Grants – 2018

Access Fund, Boulder, Colorado

For support of the purchase of the Hell’s Kitchen and Dogwood bouldering sites, located on the Cumberland Plateau in Rhea County, Tennessee.

$85,000

Arrow Space for Families, Athens, Georgia

For support of the renovation of the Play Garden, including site work, landscaping, play features, fencing, decking, and a new nature/art lab.

$10,000

Boys and Girls Club of Athens, Athens, Georgia

For support of the Music-Makers program, which combines STEM education with the musical arts to improve academic performance and career options for disadvantaged youth.

$42,000

Chattanooga Preparatory School, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For support of the music program, including compensation for music instructors, the purchase of instruments and supplies, and travel and transportation costs for the school’s choral ensemble.

$61,750

City of Chickamauga, Chickamauga, Georgia

For support of the construction of a new segment of the Chickamauga Battlefield Trail that connects the Wilder Tower area of the battlefield to the outskirts of the historic Town of Chickamauga on a dedicated bike/ped path.

$105,000

Conservation Legacy, Durango, Colorado

For support of the donation of conservation services provided by the Southeast Conservation Corps for the benefit of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, in 2018 and 2019.

$49,600

Firefly Trail, Athens, Georgia

For support of the expansion of the southern segment of the Firefly rail-trail, including project coordination and construction.

$100,000

Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Atlanta, Georgia

For support of the purchase of a fifty-acre inholding to expand Cloudland Canyon State Park, along with improvements to the Bear Creek Backcountry Trail and connecting spur trails.

$73,000

Historic Cobbham Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For support of the development of Piedmont Triangle Park, which serves as a public park and gathering space for residents of the Cobbham neighborhood and greater Athens community.

$65,000

The Land Trust for Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee

For support of the development of Walden’s Ridge Park near downtown Chattanooga, which will feature mountain biking, bouldering, hiking, and passive recreation and be owned and managed by the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department.

$75,000

Mountain Goat Trail Alliance, Monteagle, Tennessee

For support of the expansion of the Mountain Goat rail-trail into downtown Monteagle and development of the Tracy City Old Roundhouse Park, which will feature a playground, performance venue, and historic and cultural exhibits.

$37,500

The Nature Conservancy in Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama

For support of the purchase of the 580-acre “Clemmons” tract as an addition to the Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve, located in northeast Alabama.

$75,000

Songbirds Foundation, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For support of the Guitars for Kids educational and music therapy program and Vault Sessions online video series.

$60,000

Southeast Regional Folk Alliance, Carrboro, North Carolina

For support of the alliance’s 2019 annual conference, to be held in Chattanooga and featuring songwriting workshops, guest concerts, open mic night, and community outreach events.

$25,000

Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For support of the River Teachers educational workshops in 2018 and 2019.

$41,000

Trust for Public Land – Tennessee Office, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For support of the design and construction of the Cromwell Connector segment of the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway.

$125,000

University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For support of the establishment of the Holland Endowed Professorship in Nonprofit Management and Leadership at the UGA School of Social Work.

$75,000

University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For renewed support of the UGA Music Business program at the Terry College of Business during the 2018-2019 academic year.

$150,000

Total Grants: $1,254, 850.00
Direct Charitable Activities: $9,476.00
Refunds: -0-
Total Grants and Charitable Activities: $1,264,326.00