A Good Foundation - The Newsletter of CFMT - 2022 Volume 1 by Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

A GOOD FOUNDATION THE NEWSLETTER OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

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SCHOLARSHIP HEAD PAT COLE RETIRES: 'IT HAS BEEN A FUN RIDE' Let’s go back to December 2004: President George W. Bush has just been reelected for another four-year term. Tom Brokaw retires as anchor of the NBC Nightly News. And Pat Cole retires from Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) after nearly 28 years, the past 18 as executive director of school counseling. Cue Ellen Lehman, then and now the president of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and a woman on a mission to make Pat Cole’s retirement a brief one. “Ellen had asked me to join The Foundation three times,” Pat recalled not long ago. “I said I’d do it for a little while after I retired from MNPS, and I’m still here.” She finally managed to retire as senior coordinator of scholarships at The Community Foundation in late fall 2021. Kelly Pietkiewcz (pronounced Pet-KA-vish) replaces her. In an email to CFMT’s Scholarship Committee, Pat praised her successor as well as the committee. “Kelly brings experience in college admissions, financial aid and college counseling as well as a passion for helping students make their educational dreams a reality,” Pat wrote. "I appreciate all of you and the time you have devoted to reading and scoring scholarship applications. We could not have done awards without you!” A Shelbyville native, Kelly earned a bachelor’s degree in Education and master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Memphis. She worked at her alma mater and the University of Alabama-Birmingham in undergraduate admissions and most recently worked as a college counselor at Nashville’s LEAD Academy. Meanwhile, our new retiree plans to travel even more with husband Ed Cole to places near and far, including visiting immediate family on the West Coast. "It has been a fun ride,” Pat told the Scholarship Committee. "Thanks to each of you!” A fun ride indeed. CFMT has awarded $28.445 million in scholarships to 10,771 students since 1995. She went out with a bang, as the organization awarded $745,000 in scholarships to 321 students in 2021. A native of Pacolet, South Carolina, Pat had scholarships to help pay her way through Winthrop University for a bachelor of arts degree in English, followed by a master’s degree in counseling and personnel services at the University of Florida. No telling how many thousands of students she has helped point in the right direction ever since. She still corresponds with many of her former scholarship recipients. "I read your email with very mixed feelings!” said Scholarship Committee member Betsy Walkup, a Board of Trustees member for The Community Foundation and a former Metro School Board chair, in a response to Pat’s retirement announcement. "First, I am so grateful for your incredible dedication to ensuring the success of young people throughout your career,” Betsy wrote. “It has indeed been a pleasure to work with you both at Metro Schools and at CFMT, and I will definitely miss you!

Pat and Ed Cole at their home.

"With your oversight of the CFMT scholarships, you have enabled many, many students to achieve their educational goals,” she continued. "The scholarship program is such a challenge, and I thank you for all of your hard work over the years to make the process run smoothly, even during a pandemic." Cathy Jackson, current CFMT board Scholarship Committee Chair, emailed thanks to her fellow committee members soon after the 2021 recipients were announced last fall. "This work we do is no small thing,” Cathy wrote. "It is by this bit of work that we are able to fulfill the hopes and dreams of hundreds of potential students — some in the more usual student age ranges, and some who are embracing the opportunity at a later age to gain more learning toward future advancement. "In this current time of the 'pandemic days,' education is more important than ever!” CFMT board and Scholarship Committee member Gail Williams is herself a recent retiree from an administrative post at Vanderbilt University. She relishes her volunteer responsibilities on the committee. "Thank you for allowing me to serve,” Gail said in an email to the committee. "I always enjoy it, and what joy and hope to see so many students benefiting from the generosity of so many.” A few years ago, Pat was asked to share a couple of her favorite stories of students who received a scholarship from The Community Foundation. “One recipient received a $500 scholarship and traveled 300 miles from home to an unfamiliar campus with no additional money to get back home. He worked on campus for spending money and did well academically. When he came home after the first year, he called to say thank-you for the scholarship awarded to him. He shared that knowing that someone believed in him kept him going through a tough freshman year,” Pat recalled. “Another great story is one of a student who had a child in the 11th grade and qualified for the Heloise W. Kuhn Scholarship for parenting teens,” she continued. “She went to college, enrolled her child in quality day care, graduated with a major in accounting, and now has a master’s degree. The Community Foundation scholarship she received during her four years of undergraduate work made her life somewhat easier, and she made the best of that situation.” Enjoy your retirement, Pat Cole, although we don’t dare lose your telephone number!

