25 Years of Giving Video Contest Winners Announced
October 01 2018 - 10:48AM
The First Horizon Foundation, which operates as First Tennessee
Foundation and Capital Bank Foundation, is proud to announce the
nonprofit winners of its 25 Years of Giving Video Contest,
commemorating its 25 years of strengthening communities.
A total of $275,000 will be awarded to 35 organizations across
Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
Virginia who will receive grant awards ranging from $2,500 to
$25,000 for their organization’s compelling stories.
“For the past 25 years, our Foundation has worked to strengthen
and uplift our communities by partnering with nonprofits,” said
Charles Burkett, Chairman of the First Horizon Foundation, “We’re
blown away by all the impactful stories we received in our 25 Years
of Giving Video Contest. We had planned for 25 awards, however the
stories were so compelling we decided to recognize 10 additional
organizations with $2,500 Honorable Mention awards.”
On June 25, the First Horizon Foundation announced the 25 Years
of Giving Video Contest to celebrate its 25th anniversary of
supporting the nonprofit organizations in the communities we serve.
To celebrate this milestone, and introduce our Foundation as the
Capital Bank Foundation in our Mid-Atlantic communities, nonprofit
organizations were asked to submit a 60-second video sharing how we
have partnered or how we could partner with their
organization to support our communities.
More than 500 submissions were received and with the help of
public voting, finalists were determined and a panel of judges
selected our winners based on the following criteria:
- Storytelling and messaging
- Creativity and originality
- Motivation and inspiration
- Overall community impact
The winners by level are:
$25,000:
- Central Piedmont Community College of Charlotte, NC
- Friends of the Smokies of Kodak, TN
- HopeWorks of Memphis, TN
- New Ballet Ensemble & School of Memphis, TN
$10,000:
- Abilities Unlimited of the Carolinas of Charlotte, NC
- Appalachian Theatre of the High Country of Boone, NC
- Chattanooga Zoo of Chattanooga, TN
- Harwood Center of Memphis, TN
- Homeward Bound of Western North Carolina of Asheville, NC
- InterFaith Health Clinic of Knoxville, TN
- Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte of Charlotte, NC
- The ARC Williamson County of Franklin, TN
- Young-Williams Animal Center of Knoxville, TN
$5,000:
- Appalachian Bear Rescue of Townsend, TN
- Brother's Keeper of Johnson City, TN
- Children's Theatre of Charlotte of Charlotte, NC
- Forrest Spence Fund of Memphis, TN
- High Hopes Development Center of Franklin, TN
- Hope House of Memphis, TN
- Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga, TN
- Pink Palace Family of Museums of Memphis, TN
- Redemption Road Rescue of Jackson, TN
- Remote Area Medical of Rockford, TN
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast TN, Kingsport, TN
- Youth Villages of Memphis, TN
$2,500 - Honorable mention:
- Asian Culture Center of Knoxville, TN
- Emancipation Park Conservancy of Houston, TX
- Institute for Child and Family Health of Miami, FL
- Kids on Point of Charleston, SC
- La Paz of Chattanooga, TN
- Rock the Street, Wall Street of Nashville, TN
- Science Museum of Virginia Foundation of Richmond, VA
- Southern Reins of Memphis, TN
- The Performers Academy of Jacksonville, FL
- WKNO of Memphis, TN
First Horizon Foundation, which operates in Florida, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia as Capital Bank Foundation
and in Tennessee and Texas as First Tennessee Foundation, is the
private charitable foundation of First Horizon National
Corporation.
Today also marks the opening of the 2019 grant cycle. Eligible
nonprofits are encouraged to submit their funding requests for
consideration by Dec.1.
To learn more, visit www.capitalbankfoundation.com or
www.firsttennesseefoundation.com.
About the First Horizon FoundationFounded in
1993, the First Horizon Foundation is the private charitable
foundation of First Horizon National Corp., the parent company of
First Tennessee Bank National Association (operating as Capital
Bank and First Tennessee). Since its inception, our foundation has
donated more than $80 million to meet community needs. The
foundation has been honored for leadership in philanthropy and
community involvement, and recognized by the American Bankers
Association for our outstanding work in the community. First
Horizon Foundation doing business as First Tennessee Foundation and
Capital Bank Foundation.FHN-G
CONTACT: First HorizonMedia Relations, Alana
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