Nonprofit Partners

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee is a leader, catalyst, and resource providing philanthropic services to enhance the Nashville and Middle Tennessee area. The mission of The Community Foundation is to bring good people and good causes together to ensure both the excellent stewardship of donor funds and the wise investment of grants in the 43 counties of Middle Tennessee that we serve.

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee oversees more than 700 charitable funds, and in the past eighteen years has distributed more than $438 million to community programs and institutions. At its core, The Community Foundation is dedicated to enriching the quality of life in Middle Tennessee and beyond.
We are located at 3833 Cleghorn Avenue, #400, Nashville, Tennessee 37215. For more information, call 615-321-4939 or visit www.cfmt.org.

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Donation FAQs

How does the donation process work?
Purchasers of GiveCard® prepaid cards have an opportunity to give something special: cash value for the GiveCard recipient to buy exactly what they want, PLUS a donation to support their favorite charity. The purchaser of the GiveCard (the purchaser) allows the recipient of the GiveCard (the recipient) to choose from a list of over 6,000 nonprofits when they activate the card at GiveCard.com. While the recipient names the charity, the purchaser is the donor of any charitable contribution amount from the GiveCard. Giving Tree partners with two great 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, Charity Navigator and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT), to make this work. Charity Navigator provides a list of over 5,000 nonprofits worthy of consideration for future donation disbursement. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee handles the paperwork, receiving the donations and getting them to the charities requested by card recipients.

Are donations made through GiveCard.com tax deductible?
Yes, the full value of donations made through GiveCard.com purchases are tax-deductible to the amount allowed by law. Obviously, the portion the recipient can use to buy exactly what they want in not deductible.

Who gets the tax deduction and how do I get a tax receipt?
The purchaser receives the tax deduction for any donations made through the site. Donations are made to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit and from there to nonprofits recommended by the recipients. The purchaser receives a tax receipt from CFMT at the GiveCard.com website and via e-mail. A history of donations and tax receipts are also available in the purchaser's online card account at GiveCard.com.

How and when does a donation get to charities requested by recipients?
Giving Tree processes donations on a quarterly basis and mails donation checks by the end of March, June, September, and December. So, if a card recipient activates a card and suggests a charity to receive a donation on April 20th, the donated funds should reach that charity by the end of June.

What personal information is collected?
Giving Tree collects the purchaser's name, e-mail address and physical address at GiveCard.com. Upon card activation, we also collect the card recipient's name and e-mail address. We only share this data with The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to provide a valid tax receipt and for reporting purposes to the IRS.

What are the donation processing fees?
Donations made from the purchase of GiveCards are subject to a processing fee of 20% of the donated value. Thus, for a standard GiveCard with a $5 donation value, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee will retain $1 of the donation for its expenses. The full $5 donation value will be tax-deductible by the purchaser.