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| Formation | 1986 |
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| Founder | Dolly Parton |
| Headquarters | Sevierville, Tennessee |
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The Dollywood Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Dolly Parton, with headquarters in Sevierville, Tennessee (as of 2022). Shortly after the opening of the Dollywood theme park in 1986, the Dollywood Foundation was created in April 1988, and began by offering scholarships to local high school students.[1] From there it grew into the Imagination Library, started in 1995, which distributes free books to children monthly, up until the age of 5.[2] The Dollywood Foundation grew again into the My People Fund, which started in 2016 after wildfires ripped through Tennessee.[3] The current president of the Dollywood Company is Craig Ross. Today, the foundation continues to grant scholarships and awards, and provides support to numerous non-profit organizations that aim to improve the quality of life of children and others in need.[4]
- ^ "Dolly Parton forms The Dollywood Foundation". Official Dolly Parton. 1988-04-03. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - USA, UK, CA, AU". imaginationlibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Donate to the "My People Fund"". Official Dolly Parton. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Community Relations Support Policy". www.dollywood.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.