BLUECROSS COMMUNITY TRUST

Giving back
 

The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Community Trust provides support to health-focused programs and organizations statewide. We work with nonprofit partners to promote the wellbeing of our neighbors across Tennessee.

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HOW IT WORKS

Criteria and eligibility guidelines

We support 501 (c) (3) and 501 (c) (4) nonprofit organizations, state colleges and universities, as well as government agencies. We focus our trust funding into four primary areas:

  • Charitable clinics
  • Disease prevention, early detection and treatment services
  • Youth health and development programs
  • Diversity and inclusion

Those guidelines help show the types of projects we’ll prioritize, but it’s also important to know what we are unable to provide funds for. Here are some examples:

  • Purchasing land
  • Private clubs or property
  • Religious programming
  • Individual schools
  • Staffing pay

 
Request support

Application review and deadlines

 

A committee will review each submission for eligibility, funding priority and budget consideration.

Community Trust applications are accepted on a biannual basis. Your event date determines the appropriate cycle in which to apply for funding. Failure to submit during the appropriate timeframe will result in resubmission by the original applicant.

  • May 1 application deadline for support from July through December
  • Nov. 1 application deadline for support from January through June

We will not consider applications received outside of these deadlines, but we encourage community partners to apply again during the next funding cycle.

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