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IN THIS ISSUE Senior Scholarship Coordinator Pat Cole Retires

2021 CFMT Grants Awarded

Board Member Ralph Mosley Remembered

The Women's Fund Virtual Forum Highlight

Artober Nashville Recap

Kraft Humanitarian Award Luncheon Recap

Welcome New Members of The CFMT Team

Educator, Activist Dr. Jayme Coleman Williams Remembered

The Big Payback 2022

Disaster Funds Update

BUSINESS EXEC RALPH MOSLEY, 81, EXCELLED AT SALES AS WELL AS HIS SERVICE TO CFMT, MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Ralph Mosley was a salesman, and a really good one. He was, in fact, undeniably one of the best as he rose through the ranks to become chairman and CEO of Nashville-based Southwestern, best known for its summertime door-to-door book sales that kickstarted the careers of any number of business leaders through the years. Established in Nashville in 1855, Southwestern Family of Companies is one of the largest and oldest private corporations in the state. Fortunately for The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Ralph sold a great number of folks on the importance of having a thriving community foundation, from his longtime position on CFMT’s Board of Directors — he once served as Vice-Chair — and later on its Board of Trustees. Ralph remained an integral part of board meetings — constantly seeking answers to questions, delighting in the most minute of details —until his health and the pandemic kept him at home. Beyond his involvement on the board of The Community Foundation, Ralph Mosley was one of the earliest donors to open a donor-advised fund — The Mosley Family Fund — in 1992. A combination of personal gifts and distributions from two Charitable Lead Trusts (CLTs) created the resources for nearly 30 years of giving from this Fund. As the name suggests, The Mosley Family Fund has truly been a family affair with Ralph and Juli’s three sons joining them in making grant recommendations. This two-generation giving effort produced 941 grants made to nonprofit organizations near and dear to each Mosley family member. Ralph passed away on Jan. 5, 2022 at age 81. From his obituary published Jan. 8 in The Tennessean: "Always do your best. Be truthful. Work hard. Help other people." Advice and encouragement given by Janie Chamblee Mosley and Henry Timmons Mosley to their children: Ralph Wesley Mosley, born in Henderson NC on Nov. 25, 1940; and his deceased sister, Dorothy Ann Ellmore of Smithfield, NC.

CFMT AWARDS MORE THAN $2.6M IN GRANTS TO ORGS IN 32 COUNTIES ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE

Married to his lifelong partner Juli Anne Huskey Mosley since July 23, 1966, he is survived by sons Wesley Edward Mosley, Lawrence (Larry) Timmons Mosley and Benjamin Huskey Mosley. Wes and Catherine Mosley reside in Beaufort, SC; Larry, Kate Mosley and grandchildren Freeman, Janie Kate and Walker make their home in Decatur, GA. Ben Mosley and daughter Estella live in Nashville.

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has announced $2,664,888 in grants to 439 local nonprofit organizations as part of the 2021 annual grantmaking process.

Ralph's family moved from Henderson, NC to Ahoskie, NC after he completed the first grade. He began working with neighboring farmers in the fourth grade helping in the harvest of tobacco, cotton and peanuts. In the eighth grade the family moved into town. Ralph soon had a morning and an evening paper route and worked at various businesses in the town of 5,000.

The grants will benefit nonprofits in 32 area counties: Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Warren, White, Williamson and Wilson counties. The top awards categories were: Human Services/Children & Youth/ Women & Men/Seniors/Emergency Needs (24 percent of the grants), Arts and Humanities (17 percent), Education (15 percent), and Animal Welfare (12 percent). "The Community Foundation is honored to connect generosity with need through these annual grants and through other avenues throughout the year, but we couldn’t have the impact we do without the many nonprofits offering solutions to our community’s needs and vital services to our neighbors," said Ellen Lehman, president of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. “Thanks to the generous support of our donors, and the work of dedicated and talented nonprofits, we are able to fund solutions that address Middle Tennessee’s emerging needs and opportunities.” The Community Foundation awards discretionary grants annually from its unrestricted and field-of-interest funds to Middle Tennessee nonprofits. Grants are awarded through an open application process for organizations addressing community needs and benefiting the well-being of residents through valuable programs and innovative services. For more information on the grant process and for a complete list of 2021 grant recipients, go to www.CFMT.org/grantrecipients. And to learn about more than 2,000 of Middle Tennessee’s nonprofits and the wonderful work they do, go to the CFMT initiative GivingMatters.com.

