Carolyn Smith Foundation
Spring Cycle Operational Grants
Key facts
- Deadline
- Opens Feb 1, 2027 · due Mar 1, 2027
- Award size
- Not stated: see the official notice
- Match ?
- Not stated: check the official notice · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- Where
- Davidson County, Sumner County
Opening soon: the funder has announced this grant, but you can't apply yet. Use the time to get ready and check whether it fits.
How this fits you
- Local program: Davidson County, Sumner County
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://carolynsmithfoundation.org/grantmaking/ · Printed from grantme.click/grants/fa097b28-c6ee-4b78-b7d5-91907765a5e2
Application (opens Feb 1, 2027) Add dates to my calendar
About this grant
One-year operating grants for nonprofits that mainly serve Middle Tennessee, especially Davidson and Sumner counties. Top 2026 priorities were housing, hunger, job and income paths, and dementia. Groups must be 501(c)(3) and at least two years old.
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Feb8
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Feb22
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Feb26
Submit
Suggested: submit a few days early in case the form or email has trouble. - Mar1
Deadline
From the funder.
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