Lillian Ashley Grant Program 2025

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Lillian Ashley Fund for Coffee County

Lillian Ashley, a Manchester, Tennessee native, lived a wonderful life filled with extensive travel, but Lillian always wanted to give back to the community she loved. She created this endowment to benefit the children, animals, and the environment and conservation efforts of Coffee County. 

Funding Goals

Grants from the Lillian Ashley Fund are restricted to Coffee County organizations only.

• Children and Youth -- Support for the wellbeing of children and youth

• Animal Welfare -- Provide for the care and welfare of animals, and

• Environment and Conservation -- Support environment and conservation efforts

Funding must be used to implement and/or expand a specific set of program-related activities aimed at achieving specific goals and milestones. Organizations must be 501(c)(3) public charities with an updated GivingMatters.com profile or may be entities of government (i.e., libraries, departments, etc.). Government entities are exempt from the requirement. To learn more about updating or initiating a GivingMatters profile, email [email protected].

Timeline

• Application Opens -- March 1, 2025

• Application Deadline -- March 31, 2025

• Awards Announced -- month of June, 2025

• Grant Cycle -- July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Nonprofits may request grants up to a maximum of $20,000.

SUBMIT only ONE grant application per organization. 

Please click 'BEGIN' to start your application, you will be prompted to create an account if you do not already have one, otherwise you will be asked to log in if you already have an account on Kaleidoscope.