
Foundation Giving
The West End Home Foundation seeks to enrich the lives of older adults by investing in nonprofit organizations that address their unique needs. The programs that we support address a broad range of issues impacting people from all walks of life as they age. Our nonprofit agency partners transform our funds into meaningful outcomes that enhance lives and strengthen our communities.
Funding by Impact Area 2002-2020
The West End Home Foundation made its first grant in 2002. Since that time we have distributed $16,727,571 to fifty-nine different nonprofit agencies in Middle Tennessee. The chart to the left presents funding by impact area during our 18 year history of making grants.
Grant Awards Distributed in 2020:
Advocacy Programs
Legal assistance and education for issues related to aging, and advocacy for new or expanded initiatives to ensure a comprehensive system of care for older adults
Council on Aging of Middle Tennessee
Funding will support COA’s core services with special emphasis placed on their work in the areas of caregiver support, elder abuse and affordable housing.
Tennessee Justice Center
Independence provides legal advocacy for applicants encountering enrollment barriers with the TennCare CHOICES program, educates the public and stakeholders about how to navigate the program and advocates for system changes in the CHOICES program.
Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency
The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program protects the Federally mandated rights of the residents of long-term care facilities to assure the highest level of care and quality of life.
Vanderbilt University
Medical-Legal Partnership is a collaborative led by the VU School of Nursing that brings together Vanderbilt Medical Center, the Clinic at Mercury Courts and the Belmont Law School to address the health-harming legal needs of persons age 60+ for whom obtaining legal representation presents a financial hardship.
Nashville Public Television, Inc.
NPT Reports: Aging Matters informs Middle Tennessee about the major issues and concerns facing older adults, their families and caregivers.
Enrichment and Socialization Programs
Opportunities for meaningful social interaction and lifelong learning
FiftyForward
FiftyForward Bordeaux – Lifelong Learning Center provides education, wellness and enrichment services for members.
Nashville Public Library Foundation
Nashville Public Library’s Digital Inclusion Program for Seniors provides digital literacy instruction for older adults in Davidson County.
Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center
Seasoned Adults Living Triumphantly (SALT) focuses on the social and emotional well-being of older adults through engagement, entertainment and education.
Nations Ministry Center
The Front Porch Program: Welcoming Refugee Elders Home provides classroom experiences, enrichment events and case management to refugee elders.
Music For Seniors
Reaching Deeper into Under-Resourced Communities via Subsidized Live Music Outreach with Seniors Across 7 Middle Tennessee Counties provides music programs to lower income older adults in nonprofit recreational and care settings.
Food and Nutrition Programs
Services such as groceries, home-delivered and congregate meals to meet the nutritional needs of vulnerable older adults
Bethlehem Centers of Nashville
Senior Programs of BCN provides Meals on Wheels through partnerships with thirteen North Nashville churches and hosts the Active Seniors Circle to provide wellness and enrichment programs.
Nashville Food Project, Inc.
Meals Program for Seniors provides made-from-scratch, high quality meals to vulnerable older adults.
Cedar Seniors, Inc.
Cedar Seniors provides hot nutritious meals and enrichment activities, 5 days a week to approximately 50 older adults each day in Lebanon. Funding will ensure the safety and well-being of their members with ADA compliant bathroom accessibility.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
The Ending Senior Hunger Together project will provide food boxes and nutrition classes to the residents of low-income senior housing communities.
Martha O’Bryan Center, Inc.
Senior Services provides food, individualized counseling, financial assistance, medical referrals and opportunities for fellowship for the older adults living in and around Cayce Place.
St. Luke’s Community House
St. Luke’s Senior Programs provides older adults with food security, hunger relief, enrichment, socialization and supportive care through mobile meals, food boxes, social club activities, community events, mental health support, volunteer opportunities and free tax preparation.
Healthcare Programs
Primary health care including diagnosis and treatment of chronic and critical conditions, oral health care and behavioral health services
Alive Hospice
Alive Hospice’s in-patient facilities are a critical resource for those who need 24-hour care and/or have nowhere else to live. Funding will enable the replacement of aging HVAC equipment providing patient comfort and safety.
Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville
Smiles for Life provides high quality complete dental care, emergency dental care and oral hygiene education to low income older adults.
Faith Family Medical Center
Funding is targeted to two projects: Faith Family Forward – Building Healthier Lives capital grant will support the new Faith Family Medical Center; Health Care for Seniors provides high quality, affordable medical care and wellness services for working uninsured and underinsured older adults.
Siloam Health
Providing High Quality Health Care to Vulnerable Seniors in Middle Tennessee serves uninsured older adults, most of whom are foreign born.
Insight Counseling Centers
The Older Adult Care Program provides quality mental health services to older adults on an income-based sliding fee scale.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Program Support for Older Adults Living with Functional Dementia will expand treatment options and post discharge support at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital for the most vulnerable older adults with complex needs.
Housing Programs
Home repair and safety modifications, rent and utility assistance and access to appropriate housing solutions to facilitate safe and affordable housing
Needlink Nashville
Crisis Financial Support for Older Adults Preventing Homelessness and Unsafe Living Environments provides financial assistance for rent, utilities or move-in costs for older adults age 60 and over who are at or below 200% of poverty level.
The Community Helpers
The Elderly Assistance Program provides emergency financial assistance (rent and utilities), prescription drug assistance, coordination of services and referrals to other agencies.
Rebuilding Together – Nashville
The Target Community – Homeowner Education Pilot Program will provide structured, wrap-around resources for homeowners in the Safe and Healthy Home Improvement program within the Bordeaux community. This program will support home repair and renovation work with resources that will empower homeowners to sustain homeownership through maintenance and financial planning.
Westminster Home Connection
Westminster Home Connection provides critical repairs, mobility modifications, and sort-pack-move services to empower older adults to age in place safely and with dignity.
Room In The Inn, Inc.
The Guest House Supportive Living Program provides temporary housing, meals, laundry, adult education services and case management for older men and women who would otherwise be on the streets. Education and empowerment programs will be offered as an additional way to reach out to this population, allowing them to age with dignity.
Transportation Programs
Safe and affordable transportation to ensure that older adults have access to needed services and have opportunities to remain engaged in community life
Community Life Bridge, Inc.
Senior Ride Sumner uses volunteer drivers to provide door-through-door transportation to older adults who no longer drive in order to support their independence and quality of life.
Senior Ride Nashville, Inc.
Senior Ride Nashville provides courteous and safe door-through-door volunteer transportation along with guidance on mobility options allowing older adults to maintain health and quality of life. The program also facilitates meaningful relationships between volunteer drivers and riders.
Tennessee Kidney Foundation
The Transportation Assistance Program provides impoverished and disabled older adults who have End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) with transportation to and from dialysis treatments.
Wellness and Supportive Care Programs
Prevention, wellness and in-home supportive services to promote and sustain healthy aging
Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc.
The Living at Home program provides home-based supportive services to help keep older adults living safely in their homes and communities.
Lebanon Senior Citizens Center
Social Services Coordination helps connect older adults throughout Lebanon with needed resources, supports and benefits.
UCP of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
The Durable Medical Equipment and Home Access for Seniors with Severe Disabilities program provides basic safety and independent living supports to older adults with severe disabilities.
Community Resource Center
The Senior Dignity Drive program provides personal hygiene products to agencies serving disadvantaged older adults.
Mental Health America of the MidSouth
Caregiver Support Program provides resources, support and education to caregivers and family members of persons suffering from dementia and specialized training for first responders.
Urban Housing Solutions
The Aging & Frailty: Resilience and Energy in the Second Half of Life (AFRESH) program is a wellness program for low-income adults living in 26th and Clarksville’s new 55-unit supportive housing community. AFRESH emphasizes person-centered frailty-focused communication for residents to understand the effects of frailty on their bodies and to make informed decisions that promote their health, well-being and ability to age in place.
