Thank You To Our Supporters

Generosity is at the heart of what we do. Gifts to Nashville Public Library Foundation power life-changing literacy, life skills, and connection at NPL. Your financial contribution, no matter the amount, is an investment in the Nashville community and enables ground-breaking and award-winning programming to be free and accessible for all Nashvillians.

Gifts made from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

$100K+

Amazon Inc.
Dollar General
Literacy Foundation
Nashville Adult Literacy Council
Tennessee College Access And Success Network

$25K - $99K

AllianceBernstein
Big Events, Inc.
Dan & Margaret Maddox Charitable Fund
Dollar General
Richard J. Eskind, Jane And Richard Eskind And Family Foundation+
Carol & Robert Frist, Carol K.& Robert A. Frist M.D. Fund*+
Marlene And Spencer Hays Foundation
HCA Foundation
Ingram Content Group
Martha R. Ingram, Martha Rivers Ingram Advised Fund*+
Stephanie & John Ingram, John R. Ingram Advised Fund+
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Alan Krantz
Melkus Family Foundation
The Memorial Foundation
Juli & Ralph Mosley*
Michael Shane Neal
Network Of The National Library Of Medicine
Jennifer & Eric Paisley, Rechter Family Fund*+
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
PNC Bank
Sandra Schatten Foundation
The James Stephen Turner Family Foundation
Truist Foundation
Laura Anne Turner
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
West End Home Foundation
Jerry And Ernie Williams*

$10K - $24.9k

Anonymous*
Bank Of America Merrill Lynch
Barge Design Solutions
Cassidy & Dierks Bentley, RISER Foundation*
Ann And Frank Bumstead*
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
Anita Cochran*
Community Foundation Of Middle Tennessee
Sondra & Doug Cruickshanks*
Anne Davis & Karl Dean, Anne Davis & Karl Dean Advised Fund*+
Deloitte
Anne & Robert Doolittle*
Eudora Welty Foundation
Expand
ED Schools, Inc.
First Horizon
FirstBank
Elizabeth And David Fox*
Friendly Arctic Printing
Brenda A. Gadd
Google Fiber
Leslie And Charles Higgins*
Joan & John Hindle
Vicki And Rick Holton*
John Hooker
Humanities Tennessee
Junior League Of Nashville
Robin & Bill King*+
Lindsay And Tyson Moore*
Susannah And Zulu Scott-Barnes*
Jackie Shrago*
Shirley& Stuart Speyer, Shirley & Stuart Speyer Family Fund*+
The Blakney Foundation
The Willard R. And Frances J. Hendrix Foundation
Truist
Christi And James Turner*
Vanderbilt University
Ann Patchett And Karl VanDevender

$5K - $9.9K

Advance Financial Foundation
Aon Corporation
Linda Assali
Grace & Carl Awh*
Melinda & Jeff Balser*
Belmont University
BNA Nashville International Airport
Boulevard Bolt
Cynthia And Scott Brooks*
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Pamela And Michael Carter
Katie And Kevin Crumbo*
Caroline A. Davis*
Dowdle Construction, LLC
Donna & Jeffrey Eskind*
Jamie & Billy Eskind, William H. Eskind Advised Fund*+
Kate & Steven Ezell*
Karyn McLaughlin Frist, Karyn McLaughlin Frist Fund+Jennifer And Billy Frist*
Fulfillment Supply Innovation
Genesco Inc.
Greater Nashville Chinese Association
DeLisa And Elde Guerrier
Barbara & Greg Hagood
Kailey And JR Hand
Hastings Architecture, LLC
Lucy & Jeff Haynes*
HCA | TriStar Health
Joe C. Davis Foundation
Denice And Milton Johnson, R. Milton And Denice Johnson Family Advised Fund+
Ann And Owen Kelly*
Paige And Matt Kisber*
Alan Kulkin, Carolyn Kulkin Fund For Education & Community+
Edward D. Lanquist*
Mary Leyden & Tory Johnson, Aladdin Industries Foundation, Inc. *
Gina And Dick Lodge
Susan And Stephen Mathews
Kaaren And Ben May*
Carol McCoy And Roger Page
Ann Meador And Jonathan Shayne*
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLC
Meredith Oates*
Kimberly And Brad Paisley*
Joelle And Brant Phillips
Prevention Is Key Foundation
Tara Scarlett And Michael Peacock
Lynn And Frederic Scarola*
Silicon Ranch
Kay^ And Keith Simmons*
Joanne And Joe Sowell
St. Cecilia Academy
Brenda And Joe Steakley, The Steakley Family Fund*+
Rhonda Taylor And Kevin Forbes*
Tennessee Arts Commission
TN Womens Suffrage Monument, Inc.
Byron TraugerJudy And J. Stephen Turner
Jan Van EysKaty Varney And Dave Goetz, The Clearview Fund*+
Linda And Alexander Waddell*
Nancy And Robert Wahl*
Debbie Webster-Clair And Walter Clair
Gail Williams

