Grants awarded
Who does Carolyn Smith Foundation fund?
Carolyn Smith Foundation has awarded $17 million across 821 grants to 385 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $20,000.
Total awarded
$16.8M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
385
Grants
821
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| V Vanderbilt University Medical Cente | $1.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cure San Filippo Foundation | $500K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$480K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| V Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $400K | 3 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Second Harvest Food Bank | $390K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Jude INC | $350K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U Unc Children's Hospital | $300K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Nashville Rescue Mission
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$295K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| T The Store | $255K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters Mid TN | $210K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $210K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A A Soldier's Child Foundation | $205K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cure Sanflippo Foundation | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Corner to Corner | $198K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| S Shatterproof | $190K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $180K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $172K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Resource Ctr of Nashville | $170K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$155K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| H Habitat Humanity Greater Nashville | $155K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Abe's Garden
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$152K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| S Siloam Health | $150K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Grace Place Ministry INC | $150K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Inspiritus INC | $150K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Shriners Hospital for Children | $135K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Special Olympics TN | $135K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $135K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Gallatin Cares
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$130K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $128K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Harpeth Conservancy
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$122K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| F Fiftyforwardsenior Citizens INC | $120K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$112K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| T The Salvation Army | $110K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Gallatin Day Care Center INC | $105K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $102K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Unc Health Foundation INC
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Every Cure INC
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| S Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nashville Rescue Mission | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Assoc | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Unc Health Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Arbor Day Foundation | $95K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Siloam Health
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$85K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| T The Nature Conservatory TN | $85K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Nashville Public Media INC | $83K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$78K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| F Friends of Warner Park | $78K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $78K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Salvus Center INC
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$75K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| C Community Resource Center | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Martha O'Bryan Center | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $72K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Project Return | $70K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Children Are People | $70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hope Family Health Westmoreland | $70K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Grace Place Ministries | $70K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $70K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hospital Hospitality House | $70K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $68K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Doors of Hope-M'boro | $65K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wo Smith School | $65K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Papillion Center | $63K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Equal Chance for Education | $62K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Nurses for Newborns
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$60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| A Ancora | $60K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Habitat Humanity Sumner County | $60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Unc the Arts & Sciences Foundation | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
YMCA
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$60K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| A Abe's Garden Community | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$58K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MD | |
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$55K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
Open Table of Nashville INC
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$55K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Thistle Farms INC
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$55K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$55K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $55K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pinson Hospital Hospitality House | $52K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
United Way of Sumner County
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$52K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $52K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Safe Place for Animals | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
N Street Village INC
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| W West Nashville Dream Center | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Club of Mid TN | $50K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Wounded Warrior Project INC
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | FL | |
| H Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Center for Diaster Philanthropy | $50K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Shatterproof | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $46K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Care Fellowship | $45K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Youth Villages INC
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$45K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN |
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