Grants – 2022
Athens Land Trust, Athens, Georgia
For support of the Northeast Georgia Invasive Plant Cooperative during the 2022 calendar year.
$14,500
Athens YMCA, Athens, Georgia
For support of the music therapy program in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
$9,000
Books for Keeps, Athens, Georgia
For support of the Stop Summer Slide! literacy program and related family engagement activities in Elbert County, Georgia, during the 2021-2022 school year.
$33,500
Chattanooga Zoo, Chattanooga, Tennessee
For support of the addition of a bio-secure laboratory space to the Hiwassee Hellbender Research and Education Center that will facilitate the propagation and restoration of Eastern hellbender salamanders.
$35,000
Firefly Trail Inc., Athens, Georgia
For support of the expansion of the Firefly Trail in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, including trail development coordination and construction.
$75,000
The Land Trust for Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee
For support of the completion of Walden’s Ridge Park, which will feature mountain biking, bouldering, hiking, and passive recreation.
$100,000
Lookout Mountain Conservancy, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
For support of the purchase of the “Sims” tract, located near the town center of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and for related design and planning activities.
$75,000
Lula Lake Land Trust, Lookout Mountain, Georgia
For support of the completion of a comprehensive trail system and related amenities on the 450-acre “Durham” tract, and for the grand opening celebration in 2023.
$50,000
Open Space Institute, New York, New York
For support of the Cradle of Southern Appalachia Land Protection Fund, which is aimed at conserving critical habitat and biodiversity in a tri-state region that includes portions of the Cumberland Plateau, Ridge and Valley, and Southern Appalachian physiographic provinces.
$332,000
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
For support of the NatureScapes wayfinding and signage program to improve circulation and visitor orientation.
$50,000
Scenic Dade Development Company, Trenton, Georgia
For support of the expansion of the Town Creek Trail in downtown Trenton to connect Jenkins Park, the historic downtown square, and Dade County Elementary School.
$90,000
Songbirds Foundation, Chattanooga, Tennessee
For support of the production of six episodes of the Songbirds Radio Hour and the “Kids: Super Rock Show” concert series.
$50,000
University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia
For support of the Paint Rock River Forest Dynamics Census project at the Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve in northeast Alabama, which includes participation from faculty and staff at the University of Georgia.
$29,650
University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia
For renewed support of the Music Business Certificate Program, which is affiliated with the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.
$150,000
University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia
For support of the Southeastern Grasslands Institute coordinator position at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.
$50,000
Wild Trails, Chattanooga, Tennessee
For support of the development of a sawyer app and for the construction of composting privies to improve land stewardship practices and outdoor recreation amenities in the greater Chattanooga area.
$20,000
Total Grants: $1,163,650
Direct Charitable Activities: -0-
Refunds: -0-
Total Grants and Charitable Activities: $1,163,650