2023 Grantee Organizations
Renewal House provides specialized addiction treatment to women and their children. It is the only long-term family residential program in Middle Tennessee that treats women and their children together. They provide residential treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, recovery housing, and telehealth support. Renewal House was a recipient of $25,000 in funding for general operations.
The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans is the resource and technical assistance center for a national network of community-based service providers and local, state and federal agencies that provide emergency and supportive housing, food, health services, job training and placement assistance, legal aid and case management support for hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans each year. NCHV was a recipient of $25,000 in funding for general operations.
The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition is a statewide, immigrant and refugee-led collaboration with a mission is to build power, amplify voices, and organize communities to advocate for immigrant and refugee rights. Their vision is a stronger, more inclusive Tennessee where people of all nationalities, immigration statuses, and racial identities can belong and thrive. TIRRC was a recipient of $25,000 in funding for general operations.
Porter’s Call offers a service of counsel, support, and encouragement to recording artists and their families, and provides a safe and confidential refuge for artists in need of support, all free of charge. Porter’s Call was a recipient of $25,000 in funding for general operations.
Rise and Shine TN is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to building a culture of civic engagement so every Tennessean can be safe, live free, and have a chance to thrive. Rise and Shine TN was a recipient of $10,000 in funding for general operations.
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum collects, preserves, and interprets the evolving history and traditions of country music. The CMHoF’s Words and Music Program was a recipient of $15,000 in funding.
Thistle Farms, one of the first HITF grantees, received a $1,575 grant for Giving Tuesday.
HITF provided a $1,000 event sponsorship to the Community Resource Center of Nashville in September 2023.
Capstone Community Action supports individuals and families in Central Vermont to achieve stability and rise out of poverty. Hello in There granted $10,000 to support Capstone’s Emergency Response Fund, for flood relief efforts to provide food and other resources to Central Vermont residents affected by the July 2023 disaster.
Through healing comfort sessions with dogs, Comfort Connections provides connection and comfort to people who are hurting and need extra love. The Hello in There Foundation provided $15,000 to Comfort Connections to assist with their work in helping children and families affected by the Covenant tragedy in Nashville.
Hello in There provided $100,000 to Inclusion Tennessee to support their programs in the wake of anti-LGBT legislation in our state. Inclusion Tennessee works to connect people, opportunities, and resources to enrich and enhance the multi-faceted LGBTQIA+ community.
CARE is an international humanitarian organization fighting global poverty and world hunger by working alongside women and girls. HITF provided a $22,500 grant to CARE for disaster response in the wake of catastrophic earthquake in Syria and Turkey.
The Hello in There Foundation provided $17,500 in grant funding to Conexión Américas, who works to build a welcoming community and create opportunities where Latino families can belong, contribute, and succeed. Funding supported disaster relief for families experiencing hardship due to several devastating apartment complex fires in Nashville.
The Central Vermont Council on Aging supports Central Vermonters to age with dignity and choice, offering programs and services for people aged 60+, caregivers, and their families. A grant of $10,000 from Hello in There will directly benefit older adults who are affected by the July 2023 flood along with the nutrition sites which provide nourishing meals in the community.
Mosaic Changemakers weaves a better South by supporting, growing and connecting leaders of color. Hello in There supported Mosaic with a $25,000 grant to support their Fellowship program, which brings together changemakers of color for a year-long program to strengthen their individual and collective power to lead boldly and confidently in a multiracial society.
Room in the Inn provides programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, all centered in community and long term support for those who call the streets of Nashville home. The foundation provided a $10,000 grant to honor the work of their beloved founder, Charles Strobel. One of the first HITF grantees, RITI also received a $1,041 grant on Giving Tuesday.
Conexión Américas received $2,500 to support disaster relief for families experiencing hardship due to a December tornado that affected Nashvillians.
Humanity and Inclusion is an aid organization working alongside people with disabilities and populations experiencing situations of extreme hardship. HITF provided a $22,500 grant to Humanity and Inclusion for disaster response in the wake of catastrophic earthquake in Syria and Turkey.
Love Welcomes is a creative social enterprise that helps refugee women begin to stitch their lives back together. Today it works in multiple locations supporting refugees in camps and those who have been resettled. The Hello in There Foundation provided $10,000 to support Love Welcomes in their programming.
2022 Grantee Organizations
Hello in There is proud to support Musicians on Call with a $50,000 grant in 2022. MOC delivers the healing power of music to patients in healthcare facilities. They are the nation’s leading provider of live music in hospitals, serving individuals in facilities ranging from children’s hospitals to adult facilities, VA hospitals, and hospices.
