You may have already heard that the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has released its annual pork report. According to TCPR, grants to the nonprofit community are part of the fat that needs to be cut. Here is a summary of the “pork” that TCPR sees in the nonprofit community:

• $6,000 to Nashville Public Radio and $3,240 to Nashville Public Television. TCPR states that these grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission are “creating a glaring conflict of interest for the two mid-state media outlets.”

• $500 grant to the Maury County Public Library.

• $3,600 to Tango Nashville for the nonprofit’s annual event at Centennial Park.

• $15,200 to the “Arts at the Airport”  program that subsidized the hanging of local art on the walls of terminals.

• $3,000 to the Houston County Arts Council for a production of Hello Dolly.

The report then leads into a section called “Tax Dollars for Dirty Movies” and highlights $29,040 the Tennessee Arts Commission “handed” to the Nashville Film festival.

As members of the nonprofit community, you should know that this is being written…