FiftyForward
Supportive Care Services helps older adults maintain independence. Programs include Living at Home, Victory Over Crime, Adult Day Services and Meals on Wheels.
Tennessee Respite Coalition
Funding is for the provision of respite vouchers to caregivers who are at least 60 years old and caregivers of individuals who are at least 60 years old in the seven Middle Tennessee counties.
Previous Grant Awards:
Abe’s Garden
2011, 2012—Abe’s Garden Phase 1
Alive Hospice
2012–2014—Grief Support Services and Patient Care
2014—Residence Bed Replacement
2015—Electronic Medical Records Project
2016—Murfreesboro Residence Building Project
2017—Telehospice
2020—HVAC UpgradesAlzheimer’s Association
2014—Social Engagement Program
2015—Respite for Caregivers
2016—24/7 Helpline & Community Care ConsultationArc of Davidson County & Greater Nashville
2015–2016—Senior Supports Program
Bethlehem Centers of Nashville
2003, 2005, 2008, 2011–2014, 2016–2020—Senior Resource Center & Hot Lunch Program
Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc.
2018-2020—Living At Home
Cedar Seniors, Inc.
2018—Kitchen Refurbishments
2019—Part-time Director
2020—Bathrooms RefurbishmentCenterstone of Tennessee, Inc.
2004, 2006, 2008, 2012–2013, 2015—Older Adult Services
Community Life Bridge, Inc.
2019-2020—Senior Ride Sumner
Community Resource Center
2015, 2018-2020—Senior Dignity Drive
Council On Aging of Middle Tennessee
2004—Scams Aganist the Elderly & Other COA Projects
2007—Council On Aging’s Expansion of Services
2011—Strengthening of Council On Aging
2012—Council On Aging
2014—Building Capacity to Assist Seniors and Caregivers
2015—Expanding Information and Resources for Seniors
2016 —Supporting Transportation and Resources for Seniors
2017—Senior Ride Nashville
2013, 2017–2020—Identifying Needs and Driving Solutions to Assist Seniors and CaregiversCumberland University
2015—Promoting Health and Wellness for Middle TN Seniors
Disciples Village of Nashville
2004, 2007—Disciples Village of Nashville
Domestic Violence Program, Inc.
2015–2016—Emergency Services for Elderly Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse, and Stalking
Easter Seals Tennessee
2003—New Frontiers Program
Faith Family Medical Center
2005, 2007, 2011–2020—Healthcare for Seniors
2020—Capital Funding for new Medical CenterFamily & Children’s Services
2004—Help for Seniors and Their Families
FiftyForward
2002, 2004—Living At Home Services/Salvation Army Red Shield Initiative Collaboration
2006—Peer Counseling, Respite Care, and Victory Over Crime
2008—Accessing Services Through Transportation Initiatives
2011—Integration of Physical and Mental Wellness Initiatives
2012—Maximizing Participation of Older Adults
2013–2015, 2017–2020—Living At Home/Supportive Care Services
2015–2016, 2018-2020—Bordeaux Center Program
2017—Bordeaux Center Expansion Study
2018—Aging Mastery Program
2019—Capital Funding for new Bordeaux Center
Friends In General, Inc.
2017—Wellness Wednesdays for North Nashville Senior Adults
2018—Patient-Centered Care for Senior AdultsGilda’s Club Nashville
2012–2016—Psychosocial Support of Seniors Impacted By Cancer
Guardianship and Trusts Corporation
2002, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019—Indigent Senior Ward Program
Insight Counseling Centers
2018-2020—Older Adult Care Program
Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville
2005, 2007, 2011–2020—Smiles for Life—Comprehensive Dental Care for Seniors
2019—A Smile Changes Everything! capital grantJewish Family Services of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
2011—Personal Emergency Preparedness
Lebanon Senior Citizens Center
2018-2020—Social Services Coordinator
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
2014, 2016-2017—Health and Elder Law Program
Light In The Nations
2007, 2011, 2013—Senior Assistance Ministry
Martha O’Bryan Center, Inc.
2003, 2005, 2011 – 2012, 2014–2020—Senior Assistance Program
Matthew 25, Inc.
2014—Substance Abuse Counseling
2016—Renovation of Living QuartersMatthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, Inc.
2018—Senior Smiles
2019—Dial Down Diabetes on the Go!
2020—Seasoned Adults Living TriumphantlyMental Health America of the MidSouth
2004—Substance Abuse Education, Screening and Referral for Older Adults
2013—We Care Fair
2014–2016—Just the Facts—Aging and Alzheimer’s Support for Older Adults and Caregivers
2018-2020—Aging and Alzheimer’s Services for Middle Tennessee Aging CaretakersMetropolitan Nashville Teachers’ Apartments, Inc.
2011, 2013—Safety System
Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency
2016—Meals On Wheels
2017—Serving Abused Seniors
2018-2020—Advocating for Vulnerable Long-Term Care ResidentsMusic For Seniors
2015, 2017–2020—Live Music Outreach for Low Income and Differently-Abled Seniors
Nashville Food Project, Inc.
2015–2020—Meal Distribution and Garden Programs for Seniors
Nashville Public Library Foundation
2018-2020—Nashville Public Library’s Digital Inclusion Program for Seniors
Nashville Public Television, Inc.
2013–2020—NPT Reports: Aging Matters
Nations Ministry Center
2018-2020—The Front Porch: Welcoming Refugee Elders Home
NeedLink Nashville
2015–2020—Emergency Housing & Utility Assistance for Older Adults
Progress, Inc.
2014—Senior Transportation
Rebuilding Together – Nashville
2014—Building A Healthy Neighborhood
2015—Safe at Home Program
2020—Target Community—Homeowner Education Pilot ProgramRochelle Center
2003—Four-Season Sensory Stimulation Room
Rooftop Foundation
2016–2018—Emergency Housing Assistance for Seniors
Room In The Inn, Inc.
2014—Transitional Housing for Elderly Homeless Women
2017–2020—Guest House Supportive Living Program for Aging AdultsSecond Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013–2017—Filling the Pantry for Seniors
2019—Fighting Senior Hunger
2020—Ending Senior Hunger TogetherSenior Ride Nashville
2018-2020—Volunteer Driver Program
Shepherd’s Center of Madison
2007—Shepherd’s Center Programs
2011—Food Program for Older FolksSiloam Health
2004, 2007, 2012–2020—Providing Whole-Person Health Care to Vulnerable Older Adults in Middle Tennessee
St. Luke’s Community House Episcopal, Inc.
2003, 2005, 2011, 2013–2020—Seniors Program
Tennessee Justice Center
2016—Our Sister’s Keeper
2017–2020—IndependenceTennessee Kidney Foundation
2018-2020—Transportation Assistance Program
Tennessee Respite Coalition
2014, 2016, 2018-2020—Family Directed Respite Voucher Program
The Community Helpers, Inc.
2018-2020—Elderly Assistance Program
UCP of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
2015–2017, 2019–2020—Durable Medical Equipment and Wheelchair Ramps for Seniors with Severe Disabilities
Urban Housing Solutions
2020—Aging & Fraility: Resilience and Energy in the Second Half of Life
Vanderbilt University
2018, 2020—Medical-Legal Partnership for Disadvantaged Older Adults
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2013—Research Grant: “Preventing Cognitive Decline in Older Adults with Dementia in Assisted Living Facilities”
2014—Supporting Faculty Leaders in Geriatrics—Establishing a Career Development Award
2016—Research Grant: “Nutritional Care in Nursing Homes”
2019—2020—Older Adults Living with Functional DementiaWestminster Home Connection
2013–2020—Home Safety Repair & Modification for Older Adults
You Have The Power Know How To Use It
2018—Elder Abuse Prevention
YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee
2005, 2007—Domestic Violence Services for Older Women
2013—Elder Abuse Prevention