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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $10,568,585 | $8,739,228 | $8,412,672 | $124,986,009 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 35% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Space Institute IncNew York, NY | Cradle of Southern Appalachia Land Protection Fund | $880,000 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom White | Chairman of the Board | 2.00 | $0 |
| Dana B Perry | Trustee | 2.00 | $0 |
| Andrew Carroll | Trustee | 2.00 | $8,000 |
| Melony Collins | Trustee |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $124,982,936 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,720,630 | $5,670,592 | $5,449,490 | $123,155,746 | $123,153,579 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $2,407,328 | $9,720,183 | $9,510,140 | $126,107,800 | $126,103,541 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $17,356,041 | $8,523,214 | $7,378,629 | $133,731,560 | $133,416,396 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $7,938,611 | $5,539,441 | $5,254,028 | $124,585,600 | $124,583,569 |
| Open Space Institute IncNew York, NY |
| Cradle of Southern Appalachia Land Protection Fund |
| $880,000 |
| 2022 |
| River City CompanyMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Chattanooga, TN | Downtown Public Realm Enhancement Fund, Broad St Transit Hub, SPROUTS Streets | $815,000 | 2020 |
| CHA Charitable Benefit CorporationChattanooga, TN | Westside Evolves Phase 1 Housing Development | $750,000 | 2024 |
| CNEChattanooga, TN | Infill Missing Middle Housing and Case Study, Money School | $635,000 | 2022 |
| Tivoli Theatre FoundationChattanooga, TN | Tivoli - Phase 1 Construction | $500,000 | 2022 |
| CNEChattanooga, TN | Missing Middle Housing Expansion in Oak Grove | $500,000 | 2024 |
| Public Education FdnChattanooga, TN | Project Inspire, Teacher Residency, East Ridge HS Celebration of Learning Day | $495,000 | 2022 |
| CNEChattanooga, TN | Missing Middle Housing and Supportive Prototypes | $487,500 | 2023 |
| Open Space Institute IncNew York, NY | Cradle of Southern Appalachia Land Protection Fund | $440,000 | 2020 |
| RISE ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | Renovation of RISE headquarters, Community Development Plan, General Operations | $420,000 | 2022 |
| Chattanooga Design StudioChattanooga, TN | General Operations, CIVIQ Lecture Series, Educational Curriculum, Plan and Design Implementation | $415,000 | 2022 |
| CNEChattanooga, TN | Affordable Housing and Money School 2021 | $410,000 | 2021 |
| ArtsBuildChattanooga, TN | Operation support, Trenton Mural, and Climate Project | $403,000 | 2022 |
| Building and Construction Workforce CtrChattanooga, TN | Completion of Workforce Center | $400,000 | 2022 |
| River City CompanyMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Chattanooga, TN | Downtown Public Realm Enhancement Fund | $400,000 | 2021 |
| Mass Museum of Contemporary Art Fdn IncNorth Adams, MA | Artists at Work Partnership | $326,000 | 2021 |
| Chatt Design StudioChattanooga, TN | Montague Park Planning Process | $325,000 | 2024 |
| Public Education FoundationMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Chattanooga, TN | Project Inspire | $300,000 | 2021 |
| Chattanooga Football ClubChattanooga, TN | Operation Get Active, Marathon and Kids Fun Run, Montague Park Improvements | $294,000 | 2022 |
| Trust for Public Land-TN OfficeChattanooga, TN | General Operating Support, South Chattanooga Connectivity Programs, Stringer's Ridge connector trail, East Line feasibility study | $280,000 | 2020 |
| ArtsBuildChattanooga, TN | Operation support and Artists Work Program | $263,000 | 2021 |
| Tivoli Theatre FoundationChattanooga, TN | Planning and Design | $250,000 | 2021 |
| Chatt Design StudioChattanooga, TN | 2024 City Center Planning Study | $250,000 | 2024 |
| ArtsBuildChattanooga, TN | Operating Support and COVID relief | $250,000 | 2020 |
| 2.00 |
| $4,000 |
| Carter Newbold | Trustee | 2.00 | $0 |
| Aaron Webb | Trustee | 2.00 | $6,000 |
| Ann Coulter | Trustee | 2.00 | $3,000 |
| Curtis L Collier | Trustee | 2.00 | $0 |
| Rachel Schulson | trustee | 2.00 | $500 |
| Benic M Clark Iii | President and Treasurer | 40.00 | $317,767 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202432969349100603
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202302979349100850
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202242999349100419
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202143069349100724
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.