Grants – 2020

Access Fund, Boulder, Colorado

For support of the National Climbing Advocacy Summit, to be held in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

$30,000

Artists for Artists, Inc., Houston, Texas

For support of the Houston Music Foundation Crisis Relief Fund.

$25,000

Athens YMCA, Athens, Georgia

For renewed support of the music therapy program for children and adults, including instructor stipends, the purchase of equipment and instruments, scholarship assistance, and marketing and administration.

$3,000

Books for Keeps, Athens, Georgia

Renewed support for the Stop Summer Slide! literacy program at Elbert County Primary School and Elementary School during the 2019-2020 academic year and related family engagement activities.

$33,500

City of Dunlap, Dunlap, Tennessee

For support of the construction of a public boat ramp and parking area to improve recreational access on the Sequatchie River.

$50,000

Conservation Legacy, Durango, Colorado

For support of the American Sign Language Inclusion Program, which enables Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing teens and young adults to engage in meaningful conservation service work in partnership with the Southeastern Conservation Corps.

$25,000

The Corporation of Mercer University, Macon, Georgia

For support of the renovation and restoration of the building that housed Capricorn Sound Studios – an iconic recording studio for southern performing artists.

$50,000

Firefly Trail, Inc., Athens Georgia

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

$100,000

Friends of Outdoor Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For renewed support of the Fireside: Noches Latina outdoor concert series in the Highland Park neighborhood of Chattanooga.

$5,000

Georgia Music Foundation, Macon, Georgia

For support of the Georgia Music Relief Fund, offering financial assistance to musicians and technical crews facing significant hardships resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.

$10,000

Land Trust Alliance, Washington, D.C.

For lead sponsorship of the 2020 Southeast Land Conservation Conference, held in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

$30,000

Lookout Mountain Conservancy, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

For support of the purchase of sixty-three acres of land located along the northeastern flank of Lookout Mountain for the purposes of habitat conservation, viewshed protection, and outdoor recreation.

$75,000

Nuçi Phillips Memorial Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For general operating support, the Camp Amped and the Amplify recording studio projects, and the Garrie Vereen Memorial Emergency Relief fund for those in the local entertainment industry suffering from financial setbacks resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.

$115,000

Open Space Institute, New York, New York

For support of the Cradle of Southern Appalachia Land Protection Fund, including capitalization and operating and administrative overhead.

$166,000

Sandy Creek Nature Center, Athens, Georgia

For support of the upgrade and expansion of exterior comfort station at the Education and Visitor Center for the benefit of guests and recreationists who traverse the adjacent greenway.

$68,000

Scenic Dade Development Company, Trenton, Georgia

For support of the first phase of the development of Town Creek Trail in downtown Trenton, Georgia.

$75,000

Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Signal Mountain, Tennessee

For support of the land manager and director of outreach and education staff positions at the conservancy.

$70,000

Southeastern Climbers Coalition, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For support of the Woodcock Cove Climbing Conservation Project in Sequatchie County, Tennessee.

$23,200

Southeastern Regional Folk Alliance, Carrboro, North Carolina

For support of the 2020 SERFA annual conference, featuring performances, workshops, and special tributes for folk music aficionados,

$25,000

Trust for Public Land – Tennessee Office, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For support of the completion of the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway.

$125,000

University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For renewed support of the UGA Music Business program during the 2020-2021 school year.

$150,000

University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For support of the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative coordinator position at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.

$50,000

University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For support of the enhancement and realignment of the Orange and White Trail located at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.

$50,000

Total Grants: $1,353,700
Direct Charitable Activities: -0-
Refunds: $25,000 (for cancelled Southeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference)
Total Grants and Charitable Activities: $1,328,700