East Tennessee Foundation Announces 2010 Grant Opportunities from the Mount Rest Fund

Thursday February 25, 2010
Grants provided to benefit women and children throughout Knox County

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) is now accepting applications for grants to be awarded from the Mount Rest Fund of ETF. Nonprofit and other tax-exempt entities serving women and children located in Knox County are encouraged to apply. Available grants range from $1,000 to $10,000 and will support projects which occur between September 1, 2010 and September 1, 2011. Complete applications must be submitted to ETF and postmarked on or before Friday, April 30, 2010.  Guidelines are available online at www.easttennesseefoundation.org or by calling (865) 524-1223.

A grant application workshop will be held on Friday, April 9, from 10:30 a.m. - Noon at the Community Law Office in Knoxville. To attend the workshop, please RSVP to Jan Elston by Wednesday, April 7^th by phone at (865)524-1223, or via e-mail at jelston@etf.org. 

 Mount Rest Fund will support projects or programs that address one of the following issues impacting women and/or children of Knoxville and Knox County:  health and well-being, education, or training for employment. When appropriate, proposed projects should address and provide access for women and/or children to current advances in technology; intervene in situations where health, education, or employment training is inadequate; and promote positive behavioral change(s) which increase the likelihood of long-term, positive results.

 In 1894, Mount Rest Home began in Knoxville as a residence for the care of elderly ladies who had neither adequate funds nor family to care for them.  After the home closed, many of the descendants of the original board members continued to provide for the welfare of Knox County women and children.  They established the Mount Rest Foundation in 1994 and then the Mount Rest Fund of East Tennessee Foundation in 2004 to continue and secure their families' legacy of caring for Knox County's women and children.

 East Tennessee Foundation, established in 1986, is a regional community foundation serving 25 counties in East Tennessee. The Foundation serves East Tennessee by building endowments, providing services to donors, and making grants to programs and projects that benefit this region and its people.

 To request a copy of the guidelines or for information, please contact Jan Elston, Senior Program Officer, via phone at (865)524-1223 or email at jelston@etf.org.

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