Grants that the Benwood Foundation has awarded through Gaining Ground are listed below.  To learn more about Gaining Ground, visit their website.

 

Grants Awarded

 

2011 

 

Brown Academy for Classical Studies

Chattanooga, TN

$1,000

To create a healthier school nutrition environment.

 

Calvin Donaldson Elementary

Chattanooga, TN

$1,000

To create a healthier school nutrition environment.

 

Chattanooga Public Market

Chattanooga, TN

$5,000

For sponsorship of the Celebrate Local Food Day.

 

Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN

$100,000

For the Gaining Ground Fund: To improve the health of Chattanoogans by helping build a stronger local food economy for all Chattanoogans.

 

Crabtree Farms of Chattanooga, Inc.

Chattanooga, TN

$10,000

To support the local food program and the production of the 2011 TasteBuds Local Food Guide.

 

Crabtree Farms of Chattanooga, Inc.

Chattanooga, TN

$75,000

To support the  Local Food Program.

 

Grace Episcopal Church

Chattanooga, TN

$500

For the SNAP/EBT grant for Chattanooga Area Farmers Market.

 

Hardy Elementary School

Chattanooga, TN

$1,000

To create a healthier school nutrition environment.

 

Orchard Knob Elementary School

Chattanooga, TN

$1,000

To create a healthier school nutrition environment.

 

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group

Fayetteville, AR

$8,500

For Sponsorship of  area farmers to attend the SSAWG 2012 Annual Conference.

 

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN

$5,000

For Slow Food on Campus.

 

2010 

 

Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN

$110,000,

For the Cooperative of Chattanooga Area Sustainable Farmers, Main Street Farmers Market, and Dixie Produce.

 

Crabtree Farms of Chattanooga, Inc.

Chattanooga, TN

$41,856

For the creation and development of the 2010 TasteBuds Local Food Guide and website.

 

Hamilton County Department of Education

Chattanooga, TN

$30,000

For enrichment of the school nutrition environment and to supplement the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with locally grown produce.

 

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group

Fayetteville, AR

$10,000

For Sponsorship of the Southern SAWG Conference.

 

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN

$6,000

For the support of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Slow Food chapter.

 

 

Contact
Gaining Ground
Jeff Pfitzer, Program Director
423.785.4231
gainingground@benwood.org

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