Citizens for Brentwood Green Space

What Citizens for Brentwood Green Space does

Citizens for Brentwood Green Space (CBGS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded in 2004 by Stephen Prince to support and stimulate community action preserving open space in Brentwood, Tennessee. The organization advocates for the conservation of parks, trails, flood plains, and historic sites; raises donations from community members through PayPal, credit card, and check; and partners operationally with the City of Brentwood government to fund land acquisitions and park improvements. Donor society recognition tiers include Oak Hall Society ($1,000–$4,999), Inglehame Society ($5,000–$9,999), Ravenswood Society ($10,000–$29,999), and major sponsorships starting at $30,000, with a physical Donor Recognition Wall at Marcella Vivrette Smith Park honoring contributions of $1,000 and above.

CBGS's deliverable is tangible civic infrastructure rather than commercial products or services. Its landmark effort, a 2011–2016 fundraising campaign that ultimately raised $310,154.68 (exceeding a $300,000 goal), was paid directly to the City of Brentwood to acquire the remaining 77.89 acres of Ravenswood Farm and to fund Smith Park Phase II improvements including a new picnic shelter. The organization more recently co-developed the approximately 7-mile Smith Park mountain bike trail system (opened April 2024 in partnership with Bike Walk Brentwood) and funded a monarch butterfly habitat at Smith Park in 2024 with the Brentwood Environmental Advisory Board. It also lists Marcella Vivrette Smith Park, Miss Peggy's Bark Park, and Windy Hill Park among its active top projects.

The organization is governed by a volunteer board — President Gil Hutchinson (since 2025), Vice President Joe Harkins (since 2016), Treasurer Kelli Nelson, and Secretary David Kumatz — with no paid staff disclosed. CBGS has no proprietary technology platform, no AI capability, and no disclosed API or product integrations; its technology footprint is limited to a content website (brentwoodgreenspace.org), Facebook, X, and Instagram channels, and an email newsletter. Revenue is entirely donation-based, the operating geography is Brentwood, Tennessee only, and no parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity exist.

Name

Citizens for Brentwood Green Space

Legal name

Citizens for Brentwood Green Space, Inc.

Website

https://brentwoodgreenspace.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Citizens for Brentwood Green Space is a Brentwood, Tennessee-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that advocates for and funds the preservation of local parks, trails, flood plains, and open space through community donations and direct partnership with the City of Brentwood.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Open-Space Conservation and Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biodiversity Conservation & Habitat Banking (AFAMAMAC), Historic Preservation & Landmarks Conservation (BPAGAHAE)

Keywords

• Open space preservation
• Conservation advocacy
• Community fundraising
• Park development
• Greenway projects

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: CBGS generates revenue primarily through donations from community members. The organization ran a formal fundraising campaign starting in late 2011 with a goal to raise $300,000 over five years for Ravenswood Farm acquisition. Total of $310,154.68 has been paid to the City of Brentwood. They accept donations via PayPal, credit card, or check. Memorial and honorary gifts are also accepted.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CBGS is a community advocacy nonprofit that preserves open space in Brentwood, TN by raising funds for land acquisition, supporting park and trail development, and running civic projects such as the Smith Park Mountain Bike Trail System and the Monarch Butterfly Habitat. It operates donor programs including memorial/honor gifts and a tiered donor recognition wall, and accepts contributions via PayPal, credit card, and check.

