Steve and Lisa Clark Memorial Fund Established 2012
Steve and Lisa Clark Memorial Fund, Established 2012
Memorial Funds
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Abe's Garden Advised Fund Established 2006
Dr. Abram Shmerling was a great dad, a committed and caring physician and someone who invested of himself in the people and community he loved. After a career of more than 45 years serving the medical needs of the Woodbine and Southern Hills Hospital area and after his children were grown, Alzheimer's began to rob Abe of who he was. The disease is progressive, taking something, however small, day by day, week by week, year after year. At his passing, his family decided that a fitting legacy to this man, who cared so deeply about the health and well-being of others, would be a Fund to assist people suffering from the ravages of Alzheimer's. And, so this Fund named for Abe's Garden, was created.
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George Oliver Benton Memorial Scholarship Fund Established 2001
George Oliver Benton, who died in 2001 at age 86, led a rich and varied life, often spent in service to the community. An attorney from Jackson, George was elected Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee on his first day in the Senate and served for two years. He then began a career as a lobbyist, which lasted until the year before his death. Known as the dean of the state's lobbyist corps, colleagues sought him out for his wisdom and experience. The George Oliver Benton Memorial Scholarship Fund is designed to benefit Tennessee's legislative interns.
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Brandon Key Scholarship Fund Established 2016
The Brandon Key Scholarship Fund was established in memory of a young man best known for his commitment to his community, volunteering for causes that were most important to him, and interest in human and civil rights. In addition to serving others, Brandon was a terrific athlete and thespian. During his high school years at Montgomery Bell Academy, he was involved with a variety of teams, clubs, and activities - namely football, wrestling, lacrosse, debate, and theater. The scholarship will benefit Middle Tennessee students who embody the life-loving characteristics that Brandon possessed. Applicants must have a minimum weighted GPA of 2.5 and have shown a willingness to serve their community with plans to attend an accredited college or university, starting the academic year immediately following their senior year of high school. Preference will be given to those applicants from low socio-economic status who plan to attend a historically Black College or University.
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Katherine Rose Davis Memorial Fund Established 2012
This Fund was established by Cheryl and Shane Davis to honor the memory of their daughter, who passed away in 1994 after having lived only 10 days. During Katherine Rose’s short life, her will to live was remarkable and inspiring, and made a positive impact, directly and indirectly, on many lives. This Fund celebrates her brief but priceless life and will grow to become a Scholarship Fund.
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Wauline A. Duggin Memorial Trust Fund to benefit Woodbury Church of Christ Established 2004
Wauline A. Duggin was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Wauline's love for her family, and her church family, prompted her husband of almost 59 years and her daughters to set up this Fund. The Fund is designed to support a range of religious, educational and charitable programs serving the youth at the Woodbury Church of Christ.
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Coach Bill Etheridge Memorial Fund to benefit The Sports Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Established 2012
Coach Bill Etheridge Memorial Fund to benefit The Sports Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Established 2012
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Francis S. Guess Bridge to Equality Fund Established 2015
The Francis S. Guess Bridge to Equality Fund aims to enhance dialogue, align resources and build strategic partnerships by convening individuals, nonprofits, governmental agencies, for profits, and the religious community to spur innovation which will lead to equality across Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Such collaboration will build on the work already being done daily by people throughout this community. Our city is large and our problems are complicated. This Fund will work to create the change we need to reset the trajectory to achieve a culture of equality.
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Mary Freeland Memorial Fund Established 2015
Mary Eilene Freeland of Fort Myers, Florida passed away with her loving family by her side on Monday, February 2, 2015 following some recent health complications. She was 76 years old. Mary was born on August 10, 1938 in Lafayette, Indiana, the beautiful daughter of Camilla (Schuh) and Woodrow Sorenson. Contributions to the Mary Freeland Memorial Fund are being accepted through The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and will support ALS research.
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Jerry & Barbara Fridrich Charitable Advised Fund Established 2008
At her passing, friends of Barbara White Fridrich wanted to create a memorial for her to benefit the legacy of compassion and kindness she left. They turned to The Community Foundation to create a charitable fund capable of supporting important causes in the community she called home. Barbara’s four children—Steve Fridrich, Howard Fridrich, Chip Fridrich, and Lisa Fridrich Grayson—work with The Foundation to make grants that will keep her memory alive. Upon the passing of their father in 2013, the children changed the name of the fund to include the memory of Jerry Fridrich and honor their commitment as a loving couple to charitable causes in Middle Tennessee that they both shared.
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Margaret North Gessler Fund to benefit the Susan Gray School of Vanderbilt University Established 2007
Margaret North Gessler passed away in January 2007 after a long illness. Her extraordinary life was filled with family, art, friendship and learning. Margaret Gessler was a respected Nashville artist whose career began with her apprenticeship in the Medical Illustration Department at Vanderbilt University in 1935. There Margaret met her husband, Carl, and they settled in Donelson and had four children. Their youngest daughter, Cathy, was a child with Down syndrome. After Cathy's death in 1974, Margaret championed children with disabilities. Another of Margaret's daughters earned her doctorate in Special Education, making it her career focus. This Fund benefits the Susan Gray School's work to serve young children with developmental disabilities and those at risk for developmental delay.
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Coleman Billings Harwell Memorial Advised Fund Established 1998
C. B. Harwell was much beloved prior to his untimely death at age 22 in a car accident in Arizona. Coleman Harwell II established this Fund to perpetuate the memory of his son, as he continues his history of support to his favorite charitable organizations.
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Fanny May Hite Charitable Fund Established 2001
Fanny May Hite bequeathed a portion of her estate to The Community Foundation for the creation of a Fund in her memory. At her death in 2000, this money was transferred to The Foundation so that causes about which she cared could continue to receive support. Fanny May, who was educated at Vanderbilt University, spent her 98 years living in Boston and Nashville. She performed numerous volunteer jobs to help the community, and among her favorite charities were Senior Citizens, Inc. and the Arthritis Association.
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David William Howard Memorial Fund Established 2004
David Howard was a model student and athlete at Clarksville High School. He worked hard on the field to become the best athlete he could be, and his dedication, work ethic and talent always helped him to rise above his challenges. David demonstrated these characteristics throughout his life, and it surprised no one when David reacted instantly to help someone in trouble - even though the act of heroism brought about his own death. David was nearby the chief of maintenance at the plant at which he was working when he ran into trouble. To save a worker from electrical shock, David pushed the man aside, paying the ultimate price by saving someone else. Through the Fund, an award will be given each fall to a senior on the Clarksville High School Football Team to assist with upcoming college tuition and fees.
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Barbara Ann Jordan Jones Advised Fund Established 1995
This Fund was established by her family to commemorate the life of Barbara Jordan Jones, who brought so much joy to those who knew her. Barbara, a native of Louisiana, resided in Nashville with her husband, Gary, and her children Greg, Christopher, and Jordan Elizabeth, from 1986 until her death in 1995. She was a graduate of Louisiana State University; a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority and the Junior League; a Sunday school teacher at Westminster Presbyterian Church; and a loving wife, mother, daughter, and sister. Special interests include religion, education and health care.
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Mary Jones Memorial Fund to Benefit Tenn. Breast Cancer Coalition Established 2000
When Mary Jones died of breast cancer, her friends honored her memory by creating a Fund to benefit the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition. The coalition's mission is to provide assistance and education to Tennesseans facing breast cancer and to advocate for advancements in medical research and legislative action regarding breast cancer. Mary's Fund will provide an ongoing source of much needed support to help TBCC achieve its goal of saving lives as quickly as possible.
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Dr. John J. Lentz Memorial Fund Established 2014
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Alex LeVasseur Memorial Fund Established 2007
Alex LeVasseur, a Franklin 13-year-old, was full of life, a friend to everyone he met, and an example to his peers to include everyone and make the most of each moment. Alex passed away in early 2007 in a tragic ATV accident. To permanently memorialize Alex and share his passion for skating with other teenagers, his parents, Stephanie LeVasseur and Jeffrey Steele, established the Fund, which helps motivate kids in school and life by providing incentives and mentors to kids with a passion for skateboarding in Nashville. Visit www.rememberalex.com to learn more.
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The Marguerite Abernathy Massey Memorial Fund “Thank you, MAM” Established 2017
One life touches more than we can imagine. How blessed we are that Marguerite Massey Abernathy’s life intersected so meaningfully with ours. Her genuine warmth, thoughtful and generous kindnesses, and laugh-out-loud storytelling humor lighted the lives of all who knew her. We are far richer and better because of her influence. A native of Pulaski, Tennessee, Marguerite was involved in several civic organizations and groups. She especially had a passion for children and opened a children’s boutique, The Clothes Pen, in 1972. She was a Girl Scout leader and was involved in the First United Methodist Church of Pulaski. Marguerite also spent time volunteering as secretary of the Board of Directors of Giles County Hospital, as a member of the Pulaski Retail Merchant Board of Directors, and on the Pulaski Red Cross Board of Directors. Marguerite had such a fun, infectious personality and was a friend to all who knew her. She was an avid reader who loved to travel and was always up for a game of bridge. This Fund was established as a special way to honor and celebrate the life of Marguerite, who could be described as a loving and charitable mother, grandmother, wife and friend. It will serve as a way for the family to direct financial aid to organizations that were meaningful to Marguerite in Pulaski and beyond. Donors also may make gifts to the Fund in memory or honor of a loved one. Together we can say, “Thank you, MAM” to Marguerite and keep her loving spirit alive.
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Virgil J. Maupin Memorial Advised Fund Established 2006
From a very early age, Virgil Maupin wanted to help others. He knew that hope, dreams and aspirations are what propel any individual to imagine and attain a better future. Virgil Maupin's life was cut short in a tragic accident on April 13, 2006. A passionate and idealistic young man, when he died he was in the process of establishing a nonprofit organization, Dreams4Youth (Dreams for Youth), to help disadvantaged youth. His hope was to enhance the activities of groups like the YMCA or 100 Black Men by supplementing their programs. This fund was created in Virgil's name to give money to nonprofit organizations that help young people advance themselves and, may one day, establish a scholarship to a trade school - because Virgil knew not every student is suited for college.
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Rosemary Cremer May Advised Fund-A-Emily May Established 1999
While living, Rosemary May shaped a legacy by instilling in all whom she met an appreciation for life, freedom, tolerance, and understanding, by sharing the lessons she learned as a survivor of the Holocaust. Through her daily efforts, she sought to preserve the memory of Holocaust victims, including many family members and friends who did not survive. At her death, Rosemary created a different legacy by establishing Funds with The Community Foundation, to give her children, Rick and Emily, the wherewithal to continue her acts of charity and righteousness.
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Rosemary Cremer May Advised Fund-B-Fredric D. May Established 1999
While living, Rosemary May shaped a legacy by instilling in all whom she met an appreciation for life, freedom, tolerance, and understanding, by sharing the lessons she learned as a survivor of the Holocaust. Through her daily efforts, she sought to preserve the memory of Holocaust victims, including many family members and friends who did not survive. At her death, Rosemary created a different legacy by establishing Funds with The Community Foundation, to give her children, Rick and Emily, the wherewithal to continue her acts of charity and righteousness.
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Team Mica Fund Established 2012
The Team Mica Fund is created in Memory of Mica Breeden Martin, who died by suicide on December 16, 2011. The Fund’s goal is to restore hope to those who suffer from mental illness and raise awareness of suicide through education, as well as release the stigma associated with it. The Team Mica Fund supports organizations that are on the ground counseling and educating others. It makes grants to nonprofits that support the mission of restoring hope in the lives of others and creating awareness of suicide prevention.
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Mike Gibbs Charitable Fund Established 2016
Mike Gibbs Charitable Fund | Established 2016
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NAMI Nashville/Eddie Flynn Memorial Endowment Fund Established 1999
One in five families in the United States is affected by brain disorders (mental illness). NAMI Nashville is dedicated to improving the quality of life for an estimated 30,000 people in the Nashville area with these disorders. NAMI Nashville provides emotional support and education to families, mental health consumers and the public.
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Johnnie Sue O'Neill Memorial Advised Fund Established 2000
Johnnie Sue O'Neill inspired strength, courage and love in every life she touched. Deaf since birth, she reveled in her special ability to communicate her determination and grace to those around her. Johnnie Sue did not wish to hear; she wished that the deaf be heard. At age 15, she was stricken with bone cancer and seized the opportunity to inspire a new audience of people by enriching the lives of her caregivers and fellow patients. Her cancer in remission, Johnnie Sue returned to high school at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville, Kentucky, where she graduated valedictorian of her class in 1995. She continued her studies at Gallaudet University and Eastern Kentucky University before her passing in February 2000 at age 23. In honor of her faith and courage, Johnnie Sue O'Neill's family established this Fund to benefit members of the deaf community.
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The Olive Branch Fund: A Thisbe and Noah Scott Legacy Advised Fund Established 2008
The Olive Branch Fund: A Thisbe and Noah Scott Legacy was founded by Franklin residents John and Laurian Scott in honor of their two children, Elenna "Thisbe" and "Noah" McArthur Scott. John and Laurian's whole world began to change when their beautiful daughter, Thisbe, was 17-months-old. Thisbe began suffering from a disease that caused her nerve cells to die, no longer sending messages to the muscles, telling them to move. Thisbe became paralyzed piece by piece and spent the last 18 months of her short life suffering, which she bore with unbelievable grace and fortitude. Her death was caused by the motor neuron disease Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere (BVVL) on April 30th, 2007. Just one month after Thisbe's death, her healthy, precious brother Noah, just 10-months-old at the time, started showing one of the initial symptoms of BVVL: a droopy eyelid. He too started the degeneration, full of love and purity of spirit. The disease took his life nine months later, on April 9th, 2008. Through a profound brokenness, the Scott's have begun the mission to raise awareness, fund research and provide support to families of all forms of pediatric motor neuron diseases. In this way, they hope to honor the amazing little lives that they were graced with in Thisbe and Noah - and to show that they mattered, not just to their parents, but to the world.
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Penuel Ridge Contemplative Retreat Center Fund in Memory of Joyce Beisswenger Established 2007
In memory of Joyce Beisswenger, this Fund provides lasting support for the Penuel Ridge Retreat Center in Cheatham County, Tennessee. A contemplative interfaith retreat center, Penuel Ridge was the realization of a dream for Don Beisswenger and his late wife, Joyce. The Center is a place for personal spiritual renewal, nurturing the journey inward to strengthen the journey outward. Homeless men and women are invited monthly for retreat, where healing, hope and wisdom are nurtured through silence, safe space and the beauty of creation, as well as community, contemplation and meaningful work which provides dignity.
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The Jimmy Pilkerton Fund Established 2017
The Jimmy Pilkerton Fund was established by Pilkerton Realtors in memory of Jimmy Pilkerton. This Fund provides a way to support our community with an emphasis on the issues surrounding affordable housing, health care and human services.
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Celeste Reed Family Donor Advised Fund Established 2010
Longtime Nashville residents Jim and Cecy Reed's names are synonymous with what's become a local institution - Jim Reed Automotive. Founded by Jim's father, Jim Reed, Jr., in 1917, the first Jim Reed Chevrolet Group opened at 1223 Broadway and sold 500 cars in its first year of business. Jim Reed III joined the company after World War II and became its president in 1956. Now with his children involved in the company, it represents a family tradition that has lived for three generations. While running a successful family business, Jim and Cecy were always highly involved in the community, a joy and privilege they wanted to share with their five children. At their passing, a Fund within The Community Foundation was established for each of their children, giving them the opportunity to support the causes they care about through the flexibility of a Donor-Advised Fund.
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John R. Story Memorial Advised Fund Established 2001
The John R. Story Memorial Advised Fund was created to recognize the life of Charles Story's father. Though not highly educated, John was a voracious reader and student of language. Charles honors his father's legacy through this Fund, proceeds of which will support literacy efforts in the greater Nashville community.
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The Ed and Charlie B. Temple Scholarship Fund Established 2016
Coach Ed Temple was a Nashville and American legend, the embodiment of perseverance, determination and success. As women’s track coach at Tennessee State University from 1953 to 1994 and coach of the U.S. women’s Olympic track team in 1960 and 1964, Coach Temple ranks among the most impressive leaders in the history of sports both nationally and internationally. He is recognized in greater Nashville for the impact he made, not just on the lives of his Tigerbelles and the world of track but on our society. As important as his contributions on the track are the marks he’s made off it. Coach Temple was just as proud that every single one of his 40 Olympians earned her diploma as he was of his 23 Olympic medalists. The success his program achieved operating in the Deep South during the days of Jim Crow is as much a testament to his strength and determination, and that of his Tigerbelles, as any records they set on the track.
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Steve Thompson Scholarship Fund Established 2016
Stephen Meek Thompson was remembered in 2007 by his classmates on the occasion of the 50th Reunion of the Class of 1957 Hillsboro High School with the establishment of the Steve Thompson Scholarship. In October 1955 at age 17, Steve's junior year, he died of a head injury sustained during a football game. Steve was one of the greatest athletes to ever play at Hillsboro High School. He left his name in many record books. He was the first freshman to letter in football and was destined for a fine career as an athlete in college. He also lettered in track and basketball. Popular and deeply respected by all who knew him, his famous smile and presence was felt everywhere. He was known as a team worker who could serve as a leader or a follower. His courage, determination, competitiveness and loyalty will never be forgotten. The Steve Thompson Scholarship will provide financial scholarships to high school graduates of Hillsboro High School, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee (or should Hillsboro High School cease to exist, any high school serving the Green Hills area or Davidson County, Tennessee) to a public or private college, university or technical school of their choice. Preference will be given to in-state Tennessee institutions. Students must be eligible for the Pell Grant to receive this scholarship.
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Marguerite Miller Trost Memorial Fund for the Advancement of the Teaching of American History Established 2010
Marguerite Miller Trost was born in 1901 in Alabama where she lived most of her life. She was unusual for her time and place in that when she graduated from Judson College in 1920, she was following in the tradition of her mother, a graduate of the University of North Alabama, and her grandmother, who attended Queens College before the Civil War. She was an intellectual who continued her education throughout life, ultimately receiving a Masters in History. For Marguerite, history was her vocation and avocation. She taught in Alabama public schools for more than 30 years. Her son, Charles Trost, and his wife, Annie, established this Fund to advance the teaching of American History in public education, with an emphasis on the Constitutional rights and responsibilities of citizenship given to us by the founders of the American Republic.
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Chad Welch Memorial Fund Established 2007
Chad Welch was diagnosed with Acute Mylogenous Leukemia on April 26, 2005. After 26 months, he lost his courageous battle with cancer. Throughout his illness, Chad not only fought his own disease, but he also became an advocate for the greater fight against leukemia by raising money for related charities and challenging his family and friends to join the fight against leukemia. Inspired by Chad's courage and selfless nature, this Fund continues the fight against leukemia in Chad's name.
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Ellen Stokes More Wemyss Fund Established 2001
During her very long and happy life, Ellen Wemyss (1895-2000), beloved Nashville native and Sumner County resident, rallied forces to preserve many irreplaceable architectural treasures. They included President Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, Gen. James Winchester's Cragfont in Sumner County, and the preservation of properties in rural historic Smith and Trousdale Counties. The loving care she and her husband, Will Wemyss, gave their home, Fairvue, resulted in its National Landmark recognition. Established in fond memory of a remarkable and inspiring woman, this Fund provides promotion and continuation of historic preservation.
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Megan Whaley Scholarship Fund Established 2003
Megan Whaley was an outstanding 16-year-old sophomore at St. Cecilia Academy when she was tragically killed in a one-car accident on April 22, 2002. An exceptional athlete, Megan loved basketball, soccer and softball, and served as an excellent role model for many of the other students. In Megan's memory, her father, Steve Whaley, and other family members and friends established the Megan E. Whaley Fund for St. Cecilia Academy within The Community Foundation to provide tuition assistance for girls who wish to attend this excellent school. Each year in the spring, a softball tournament named for Megan is held to raise additional dollars so the Fund will continue to grow and help even more girls in the future.
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Zoe Marie Brain Tumor Research Advised Fund Established 2009
As a child, Zoë was full of life and quick to share her infectious laugh. From the outset, she was a "charmer," always able to get her point across. At the tender age of seven months, Zoë was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive tumor found in the cerebellum and spinal areas of children younger than three-years-old. Marie and Daniel Maggipinto, Zoë's parents, knew from the beginning there was only a 20-25% chance their little girl would survive but they threw themselves into the fight with the help of St. Jude Hospital. Even with that powerful team, Zoë passed away just after Thanksgiving in 2002. The Zoë Marie Brain Tumor Research Fund was created to continue the fight against childhood illness so that other families may have greater hope.
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