Nashville Predators Foundation Distributes Record-Breaking Donation To 172 Local Nonprofits

The Nashville Predators Foundation has distributed its largest one-time donation, with Helper Grant distributions totaling $800,049.29 during a Grant Check Presentation Ceremony at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (May 17). Through the 2023 allocation, 172 Nashville and Middle Tennessee nonprofits received a grant.

“We are thrilled to distribute a franchise record-breaking $800,049.29 of grants to 172 deserving nonprofits who are positively impacting the Middle Tennessee community,” says Nashville Predators Vice President of Community Relations Rebecca King. “In total, the Predators Foundation has proudly provided over eight million dollars in grants to help fill areas of need throughout the community since our inception in 1998.”

This announcement marks the 25th grant distribution by the Predators Foundation. Additional information on the Predators Foundation grant allocation and application process is available here. Below, in alphabetical order, is a complete list of the 172 nonprofits that received a grants in 2023.

2023 Nashville Predators Foundation Helper Grant Recipients:

  • 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
  • 21st District Recovery Court, Inc.
  • 4:13 Strong
  • A Soldier’s Child Foundation
  • ABLE Youth
  • Ables Recreation Association
  • AbleVoices
  • Actors Bridge Ensemble Theater of Nashville, Inc.
  • Agape Animal Rescue and Training Center
  • Akiva School
  • All Hands On Deck
  • Aloe Family, The
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Special Hockey Association
  • Arc Williamson County
  • Area 16 Special Olympics
  • Armed Services YMCA
  • Assistance League of Nashville
  • Austin Peay State University Chemistry Department
  • Austin Peay State University Little Govs Child Learning Center
  • Autism Career Training
  • Backfield in Motion
  • Barefoot Republic
  • Beads of Courage, Inc.
  • Best Buddies in Tennessee
  • Bethlehem Centers of Nashville
  • Black Lemonade
  • Black Mental Health Village
  • Blind Early Services TN
  • Book’em
  • Borderless Arts Tennessee
  • Bradley Academy, Murfreesboro City Schools
  • Bridges Domestic Violence Center
  • Camp Kesem at Vanderbilt University
  • Candle Wishes Foundation
  • Cannon County SAVE
  • CASA of Cannon County Tennessee
  • City of Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department
  • Clarksville Area Urban Ministries SafeHouse
  • Community Child Care (Hendersonville)
  • Conexión Américas
  • Contributor Inc., The
  • Cooper Trooper Foundation
  • Cottage Cove Urban Ministries
  • Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Cumberland River Compact
  • Daughters of the King
  • Discovery Center at Murfree Spring
  • Domestic Violence Program, Inc.
  • Dream Streets
  • Easterseals Tennessee
  • Edgehill Neighborhood Partnership
  • Edison School, The
  • Elmington Elevates
  • Empower Me Center
  • Ezell-Harding Christian School
  • F.I.N.D. Design, The
  • Faith Family Medical Center
  • Family Center, The
  • First Steps, Inc.
  • Food for the Soul
  • Forrest Spence Fund Nashville, The
  • Foundation for Tennessee Chess
  • FrankTown Open Hearts
  • Freedom Reigns Ranch
  • Friends Life Community
  • Friends of MACC
  • Friends of Shelby Park and Bottom
  • Friends of Warner Parks Inc.
  • From Your Father
  • Girls Write Nashville
  • Glen Leven Presbyterian Church Day School
  • Glengarry Elementary
  • GraceWorks Ministries
  • Greater Nashville Area Scholastic Hockey
  • Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury
  • Harvest Hands Community Development Corporation
  • Heimerdinger Foundation, The
  • Hendersonville Inline Hockey Association
  • High Hopes Development Center
  • His Children Foundation
  • Hispanic Family Foundation, The
  • Homework Hotline, Inc.
  • Hope Hohenwald Inc
  • Hope Station
  • HopeKids Middle Tennessee
  • Hospice of the Highland Rim Foundation, Inc.
  • Humanities Tennessee
  • Imagination Library of Coffee County
  • Inspiritus, Inc.
  • Interfaith Dental
  • JDRF Tennessee
  • Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
  • Kymari House, Inc.
  • Learning Matters
  • Literacy Council, The
  • Love Helps, inc.
  • Manchester City Schools
  • Manna Cafe Ministries
  • Mother to Mother
  • Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  • MOVE Inclusive Dance
  • Music City Youth in the Arts
  • My Bag My Story
  • My Friend’s House Family & Children’s Services Inc
  • Nashville African American Wind Symphony, Inc.
  • Nashville Ballet
  • Nashville Book Connection
  • Nashville Children’s Alliance
  • Nashville Children’s Theatre
  • Nashville Dolphins
  • Nashville Education, Community, and Arts Television
  • Nashville Figure Skating Club
  • Nashville Humane Association
  • Nashville Peacemakers
  • Nashville Warriors Hockey Club
  • Nashville Youth Hockey League
  • Nashville Youth Jazz Ensemble
  • National Museum of African American Music
  • National Wheelcats, Inc.
  • Now Opportunities Can Exist
  • Nurses for Newborns of Tennessee
  • Operation Homefront
  • Operation Rose
  • OZ Arts
  • Path United
  • PENCIL
  • Porch Writers’ Collective, The
  • Preston Taylor Ministries
  • Progressive Directions, Inc.
  • Project E3
  • Project Transformation
  • Purpose To Legacy
  • Quest Center For Arts and Community Development, Inc., The
  • Randolph Howell Elementary STEM School
  • Reeves-Rogers Elementary
  • Renewal House, Inc.
  • Rocketown of Middle Tennessee
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville
  • Royal Table Inc
  • Scott Hamilton Skating Club
  • Shine Photography
  • Somali Community of Middle Tennessee
  • SongwritingWith:Soldiers
  • Special Kids Inc.
  • STARS
  • Sumner Prevention Coalition
  • Talk with Me Tennessee
  • Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
  • Tennessee Environmental Council
  • Tennessee Golf Foundation
  • Tennessee Hemophilia & Bleeding Disorder Foundation
  • Tennessee Lions Charities, Inc.
  • Tennessee Prison Outreach Ministry
  • Tennessee State Parks Conservancy
  • Tennessee Trucking Foundation
  • Tennessee Voices for Victims
  • The Theater Bug
  • Touchstone Youth Resource Services, Inc.
  • Transformation Life Center
  • Trevecca Nazarene University
  • Tucker’s House
  • Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Association
  • United Service Organizations, Incorporated
  • Vine Branch Fellowship
  • White Fawn Farm
  • Whitsitt Elementary Physical Education
  • Wilson County Black History Committee
  • YAIPak Outreach
  • You Have the Power…Know How To Use It, Inc.
  • Youth Changes
  • Youth Encouragement Services
Steven Boero