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Organizational Grants Initiative is sponsored by Scarlett Family Foundation. The Foundation partners with local nonprofit organizations and institutions to support excellence in Middle Tennessee education. Funding is directed toward programs that align with the Foundation's key initiatives: Literacy, Principal & Teacher Leadership, Career Readiness, and Advocacy. The process begins with a year-round interest inquiry form.
Geographic focus: Middle Tennessee (40 counties)
Focus areas: Literacy, Principal & Teacher Leadership, Career Readiness, Advocacy, K-12 Education
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For Grant Seekers - Scarlett Family Foundation While the Foundation’s scholarship program aims to advance postsecondary opportunity for Middle Tennessee students, we look to our Grants Initiative to support excellence in the spaces of Literacy, Principal & Teacher Leadership, Career Readiness, and Mentorship.
We forge partnerships with local nonprofit organizations and institutions to ignite transformative change for students, teachers, stakeholders, and communities. IS YOUR INITIATIVE A FIT? Explore the Foundation’s funding priorities through our Key Initiatives.
STEPS TO RECEIVING A GRANT Review our Grant Eligibility Checklist Complete the interest form below The Foundation will follow up and may request more information If eligible, receive an invitation to apply Step 1: Review our grant eligibility checklist Requirement 1: Align with some or all of the Foundation’s key initiativeS Develop Principal & Teacher Talent Requirement 2: Operate Within Our Middle Tennessee Community Requirement 3: Propose a grant with clear and measurable outcomes Requirement 4: Be able to show a minimum of two years of financial and programmatic results Requirement 5: Have a minimum operating budget of $250,000 if based in Davidson or Williamson Counties.
For the remaining 38 counties of Middle TN, a minimum budget of $100,000 is required. All organizations should have at least three revenue sources.
Building and capital campaigns or debt retirement Legislative lobbying or other political activities Examples of Past Recipients Fostering Career Readiness through robust summer programming delivered in a cohort model Conexion Americas Escalera Guiding first-generation college students from Metro Nashville Public Schools toward postsecondary success Equipping Nashvillians with educational training and career coaching to deliver upward mobility Combining the power of many to collectively tackle the adult literacy challenge Tennesseans for Quality Early Education Blending practice and policy to guide Tennessee communities toward increased literacy rates Nashville Teacher Residency Creating an accessible career pathway for aspiring teachers in Middle Tennessee Purpose Preparatory Academy Harnessing the skills of specialized Instructional Leaders to benefit all educators in the school community Lipscomb’s School Leadership Development Program Providing professional development for aspiring school leaders through high-quality learning experiences KIPP: Nashville | Principal In Residence program Forming a pipeline of well-prepared school leaders through an elevate-from-within approach Big Brothers & Big Sisters | High School Bigs program Pairing mentorship with literacy instruction to empower young readers Step 2: Complete interest form Is Your Initiative a Match?
Make a grant Interest inquiry Year Round To learn whether your project aligns with our Key Initiatives above, please submit a description of your program or initiative using this form. Step 3: The Foundation will follow up After you have reviewed our Grant Eligibility Checklist and completed the interest form above, we will review your submission.
If your organization’s project aligns with Scarlett Family Foundation’s grantmaking guidelines, we will connect with you to discuss further. VIEW PAST PROJECTS WE'VE SUPPORTED Step 4: Receive an Invitation to Apply For qualifying initiatives: If appropriate, the foundation will extend a grant invitation. A timeline for application submission, approval, and disbursement will be provided at this point.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations operating within 40 Middle Tennessee counties. Requirements include: at least two years of financial/programmatic results, at least three revenue sources, and minimum operating budgets ($250,000+ for Davidson/Williamson counties; $100,000+ for other 38 counties). Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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