In the fiscal year that ended in June 2007, the Direct Appropriation awards, currently managed under the Community Enhancement Fund program, were allocated to specific non-profit organizations in the community solely based on Council members’ choice. The awards issued at the discretion of Council members are referred to as Council Initiatives. The Office of Financial Accountability monitored and reported on each Council Initiative Award as listed below:
- 18th Avenue Family Enrichment Center
- Actors Bridge Ensemble Theater of Nashville, Inc
- AGAPE of Nashville
- Aphesis House, Inc
- Belle Meade Plantation
- Bellevue Exchange Club
- Belmont-Hillsboro Neighbors, Inc
- Bethlehem Centers for Nashville
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee
- Boys & Girls Club of Middle Tennessee
- Brain Injury Association of Tennessee
- Campus for Human Development
- Casa, Inc
- Community Alert
- Community Resource Center
- Country Music Foundation
- Cumberland Region Tomorrow
- Davidson County Rescue Squad, Inc
- Discover Madison, Inc
- Equal Education Opportunity Group
- Friends of Radnor Lake
- Friends of Warner Park
- Hadley Park Junior Tennis Program
- Hands on Nashville
- IMF Peniel Initiative
- Isaac Litton Alumni Association
- Jewish Community Center
- Kings Daughters Day House
- Ladies' Hermitage Association
- MANNA, Inc
- Mary Parrish Center
- Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, Inc
- Metro Center Teachers Apartment, Inc
- Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
- Montague Neighborhood Association
- Morning Star Sanctuary
- Nashville Adult Literacy Alliance
- Nashville Alliance for Public Education
- Nashville Cares
- Nashville Chamber Orchestra
- Nashville Child Advocacy Center, Inc
- Nashville Children's Theater
- Nashville Film Festival
- Nashville Humane Association
- Nashville Inner City Ministry, Inc
- Nashville Zoo
- National Council on Aging
- Operation Stand Down Nashville, Inc
- Renewal House
- Salvation Army
- Senior Citizens, Inc
- St Luke's Community House Episcopal, Inc
- Stand for Children Leadership Center, Inc
- United Way of Nashville
- Watkins College
- W.O. Smith/Nashville Community Music School
- YMCA of Middle Tennessee - Bellevue Center
- YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee