Public charity · Nashville
Tennessee Chapter of Children's Advocacy
Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 28 totaling $3.8 million · 1 in Bradley County
- Typical grant
- $70,505 to $147,477 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $101,427, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Marion County, Wilson County, Sumner County, Dickson County, Warren County, Greene County, Anderson County, Hamilton County and 20 more
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- Rarely: every Tennessee group it funded in 2024 had also been funded in 2023. Build a relationship before asking.
- Total giving that year
- $3.8 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.8M | $3.8M | 28 |
| 2023 | $4.7M | $4.7M | 28 |
How to apply
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Board and officers
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- Kristen Pavlik MccallieBoard chair
- Maggie Mcnally KimballVice chair
- Tracy Plant BucholzSecretary
- Kelley Weber MayTreasurer
- Amy Burke-SalyersDirector
- Kim HendrixDirector
- Dawn HarperDirector
- Donna PenceDirector
- Samantha PraterDirector
- Marquis GaudetDirector
- Jessica Willis FisherDirector
- Stephen WoernerExecutive director
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
- Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement
Tennessee organizations it funded
Bradley County grants are listed first, then the largest. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hope Center Inc. (10th District Judicial Cac Cleveland Center) | Cleveland, Bradley County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $165K |
| Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse | Jackson, Madison County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $457K |
| Memphis Cac | Memphis, Shelby County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $442K |
| Nashville Children's Alliance | Nashville, Davidson County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $399K |
| Childhelp Children's Center of East Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $222K |
| Safe Harbor Cac Inc. | Sevierville, Sevier County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $149K |
| Cac of Rutherford County Inc. | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $147K |
| Upper Cumberland Cac | Cookeville, Putnam County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $136K |
| Cac of Hamilton County | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $134K |
| Montgomery County Cac | Clarksville, Montgomery County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $131K |
| Cac of the 1st Judicial District | Johnson City, Washington County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $119K |
| Kid's Place - A Child Advocacy Center | Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $119K |
| The Cac of Sullivan County | Blountille, Sullivan County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $106K |
| Cac for the 23rd Judicial District | Charlotte, Dickson County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $103K |
| 12th Judicial District Cac | Jasper, Marion County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $100K |
| Ashley's Place | Gallatin, Sumner County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $99K |
| Kids First Cac of the Ninth Judicial District | Lenoir City, Loudon County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $96K |
| Cac for the 3rd Judicial District Inc. | Mosheim, Greene County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $96K |
| 15th Judicial District Cac | Lebanon, Wilson County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $94K |
| Junior's House Inc. | Fayetteville, Lincoln County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $78K |
| Campbell County Children's Center | Lafollette, Campbell County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $71K |
| New Hope Blount County Cac | Maryville, Blount County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $68K |
| Cac for the 31st Judicial District | Mcminnville, Warren County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $60K |
| Davis House | Franklin, Williamson County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $60K |
| Cac of Anderson County | Clinton, Anderson County | Offset funding gap caused by cuts to member cac's voca grants and program enhancement | $56K |
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