disasters of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. An additional $8,500 in funding was granted to support the organization’s work. For more information on these efforts, click here.
The foundation provided $2,500 to the Nashville Peace and Justice Center to help with purchase, transport, and distribution of lifesaving supplies, along with needed medic/repair/cleanup work via a network of mutual aid for Georgia and North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
The foundation granted $500 to support the emerging work of Gulfportlandia and their community debriefing in the wake of the hurricanes.
The Foundation distributed $49,600 in direct disaster relief payments to 31 low-income families in Gulfport, Florida, who had near or total losses in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. We are grateful to the Pinellas County School system and the social workers embedded in the schools for helping us identify and collaborate with these parents. To learn more about these efforts, click here.
The Foundation supported Manna Food Bank in Asheville with a $25,000 grant to support disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
The Foundation supported Colaborativa La Milpa and its affiliated organization, PODER Emma, with a $10,000 grant to support disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
The Foundation supported Co-Operate WNC with a $10,000 grant to support disaster relief efforts, including winterizing and repair of homes, along with supply needs for rural residents affected by Hurricane Helene.
The Foundation supported Restring Appalachia with a $5,000 grant to support their efforts to get instruments back in the hands of Appalachian musicians after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
The Foundation supported Equal Plates Project in Asheville with a $10,000 grant to support disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
The Foundation supported Haywood County Pride with a $2,500 grant, which provided mutual aid for rural community members in need of disaster relief assistance.
The Foundation supported Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, with a $10,000 grant to support their Western NC disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
The Foundation supported Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee with a $7,500 grant to support disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
The foundation provided a $5,000 grant to Hope in the Hills and Healing Appalachia to sponsor their first annual Raising Lazarus Awards, which provided financial support to crucial members of the community working daily to help save lives and fight the opioid epidemic.
Thanks in part to a matching campaign from generous donors all over the world, the Foundation provided a $5,000 grant to the Gulfport Senior Center Foundation, to provide disaster relief assistance to the senior community in Gulfport and Pinellas County in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. For more information on these efforts, click here.
The foundation supported Distribute Aid with a $2,610 grant to help transport, store, and distribute necessary disaster relief supplies for Western North Carolina, including blankets, tarps, drinking water, sleeping bags, hygiene kits, and shelf-stable food in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
The Foundation supported Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee with a $7,500 grant to support disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene.