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A New Tennessee Org Is Helping Artists Like Lainey Wilson, Trisha Yearwood Elevate Their Charities

Rolling Stone·Joseph Hudak·23 days ago
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As artists, especially those in country music, make philanthropy a part of their identities, Music Community Foundation aims to create a pipeline for them to give on a national level Artists in Nashville have a long relationship with charitable giving. Some, like Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton , and Kelsea Ballerini, even have their own foundations. On Monday, a new organization came online to help them, and artists of all musical genres, better earmark their donations on a national level. Music Community Foundation is a national org based in Middle Tennessee that aims to give musicians and their teams, from management to industry partners, a roadmap for charitable giving. Led by executive director Rondal Richardson, MCF counts Trisha Yearwood as a member of its advisory council. The Grammy-winning country vocalist began working with MCF — when it fell under the purview of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee — during the catastrophic 2010 Nashville flood.…

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