He worked on a bread truck and at a meat market, department store as well as a lawnmowing business he and a friend started. As an 11th grader he worked as a service station attendant during the summer and on weekends during the school year. Graduating from Ahoskie High School in the top three in a graduating class of 60, he departed for UNC-Chapel Hill where he worked the breakfast shift to pay for board. As a freshman, Ralph was hitchhiking from Raleigh, NC to Chapel Hill when the person who gave him a ride told him about Southwestern Company. He relayed that a person, if he worked hard, could earn $1,000. Ralph immediately asked how to get the job. Two weeks later Dortch Oldham, then a sales manager, signed Ralph to sell books. After four summers of selling books, Ralph graduated with a B.S. in business having paid for his schooling and adding to a savings account at the bank. He entered Naval Officer Candidate School, graduating as an Ensign. Three months later he departed for Air Intercept Controller School and Combat Information Center Training in Georgia. He served on the U.S.S. Searcher, a radar picket ship, along the Northeast coast for a year. He was transferred to U.S.S. Ogden, an amphibious transport ship, and made four trips to Vietnam delivering troops and equipment. After serving three years in the Navy, Ralph returned to Southwestern as assistant controller in June 1966. Ralph held various financial and administrative positions before becoming Chairman/CEO in 1982 and retired in 2005. Southwestern grew from two divisions to 12 divisions while also growing revenues of $25 million in 1982 to $225 million in 2005. Ralph was immersed in a culture of hard work, doing your best and giving back. He volunteered as a fund raiser and board member for St. Thomas Hospital, United Way, and the YMCA. He served as Board Chair for seven years at both the Nashville Symphony and Tennessee Repertory Theatre. His long-term volunteer roles over 40 plus years at Martha O'Bryan Center have spanned fund raising, reading to 3-year-olds, and delivering meals. He and Juli joined Second Presbyterian Church in 1967, where he served several terms as Deacon and Elder. Beyond his involvement on the board of The Community Foundation, he served on the SunTrust Bank Board of Directors (Nashville), T.W. Frierson Contractor Inc. Board, and was Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency. A memorial service is to be held this spring. Additional information can be found at www.crawfordservices.com. Pictured above: Ralph Mosley graced the cover of a 2005 commemorative book from author Bill Carey titled “Finding A Way: The Southwestern Story."

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FORMER BOARD MEMBER DR. JAYME COLEMAN WILLIAMS REMEMBERED FOR COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS, CHURCH, ACTIVISM “I am almost certain that I would not be the person I am today without having crossed paths with Dr. Williams as my professor, mentor, and most importantly, as my friend.” Jayme and Mac Williams were early supporters of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Dr. Jayme Coleman Williams, a renowned educator, church leader, activist, former board member and longtime supporter of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, passed away Jan. 19, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia, just over a month after celebrating her 103rd birthday on December 15. Jayme and her husband of 75 years, noted educator McDonald “Mac” Williams, who died at age 101 on Aug. 11, 2019, were teachers at Tennessee A&I — now known as Tennessee State University — when they were involved as behind-the-scenes organizers in Nashville’s downtown lunch counter sit-in movement during the Civil Right Movement in the early 1960s. At the time, Jayme was an advisor for the NAACP’s Youth Council and sat on the executive committee of the organization’s Nashville branch. Each week they had mass meetings, and the couple transported students from various college campuses to Downtown’s First Baptist Church, where the sit-ins were organized under the guidance of the church’s Rev. Kelly Miller Smith Sr. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Jayme earned a bachelor’s degree with honors at Ohio’s Wilberforce University in 1938 and a year later graduated with a master’s degree in English from Nashville’s Fisk University. Over the next two decades she served as an English teacher at Edward Waters College, Shorter College, Morris Brown College, and Wilberforce University before completing her doctorate in speech communications at Ohio State University in 1959. That fall she joined the faculty at Tennessee State University and became a full professor of communications and took over in 1973 as head of the department, remaining so until her retirement in 1987. Her former students have included media mogul Oprah Winfrey, opera great Leontyne Price and TSU Tigerbelles Olympic track star Wilma Rudolph. “Dr. Williams made a lasting impression on students, parents, colleagues, and anyone she met with her nurturing, but stern spirit,” said Dr. Glenda Glover, Tennessee State University president, in a statement.