$2.5k - $4.9k

Advance Financial Foundation
Aon Corporation
Linda Assali
Grace & Carl Awh*
Melinda & Jeff Balser*
Belmont University
BNA Nashville International Airport
Boulevard Bolt
Cynthia And Scott Brooks*
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Pamela And Michael Carter
Katie And Kevin Crumbo*
Caroline A. Davis*
Dowdle Construction, LLC
Donna & Jeffrey Eskind*
Jamie & Billy Eskind, William H. Eskind Advised Fund*+
Kate & Steven Ezell*
Karyn McLaughlin Frist, Karyn McLaughlin Frist Fund+Jennifer And Billy Frist*
Fulfillment Supply Innovation
Genesco Inc.
Greater Nashville Chinese Association
DeLisa And Elde Guerrier
Barbara & Greg Hagood
Kailey And JR Hand
Hastings Architecture, LLC
Lucy & Jeff Haynes*
HCA | TriStar Health
Joe C. Davis Foundation
Denice And Milton Johnson, R. Milton And Denice Johnson Family Advised Fund+
Ann And Owen Kelly*
Paige And Matt Kisber*
Alan Kulkin, Carolyn Kulkin Fund For Education & Community+
Edward D. Lanquist*
Mary Leyden & Tory Johnson, Aladdin Industries Foundation, Inc. *
Gina And Dick Lodge
Susan And Stephen Mathews
Kaaren And Ben May*
Carol McCoy And Roger Page
Ann Meador And Jonathan Shayne*
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLC
Meredith Oates*
Kimberly And Brad Paisley*
Joelle And Brant Phillips
Prevention Is Key Foundation
Tara Scarlett And Michael Peacock
Lynn And Frederic Scarola*
Silicon Ranch
Kay^ And Keith Simmons*
Joanne And Joe Sowell
St. Cecilia Academy
Brenda And Joe Steakley, The Steakley Family Fund*+
Rhonda Taylor And Kevin Forbes*
Tennessee Arts Commission
TN Womens Suffrage Monument, Inc.
Byron TraugerJudy And J. Stephen Turner
Jan Van EysKaty Varney And Dave Goetz, The Clearview Fund*+
Linda And Alexander Waddell*
Nancy And Robert Wahl*
Debbie Webster-Clair And Walter Clair
Gail Williams

