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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.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one. 2 grant rows on this return name no recipient we can compare (for example "see attached", or a name shorter than four characters) and are not counted.
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 | $13,829,774 | $29,774,320 | $27,012,336 | $167,367,179 |
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 62% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (THE GENEROSITY TRUST)CHATTANOOGA, TN | FOR VARIOUS CHARITABLE PURPOSES INCLUDING SPIRITUAL FORMATION, BUILDING CAPACITY. | $310,000 | 2024 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W Miller Welborn | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Ben Fischer | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lucien Behar | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 38.00 | $256,713 |
| Morgan Maclellan | TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $167,332,508 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $7,801,963 | $31,235,363 | $27,420,467 | $183,339,323 | $183,277,054 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $13,594,154 | $32,010,638 | $26,933,346 | $207,028,871 | $206,836,792 |
| FY2021amended | 990-PF | $34,648,038 | $31,396,183 | $25,922,541 | $225,312,680 | $225,253,276 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $20,410,052 | $29,575,660 | $24,145,879 | $222,051,381 | $222,001,421 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $20,672,413 | $34,613,838 | $28,652,926 | $231,168,705 | $231,165,526 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $36,826,637 | $33,559,735 | $28,062,333 | $245,343,443 | $245,106,951 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $16,875,744 | $32,281,802 | $26,847,324 | $241,955,435 | $241,840,049 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $17,792,261 | $35,417,235 | $29,636,394 | $257,404,386 | $257,246,107 |
| BILD-INTERNATIONALAMES, IA |
| TO TRAIN LEADERS. |
| $300,000 |
| 2018 |
| CHATTANOOGA PREP INCMatched to this organization because 5 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 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | $300,000 | 2020 |
| AWANA CLUBS INTERNATIONALCHICAGO, IL | FOR BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY. | $300,000 | 2021 |
| VISION COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONALFORT WORTH, TX | FOR INSPIRING OTHERS IN GENEROSITY. | $300,000 | 2023 |
| CHATTANOOGA PREP INCMatched to this organization because 5 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 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | $300,000 | 2022 |
| CHATTANOOGA PREP INCMatched to this organization because 5 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 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | $300,000 | 2018 |
| AL HAYAT MINISTRIES INCCHESAPEAKE, VA | FOR MEDIA DRIVEN PROJECT. | $300,000 | 2017 |
| ALPHA USANAPERVILLE, IL | TO TRAIN LEADERS AND CONVENE LEADERS FOR LEARNING. | $300,000 | 2017 |
| INTERNATIONAL CARE MINISTRIESMatched to this organization because 9 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.LA PLATA, MD | TO TRAIN LEADERS. | $300,000 | 2016 |
| CITYTEAM MINISTRIESSAN JOSE, CA | TO TRAIN LEADERS | $300,000 | 2016 |
| CHATTANOOGA PREP INCMatched to this organization because 5 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 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | $300,000 | 2021 |
| INTERNATIONAL GENEROSITY FOUNDATION TRUSTCLEARWATER, FL | FOR VARIOUS CHARITABLE PURPOSES INCLUDING RELIGIOUS FORMATION AND BUILDING CHARITABLE CAPACITY. | $300,000 | 2023 |
| CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK INCVIRGINIA BEACH, VA | FOR MEDIA DRIVEN PROJECT | $300,000 | 2016 |
| RIVERCITY COMPANYCHATTANOOGA, TN | TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE. | $300,000 | 2017 |
| CHATTANOOGA PREP INCMatched to this organization because 5 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 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | $300,000 | 2019 |
| AL HAYAT MINISTRIES INCCHESAPEAKE, VA | FOR MEDIA DRIVEN PROJECT. | $300,000 | 2018 |
| INTERNATIONAL CARE MINISTRIESMatched to this organization because 9 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.LA PLATA, MD | TO TRAIN LEADERS. | $300,000 | 2017 |
| CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INCCHATTANOOGA, TN | FOR EDUCATION OF YOUTH AND CHILDREN. | $300,000 | 2023 |
| CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DBA THE GENEROSITY TRUSTCHATTANOOGA, TN | DELIVERY AND DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES. | $299,910 | 2019 |
| FAR EAST BROADCASTING COMPANY INCMatched to this organization because 13 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.LA MIRADA, CA | FOR BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY. | $295,000 | 2022 |
| INTERNATIONAL GENEROSITY FOUNDATION TRUSTCLEARWATER, FL | FOR VARIOUS CHARITABLE PURPOSES INCLUDING RELIGIOUS FORMATION AND BUILDING CHARITABLE CAPACITY. | $289,055 | 2023 |
| PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEECHATTANOOGA, TN | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | $285,000 | 2018 |
| OPERATION MOBILIZATIONTYRONE, GA | FOR BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY. | $275,000 | 2023 |
| AWANA CLUBS INTERNATIONALCHICAGO, IL | FOR BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY. | $275,000 | 2022 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Michael Tremain | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Frances Heald Sheffield | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| David G Denmark | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 38.00 | $367,861 |
| Hugh O Maclellan Jr | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS | 1.00 | $0 |
| Robert H Maclellan | VICE CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY AND TREASURER | 2.00 | $0 |
| Ronald W Blue | TRUSTEE EMERITUS) | 1.00 | $0 |
| Christopher H Maclellan | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 35.00 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Lindquist | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Catherine M Heald | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Laurence Powell | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Daryl J Heald | ASSOCIATE TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Dr Reid Maclellan | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
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 202403209349103050
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202333199349110163
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021 · amendedIRS bulk XML
Filing id 202420599349100017
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202233139349102023
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202043219349102159
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201903209349100215
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201833109349100418
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201733189349100643
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.