In 1992, just a year after The Foundation was formed, they established the Williams Designated Fund to benefit Wilberforce University and Payne Theological Seminary. The Williams, who served on the boards of each of these esteemed institutions, wanted to endow their support. In perpetuity, payments from this Fund will be issued to these schools annually. They, along with a number of community leaders, helped establish The Tricentennial Fund with CFMT in 1996, with grants from the Fund designed to address pressing needs in the future. In 2002 The Foundation honored the couple with its annual Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award. Jayme also formerly served on the CFMT’s Board of Directors. “I’m reminded upon the recent death of distinguished actor and activist Sidney Poitier how much my dear friend Jayme Williams reminded me of Poitier’s character in the movie, “To Sir, With Love,” said Ellen Lehman, president of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. “They were both teachers who were always getting people into situations where good things happened.” Jayme discussed her philosophies on philanthropy in a video interview a few years ago with The Community Foundation: “People will look back and realize that someone had a great vision in deciding that there needed to be a community foundation,” she said. “I thought it was for people that had lot of money. And you know schoolteachers never have a lot of money. Everybody knows that we don’t have any money. “All of us … need to see ourselves as part of this big picture. And not just leave it to people that are fortunate enough to have more resources than we do.” Jayme said of her and Mac’s Fund at CFMT: “Wilberforce University has a $1,000 scholarship in our name each year, and Payne Seminary has a $500 scholarship. I think that we as individuals have a debt to pay because of what we have been blessed with.

Give Black, Give Back’s Changemakers Interview Series highlights individuals dedicated to furthering the progress of our community by uplifting and empowering those they are committed to serving. Interviews with Reverend Dr. Kelly Miller Smith, Jr., Fisk Jubilee Singers director Dr. Paul Kwami, next-generation philanthropists Courtney and Ever Grey Hale, and influential award-winning Nashville journalists Rosetta Miller-Perry, Dwight Lewis and more can be viewed at CFMT.org/Changemakers.

“Twenty years ago, it would have never occurred to me that I could have a fund at a community foundation that would benefit two schools, and that that would happen even after I’m not here,” she continued. “But that has happened, and for that I am really grateful.” The Community Foundation celebrated Jayme’s 100th anniversary with a special message from her former student, Oprah Winfrey. “I truly cannot imagine having worked to build this place [The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee] without their incomparable support or their invaluable counsel, both at the head of the table and behind the scenes,” Lehman said of Jayme and Mac as they were honored as recipients of CFMT’s Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award in 2002. “They are great, and I am personally grateful to them, and for them.” According to her biography in The History Makers: A Digital Repository for The Black Experience, at the same time that her academic career took off, Jayme began to ascend the leadership ranks of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. She served as a delegate to the A.M.E. General Conference in 1964 and became a board member of the National Council of Churches in 1968. From 1976 to 1984, she was an alternate member of the A.M.E. Church’s Judicial Council, serving as president of the 13th District Lay Organization from 1977 until 1985. At the 1984 General Conference, Williams was named editor of The AME Church Review, the oldest African American literary journal. She held that post for eight years. Williams also has paved the way for others in the A.M.E., helping Vashti McKenzie win election as the first female A.M.E. bishop. “She was a treasure both in Nashville and in particular to the AME church — places where she gave the best of her ability,” her daughter, Donna Williams, of Atlanta told The Tennessean on January 19. Funeral services were held in Atlanta Jan. 28 and in Nashville Jan. 29, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery in Nashville. Lewis & Wright Funeral Directors in Nashville handled the arrangements. Pictured above: Jayme and McDonald “Mac” Williams pictured in 2017, when Jayme spoke at CFMT’s Bridge to Equality event at the Music City Center.

The Big Payback is an annual 24-hour, online giving celebration raising money and awareness for more than 1,000 area nonprofits, schools and faith-based organizations. Together, since 2014, we have cumulatively raised more than $25 million, with a total of 180,583 donations from around the globe benefiting Middle Tennessee organizations.

IMPORTANT DATES: March 10, 2022 - 501(c)(3) public charities must have

an up-to-date nonprofit profile on GivingMatters.com. NEW profiles should be submitted no later than this date.

March 31, 2022 - Registration deadline for organizations

wanting to participate in The Big Payback. All GivingMatters profiles (new and existing) must be complete and/or updated.

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ARTOBER NASHVILLE CELEBRATES 10 YEARS

Funding is available for all TDHS-licensed child care programs across Tennessee through a partnership with ChildcareTennessee and TDHS.

Artober Nashville, a program of NowPlayingNashville at The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, celebrated the 10th anniversary of the annual month-long celebration of the arts in Nashville and Middle Tennessee on Sept. 27-Oct. 31, 2021.

To learn more, visit ChildcareTN.com.

Artober 2021 featured artist, Tammy Gentuso, in her studio.

Nashville-based clay artist Tammy Gentuso and her “Wee Little Houses” were chosen as the 2021 official backdrop for the anniversary. The piece was selected by a panel of judges as part of 40-plus submissions of visual art from Nashville and Middle Tennessee artists. This year featured more than 1,300 in-person and online events happening throughout Middle Tennessee, resulting in a 21% event listing growth from 2020 to 2021 and more than 200,000 page views during the month-long celebration.

Artober Nashville is supported by 52 area arts organization partners, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and Tennessee Arts Commission.

Welcoming Refugees:

NASHVILLE’S ROLE IN SUPPORTING NEW NEIGHBORS

Visit ArtoberNashville.com for more information.

Tuesday, November 16, 2021 •VIRTUAL NOON - 1:00 PM • Virtual THE WOMEN'S FUND FORUM News reports of Afghan refugees being resettled in the United States have become a daily headline. Nashville has resources Panelists: that have been in place for decades to greet our new neighbors. On November 16, 2021, The Women's Fund Forum hosted a virtual panel to discuss Nashville's role in supporting these new neighbors. The panel was filled with experienced women who are part of Nashville’s support system for refugees. They shared the history and experience of how their organizations help refugees find friendship, physical and mental healthcare, education, and skills to create independence and economic self-sufficiency.

Vanessa Lazón Panelists included:

Amy Richardson

Louisa Saratora

MPH ChiefPublic Community Metro Nashville Public Schools EL Metro Nashville State Refugee Coordinator, • Vanessa Lazón, Schools EL Family Health Officer, Family & Community Specialist Tennessee Office for Refugees & Community Specialist (Former Director at Mayor’s Office Siloam Health (Former Director at Mayor’s (a department of Catholic Charities, of New Americans) Office of New Americans) Diocese of Nashville) • Amy Richardson, MPH Chief Community Health Officer,

Siloam Health

• Louisa Saratora, State Refugee Coordinator, Tennessee Office for Refugees (a department of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville)

APRIL 28, 2022 THE RENAISSANCE NASHVILLE HOTEL GRAND BALLROOM 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM To purchase tickets and to learn more about our keynote speaker, Tiffany Dufu, visit TheWomensFund.com

Moderator: • Kasar Abdulla, Independent Consultant, Community Member The Women’s Fund Forum Chair: Johari Matthews, Northwest Family YMCA, Executive Director

Benefiting The Women’s Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

The Women’s Fund Board Chair: Meera Ballal, J.D., M.Ed., Founder of Women’s Healthcare Initiative View the Forum presentation at www.cfmt.org/2021forum.

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included long-time CFMT trustee and founding member of Neal Harwell Attorneys at Law, Aubrey Harwell; president and CEO of Music City Center, Charles Starks; Chief Manager of Kraft CPAs, Vic Alexander; and president and founder of CFMT, Ellen Lehman. President and CEO of Nashville Electric Service and CFMT’s Board Chairman, Decosta Jenkins presented Luke and Susan with the award. A tribute video for the honorees produced by CFMT’s Pat Embry and Morgan Yingling included testimonials by the Simons’ longtime friends and colleagues: former Sen. and Gov. Lamar Alexander, Larry Atema, Jeff Balser, Lucas Hagerty, Tari Hughes, Jim Haslam and Tom Ingram, Martha Ingram, Bert Mathews, Anna-Gene O’Neal, Dr. Jennifer Pietenpol, Bobby Rolfe, Ann Teaff, Breck Walker, and featured Susan Simons.

(Photos L to R) Susan and Luke Simons; John Hagerty, Susan Simons Jr., Cooper Simons, Aleah Rowe, Dede Rowe, Serena Hagerty, Sophie Hagerty Grey, Susan Simons, John Wengraf; Susan Simons speaks; John Hagerty, Courtney Daniels, Cooper Simons, John Wengraf, Adele Simons

JOE KRAFT HUMANITARIAN AWARD HONORS PHILANTHROPISTS SUSAN AND LUKE SIMONS The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee could not have been more excited to present the long-awaited 27th annual Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award to Susan and Luke Simons — business, civic and community leaders known for their generous philanthropy in the arts and health care and for their tireless service with numerous nonprofit organizations in Nashville and beyond. The luncheon took place December 2, 2021 at the Music City Center’s Davidson Ballroom, with 250 confirmed guests gathering to shine a light on the Simons’ remarkable dedication to our community. Speakers

The Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award was created to perpetuate the memory of a remarkable person who led our community by strength of character and unwavering integrity. The award is given annually to individuals who, like Joe, have made life better for others through hard work, bold dedication to service, and strong faith in the human spirit. A native of Charleston, S.C., W. Lucas “Luke” Simons serves on the CEO Council of Council Capital and is a former Co-Managing Partner at Nashville-based investment banking and brokerage firm J.C. Bradford & Co. He earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial management at Georgia Institute of Technology and his MBA at the University of Virginia. He has served on numerous nonprofit boards and is a graduate of Leadership Nashville. Nashville native Susan Willingham Simons earned her bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College. Under the administration of Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander, she served in posts that included Commissioner of the General Services Department and Chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Susan is a graduate of Leadership Nashville and has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, where she is past board Chair as well as a longtime member of the Building Committee.

MAKE WELCOME THE LATEST MEMBERS OF THE CFMT TEAM The Community Foundation team continues to grow, thanks in part to our ChildcareTennessee initiative’s ongoing partnership with the Tennessee Department of Human Services. Here’s a list of CFMT hires and position changes in the past two-plus years. (Go to www.cfmt.org/team for photos and biographical information on each team member.)

Daphne Billingsley, ChildcareTennessee Regional Coordinator, West Cassandra Brown, ChildcareTennessee Senior Grant Manager Julia Clark, ChildcareTennessee Regional Coordinator, Northeast Medhat Eldababy, ChildcareTennessee Finance Associate Whit Gardner, ChildcareTennessee Communications and Marketing Coordinator Elise Gibbons, Donor Services Coordinator Stephanie Hamburger, ChildcareMatters Substitute Service Coordinator Mandy Hart, ChildcareTennessee Regional Coordinator, Middle and Southeast Dalton Hawk, ChildcareTennessee Finance Associate Keith King, Donor Services Manager Pat Lawson, Regional Affiliate Coordinator, CFMT & ChildcareTennessee Shared Services Coordinator Paola Lezcano, ChildcareNashville Program Services Coordinator Jessye Malone, Financial Assistant Brittany Schleicher Mori, Creative Services Coordinator Jenni Moscardelli, The Women’s Fund Coordinator Kelly Pietkiewicz, Scholarship Coordinator Nicole Rose, GivingMatters.com Manager, previously with Donor Services Sarah Sanderlin, ChildcareTennessee Associate Hayley Sulfridge, GivingMatters.com Associate, previously with NowPlayingNashville Patricia Thompson, ChildcareTennessee Grant Coordinator Valentina Yiborku, ChildcareTennessee Finance Associate

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The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee 3833 Cleghorn Avenue | Nashville, Tennessee 37215 615-321-4939 | 888-540-5200 | CFMT.org OFFICERS Decosta E. Jenkins, Chairman Jack B. Turner, Secretary Lyle Beasley, Treasurer Ellen E. Lehman, President BOARD OF DIRECTORS Will Alexander Hugh Atkinson Jamie Cheek Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. Beth DeBauche Shari Dennis Sara Finley Julie Frist Herb Fritch Eddie George Jim Gingrich Max Goldberg Ray Guzman Christine Karbowiak Cary Mack Andrew May Will Morrow Turner Nashe, Jr. Larry Papel Dee Patel Wayne Smith Paul Stumb Holly Sullivan Gail C. Williams Jay Williams Alan Young

