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, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

$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 $100,000 +

Gifts of $25,000 to $99,999

Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999

Aladdin Industries Foundation, Inc.
Anonymous*^
Melinda and Jeff Balser*
Jean Ann and Barry Banker, Blue Grass Community Foundation*
McLean and Damon Barbieri*
Barge Design Solutions
Cassidy and Dierks Bentley, RISER Foundation*
The Blakney Foundation
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Ann and Frank Bumstead*
Rosalyn Carpenter*
Joanne G. Cato, Joanne G. and Thomas H. Cato Family Advised Fund*+
Anita Cochran*
Comcast
Sondra and Doug Cruickshanks*
Katie and Kevin Crumbo*
Josephine and John Darwin
Deloitte
Anne and Robert Doolittle*

Annette Eskind*
FirstBank
Jennifer and Billy Frist*
Google Fiber
Leslie and Charles Higgins*
Joan and John Hindle*
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Cathy and Clay Jackson*
Robin and Bill King*+
Alan Krantz
Ann Patchett and Karl VanDevender*

PNC Bank
Susannah and Zulu Scott-Barnes*
Jackie Shrago*
Keith Simmons*
Shirley and Stuart Speyer, Shirley and Stuart Speyer Family Fund*+
Tennessee Arts Commission
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Truist
Christi and Jay Turner*

Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

Alignment Nashville
Anonymous*
Aon Corporation
Grace and Carl Awh*
Belmont University
BNA Nashville International Airport
Cynthia and Scott Brooks*
Melinda and John Buntin
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
Amy and Don Chomsky
Laura and John Cooper
Joe C. Davis Foundation
Deaf Church of Murfeesboro
Don Hardin Group
Ernst & Young Nashville
Jamie and Billy Eskind, William H. Eskind Advised Fund*+

Forefront Books
Elizabeth and David Fox*
Appy Frenchman and Viraj Parikh
Fulfillment Supply Innovation
Hastings Architecture, LLC
Lucy and Jeff Haynes*
HCA | TriStar Health
The Willard R. and Frances J. Hendrix Foundation
Debbie and Don Holmes*
Vicki and Rick Holton*
Briana Jamison & Frank Loughlin*
Junior League of Nashville
Ann and Owen Kelly*
Melissa and Andrew Lasher
Mary Leyden and Torry Johnson, Aladdin Industries Foundation, Inc.*

Susan and Stephen Mathews
Ann Meador and Jonathan Shayne*
Lindsay and Tyson Moore*
Nashville Food Waste Initiative
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLC
Network of the National Library of Medicine
OakPoint Real Estate
Libby and Benjamin Page*
Kimberly and Brad Paisley*
Elizabeth and Larry Papel*
Joelle and Brant Phillips
Silicon Ranch
Martha J. Sneed
Southern Orthodontic Partners

Emily and Rick Theobald
Tennessee Arts Commission
Turner Construction
Josephine VanDevender and Giles Ward
Katy Varney and Dave Goetz, The Clearview Fund*+
Linda and Alexander Waddell*
Nancy and Robert Wahl*
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis
Melissa and Jay Wellons
Rhonda Taylor and Kevin Forbes*
Ellen Martin and Gerald Nadeau
Kate and Steven Ezell*
Brenda and Joe Steakley, The Steakley Family Fund*+

Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

Robin Holab-Abelman and Stephen Abelman*
Frank Andrews*
Baulch Family Foundation*
Margaret Behm and Harlan Dodson
Sara and Richard Bovender
Luanne and Gary Brown*
Amy and Julian Bryant
Carol and Paul Ciolino*
Marty and Jim Conrad*
Caroline A. Davis*
Rebecca Diggs*
Bonnie Dow*
Dryden Architecture + Design
Economic Club of Nashville
Equitable Trust
Laurie and Steven Eskind*

Harpeth Hall
Carrie & Damon T. Hininger*
Aubrie Hutzel
Lauren and Edmund Jackson
Helen and Alex Jahangir
Denice and Milton Johnson, R. Milton and Denice Johnson Family Advised Fund*+
Cassie and Charles Kelley
Alan Kulkin, Carolyn Kulkin Fund for Education & Community+
LBMC Family of Companies
Linked-In
Kaaren and Ben May*
Betty and Conn McConnell, Betty and Conn McConnell Charitable Fund+
Rebecca and Michael Swan*

Jennifer and John Nelson
Donna and Gerald Nicely*
Marguerite and Kevin Orndorff*
Polly Picard
Jennifer Puryear*
Brenda and Colin Reed, Brenda and Colin Reed Advised Fund*+
Emmie and Stephen Rick
Laura Ryan*
The Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation
Kate and Eric Satz*
Anna and Jacob Schwartz
Elaina H. Scott*
Caroline and Gary Shockley*
State of Tennessee

Carla and Greg Thurman*
Ellen and John Tighe*
Ellen and Joseph Torrence*
Byron Trauger*
University of Iowa
Jessica and Dan Viner*
Elizabeth C. Walls, Colton Family Advised Fund*+
Betsy and Ridley Wills*
WME Entertainment
Zander Insurance
Nahed and Joel Zehr*
Messer Construction Company
Kelsey and Robert Finger
Megan and David Eskind
Katherine and James McElroy*

