Community Foundation awards grants to 15 Wilson County nonprofits

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a charitable organization dedicated to enrich the quality of life in Wilson and 39 other Middle Tennessee counties and beyond, announced this week it awarded more than $2.7 million in grants to 453 local nonprofit organizations as part of its annual grant-making process. The grants will benefit nonprofits in 33 area counties, including Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Warren, White, Williamson and Wilson counties. Grants were awarded locally to 15 nonprofits that, according to Wilson County Community Foundation Board Chairman Bob Black, “provide valuable assistance and services for a number of worthy causes all across our county.” Those named as grant recipients in Wilson County included Cedar Seniors; Cedarcroft Home; Mt. Juliet Animal Shelter Volunteer Organization; Brooks House; Cumberland University; Historic Lebanon Tomorrow; Lebanon Senior Citizens Center; Mt. Juliet Senior Activity Center; New Leash on Life; Prospect; Veteran’s PATH; Wilson Books from Birth; Wilson County Civic League; Wilson County Emergency Services Rehab Association; and Wilson County Salvation Army.