Hello in There provided a $50,000 grant to the Keep A Breast Foundation in 2022. Keep A Breast's mission is to reduce breast cancer risk and its impact globally through art, education, prevention, and action. Specifically, Hello in There supported KAB’s Give Back Grant program, which provides direct support to BIPOC women who are breast cancer survivors or have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
In 2022, HITF donated $25,000 to Thistle Farms, a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to helping women survivors recover and heal from prostitution, trafficking, and addiction. Specifically, the foundation supported Thistle Global, an aligned international network of artisan survivor enterprises supporting women’s dignity and economic freedom.
Room in the Inn received a $25,000 grant in 2022. The organization provides programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, all centered in community and long term support for those who call the streets of Nashville home.
HITF made a $15,000 grant to A Step Ahead in 2022. A Step Ahead Foundation of Middle Tennessee helps to empower women by partnering with clinics, social workers, schools, community centers, and other organizations to promote awareness and access to free, long-acting reversible contraception.
Through strategic partnerships, Raphah Institute confronts the root causes of societal harm and takes a uniquely crafted approach to create transformative healing for all. Its flagship program, the Restorative Justice Diversion Program, focuses on healing both persons harmed and responsible youth using restorative justice principles. The Raphah Institute was a featured nonprofit for the "Hello from the Hills" benefit concert, and received a $10,000 grant from the Hello in There Foundation in December 2022.
Healing Housing is a nonprofit residential recovery program serving women with limited resources throughout Middle Tennessee who are healing from addiction. They provide women a stable home and extensive support services rooted in love, acceptance and the power of community, to women transitioning from drug and alcohol treatment. Healing Housing was a featured nonprofit for the "Hello from the Hills" benefit concert, and received a $10,000 grant from the Hello in There Foundation in December 2022.
CARE is an international humanitarian organization fighting global poverty and world hunger by working alongside women and girls. HITF made a $16,000 grant in May 2022 to CARE’s Ukraine Crisis Fund.
In December 2022, the Hello in There Foundation made several $2,500 year-end gifts to small and/or grassroots organizations led by Women of Color who are doing important work in Nashville. Those organizations included:
Brooklyn Heights Community Garden
Girls on the Run Middle Tennessee
East Nashville Hope Exchange
The F.I.N.D. Design
Moves and Grooves
Nashville Freedom Schools
Tennessee Justice for our Neighbors
HITF provided a $2,500 event sponsorship to the Community Resource Center of Nashville in September 2022.
HITF provided a $1,000 gift to World Central Kitchen in December 2022.
EASTERN KENTUCKY DISASTER RELIEF
The Hello in There Foundation mobilized resources among our generous fan community to raise funding for Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief, and in August 2022 provided $15,000 in grant funds to the community organizations below. Oh Boy Records and the Prine Family matched donations up to $15,000, for a total of $30,000 to disaster relief efforts.
The Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center is a nonprofit law firm that fights for justice in the coalfields by using a high-impact three-pronged strategy for change: litigation, advocacy, and organizing. HITF donated $5,000 in August 2022 to help with disaster relief around Eastern Kentucky flooding.
The Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund was established by Governor Beshear to assist those impacted by the floods of July 2022. HITF donated $5,000 to assist with flood relief in August 2022.
Hope in the Hills/Healing Appalachia is dedicated to helping connect and grow communities of recovery and healing in Appalachia, raising funds and awareness to combat opioid addiction through a wide array of projects and programs from youth prevention, healthy lifestyles and wellness to recovery houses and recovery to work. HITF supported Hope in the Hills with a $5,000 grant in August 2022 to support their work in helping rebuild the Perry Cline Emergency Shelter in Pikeville, KY in the wake of catastrophic flooding.
Hello in There also partnered with Hope in the Hills and Healing Appalachia in January 2023 for the “Hello from the Hills” benefit concert, to raise resources and visibility for organizations working in recovery communities across in both Middle Tennessee and Appalachia.
2021 Grantee Organizations
Room in the Inn provides programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, all centered in community and long term support for those who call the streets of Nashville home. HITF supported Room in the Inn in December 2021 with a $25,000 grant.
For 25 years, Thistle Farms has worked with women survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction, helping to provide healing and hope through safe housing, healthcare, counseling, and employment. In 2021, HITF supported Thistle Farms with a $25,000 grant in December 2021 for their Thistle Farms Global Program.
HITF provided a $1,000 grant to Nashville Children’s Theatre in 2021.
HITF provided a $1,000 grant to Make the Road NY in 2021.
WESTERN KENTUCKY DISASTER RELIEF
The Hello in There Foundation provided several small grants to Western Kentucky community organizations, particularly around the Prine family homeland in Muhlenberg County in the wake of devastating tornadoes which ravaged the region in December 2021.