The DeKalb County Commission’s Budget Committee has been hearing from local non-profit organizations concerning the 2025-26 budget. So far, budget requests to non-profit and charitable organizations are down from $411,746 in the 2024-25 budget to $366,892.

The organizations funding requests are as follows:

Upper Cumberland Development District - $ 2,000

Tennessee Forestry Division - $ 1,500

Plateau Mental Health Center - $ 7,180

Senior Program - $ 93,318, up from $88, 919 in 2024-25

DeKalb County Soil Conservation District - $ 100,651, up from $96,968 in 2024-25

DeKalb Animal Coalition - $36,805

Chamber of Commerce - $ 35,000

DeKalb County Rescue Squad - $ 51,321, down from $104,256 in 2024-25

Upper Cumberland Human Resources - $ 5,500

Imagination Library - $ 12,000

Veterans Honor Guard - $ 1,500

DeKalb County Fair - $ 5,000

Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree - $ 5,000

Civil War Trails - $400

UCHRA Assessment – Homemaker Aide, etc. $ 9,717

TOTAL NON-PROFITS $ 366,892