Gifts of $1,500 to $2,499

Christina and Mike Apperson*
Sallie W. and John H. Bailey*
Shawn and Jeremy Bakker*
Kathleen and Doug Bark*
Russell Bates and Ben Scott*
Allison and John Beasley*
Yvonne and Gordon Bernard
Rudi and Reid Berry*
Lawrence and Charles Blank-Cook
Martha and Stephen Braun*
Wyeth and Edward Burgess*
Tricia and Ben Carswell*
Corey Chatis*
Vicki and Bruce Claycombe
Sandy and Don Cochran*
Marie Griffin and Robert Coffey
Chase Cole
Amy and Jesse Colton, Colton Family Advised Fund*+
Marlee Mitchell*
Trish and Chris Mixon*
Julia and John Morris
Phylaniece and Turner Nashe*
Meredith Oates*
Dianne and Kent Oliver*
Marian and Craig Ott, The Philip Family Advised Fund*+
Marisa and Alex Williams
Kristin and Whit Wilson
Pam Zimmerman*

Karen and David Conrad*
Ashley and Joe Cook*
Mary and Charlie Cook, Charles W. Cook, Jr. Advised Fund*+
Jane F. Corcoran*
Carrie Cornelius
Carlie and Todd Cruse
Laura and Brad Currie*
Ann and Kirby Davis*
Suann and Ralph Davis*
Cardy Davis*
Dell
Marilyn Dubree*
Ellen and Townes Duncan*
Missy and John Eason*
Jennifer Eckhoff*
Kimberly and David Esquivel*
Kellee Ewing*
Heather Fairbank and Rusty Miller*
Victoria and William Pao
Brandyn Payne*
Bill Polk*
Carol Len and Scott Portis, The Portis Family Fund*+
David Pruett*
Sylvia Rapoport*
David Reichstein*
Maria Salas*
Kate and Eric Schneider*
Carolyn Wenzel
Mary Ann and Ben Weprin*
Mary Zutter and Sam Santoro*

Carole and John Ferguson*+
Sara Finley, Sara J. Finley Advised Fund*+
Emily and James Flautt*
Karen and Gene Fleming*
Melissa and Robert Frist, Jr.*
Sara and Jeremy Garner
Deana and Fred Goad*
Alice and Max Goldberg*
Gwen and Frank Gordon
Meghan Gwaltney and Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea
Shari and Eric Green
Barbara and Greg Hagood
Page and Bzur Haun
Elizabeth and William Hawkins*
Jane and Brevard Haynes*
Julie and Scott Haynes*
Phyllis Heard*
Alex Hendrickson-Kelly
Laurie and James Seabury*
Joyce and Walter Searcy*
Camille Seven
Joan Shayne, The Blum Family Foundation*
Susan and W. Lucas Simons*+
Kate Skakerberg and Shane Burroughs*
David Skelton*
Patti and Brian Smallwood*
Debbie Webster-Clair and Walter Clair
Ryan Wautlet*

Carol and Ad Hudler*
Paula DeWitt Hughey*
Sarah and David Ingram*
Cathy and Jerry Johnson*
Emily and Will Kendrick*
Margaret and Casey King
Susan Kupisch*
Kristine LaLonde and Claudio Mosse*
Pam and Mark Lamp*
Edward D. Lanquist*
Megan and Brad Lawrence*
Ellen and John Lea*
Kathy and Tom Lewand*
Library Journal
Library Ideas LLC
Amy and George Lynch*
Susie Mackie*
Mark Magnuson and Steve Westfield*
Pat Matthews-Juarez*
Samantha and Tyler McClain*
Amy R. Smith*
Joanne and Joe Sowell*
Jeanmarie Stalma and Bob Levy*
State of Tennessee
Beth and John Stein*
Cecelia and Patrick Theobald*
Sandee and John Tishler*
Judy^ and Steve Turner
Cathy and Richard Warren*

Gifts of $1,000 to $1,499

21st Century Dentistry
Evadne and Mark Awh
Bank of America, Private Bank
Megan and Bruce Barry
Kristy Biermann
Blythe and Tim Browne
Mary Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann
Scott Chambers, Scott C. Chambers Fund*+
Fletch and William Coke
Holly and Gabe Coltea
Rebecca Diggs
Brenda and Glynn Dowdle
Mary and John Earthman
Crystal and Victor Evans
Ashley and James Ewing
Mary Falls and Jim Cooper
Emily and Jan Freitag
GHP Environmental + Architecture

John Greer
Patricia and John Grillos
Kevin Hageman
Meg and Alexander Harris
Kathryn Hays Sasser
Ashley and Hunter Herring
Angie and Chris Howard
Tari and Jim Hughes
Inglewood Neighborhood Association
Caleb Jones
Sally and Thomas Kanaday
Susan and Greg Lanigan
Candy and Joseph Ledbetter
Bridget and Robert Levy
Cindy MacLean
Craig Martin
Jason Martin
Carol McCoy and Roger Page
Linda and Ray Meneely

Ojas Partners
Arnita and Tim Ozgener
Kristin and Carter Paine
Mehgan and Allan Peetz
Research for Action
Connie and Nathan Ridley
Margaret and Brian Roark
Paige Seals
Rebecca and Ashish Shah
Amy and Gregg Shepard
Irvin and Beverly Small Foundation
Mary Jane and Gilbert Smith
Cathy and Tom Snyder
Pat Snyder and Robert Garfinkle
Renata Soto and Pete Wooten
Shelley and Fritz Spainhour
Katie and Thomas Steele
Edith Streams
Douglas Stolman