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Judy Liff Barker Jack O. Bovender, Jr. Charles W. Cook, Jr. Ronald L. Corbin Bob Corker Jana Davis Mark Emkes Richard J. Eskind Farzin Ferdowsi John D. Ferguson Stephen F. Flatt Ben G. Freeland Thomas F. Frist, Jr. Alberto R. Gonzales José D. González Joel C. Gordon Kerry Graham Carl T. Haley Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr. Carol O. Hudler Catherine Jackson William C. Koch, Jr. Kevin P. Lavender Robert S. Lipman Bert Mathews Donna D. Nicely Susan W. Simons Deborah Taylor Tate Charles A. Trost Deborah F. Turner Steve Underwood Betsy Walkup Jerry B. Williams

CFMT DISASTER RESPONSE UPDATE (as of 2-15-2022)

March 2020 Tornadoes (Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund, or MTER) Gifts Received: $12,508,699.56 Grants Paid: $9,503,834.53 (This includes $1.25 million moved to support March 2021 flooding survivors)

Grants Pending: $250,536.53 in preapproved for repair/rebuild Nearly two years post-tornadoes, continued outreach to find survivors who still need assistance has uncovered three individuals, who have been referred to case management. The 11 houses that remain in the pipeline for construction consist of homes requiring full-rebuilds, bringing with them the highest costs in recovery. These full-rebuilds come at a time when many of the other funders have depleted their resources. The Community Foundation’s remaining funds in part will help to complete this work. December 2020 Bombing in Downtown Nashville (Nashville Neighbors Fund) Gifts Received: $693,995.38 Grants Paid: $654,248.00 After a one-year anniversary event in Downtown Nashville and corresponding stories on the reflection of the Christmas Day bombing, Catholic Charities — the Nashville nonprofit spearheading the recovery for this manmade disaster — received contact from both new and returning bombing survivors. In the latest discussions with Catholic Charities, it was mentioned they could benefit from additional funding as they await word on a federal Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) long-term grant.

March 2021 Flooding (Metro Nashville Disaster Response Fund, Tennessee Emergency Response Fund) Gifts Received: $107,029.80 Money Transferred from MTER: $1,250,000 Grants Out: $753,000 The March 2021 Flood event has been described by many as the unseen disaster. Due to the “flash flooding” nature of this disaster, the water receded before the media could bring attention to it. We’ve learned, through our involvement in the March 2021 Flood Long-Term Recovery Group, that several South Nashville area residents hit by the flooding had also experienced the May 2010 flood and still maintained their flood insurance. Others, not in a traditional flood zone and with limited household income, did not. Approximately 50 homes are in the pipeline for repair/rebuild. A similar number of cars were totaled and are requiring replacement — but even late-model used cars are hard to come by today. August 2021 Flooding (Tennessee Emergency Response Fund)

Humphreys County recovery efforts, due both to the volume of the destruction in the Waverly area and the limited nonprofit infrastructure in the county. We are working to provide interim leadership in partnership with the United Way of Humphreys County after the original chair of the LTRG group stepped down to respond to those impacted by December 2021 tornadoes. December 2021 Tornadoes (Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund) Gifts Received: $408,454.67 Grants Out: $40,000 CFMT has made contacts to the counties declared disaster areas by FEMA. Two initial grants have been recommended for Cheatham and Dickson counties, which were most significantly impacted: $20,000 to The Ark in Pegram, and $20,000 to the Dickson County Help Center, for more immediate needs. Efforts will be made to stay in contact with organizations as they plan for long-term recovery.

Gifts Received: $3,127,237.45 Grants Out: $1,902,176.30 All four counties impacted by the August 2021 floods have Long-Term Recovery Groups (LTRG) up and running to focus on individual needs. CFMT staff is most involved in

The Community Foundation is dedicated to enriching the quality of life in Middle Tennessee. Visit The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee online at CFMT.org.