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Private foundation (trust)EIN 626041468Est. 1992-02

THE MACLELLAN FOUNDATION INC

CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total 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

$866K

For 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

$416K

For 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

$30K

For 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

$59K

For 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 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

343 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $21K to maximum $1.4M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2023. Peak $21.5M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DBA THE GENEROSITY TRUST
$10.7M
16 grants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
$8.4M
14 grants
INTERNATIONAL GENEROSITY FOUNDATION TRUST
$2.5M
24 grants
AWANA CLUBS INTERNATIONAL
$849K
8 grants
OPERATION MOBILIZATION
$788K
15 grants
IMPACT FRANCE INC
$575K
12 grants
FAR EAST BROADCASTING COMPANY INC
$560K
2 grants
CHATTANOOGA PREP INC
$550K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
113
grants
$10–50K
226
grants
$50–250K
137
grants
$250K–1M
20
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+
2
grants

Geographic Focus

34 states

Tennessee
$14.2M
33% of total
Georgia
$10.5M
25% of total
Florida
$3.1M
7% of total
Illinois
$2.6M
6% of total
Texas
$2.3M
5% of total
California
$2.2M
5% of total
Colorado
$1.4M
3% of total
Virginia
$1.4M
3% of total
Indiana
$610K
1% of total
Oregon
$580K
1% of total

+24 more states

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