xmlns:xsd=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#”> Nashville Predators Foundation to Fund TEP Youth Program | Out & About Nashville Nashville Predators Foundation to Fund TEP Youth Program

During the Predators’ time in Nashville, the hockey organization has shown itself to be as deeply committed to the wellbeing of the greater Nashville community as it is to excellence on the ice. The team’s charitable arm, the Nashville Predators Foundation, has distributed $4.5 million in grants to further its mission, “to meet the educational, social, health and cultural needs of our community by offering unique resources and financial support to local youth-oriented organizations.”

Given the many needs of the organizations that serve Nashville youth, the Predators Foundation receives many requests for funds, from causes as diverse as Alive Hospice, Inc., OASIS Center, and the Nashville Chess Center, to name a few. According to the Foundation website, this means that even some worthy causes go unfunded, and it adds, “The grant review process is the most challenging time of year for our Foundation as we wish we could fund every grant application.”

This year, for the first time, the Tennessee Equality Project applied for a grant from the Predators Foundation, according to TEP Executive Director Chris Sanders.

The Nashville Predators Foundation funds distributed to TEP will be used to support Spirit Day activities this fall that focus on bullying of youth.