Corporate Funds
Avondale Partners Advised Fund
Established 2005National in scope, creative in its thinking and its approach, and focused on finding unique opportunities wherever they exist, Avondale Partners, LLC is an independent, privately owned investment banking firm committed to providing objective, high-quality equity research, as well as sales and trading capabilities to the institutional marketplace. Now, through their partnership with The Community Foundation, Avondale is also bringing its creative approach to unique opportunities in giving.
Coldwell Banker/Andrews & Associates Advised Fund
Established 2004Tom Andrews believes that corporate citizenship includes giving back, and he encourages this belief in others. When Tom wanted to put in place a permanent giving vehicle for Coldwell Banker/Andrews & Associates, he turned to The Community Foundation to assist in that endeavor.
Community Bank & Trust Company of Cheatham County Advised Fund
Established 2004Community Bank & Trust is committed to giving back to the communities it serves and has proven this commitment with many grants provided to numerous community programs and services. To help alleviate the day-to-day administrative work that comes along with such work, Community Bank & Trust established this Advised Fund within The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
Katcher Vaughn & Bailey Public Relations Advised Fund
Established 2003The Katcher Vaughn & Bailey Public Relations Advised Fund was established to extend to others the trust, respect and good fortune that has been shown to the firm throughout the years by its many friends, clients and associates. With a tradition of giving back to the community, KVBPR staff members also commit their individual leadership, skills and time to a broad cross-section of organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life in Middle Tennessee.
Delek Fund for Hope
Established 2008Delek and its MAPCO stores have become ubiquitous throughout our community. But the Delek Corporation has much more going on than its work in the business sector. Though relatively new to Middle Tennessee, the Corporation created The Delek Fund for Hope at The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee as a way to maximize its support for charities in this community and in the others in which it has installations. Beneficiaries include but are not limited to The American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and The Make-A-Wish Foundation.
McNeely Pigott & Fox Advised Fund
Established 2001In addition to the numerous pro bono hours donated each year to causes important to partners and staff, MP&F is dedicated to providing ongoing opportunities for community giving. The McNeely Pigott & Fox Advised Fund was created with the belief that the firm can make a difference in the lives of others ... even those who don’t need PR.
Regency Hospice Advised Fund
Established 2009Dedicated to providing caring and compassionate service to patients and their families with the highest quality end of life care, Regency Healthcare and its affiliates throughout the Southeast respect those they serve and the communities which support them through all of life’s stages. Wanting to share the compassion and spirit of giving they so often witness in the homes of patients, Avalon Hospice, Faith and Grace Hospice, New Beacon Hospice, and Regency Hospice have partnered with The Community Foundation to create a vehicle to give back to the communities in which they serve. The Regency Hospice Advised Fund provides hospice patients and their families ongoing opportunities for giving and will support charitable efforts in the communities each company serves.
Speyer/Tennsco Donor-Advised Fund
Established 2000Les Speyer and his family have achieved financial success through their Dickson-based company, Tennsco, a manufacturer of steel filing and storage systems. This Fund was established for corporate giving to support charitable efforts in both Dickson and Nashville.
Standard Candy Co., Inc. Advised Fund
Established 2002Standard Candy Company, which was established in 1901, has always had a basic philosophy: use only the finest, most wholesome ingredients combined with time, care and experience to make confections of outstanding richness and flavor. And the company’s formula for success continues to be as simple and straightforward as the day the company was founded — quality people, quality candy! To give back to the community which has helped make the company the success it is today, the owners established this Fund.
21st Century Trust Advised Fund
Established 1999The 21st Century Trust was started to expand The Tennessean’s role in promoting and facilitating philanthropy throughout Middle Tennessee. The Trust has focused on charitable programs that meet immediate needs of local citizens, particularly local children. The effort has included not only raising funds, but also leveraging The Tennessean’s wide reach to cover community needs, the organizations that help meet them, and to encourage further participation by others. The Tennessean chose to create the 21st Century Trust within The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee since it is uniquely positioned to help the Fund identify and meet needs in the Nashville area.
The Village Real Estate Fund
Established 2003Village Real Estate Services does much more than buy and sell homes. They are committed to the ideal that businesses need to continually reinvest in the communities that sustain them and make Nashville’s neighborhoods better places for everyone to live. Through the Village Fund, they support numerous nonprofit causes which promote the growth of healthy, thriving communities.
WebMD/Envoy Advised Fund
Established 2003Other Corporate Funds with specific charitable purposes appear throughout the fund listings.