$1.5K - $2.49K

Advance Financial Foundation
Aon Corporation
Linda Assali
Grace & Carl Awh*
Melinda & Jeff Balser*
Belmont University
BNA Nashville International Airport
Boulevard Bolt
Cynthia And Scott Brooks*
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Pamela And Michael Carter
Katie And Kevin Crumbo*
Caroline A. Davis*
Dowdle Construction, LLC
Donna & Jeffrey Eskind*
Jamie & Billy Eskind, William H. Eskind Advised Fund*+
Kate & Steven Ezell*
Karyn McLaughlin Frist, Karyn McLaughlin Frist Fund+Jennifer And Billy Frist*
Fulfillment Supply Innovation
Genesco Inc.
Greater Nashville Chinese Association
DeLisa And Elde Guerrier
Barbara & Greg Hagood
Kailey And JR Hand
Hastings Architecture, LLC
Lucy & Jeff Haynes*
HCA | TriStar Health
Joe C. Davis Foundation
Denice And Milton Johnson, R. Milton And Denice Johnson Family Advised Fund+
Ann And Owen Kelly*
Paige And Matt Kisber*
Alan Kulkin, Carolyn Kulkin Fund For Education & Community+
Edward D. Lanquist*
Mary Leyden & Tory Johnson, Aladdin Industries Foundation, Inc. *
Gina And Dick Lodge
Susan And Stephen Mathews
Kaaren And Ben May*
Carol McCoy And Roger Page
Ann Meador And Jonathan Shayne*
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLC
Meredith Oates*
Kimberly And Brad Paisley*
Joelle And Brant Phillips
Prevention Is Key Foundation
Tara Scarlett And Michael Peacock
Lynn And Frederic Scarola*
Silicon Ranch
Kay^ And Keith Simmons*
Joanne And Joe Sowell
St. Cecilia Academy
Brenda And Joe Steakley, The Steakley Family Fund*+
Rhonda Taylor And Kevin Forbes*
Tennessee Arts Commission
TN Womens Suffrage Monument, Inc.
Byron TraugerJudy And J. Stephen Turner
Jan Van EysKaty Varney And Dave Goetz, The Clearview Fund*+
Linda And Alexander Waddell*
Nancy And Robert Wahl*
Debbie Webster-Clair And Walter Clair
Gail Williams

$1k - $1.49k

Advance Financial Foundation
Aon Corporation
Linda Assali
Grace & Carl Awh*
Melinda & Jeff Balser*
Belmont University
BNA Nashville International Airport
Boulevard Bolt
Cynthia And Scott Brooks*
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Pamela And Michael Carter
Katie And Kevin Crumbo*
Caroline A. Davis*
Dowdle Construction, LLC
Donna & Jeffrey Eskind*
Jamie & Billy Eskind, William H. Eskind Advised Fund*+
Kate & Steven Ezell*
Karyn McLaughlin Frist, Karyn McLaughlin Frist Fund+Jennifer And Billy Frist*
Fulfillment Supply Innovation
Genesco Inc.
Greater Nashville Chinese Association
DeLisa And Elde Guerrier
Barbara & Greg Hagood
Kailey And JR Hand
Hastings Architecture, LLC
Lucy & Jeff Haynes*
HCA | TriStar Health
Joe C. Davis Foundation
Denice And Milton Johnson, R. Milton And Denice Johnson Family Advised Fund+
Ann And Owen Kelly*
Paige And Matt Kisber*
Alan Kulkin, Carolyn Kulkin Fund For Education & Community+
Edward D. Lanquist*
Mary Leyden & Tory Johnson, Aladdin Industries Foundation, Inc. *
Gina And Dick Lodge
Susan And Stephen Mathews
Kaaren And Ben May*
Carol McCoy And Roger Page
Ann Meador And Jonathan Shayne*
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLC
Meredith Oates*
Kimberly And Brad Paisley*
Joelle And Brant Phillips
Prevention Is Key Foundation
Tara Scarlett And Michael Peacock
Lynn And Frederic Scarola*
Silicon Ranch
Kay^ And Keith Simmons*
Joanne And Joe Sowell
St. Cecilia Academy
Brenda And Joe Steakley, The Steakley Family Fund*+
Rhonda Taylor And Kevin Forbes*
Tennessee Arts Commission
TN Womens Suffrage Monument, Inc.
Byron TraugerJudy And J. Stephen Turner
Jan Van EysKaty Varney And Dave Goetz, The Clearview Fund*+
Linda And Alexander Waddell*
Nancy And Robert Wahl*
Debbie Webster-Clair And Walter Clair
Gail Williams

Gifts of $1,000,000 +

Gifts of $100,000 +

Gifts of $25,000 to $99,999

Anne Davis and Karl Dean, Anne Davis and Karl Dean Advised Fund*+
Kathryn Dettwiller
Dollar General
Economic Club of Nashville
First Horizon Foundation
Carol and Robert Frist, Carol K. and Robert A. Frist M.D. Fund*+
Barbara and Greg Hagood
HCA Healthcare Foundation

Ingram Content Group
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Maxine and Frank Majors
The Memorial Foundation
The Nissan Foundation
Jennifer and Eric Paisley, Rechter Family Fund*+
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
Ann and Clarence Spalding

Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999

AEG Community Foundation
Ascension Saint Thomas
Asurion
Melinda and Jeff Balser*
Jean Ann and Barry Banker *
Rosalyn Carpenter*
Tricia and Ben Carswell*
Anita Cochran*
Sondra and Doug Cruickshanks*
Anne and Robert Doolittle*
Annette Eskind*^
Donna and Jeffrey Eskind*

Kate and Steven Ezell*
GFiber
Jane and Brevard Haynes*
HCA Healthcare | TriStar Health
The Willard R. and Frances J. Hendrix Foundation
Joan and John Hindle*
Debbie and Don Holmes*
Martha R. Ingram, Martha Rivers Ingram Advised Fund*+
Cathy and Clay Jackson*, Caritas Foundation
Jackson National Life Insurance Company

Margaret Riley King and Casey King*
Robin and Bill King*
Anne T. Knauff
Gina and Dick^ Lodge*
James R. Meadows, Jr. Foundation
Juli Mosley*
Patricia and James Munro
Kimberly and Brad Paisley*
Anne Paine*
Kristin and Carter Paine*
Red Light Management
Susannah and Zulu Scott-Barnes*

Sherrard, Roe, Voigt and Harbison, LLC*
Jackie Shrago*
Shirley and Stuart Speyer*
Tennessee Arts Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cecelia and Patrick Theobald*
Emily and Rick Theobald*
Truist
Crissy Wieck and Matt Wiltshire
Nahed and Joel Zehr*

Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

Robin Holab-Abelman and Stephen Abelman*
Aladdin Industries Foundation, Inc.
Aon Corporation
AT&T
Grace and Carl Awh*
Shawn and Jeremy Bakker*
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Louise and Matt Beasley
Belmont University
Lillian Blackshear Peay and Clifton Peay
BNA Nashville International Airport
Cynthia and Scott Brooks*
Pamela and Michael Carter
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
Country Music Association Foundation
Caroline A. Davis
Joe C. Davis Foundation
Enterprise Solutions

Laurie and Steven Eskind*
David Esquivel
Appy Frenchman and Viraj Parikh
Genesco, Inc.
Elena Goss and Bob Valentine
Governor's Early Literacy Foundation
Hastings Architecture, LLC
Barbara and Gary Haugen
Ann Shipp and Roger Higgins
Leslie and Charles Higgins*
Sue and Mike Honious
Vicki and Rick Holton*
Lauren and Edmund Jackson
Lillias and Will Johnston*
Melissa and Andrew Lasher*
Briana Jamison and Frank Loughlin*
Susie Mackie*
Farrell and David Mason

Brooks and Bert Mathews*
Susan and Stephen Mathews*
Anona Johnson and Wright Pinson*
Ann Meador and Jonathan Shayne*
Lindsay and Tyson Moore*
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp
Nashville Electric Service (NES)
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLC
Amy Nickin and Eric Eyken-Sluyters
Old National Bank
Libby and Benjamin Page*
Parnassus Books, LLC
Ann Patchett and Karl VanDevender*
Lee Pratt and Neil Krugman*
Cynthia Ragan and Gerald Martin
Dr. C. Cybele Raver*
Amy and Clay Richards
Helen and Allen Riley

Laura and Steve Riley
Margaret and Brian Roark
The Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation
Tara Scarlett and Michael Peacock
Katherine Sheridan and Keith Simmons*
Elizabeth and Tom Sherrard
Caroline and Gary Shockley*
Silicon Ranch
Martha J. Sneed
Abby and JB Spaulding
Brenda and Joe Steakley, The Steakley Family Fund*+
Rhonda Taylor and Kevin Forbes*
Julie and Will Trapp
Veronica Votypka and Russell McLean
Robert Wahl*
WME Entertainment
Mandy and Stephen Young*

Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

Nasiya Acklen*
Craig Adkisson
Taryn Anderson
Andrews Transportation Group
Sallie W. and John H. Bailey*
Rudi and Reid Berry*
Samantha and Chris Boyd*
Michael Buhl*
Corey Chatis*
Chef's Market
Carol and Paul Ciolino*
Fletch and William^ Coke
Amy and Jesse Colton, Colton Family Advised Fund*+
Mary and Charlie Cook, Charles W. Cook, Jr. Advised Fund*+
Laura and Brad Currie*
CVS Health
Josephine and John Darwin

Brenda and Glynn Dowdle
Rebecca Diggs*
Sherie Edwards*
Kellee Ewing*
Elizabeth and David Fox*
Cathy Fuchs*
Garden Club of Nashville
GEODIS Foundation
Anna and Steve Grizzle*
Meghan Gwaltney and Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea*
Harpeth Hall
Lloyd and Bob Hannon*
Julie and Scott Haynes*
Kathy and Rob Hood*
Denice and Milton Johnson, R. Milton and Denice Johnson Family Advised Fund*+
Susan Kupisch*
Paige and Matt Kisber*

Pam and Mark Lamp*
Megan and Brad Lawrence*
LBMC Family of Companies
Kaaren and Ben May*
Betty and Conn McConnell, Betty and Conn McConnell Charitable Fund+*
Karyn McLaughlin Frist, Karyn McLaughlin Frist Fund+
Messer Construction Company
Donna and Gerald Nicely*
OakPoint Real Estate
Marguerite and Kevin Orndorff*
Marian Ott and Craig Philip, The Philip Family Advised Fund*+
Brandyn Payne*
Polly Picard
Allison Reed
Brenda and Colin Reed, Brenda and Colin Reed Advised Fund*+
Emmie and Stephen Rick
Glenn A. Rikard

Kathy and Robert Rolfe
Kate and Eric Satz*
Lynn and Frederic Scarola*
Denise and Greg Sikes*
Susan and W. Lucas Simons*+
Patti and Brian Smallwood*
Shelley and Fritz Spainhour*
Rebecca and Michael Swan*
Carla and Greg Thurman*
Ellen and Joseph Torrence*
Linda and Alexander Waddell, Waddell Family Fund*
Elizabeth C. Walls, Colton Family Advised Fund*+
Carolyn Wenzel
Mary Ann and Ben Weprin*
Memorie K. White
Jessica and Dan Viner*

Gifts of $1,500 to $2,499

Cathryn Albright*
Vice Chancellor W. Anders and Joanna Hall*
Kristy and James Ayers*
McLean and Damon Barbieri
Kathleen and Doug Bark*
Baulch Family Foundation*
Brooklyn and Lamont Belk
Martha and Stephen Braun*
Kelly Breckenridge and Peter Oleksiak*
Bonfire
Claudia and Gordon Bonnyman*
Boulevard Bolt
Mollie and Blake Brookshire*
Horatio B. and Willie J. Buntin Family Foundation
Wyeth and Edward Burgess*
Pamela and Mark Carver
Barbara Chazen*
Monica Cintado and Dr. Daniel Scokin*
Judy and Phillip Claiborne
Debbie Webster-Clair and Walter Clair*
Barbara Cobb*
Sandy and Don Cochran*
Ashley and Joe Cook*
Jane F. Corcoran*
Ann and Kirby Davis*
Carlisle Davis*
Katherine and Mike Denson*

Lee and Wally Dietz*
Down and Out Books II, LLC
Bonnie Dow*
Marilyn Dubree*
Missy and John Eason*
Jennifer Eckhoff*
Susan Edwards*
Carole and John Ferguson*+
Karen and Gene Fleming*
Kelsey and Robert Finger
Emily and James Flautt*
Melissa and Robert Frist, Jr.*
Deana and Fred Goad*
Chris Follansbee*
Gary S. Gutow*
Patti and Bill Harbison*
Amber and Phil Hertik*
HJL Properties
Holladay Properties
Paula DeWitt Hughey*
Carol and Ad Hudler, Hudler Family Fund*+
Aubrie and Jeremy Hutzel*
Helen and Alex Jahangir*
Cathy and Jerry Johnson*
Mary Leyden and Torry Johnson*
Pat Matthews-Juarez*
Emily and Will Kendrick*

