Funders › TN › Carolyn Smith Foundation › 2021
Grants paid by Carolyn Smith Foundation, tax year 2021
EIN 81-4706113 · Hendersonvlle, TN · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2021, Carolyn Smith Foundation (EIN 81-4706113) reported 142 grants paid totaling $1,539,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Vanderbilt University Medical Cente Nashville, TN | C | $200,000 | paid | MEDICAL RESERACH | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Unc Children's Hospital Chapel Hill, NC | U | $100,000 | paid | ASSIST CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL NEEDS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | St Jude Memphis, TN | U | $100,000 | paid | ASSIST CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL NEEDS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Cure San Filippo Foundation Columbia, SC | D | $50,000 | paid | MEDICAL RESERACH | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Second Harvest Food Bank Nashville, TN | U | $50,000 | paid | FOOD TO POOR FAMILIES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | The Salvation Army Nashville, TN | U | $35,000 | paid | HELP LOW INCOME PEOPLE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Nashville Rescue Mission Nashville, TN | B | $30,000 | paid | HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Shriners Hospital for Children Tampa, FL | C | $25,000 | paid | MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Monthaven Arts & Cultural Center Hendersonville, TN | C | $25,000 | paid | PRESERVE LOCAL & REGIONAL ART | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Shatterproof Norwalk, CT | U | $20,000 | paid | ADDICTION TREATMENT | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Alzheimer's Assocation New York, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | IMPROVE LIFES OF ALZHEIMER PATIENTS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Mother to Mother Nashville, TN | C | $20,000 | paid | PROVIDES WELLNESS ITEMS TO CHILDREN | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Mid Tn Nashville, TN | U | $20,000 | paid | YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Gallatin Cares Gallatin, TN | B | $20,000 | paid | HELP LOW INCOME PEOPLE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Community Resource Ctr of Nashville Nashville, TN | D | $20,000 | paid | PROVIDE ESSENTIAL ITEMS NEEDY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | V Foundation for Cancer Research Cary, NC | U | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Habitat Humanity Greater Nashville Nashville, TN | D | $20,000 | paid | PROVIDE LOW INCOME HOUSING NEEDED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Hendersonville Home Bound Meals Hendersonville, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | SERVE THE ELDERLY POPULATION | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Arbor Day Foundation Lincoln, NE | D | $15,000 | paid | CONSERVATION & EDUCATION | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Mid-Cumberland Meals On Wheels Nashville, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | PROVIDE MEALS FOR NEEDED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Special Olympics Tn Nashville, TN | D | $15,000 | paid | SPORTS TRAINING FOR DISABLED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Make-a-Wish Middle Tn Nashville, TN | D | $15,000 | paid | CREATE WISHES CRITICAL ILL CHILDREN | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Salvus Center Gallatin, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Tenn Green Land Conservancy Nashville, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, RESTORATION | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Charles House Association Chapel Hill, NC | B | $12,500 | paid | PROVIDE ELDERCARE SERVICES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Monroe Harding Nashville, TN | B | $12,500 | paid | ORPHANAGE FOR DISPLACED YOUTH | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Pinson Hospital Hospitality House Nashville, TN | U | $12,500 | paid | PROVIDE HOUSING FOR PATIENTS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Friends of Warner Park Nashville, TN | U | $12,500 | paid | PRESERVING CITY PARK | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Abe's Garden Nashville, TN | B | $12,500 | paid | IMPROVE LIVES OF ALZHEIMER PATIENTS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Children Are People Gallatin, TN | B | $10,000 | paid | EMPOWER AT-RISK CHILDREN | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Thistle Farms Nashville, TN | B | $10,000 | paid | AID WOMEN TRAFFICKING, ADDICTIONS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Project Return Nashville, TN | B | $10,000 | paid | ASSIST THE PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | One Generation Away Franklin, TN | C | $10,000 | paid | DISTRIBUTE HEALTHY FOODS TO NEEDED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | VFW Nashville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | REHABILITATION OF DISABLED VETERANS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Unc the Arts & Sciences Foundation Chapel Hill, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | PROMOTES TEACHING, RESEARCH | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Operation Stand Down Nashville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | AID MILITARY VETERANS & FAMILIES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | End Slavery Tn Nashville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | ADVOCATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | The Nashville Dolphins Nashville, TN | B | $10,000 | paid | PROVIDE FREE AQUATICS PROGRAMS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Nashville Banner Nashville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | PROVIDE NON-PARTISAN JOURNALISM | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Uso Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S MILITARY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Harpeth Conservancy Brentwood, TN | B | $10,000 | paid | PROVIDE CLEAN WATER & ECOSYSTEMS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | National Audubon Society Washington, DC | D | $10,000 | paid | PROTECTS BIRDS & PLACES THEY NEED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Wounded Warrior Project Nashville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT VETERANS IN NEED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Sumner County Food Bank Gallatin, TN | D | $10,000 | paid | FOOD TO POOR FAMILIES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Ahlef Scholarship Grant Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS HOSPITALITY STUDENTS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Sumner County Schools Gallatin, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | GROWING LEARNERS COLLEGE & CAREERS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | N Street Village Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | HELPS