Community Involvement

Being a part of the community means more than just reporting on it.

The Tennessean Media Group takes its role in the community seriously and supports local organizations with financial contributions totaling more than $1.5 million each year.

Our coverage of local news gives us a first-hand view of the issues our community faces. As a corporate citizen, we are proud to contribute money and promotional support to the organizations that address those issues, and those that improve our quality of life in Middle Tennessee.

Charities that The Tennessean supports each year are varied and represent a wide cross-section of the community. Organizations that have received assistance in the past include:

  • Academy for Women of Achievement
  • Alias Chamber Ensemble
  • American Red Cross
  • Barcamp
  • Bluegrass Underground
  • Book 'Em
  • Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee
  • Brentwood Chamber 
  • CABLE 
  • Community Enhancement Ctrs
  • Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
  • Community Resource Center
  • Country Music Marathon
  • FiftyForward (Senior Citizens, Inc.)
  • Franklin/Williamson County Chamber of Commerce
  • Grace M.Eaton Child Care & Early Learning Center
  • Hands on Nashville
  • Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County
  • Home Decorating & Remodeling Show
  • Homework Hotline
  • Iroquois Steeplechase
  • Isaac Litton Alumni Association
  • Jeff Fisher Charity Softball Game
  • Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
  • Junior League of Nashville
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Liv2Giv Foundation
  • Make A Wish Foundation
  • Music City BBQ Festival
  • Music City Bowl
  • Music City Roots
  • Naked Without Us
  • Nashville Alliance for Public Education
  • Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Nashville Ballet
  • Nashville Christmas Parade
  • Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Nashville Opera
  • Nashville Rescue Mission
  • Nashville Rising Benefit
  • Nashville Symphony
  • One Nashville
  • Pencil Foundation 
  • Preston Taylor Ministries
  • Schooldays Golf Tournament
  • Scripps Regional Spelling Bee
  • Second Harvest Food Bank
  • Sexual Assault Center
  • Siloam Family Health Center
  • Southern Womens Show
  • Special Olympics 
  • St. Luke’s Community House
  • Taste of Music City
  • Tennessee Performing Arts Center 
  • Tennessee State Fair
  • The District
  • The Dream Center
  • The Next Door, Inc.
  • United Way
  • Wine Down Main Street
  • Wine on the River
  • Women's Economic Summit
  • Youth Encouragement Svcs
  • Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee
  • Youth Villages, Inc.

 

Flood 2010 Chronicled by The Tennessean

This is a 160 page, full color, hard back book with riveting photography that chronicles the timeline of flood events in Nashville beginning on May 1, 2010. Orders arrive daily and almost 6,000 books have been printed so far with sales over 4,500 copies. The Tennessean is delighted to donate 50% of the profit from each sale to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, which has received $17,500 to date, with more donations coming in the future.

Flood 2010 Chronicled by The Tennessean