Laurie R. King
Kristine LaLonde and Claudio Mosse*
Edward D. Lanquist*
Emily Lawi*
Ellen and John Lea*
Carol Len and Scott Portis, The Portis Family Fund*+
Kathy and Tom Lewand*
Terri and George Luke
Amy and George Lynch*
Amy Maden and Brian Williams*
Mark Magnuson and Steve Westfield*
Sarah and David Mansouri
Samantha and Tyler McClain*
Antonia and Rod McDaniel
Katherine and James McElroy*
Sandra McLeroy*
Bonnie and Robert Miller*
Heather Fairbank and Rusty Miller*
Sabrina and Morgan Miller*
Marlee Mitchell*
Patricia Mixon*
Jennifer Moscardelli*
Michael Shane Neal*
Melinda Noblitt
Dianne and Kent Oliver*
Peggy Perry
Rebecca and Justin Poling*

David Pruett*
Catherine and Caldwell Ramsey*
Katie and Morgan Rehnberg*
Emily Reynolds*
Connie and Nathan Ridley*
Joanna Ross
Maria Salas*
Elaina H. Scott*
Laurie and Jim Seabury*
Joyce and Walter Searcy*
Harriett and Robert Sewell*
Joan Shayne, The Blum Family Foundation*
Christie and J. Sheats*
Kate Skakerberg and Shane Burroughs*
Pasqual Slaughter*
Ron Soltman and Sylvia Rapoport*
Joanne and Joe Sowell*
Sandra and William T. Spitz*
Beth and John Stein*
Barry Stowe*
Anne and Daniel Toomey*
Christi and Jay Turner*
Mary N. Wade*
Sharon Warfield*
Cathy and Richard Warren*
Carol and Darryl Yochem*
Pam Zimmerman*

Gifts of $1,000 to $1,499

Ronette Adams-Taylor and Lawrence Taylor
Emma Anderson
Margaret Ash
Andrew Bair
Mara and Jim Berkeley
Lou Ann and Gary Brown
Sara and Richard Bovender
Mary Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann
Betsy and Dan Burrus
Elizabeth Cashion
Lola and Sid Chambless
Madison Clark
Anna and Phil Cramer
James E. Crowe Jr.
Erica Colmenares
Sandy Cooper

Mary and John Earthman
Tracy and Keith Frazier
Emily and Jan Freitag
Tracy and Bill Frist
Garden Fresh Food Market
Laura and Jeff Goff
Gwen and Frank Gordon
Debby and Matthew Gould
Mimi and Russ Heldman
Betsy Hindman
Vicki and Rick Horne
Angie and Chris Howard
Inglewood Neighborhood Association
Dr. Joyce Johnson*
Sally and Thomas Kanaday
Sinclair Kelly

Carol and Howard Kirshner
Alan Kulkin, Carolyn Kulkin Fund for Education & Community+
Andrea Lainhart
Andrea and Helga Maneschi
Carol McCoy and Roger Page
Jennifer McCoy
Maral Missirian-Dill
Dee and Anand Patel
Ann Parker Weeden
Laura and Jamie Pfeffer
Mary and David Proctor
Natalie and Will Raines
Sandra Roberts
Brooke Robinson
Paige Seals
Hannah Sears*

Irvin and Beverly Small Foundation
Amy R. Smith
Douglas Stolman
Tennessee College Access and Success Network
Sandee and John Tishler*
TriStar Summit
Vadis Turner and Clay Ezell
Mimi and Charles Vaughn
Alison Vehorn*
Village Real Estate Services
Judy and Brian Wilcox
Kathryn Wilson
21st Century Dentistry

In-Kind Contributions

These organizations provided a non-monetary contribution to support NPLF.

Community Partners

These organizations contributed financially and leveraged their resources to help NPLF raise additional community funds.