Product overview

Citizens for Brentwood Green Space is a nonprofit advocacy organization offering a portfolio of community-driven green space preservation services. The organization facilitates land preservation, manages community projects including the Smith Park Mountain Bike Trail System (approximately 7 miles of singletrack opened in April 2024), supports the Monarch Butterfly Habitat at Smith Park, operates memorial and honor gift programs, and maintains a Donor Recognition Wall at Smith Park. These services work together to unite citizens in preserving Brentwood's open space, parks, trails, and historic sites while managing community engagement through donations and volunteer initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Smith Park Mountain Bike Trail System Approximately 7 miles of singletrack mountain bike trails at Marcella Vivrette Smith Park in Brentwood, TN, offering beginner-friendly to technical trails with climbs, descents, natural and constructed rock formations, and historically named routes; intended for local residents, visitors, and the Brentwood High School and Middle School Mountain Bike League teams.
• Monarch Butterfly Habitat at Smith Park A monarch butterfly habitat project at Marcella Vivrette Smith Park in partnership with the Brentwood Environmental Advisory Board, featuring native milkweed and wildflower plantings (including plains coreopsis, partridge pea, clasping coneflower, pink cosmos, and orange sulphur cosmos) to support pollinator conservation.
• Memorial and Honor Gift Program Donation program that allows supporters to make tax-deductible gifts in honor or memory of loved ones, with notifications sent to honorees or designated family members and contributions directed toward green space preservation in Brentwood, TN.
• Donor Recognition Wall at Smith Park Donor recognition program at Marcella Vivrette Smith Park that honors contributions of $1,000 and above with tiered society levels including Oak Hall Society ($1,000-$4,999), Inglehame Society ($5,000-$9,999), Ravenswood Society ($10,000-$29,999), and major sponsors starting at $30,000.
• Green Space Preservation Advocacy and Fundraising Community advocacy and land preservation services focused on preserving open space, parks, trails, flood plains, and historic sites in Brentwood, TN, including raising funds paid to the City of Brentwood for land acquisition and park improvements.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80 acres of land acquired for Marcella Smith Park
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of BrentwoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership since CBGS was founded in 2004. CBGS supports and stimulates community action to preserve open space in partnership with the City. The City has acquired land including 80 acres for Marcella Smith Park with CBGS assistance. CBGS raises funds that are paid directly to the City for land acquisition and park improvements including the Ravenswood Farm preservation and Smith Park Phase II expansion.
• Bike Walk BrentwoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal volunteer community group that partnered with CBGS to evaluate, design and build Brentwood's first mountain bike trail system at Marcella Vivrette Smith Park. The partnership aims to provide community outdoor recreation outlets and serve surrounding neighborhoods. BWB continues to advance walking, biking and connected sidewalks and greenways in Brentwood.
• Brentwood Environmental Advisory Board (EAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBGS partners with the Brentwood Environmental Advisory Board on the Monarch Butterfly Habitat Project at Smith Park. EAB identified habitat restoration as a priority project for 2024-2025. CBGS contributed funding for signage, seeds, and site preparation while EAB and volunteers provided labor, planting, and ongoing care.
• SORBA Mid-TennesseeminorOthersSORBA Mid-Tennessee provides trail status information and conditions for Smith Park mountain bike trails. Their website offers an overview of the trail system, individual trail descriptions, access to trail maps, and educational content about the history of the land.
• Land Trust for TennesseeminorOthersConservation organization listed as a featured partner link on CBGS website for citizens seeking additional conservation resources and land preservation options.
• Trust for Public LandminorOthersNational conservation organization listed as a featured partner link for additional conservation resources and land preservation options.
• The Conservation FundminorOthersConservation organization listed as a featured partner link for additional conservation resources and land preservation options.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Land Trust for Tennessee: Tennessee-focused land trust that partners with landowners and communities to conserve open space, farmland, and natural areas. Directly comparable to CBGS as a nonprofit land conservation organization working at the state level; CBGS lists it as a featured partner.
• Bike Walk Brentwood: Local Brentwood volunteer group that partnered with CBGS to design and build the Smith Park mountain bike trail system and advocates for connected sidewalks, biking, and greenways. Closely comparable as a community-led outdoor recreation and advocacy nonprofit in the same city.
• SORBA Mid-Tennessee: Mid-Tennessee chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association that provides trail status information for the Smith Park mountain bike trails built by CBGS and Bike Walk Brentwood. Comparable as a community trail-advocacy nonprofit overlapping CBGS's recreation mission.
• Brentwood Environmental Advisory Board: City of Brentwood advisory body that partnered with CBGS on the Monarch Butterfly Habitat Project and broader habitat restoration priorities. Comparable as a Brentwood-focused environmental stakeholder working in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• Trust for Public Land: National nonprofit that works with communities to protect land for parks, trails, and natural areas. CBGS lists it as a featured partner, and its national-scale land-conservation work directly parallels CBGS's community-level mission.
• The Conservation Fund: National environmental nonprofit that partners with government, communities, and corporations to conserve land and water resources. Listed as a CBGS partner; comparable as a broader-scope conservation organization with overlapping mission.
• Appalachian Trail Conservancy: National nonprofit that manages and conserves the Appalachian Trail, including trail stewardship, land protection, and volunteer engagement. Comparable to CBGS's trail-building and land-preservation work, though at a regional corridor scale.
• Rails-to-Trails Conservancy: National nonprofit that converts former rail corridors into multi-use trails, sharing CBGS's focus on trail development and community greenway advocacy but operating at a national scale.
• Open Space Institute: Regional conservation organization protecting open space and natural landscapes across the Northeast, with comparable land acquisition, park creation, and conservation-finance activities to CBGS.

Regional players

• Tennessee Environmental Council: Statewide nonprofit that runs conservation, watershed, and pollinator programs across Tennessee, including monarch and native-plant initiatives that parallel CBGS's Smith Park habitat project. Comparable as a regional conservation nonprofit operating in the same state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/brentwoodgreens
• Facebookfacebook.com/BrentwoodGreenSpace
• Instagraminstagram.com/brentwoodgreenspace

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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