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