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Vanderbilt Gives

Vanderbilt Gives

Building a Community with Hope

For over 90 years Vanderbilt employees have shown our willingness to help the community.

  • Faculty members from Blair School of Music volunteer their time to teach students at W. O. Smith Community Music School.
  • The Shade Tree Clinic is a free clinic administered by Vanderbilt Center for Health Services and run by our medical students and doctors.
  • We all pulled together to help our community in the wake of the devastating flood of 2010.

In these and many other ways it can truly be said that "Vanderbilt Gives."

Every year, our employees generously give their time and money to support community agencies during Vanderbilt Gives. This year you may support a local charity of your choice by going directly to their website and making a tax deductible donation. One click is all it takes to make a difference in someone’s life.

Our partners - Community Shares, Nashville Public Education Foundation, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville and Community Health Charities - tackle challenges such as hunger, domestic violence, protecting the environment, education and many others. No gift is too small to make an impact. Our support, whether it is monetary or time, can build a community with hope.

Community Partners / Federations

Community Health Charities of Tennessee and its members are working for a healthy Tennessee. One in four of our co-workers, family and friends are likely dealing with a chronic health condition as a patient or a caregiver. Our charities have local offices serving the Nashville community through medical research, support programs, financial assistance, educational materials and other patient services. It also is able to deliver credible health information and provide community focused volunteer activities.

Community Shares - "Building Social and Economic Equity and a Healthy Environment" is this federation's emphasis. It is dedicated to social change organizations in order to promote a more just and caring community. Member groups address a range of issues including animal welfare, unemployment, racism, domestic violence, child abuse prevention, pollution and supporting strong communities.

Nashville Public Education Foundation strives to ensure every child in Nashville has access to a great public education that prepares them fully for college, work and life. The group does that through raising and managing funds, making strategic investments, and bringing the community together behind needle-moving efforts to accelerate progress.

United Way of Metropolitan Nashville works to bring people and organizations together to create a community where individuals, families and neighborhoods thrive. It advances the common good by focusing on what it considers the building blocks for a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, good health and safe living conditions. Any eligible health and human services nonprofit organization may submit a proposal for United Way funding. These proposals undergo a rigorous approval process, and once funded, the programs are closely monitored by volunteers to ensure that the money is invested wisely and the programs get the best results.