CFMT The Sports Fund Grant

CFMT The Sports Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Amount: Up to US $5,000
Last Updated: July 31, 2025

Summary

The CFMT Sports Fund, part of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, aims to promote teamwork and community engagement among children. By providing grants up to $5,000, it supports 501(c)(3) organizations that foster a sense of belonging and hope through team-based activities, particularly during critical afterschool hours. This initiative not only keeps youth engaged but also addresses pressing community challenges, driving positive change for a thriving and inclusive future.

Overview

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee For over 30 years, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) has been driving meaningful, positive change in our community. We do this by bringing together those who want to help and those who need help. Through the power of collective philanthropy, our goal is to amplify donor intent while remaining flexible enough to ensure that resources are directed to where they can do the greatest good. We know the greater Nashville area. We understand its neighborhoods, its most pressing challenges, its unsung nonprofit heroes, and its emerging partnerships with the greatest potential. As our region continues to rapidly change, that knowledge gives us a unique vantage point to bring people and places together to do what none of us can do on our own—build a more thriving and inclusive community. Mission: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee strives to build a more thriving and inclusive community — today and for generations to come — by transforming thoughtful generosity into positive change. The Sports Fund The Sports Fund exists to help ensure that children across this community can become part of activities using a team approach, such as sports, teams, troupes, to keep children and youth out of trouble, particularly in the critical afterschool hours Funding Goals Organizations with programs using a team approach which provide children and youth with a sense of belonging and hope. Nonprofits may request grants up to a maximum of $5,000.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Organizations must be 501(c)(3) public charities with an updated GivingMatters.com profile or entities of government (i.e., libraries, public schools, departments, etc.). Government entities are exempt from the GivingMatters.com requirement.