Donors

SGI’s ability to complete our mission to save the forgotten grasslands of the Southeast are only possible thanks to individual donors and patrons. We are very grateful to our donors and their commitment to grassland ecosystem research, restoration, and education.

SGI Patrons

To date, over 300 individuals have recognized the value of our work at SGI and have contributed to our work with generous donations. For full lists of our donors, please visit our Annual Reports where we acknowledge our individual patrons.

interested in becoming a donor?

Please visit our Donate webpage or contact our Director of Philanthropy Chris Oberholster.

Funders

SGI’s funding organizations are partners that enable us to fulfill our mission of saving the forgotten grasslands of the Southeast. Click each donor to learn more about our partnership.

nonprofit Donors

  • SGI has partnered with Bask Retreat Center in Centerville, TN, to restore native plants to their 80+ acres in middle Tennessee. Bask will be part of our Restoring America’s Ecosystem project in middle Tennessee.

  • We are grateful for the support of Tandy Hills Natural Area in further our mission.

  • SGI is working to restore and reconstruct the meadows at Old Town, a historic site in Franklin, TN. Old Town is SGI’s first restoration project led by our Tribal Program staff. Old Town is home to ancient Mississippian culture temple mounds.

    Our work here will restore grassland communities that would have existed during the time of Indigenous habitation.

    Old Town currently has populations of many uncommon or culturally significant species, most notably the rare hortulan’s plum, Prunus hortulana, Chickasaw plums, Prunus angustifolia, and river cane, Arundinaria gigantea.

  • The British Clematis Society has been key in aiding in SGI research work to describe rare Clematis species in the Southeast. To learn more about this work, check out our blog and associated scientific publications.

Charitable Foundation and Trust Donors

  • The BAND Foundation has been key in the growth and success of SGI. The BAND Foundation has supported our work since day one. We are grateful for the dedication, perspective, and support from BAND that makes us able to protect and preserve grassland ecosystems.

  • We are grateful to the Hazel Montague Hutcheson Foundation for their support of our work.

  • We are grateful to the Lyndhurst Foundation for support of our work at Kilbride Nature Sanctuary and restoration work in the greater Chattanooga area.

  • The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has been a key partner in funding our important work to save, document, and research grassland ecosystems in the Southeast. Our partnership with NFWF has enabled the production of survey work, conservation connectivity site mapping and modeling, and research on important imperiled species and ecosystems.

  • SGI is grateful to the Norfolk Southern Foundation for their matching donation to our work.

  • SGI is grateful to the Riverview Foundation’s support of our work to hire a grasslands coordinator in Georgia and surrounding states.

  • SGI is grateful to the Sam Shine Foundation for their support of our work.

  • SGI is grateful for the support of the Stella Boyle Smith Trust.

  • SGI is grateful for the support of the Frist Foundation.

  • SGI is grateful for the support of the Tucker Foundation in ensuring our operations are sustainable.

  • SGI is grateful to the Vanderpoel Conservation Foundation for their support of our work.

  • SGI is grateful to the Woltz Chartiable Trust for their support of our mission.

Business Donors

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Federal Agency and Federal Affiliate Granting Partners

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city granting partners

partners in conservation

SGI has a policy to enter into partnerships that complement, not compete. We are grateful to many partner organizations that complement and participate in our work to save the grasslands of the Southeast. Our project partners are involved at many levels, from being sites of conservation work to promoting our work on social media platforms.

conservation project partners

The following partners work closely with SGI on conservation efforts.

  • Learn more about the Center for Plant Conservation here.

  • The North Carolina Botanical Garden and staff are close collaborators with SGI. Learn more about the Botanical Garden here.

  • Reflection Riding is an important partner for SGI, hosting our staff and equipment in our Southern Appalachia region.

  • Learn more about the Shortleaf Pine Initiative here.

  • Learn more about the Tennessee Wildlife Federation here.

  • Learn more about the Garden Club of America here.

  • Learn more about the Garden Club of Nashville here.

  • The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation can be found here.

  • Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation partners closely with SGI.

partners in grassland conservation work

SGI works in tandem with many partners on conservation efforts. These partners share our goals of protecting, studying, and restoring grasslands.

Parners in conservation

SGI has partnered with many different kinds of organizations in work across our region. This list includes organizations that have supported or collaborated to share SGI’s message or further our mission, and vice versa.

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Mailing Address: Southeastern Grasslands Institute, Austin Peay State University, PO Box 4394, Clarksville, TN, 37044