What kinds of organizations does Nashville Rotary Service Trust support?

The trust supports community-serving organizations working in hunger and nutrition, literacy and education, and housing and community building. Its active programs also reference community service, shelter, and international service, with recent general-support grants to local nonprofits in Nashville.

Does Nashville Rotary Service Trust give unrestricted or operating support?

Yes. The trust’s philosophy tags include general operating support, unrestricted support, core/organizational funding, and non-project-specific funding. The recent grants list also labels the awards as general support.

What is the typical grant size?

Typical grants are tightly grouped: p25 is $16,500, median is $17,500, and p75 is $21,250. Recent awards include several grants at $16,500 and $17,500, with a larger $60,000 award at the high end of the visible record.

Where does the trust give?

Giving is local and entirely in Tennessee. The data shows 100% of grants to recipients in TN, with Nashville and Middle Tennessee named in the program descriptions and Nashville appearing repeatedly in recipient locations.

Are there recurring grantees?

Yes. Second Harvest Food Bank, Book' Em, and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville each appear in multiple recent grant years, indicating repeat support rather than one-time funding.

Nashville Rotary Service Trust

Name: Nashville Rotary Service Trust — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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ActiveMutual & Membership Benefit

NASHVILLE, TNWebsite6156455935

About Nashville Rotary Service Trust

To impact our community by providing forums for fellowship, understanding and service among engaged leaders.

Focus Areas

Hunger / NutritionLiteracy / EducationHousing / Community Building

Funding Style

general operating supportunrestricted supportcore/organizational fundingnon-project-specific funding

About Nashville Rotary Service Trust

Nashville Rotary Service Trust shows a clear pattern of backing community-serving organizations in Nashville through unrestricted support, with repeated grants to Second Harvest Food Bank, Book' Em, and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville. The trust’s stated purpose is to create forums for fellowship, understanding, and service among engaged leaders, and its giving reflects that community-service orientation across hunger, literacy, shelter, and housing. Recent grants also include support for Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, Oasis Center Inc, and Moves and Grooves Inc, pointing to a portfolio rooted in local service organizations rather than project-specific awards. The grant record suggests a steady relationship model. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Second Harvest Food Bank, Book' Em, and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville, all funded at the general-support level. The trust also operates named community grant programs, including the NRST Footprint Fund and the NRST People of Action Fund, both tied to community initiatives in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. That combination of repeated grantee relationships and operating support signals a funder focused on sustaining local nonprofit capacity over time.

What Nashville Rotary Service Trust Funds

In hunger and nutrition, Nashville Rotary Service Trust gave $60,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank in 2025 for general support, following similar support in earlier years. In literacy and education, it awarded $17,500 to Book' Em in 2025 for general support, and the organization also appears in prior grant years. Housing and community building are another visible thread. The trust gave $16,500 to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville in 2025 for general support, with the same organization appearing in the recent record across multiple years. Community support also reaches broader neighborhood-serving nonprofits: Bethlehem Centers of Nashville received $22,500 in 2024 for general support, while Oasis Center Inc and Moves and Grooves Inc each received $10,000 in 2024.

How Nashville Rotary Service Trust Gives

Typical awards cluster tightly around the mid-teens: the p25 is $16,500, the median is $17,500, and the p75 is $21,250. That narrow spread points to a fairly consistent grant size across recipients, even though a few awards are larger. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off. Several organizations appear in multiple grant years, including Second Harvest Food Bank, Book' Em, and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville. The trust gives general support and unrestricted support, and its active programs include the NRST Footprint Fund and the NRST People of Action Fund. One program notes that unsolicited applications are accepted, while another states there was no open Request for Proposals for the 2020-21 fiscal year.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$104K

Total Assets

$2.5M

Total Revenue

$182K

Total Expenses

$163K

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $17K and $21K, with a median of $18K.

25th Percentile

$17K

Median

$18K

75th Percentile

$21K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK	NASHVILLE, TN	$60,000	2026	GENERAL SUPPORT
BOOK' EM	NASHVILLE, TN	$17,500	2026	GENERAL SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREAT NASH	NASHVILLE, TN	$16,500	2026	GENERAL SUPPORT
FRANKLIN NOON ROTARY CHARITY FOUND	FRANKLIN, TN	$10,000	2026	GENERAL SUPPORT
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK	NASHVILLE, TN	$60,000	2025	GENERAL SUPPORT
BOOK' EM	NASHVILLE, TN	$17,500	2025	GENERAL SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER NASHVILLE	NASHVILLE, TN	$16,500	2025	GENERAL SUPPORT
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE	NASHVILLE, TN	$60,000	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
BETHLEHEM CENTERS OF NASHVILLE	NASHVILLE, TN	$22,500	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
BOOK' EM	NASHVILLE, TN	$17,500	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
BOOK' EM	NASHVILLE, TN	$17,500	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER NASHVILLE	NASHVILLE, TN	$16,500	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER NASHVILLE	NASHVILLE, TN	$15,000	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
OASIS CENTER INC	NASHVILLE, TN	$10,000	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
MOVES AND GROOVES INC	NASHVILLE, TN	$10,000	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK	NASHVILLE, TN	$60,000	2023	GENERAL SUPPORT
BOOK' EM	NASHVILLE, TN	$17,500	2023	GENERAL SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER NASHVILLE	NASHVILLE, TN	$16,500	2023	GENERAL SUPPORT

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