Community Chest Sets Goal

The 2024-25 Sewanee Community Chest (SCC) Fund Drive is underway. Sponsored by the Sewanee Civic Association, the SCC raises money yearly for local organizations serving the area. This year’s goal of $123,456 will help 19 local organizations that have requested basic needs funding for quality of life, community aid, children’s programs, and those who are beyond Sewanee but still serve the entire community. The following organizations will receive funding when the goal is met.
Animal Harbor, $7,000
Blue Monarch, $5,000
Community Action Committee, $5,000
Early Literacy Ambassadors, $1,500
Folks at Home, $5,000
Fourth of July Celebration, $4,000
Housing Sewanee, $11,000
Little Bellas, $250
MARC, $9,000
Mountain Goat Trail Alliance, $1,500
Reach Out and Read, $2,063
Sewanee Angel Park, $1,000
SES Parent Organization, $26,900
Sewanee Children’s Center, $12,000
Sewanee Community Center, $5,000
Sewanee Mountain Messenger, $8,243
Sewanee Senior Center, $14,000
Sewanee Welcome Center, $3,000
St. James/Midway Community Park, $2,000
The Sewanee Community Chest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and donations are tax-deductible. Send your donation to Sewanee Community Chest, P.O. Box 99, Sewanee, TN 37375.
Online donation options are available through PayPal Giving. If you are an employee at the University of the South, you can enroll in the payroll deduction program by contacting Human Resources.