Private foundation (trust)EIN 626041468Est. 1992-02
THE MACLELLAN FOUNDATION INC
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402
Accepts unsolicited proposalsTotal Assets
$275.0M
FY 2023
Annual Giving
$21.5M
FY 2023
Grants Made
343
FY 2023
Avg Grant
$63K
FY 2023
Grant Range
$50–$1.4M
Typical
Deadlines
Open / rolling
Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
$866KFor providng technical assistance for non-profits and grantees:the foundation intentionally seeks to build the capacity of nonprofits through providing technical assistance in areas such as governance, leadership, and general capacity building. The foundation partnered with consultants to provide training and consulting on strategic planning and leadership coaching to different non-profit organizations and grantees, and continued to develop and translate our own curriculum to train on governance best practices. To faciliate technical assistance to grantees, the foundation invested in a platform which pairs pro bono professionals with nonprofits to provide free services such as strategic planning, marketing, and hr. "
Program 2
$416KFor promoting generosity/philanthropy:the foundation promotes generosity among individuals and organizations through its own programs, including: development and publishing of content to promote generosity, translation of generosity-focused content, hosting giving collaborations events with outside donors, and conducting trainings on generosity.
Program 3
$30KFor literacy projects to support the education of children and youth:the foundation collaborates locally with other community organizations to promote literacy growth among children. The foundation paid for consulting services to work in collaboration with the local department of education, to support a community-wide effort to increase literacy. Additionally, we sponsored a conference promoting a racial reconciliation curriculum for local schools.
Program 4
$59KFor supporting religious/spiritual practice of prayer:the foundation promotes the religious/spiritual practice of prayer through educating and training non-profit oragnizations on how to develop and implement their own prayer strategy. We also invest in supporting the spiritual formation of non-profit leaders through sponsoring leadership development materials, as well as retreats for non-profit leaders.
Financial Snapshot
2023 filing
Total Revenue
$7.8M
Total Expenses
$31.2M
Qualifying Distributions
$27.4M
Distributable Amount
$13.6M
Min. Investment Return
$13.7M
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
343 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
2 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
500 grants
Grant Size Distribution
500 grants
Geographic Focus
34 states
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