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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISEChattanooga, TN | RISE Creative Community and Affordable Housing Plans | $145,000 | 2023 | |
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 |
| Kitchen Incubator of Chattanooga, General Operating Support |
| $140,000 |
| 2021 |
| ArtsBuildChattanooga, TN | Advocacy, Art + Climate, Make Music Day, Feasibility Study | $140,000 | 2024 |
| 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 | Walnut Hill/UNUM Master Plan Update and Ramble Enhancements | $140,000 | 2021 |
| Univ of Chattanooga FoundationChattanooga, TN | Thrive Natural Treasures Alliance Conservation Partnership, Wolf Trap Expansion, Kyiv City Ballet | $130,700 | 2022 |
| National Park PartnersChattanooga, TN | Land Preservation, Anniversary Celebration, Outreach & Advocacy | $125,000 | 2023 |
| Thrive Regional Partnership IncChattanooga, TN | General Operations 2021 | $125,000 | 2021 |
| Austin Hatcher FoundationMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Chattanooga, TN | Capital Improvements for access to Montague Park | $125,000 | 2024 |
| City of RinggoldRinggold, GA | Slabtown Park & So Chickamauga Creek Blueway Proj | $125,000 | 2023 |
| Chattanooga Area Food BankChattanooga, TN | Trucking Equipment Upgrades | $125,000 | 2022 |
| TN River Gorge TrustChattanooga, TN | Aetna Mountain Trail Project, Appalachian Tech Committee Annual Meeting | $122,000 | 2022 |
| Medicos Mission FundChattanooga, TN | Obstetrics Fellowship and General Operating Support | $120,000 | 2022 |
| Cempa Community CareMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Chattanooga, TN | General Operating Support 2021 | $120,000 | 2021 |
| University of Georgia FoundationAthens, GA | GA Downtown Renaissance Partnership | $120,000 | 2021 |
| Cempa Community CareMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Chattanooga, TN | Expansion of Satellite Clinic at MetMin Impact Hub | $115,000 | 2022 |
| Chatt Audubon Society IncChattanooga, TN | Capital Support - Repairs to Walker Hall | $115,000 | 2024 |
| RISEChattanooga, TN | General Operating Support and building renovation phase 1 | $105,000 | 2021 |
| Chattanooga Parks & Outdoor RecreationChattanooga, TN | Renovation of Outdoor Chattanooga Facility | $105,000 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan MinistriesChattanooga, TN | Food for Health Program | $103,000 | 2021 |
| Southeastern Climbers CoalitionChattanooga, TN | Land Acquisition - Citadel Boulders and Woodcock Cove | $100,000 | 2023 |
| RISEChattanooga, TN | General Operating Support | $100,000 | 2020 |
| 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 | Broad Street Vision and Improvement Plan | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Enterprise Center IncChattanooga, TN | Tech Goes Home, Digital Equity and Connectivity, COVID relief | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Urban League of Gr ChattChattanooga, TN | Acquisition of New Headquarters | $100,000 | 2022 |
| La Paz ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | General Operating Support | $100,000 | 2024 |
| 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.