About Us

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Today’s plans
Tomorrow’s impact.

The Tennessee Baptist Foundation strives to advance the Church by investing in its people and helping them fulfill the Great Commission. Through faith-based estate planning and planned giving guidance, the TBF helps today’s generation bless the next generation. Through investment and financing services, the TBF helps our Baptist churches, associations and institutions build strong bridges to the future.

Help is Our Goal

Who We Serve

Since 1938, thousands of Tennessee Baptists church members and leaders have turned to the Tennessee Baptist Foundation to help bless the next generation.

 
Individuals

Through for faith-based estate planning and planned giving church members acknowledge the needs of their families, as well as their own church, association and other Baptist institutions by placing a portion of their estates in trust to meet these needs.

Churches and Associations

Through investment and financing services, the TBF helps our Baptist churches, associations and institutions build strong bridges to the future. Partnering with both Tennessee Baptist church members and institutions, we strive to advance the Church by investing in its people and helping them fulfill the Great Commission.

Who We Are

We are the Tennessee Baptist Foundation.

We are a 501(c)3 corporation chartered by the State of Tennessee and directed by a 15-member Board of Trustees elected by The Tennessee Baptist Convention.

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Our Staff

President-Treasurer
Bill Gruenewald
bgruenewald@tnbaptist.org
President - Treasurer Elect
Sam Warner
swarner@tnbaptist.org
Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Tod Tanner, Ed.D.
ttanner@tnbaptist.org
Administrative Assistant & Corporate Secretary
Bonnie B. Sneed
bsneed@tnbaptist.org
Melinda Walker
mwalker@tnbaptist.org
Judy Garner
jgarner@tnbaptist.org

Board of Trustees 2023-2024

The Board of Trustees for the Tennessee Baptist Foundation are elected by the Convention and charged with giving oversight to the integrity and work of the Foundation. Each trustee is an active member of his or her local Baptist church. Because the Foundation is a financial institution its board members are heavily weighted from various financial backgrounds. Our trustees do a marvelous job blending and balancing the spiritual nature of our task with sound financial policies and practices.

Trustees

The Foundation needs qualified and competent people to help promote its work with Tennessee Baptists, ensure accountability to Tennessee Baptists, establish and oversee policies by which the Foundation operates and monitor the investment and management of funds entrusted to the Foundation’s care. Trustees are expected to:

  • Attend orientation planned by The Tennessee Baptist Convention as well as an orientation session planned by the Foundation.
  • Attend the Annual Trustee’s Meeting in December, Semi Annual Meeting in May, as well as any other meeting which might be necessary.
  • Support the work and ministry of the Foundation with their prayers, time, and expertise.
  • Serving as a Foundation trustee is both an honor and a sacred trust. The counsel and faithful service of the trustees greatly strengthens the Foundation’s work. The confidence, support and friendship of those we serve are essential to the Foundation’s ministry and progress.
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Why We Exist

Our Purpose

The Tennessee Baptist Foundation is an institution of the Tennessee Baptist Convention and the charitable giving arm of Tennessee Baptists. The TBF has been connecting church members to Baptist institutions, agencies and causes since 1938.

It’s purpose is to assist Tennessee Baptists, churches and the Convention to lay a strong foundation under those institutions, causes and agencies supported by the churches of The Tennessee Baptist Convention.

Partners

As a proud partnering organization of the Tennessee Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention we extend our appreciation to all the institutions working toward our common goals.

Trustees

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