HOMELESS & LOW-INCOME WOMEN | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Youth Villages Nashville, TN | C | $10,000 | paid | PROVIDE SAFE & TEMP HOMES YOUTH | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Nashville Predators Foundation Nashville, TN | B | $10,000 | paid | IMPROVE LIVES OF YOUTH & FAMILIES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Destinations International Foundati Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | AID DESTINATIONS WORLDWIDE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Hendersonville Samaritan Assoc Hendersonville, TN | C | $10,000 | paid | HELP FAMILIES IN NEED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Open Table Nashville Nashville, TN | D | $10,000 | paid | ASSISTANCE HOMELESS COMMUNITY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | A Soldier's Child Foundation Smyrna, TN | D | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FALLEN SOLDIER'S CHILDREN | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Nashville Humane Assoc Nashville, TN | C | $10,000 | paid | PROTECT WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Fiu Foundation Miami, FL | U | $10,000 | paid | TO ADVANCE FLORIDA INT'L UNIVERSITY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Safe Place for Animals Gallatin, TN | B | $7,500 | paid | PROVIDE CARE & TEMPORARY HOUSING PET | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Hands On Nashville Nashville, TN | D | $7,500 | paid | MEET NEEDS THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Ashley's Place Gallatin, TN | B | $7,500 | paid | PROVIDE SERVICES ABUSED CHILDREN | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Finca Washington, DC | D | $7,500 | paid | FIGHT POVERTY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Bethesda, MD | B | $7,500 | paid | TO CURE CYSTIC FIBROSIS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Corner to Corner Nashville, TN | C | $7,500 | paid | CREATE OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC GROWTH | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Siloam Health Nashville, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | ASSIST NEEDY THROUGH HEALTH CARE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Ocean Conservancy Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | HELPS FORMULATE OCEAN POLICIES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Civic Tn Nashville, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | STRENGTHEN RISING AMERICAN ELECTORAT | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Vol State Community College Gallatin, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Nashville Zoo Nashville, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | DISCOVER NATURE THRU CONSERVATION | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Agape to the Nations Gallatin, TN | C | $5,000 | paid | BRINGING HOPE TO THE HOPELESS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Greater New Orleans Foundation New Orleans, LA | C | $5,000 | paid | DRIVE POSITIVE IMPACT NEW ORLEANS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Mcneilly Center for Children Nashville, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | PROVIDE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERVICES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Sexual Assault Center Nashville, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | AID SEXCUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Sumner County YMCA Hendersonville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | HELP PEOPLE GROW SPIRIT, MIND & BODY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | B | $5,000 | paid | HELP CONSERVE LAND & WATERWAYS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Foundation for Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA | C | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AFTER STORMS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Doors of Hope-M'boro Murfressboro, TN | D | $5,000 | paid | EMPOWER WOMEN TO BREAK ADDICTION | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Missionary Flights International Fort Pierce, FL | U | $5,000 | paid | TRANSPORT LIFE-SAVING SUPPLIES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Habitat Humanity Sumner County Gallatin, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | PROVIDE LOW INCOME HOUSING NEEDS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | YMCA Nashville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | HELP PEOPLE GROW SPIRIT, MIND, BODY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Hope Famil Health Westmoreland Westmoreland, TN | D | $5,000 | paid | PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO ALL | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Center for Diaster Philanthropy Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | AID IN NATURAL DIASTERS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Equal Chance for Education Nashville, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Project Alive Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | FIND CURE FOR HUNTER SYNDROME | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | US Humane Society Washington, DC | U | $5,000 | paid | RESCUE & CARE OF ANIMALS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Humphreys County Humane Society Waverly, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | RESCUE & CARE OF ANIMALS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Kore Foundation Gallatin, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Ronald Mcdonald House Nashville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | PROVIDE HOUSING FOR PATIENT'S FAMILY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Boys & Girls Club of Mid Tn Nashville, TN | C | $5,000 | paid | PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR KIDS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | The Cookery Nashville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | TRAIN HOMELESS MEN IN CULINARY ARTS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | The Nature Conservatory Tn Brentwood, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | HELP CONSERVE TN LANDS, WATERS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Belle Meade Historic Site Nashville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | PRESERVE TN HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | The Housing Fund-Nashville Nashville, TN | D | $5,000 | paid | CREATE & PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Papillion Center Gallatin, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | OFFER INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY ASSISTANCE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Community Foundation of Mid Tn Nashville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT LOCAL NONPROFITS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Nashville Symphony Nashville, TN | C | $5,000 | paid | INSPIRES, EDUCATES THROUGH MUSIC | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | United Way of Greater Nashville Nashville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | HELP FOR THE NEEDED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Smithsonian Washington, DC | D | $5,000 | paid | PRESERVE AMERICAN ART | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Nashville Angels Nashville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | ASSIST FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | National Museum African Amer Music Nashville, TN | D | $5,000 | paid | PRESERVE AFRICAN-AMER MUSIC GENRES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Gallatin Rotary Club Gallatin, TN | D | $5,000 | paid | PROVIDE SERVICES TO OTHERS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Nurses for Newborns Nashville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | PREVENT INFANT MORTALITY, ABUSE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Hope Clinic for Women Nashville, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, COUNSELING | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Rebuilding Together Nashville Nashville, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | REBUILDS, REPAIRS LOW-INCOME HOMES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Aspca New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | HELP ANIMALS IN NEED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Environmental Defense Fund Washington, DC | U | $2,500 | paid | PRESERVE NATURAL SYSTEMS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Wo Smith School Nashville, TN | U | $2,500 | paid | AID CHILDREN LOW-INCOME | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Imagination Library Nashville, TN | U | $2,500 | paid | BOOK GIFTING PROGRAM | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Project Connect Nashville Madison, TN | D | $2,500 | paid | ALLEVIATE POVERTY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Bethany Christian Services Nashville, TN | D | $2,500 | paid | SUPPORTS VULNERABLE KIDS & FAMILIES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Sumner County Casa Gallatin, TN | B | $2,500 | paid | ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Shalom Zone Gallatin, TN | D | $2,500 | paid | AID CHILDREN & FAMILIES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Book'em Nashville, TN | U | $2,500 | paid | IGNITE CHILDREN PASSION FOR READING | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Oasis Center Nashville, TN | B | $2,500 | paid | SUPPORT & IMPROVE LIVES OF YOUTH | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Global Education Center Nashville, TN | B | $2,500 | paid | PROMOTE GLOBAL AWARENESS FOR ALL | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Renewal House Nashville, TN | B | $2,500 | paid | ASSIST WOMEN WITH ADDICTIONS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Disabled American Veterans Erlanger, KY | U | $2,500 | paid | ASSIST DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Sumner Preservation Gallatin, TN | U | $2,500 | paid | PRESERVE HISTORIC COUNTY SITES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Cumberland River Compact Nashville, TN | C | $2,500 | paid | KEEPING OUR WATER HEALTHY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Jojo's Doghouse Gallatin, TN | B | $2,500 | paid | RESCUE & CARE FOR ANIMALS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Stop Soldier Suicide Durham, NC | B | $2,500 | paid | PROVIDE PERSONALIZED CARE SOLDIERS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Fischer House Rockville, MD | U | $2,500 | paid | FREE HOMES FOR MILITARY & FAMILIES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | The Elephant Sanctuary Hohenwald, TN | D | $2,500 | paid | SAFE HAVEN FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Civic Design Center Nashville, TN | B | $2,500 | paid | ADVOCATE FOR CIVIC DESIGN VISIONS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | St Lukes Community House Nashville, TN | B | $2,500 | paid | PROVIDE ACCESS TO FOOD, CHILD CARE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Armed Forces Housing Authority La Mesa, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | SERVES MILITARY FAMILIES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Fannie Day Battle Home Children Nashville, TN | D | $2,500 | paid | PROVIDE AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Grace Place Ministries Hendersonville, TN | U | $2,500 | paid | SAFE HOME FOR MOTHERS & CHILDREN | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Martha O'bryan Center-Nashville Nashville, TN | D | $2,500 | paid | MOVING PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Poverty and the Arts Nashville, TN | U | $2,500 | paid | PROVIDE CREATIVE RESOURCES FOR NEEDY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Preemptive Love Dallas, TX | U | $2,500 | paid | PROVIDE RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF WAR | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Palmer Home for Children Columbus, MS | C | $2,500 | paid | ASSIST CHILDREN IN NEED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Community Care Fellowship Nashville, TN | B | $2,500 | paid | OFFER HOPE, LOVE & RESOURCES | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Jason Foundation Hendersonville, TN | B | $2,500 | paid | HELP PREVENT YOUTH SUICIDE | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | United Way of Sumner County Gallatin, TN | C | $2,500 | paid | HELP FOR NEEDED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Sierra Club Tn Chapter Powell, TN | U | $2,000 | paid | PROTECT WILD PLACES OF THE EARTH | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Friends of Portland Public Library Portland, TN | U | $2,000 | paid | PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Carolina Poodle Rescue Pacolet, SC | B | $1,000 | paid | RESCUE & REHABILITATING DOGS IN NEED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Nashville Public Television Nashville, TN | B | $1,000 | paid | SUPPORT PUBLIC TELEVISION | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Preston Taylor Ministries Nashville, TN | B | $1,000 | paid | EMPOWER CHILDREN LIVE GOD-INSPIRED | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Paws for Purple Hearts Penngrove, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | TRAIN SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Girls Write Nashville Gallatin, TN | C | $1,000 | paid | SONGWRITING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Unscripted Improv Nashville, TN | D | $1,000 | paid | EMPOWERS COMMUNITY THRU IMPROV | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | K9s for Warriors Ponte Vedre, FL | B | $1,000 | paid | SERVICE DOGS FOR DISABLED VETERANS | 202212299349100506 |
| 2021 | Fifty Forward Nashville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAMS ASSIST ADULTS | 202212299349100506 |
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