Opportunity Overview
Give Like Dolly – Middle Tennessee 2026 is a local giving opportunity presented by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and Music Community Foundation as part of the Dollywood Foundation national Give Like Dolly campaign. It is not a traditional grant application: there is no proposal, budget narrative, or final report. Eligible organizations submit a short interest form for a chance to be featured in the September 25-27 giving campaign.
Deadline
Submissions close Friday, September 11, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. The official page does not state a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one.
Eligibility
Applicants must be 501(c)(3) public charities in good standing, provide direct services to people in Middle Tennessee, align with one of the four campaign categories, and have a current GivingMatters profile. A nonprofit may choose only one category.
Healthcare and Education Relevance
The two strongest Atlas-relevant categories are Help a Child Succeed, for organizations whose core work is with students in and around school, and Help Someone Heal, for organizations focused on health, healing, recovery, or supporting families through serious illness. Other categories address basic needs and youth arts/creativity.
Funding Structure
Each qualifying organization enters a random drawing. Five organizations are selected in each of four categories. At least three of the five selected organizations per category will have annual budgets below $5 million. Donors give to a category, and the amount raised for that category is divided evenly among the five selected organizations. Funds are unrestricted general operating support, with 100% of donations less transaction fees distributed among participating nonprofits. No fixed award amount or total funding pool is published.
N9+ / QC Healthcare Relevance
N9+ Fit: 0/100. Selection is based on an organization's core charitable work rather than a proposed technology project, and the application does not establish N9+ or telehealth allowability. Atlas will not force a product fit into this opportunity.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 68/100. Strengths include a very low application burden, unrestricted operating support, clear health and school-related categories, and no project budget or reporting requirement. Constraints include the same-day deadline, random selection, an unknown funding amount, and the requirement for a current GivingMatters profile.
Outreach Status
No new applicant outreach is authorized because fewer than 48 hours remain before the verified submission deadline. Eligible organizations may still act directly through the official application portal.