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Public charity · Lincoln, NE (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

National Arbor Day Foundation

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Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
7 totaling $207,950
Typical grant
$5,000 to $37,500 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $22,050, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Davidson County, Shelby County · plus 174 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
29% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 2 of 7.
Total giving that year
$11.6 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$11.6M$208K7
2023$6.2M$172K5

How to apply

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Board and officers

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  • Kacey KcTrustee
  • Danielle CrumrineTrustee
  • Pat CoveyChair
  • Crayton WebbTrustee
  • Mark JohnsonTrustee
  • Leslie WeldonTrustee
  • Mak AzadiTrustee
  • Ernesto HerreraTrustee
  • Jennifer GreenfeldTrustee
  • Robert RuanoTrustee
  • Denise NaguibTurstee
  • Kenneth R MunsonTrustee
  • Dan LambeChief executive officer
  • Katie LoosPresident
  • Nicole RasmussenChief financial officer
  • Gary DeemerDirector, accounting
  • Yinka AkinyemiVp human resources
  • Paul CooperChief operating officer
  • Austin MackrillVp of experience
  • Daniel MorrowVp programs and partnerships
  • Michelle SaulnierVp programs and partnerships
  • Brandon SchusterVp arbor day farm
  • Katrina WellsVp marketing & communications
  • Pete DavisManaging director of catalytic investments
  • Lauren MarshallDirector, landscape restoration
  • Ben WilinskyDirector, partnerships and
  • Michael AshleyEnterprise architect
  • Suk WortmanIntegrated experience
  • Nancy S DavisMarketing campaign and analytics manager

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  • Encourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal forests including inventory,...

Tennessee organizations it funded

Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

Tennessee grants from National Arbor Day Foundation
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Cumberland River CompactNashville, Davidson CountyEncourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal...$101K
Wolf River Conservancy Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyEncourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal...$38K
Tennessee Environmental CouncilNashville, Davidson CountyEncourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal...$24K
Nashville Tree FoundationNashville, Davidson CountyEncourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal...$22K
Green InterchangeNashville, Davidson CountyEncourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal...$14K
Overton Park ConservancyMemphis, Shelby CountyEncourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal...$5,000
Recycle and ReinvestNashville, Davidson CountyEncourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal...$5,000

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