SUPPORTING
MILITARY MEN
AND WOMEN

Community Fund

Lendlease (US) Community Fund is a nonprofit organization that focuses its efforts on supporting the military men and women who live in homes and neighborhoods we've built, as well as supporting the communities where our employees work and live.

We support community growth and development by funding projects that address community challenges in the areas of housing, education, health, economic development and environmental sustainability, and create or support programming that improves the quality of life for military families who sacrifice so much for us.

Vision

To strengthen and support the diverse communities in which our employees live and work, bringing our corporate focus on sustainable communities to life.

Lendlease (US) Community Fund encourages the bond between our people and their communities. Through the contributions of all who support this Fund, combined with their passion, creativity and energy, we work to build a better tomorrow.

Mission

Lendlease (US) Community Fund seeks to match the needs and opportunities in our communities with the ideas, skills and experiences of our greatest resource: our people.

Together, we will discover new ways to promote social responsibility and bring positive change to the communities in which we live and work.

Annual golf tournament

Lendlease (US) Community Fund hosts the 18 FORE MILITARY FAMILIES Golf Tournament every year at The Governors Club in Brentwood, Tennessee. Since 2013, the charity golf tournament raised over $1.9m to benefit military outreach programs for active duty service members, military families and veterans.

Partners & Sponsors

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Interested sponsors, complete this form and send to [email protected]

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Programs & events

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Military Homefront Funding

Providing a grassroots platform for Lendlease (US) Community Fund, Military HomeFront distributes $120,000 annually to Lendlease communities located on military bases across the U.S. These funds directly impact those families living in our communities through organizations like Fisher House Foundation, REBOOT Combat Recovery, Armed Services YMCA, Alaska Healing Hearts, Military Child Education Coalition, Airmen Care Program, and Tennessee National Guard Military & Family Readiness among others.

BlueStar Scholarships

BlueStar Scholarships provides a $5,000 scholarship to military dependent high school seniors living in our Lendlease communities and to previous BlueStar winners who are continuing college – to date, $704,000 dispersed with 17 college graduates from our program.

Operation Shower

Operation Shower is an organization that hosts group baby showers for spouses of active duty and deployed service members across the country. As an ongoing sponsor since 2011, Lendlease (US) Community Fund has donated $200,000.

K9S For Warriors

Our partnership with K9s for Warriors continues to develop with the upcoming sponsorship of our fourth dog bringing a total contribution of $105,000. Our other dogs Nash, Crockett and Cash are thriving in their new role as service dog easing the veteran’s burden of living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury.

Operation Stand Down Tennessee

Since 2008, Lendlease (US) Community Fund has been a trusted partner supporting this organization with over $114,000 and many hours of volunteer effort to continue the wide-range of supportive services for veterans and their families throughout Tennessee – all at no cost to them.

Board & Executive committee members

Board Members

PHILLIP CARPENTER, Chief Operating Officer, DoD Communities
JOHN CARDEN, Senior Sourcing Manager, Strategic Sourcing Group
KATHLEEN MURNEY, Senior Vice Regional General Manager, Communities
GERALD SCHMITZ, Regional General Manager, Communities
PATRICK APPLEBY, President, WinnResidential
KEVIN DAVIS, Commercial Operations Director, Telecom Investments
MATT MYLLYKANGAS, Director of Student Housing Development, Lendlease Communities
GRETCHEN GRIFFIN, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Lodging
ROB SMITH, General Manager, Design Build, DoD

Officers

PETE SIMS, President
MATTHEW GARRETT, Vice President
WHITNEY WILLIAMS, Treasurer
JENNIFER HORNE, Secretary
MERYL EXLEY, Marketing
SHELBY HARTMANN, Assistant Secretary

For more information on Lendlease (US) Community Fund corporate giving program, or if you are an organization located in one of our communities and in need of support, please call 615-324-8800 or email us below.

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