The Kiwanis of Nashville Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Kiwanis Club of Nashville. All Club members are Foundation members. The Foundation is led by a separate Board of Directors responsible for fundraising and awarding of grants.
In 2025, the Foundation provided grants to:
Camp Sugar Falls – American Diabetes Association
Fannie Battle Day Home for Children
Autism TN
Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
Rally Foundation
Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp
Raising Resilience TN
Harvest Hands
Stronger Than My Father.
Support Our Foundation
To support our Foundation by credit card, click or scan the QR codes below
Tomanage or make changes to your recurring donation account, pleaseclick here.
Apply for a Grant
We require that all grant applications have a Kiwanis member sponsor to be submitted for consideration.
We allocate between $15,000 – $25,000 in grants annually which are funded by donations from our members, from our modest endowment fund, and from an annual grant from the Lucy and Wilbur Sensing Donor Advised Fund.
We have a preference to fund grants with organizations where we can concurrently create an opportunity for our members to engage in a related volunteer project. We rarely fund events (i.e. golf outings, tastings, etc.). or fund organizations that aggregate funds to distribute to other 501(c)(3) organizations. While they are worthy fundraisers, as a community organization we seek a hands-on impact wherever possible and a direct allocation of our grant funding. We may consider proposals for strategic partnerships with non-profits in either of these areas if we believe they are synergistic. Grants requests between $500 and $2500 are typically within our ranges to consider for funding.
The Kiwanis of Nashville Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Kiwanis Club of Nashville. All Club members are Foundation members. The Foundation is led by a separate Board of Directors responsible for fundraising and awarding of grants.
In 2025, the Foundation provided grants to:
Support Our Foundation
To support our Foundation by credit card, click or scan the QR codes below
To manage or make changes to your recurring donation account, please click here.
Apply for a Grant
We require that all grant applications have a Kiwanis member sponsor to be submitted for consideration.
We allocate between $15,000 – $25,000 in grants annually which are funded by donations from our members, from our modest endowment fund, and from an annual grant from the Lucy and Wilbur Sensing Donor Advised Fund.
We have a preference to fund grants with organizations where we can concurrently create an opportunity for our members to engage in a related volunteer project. We rarely fund events (i.e. golf outings, tastings, etc.). or fund organizations that aggregate funds to distribute to other 501(c)(3) organizations. While they are worthy fundraisers, as a community organization we seek a hands-on impact wherever possible and a direct allocation of our grant funding. We may consider proposals for strategic partnerships with non-profits in either of these areas if we believe they are synergistic. Grants requests between $500 and $2500 are typically within our ranges to consider for funding.