NonprofitsCommunity Foundation Of Greater Chattanooga Inc

Community Foundations

Community Foundation Of Greater Chattanooga Inc

CHATTANOOGA, TN

Total revenue

$48.0M

Total expenses

$31.1M

Net assets

$240.3M

Grants received

$14.0M

141 grants

EIN

626045999

Tax year

2024

Mission

Together with our community and partners, we transform generosity into lasting change towards a prosperous and just chattanooga where all can thrive and achieve their full potential.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$29.5M
Program service revenue
Investment income$18.6M
Other revenue$32K
Total revenue$48.0M

Expenses

Grants paid$27.5M
Salaries & benefits$2.0M
Fundraising$329K
Other expenses$1.6M
Total expenses$31.1M
Total assets$245.3M
Net assets$240.3M

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MAEGHAN JONES

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$222K

40 hrs/wk

REBECCA UNDERWOOD

VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Board

$144K

40 hrs/wk

LORIE RUNGE

Vice Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

SKIP SCHWARTZ

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDREA HARDAWAY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BEN BROWN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRIS MCKEE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DANIELA PETERSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHARLIE BROCK

EX-OFFICIO CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DR LE ANDREA WARE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GENE GEIGER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Martha Leiper

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Tejani Niti

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANSLEY MOSES

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

DR DAVE BHATTACHARYA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHERYL KEY

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DALLAS JOSEPH

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DR RUTH LIU

Chair Elect

Board

1 hrs/wk

CAROLINE VON KESSLER

VP OF PHILANTHROPY

Staff

$120K

40 hrs/wk

QUENTIN LAWRENCE

VP, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

Staff

$100K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 141 of 141

FromAmountPurposeYear
$956K
SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT
2024
$250K
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2024
$100K
SANKOFA FUND
2024
$75K
OPERATING FUND
2024
$66K
CREI FUND
2024
$15K
OPERATING FUNDS
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$7K
ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
2024
$1K
SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2024
$1.0M
SUPPORT: FOOD, HOUSING, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS FOR THOSE IN POVERTY; NONPROFITS BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR STAFFING, PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE THE ORGANIZATIONS MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE; CIVIC EDUCATION; CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; LOCAL ARTS; MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING FOR THOSE IN NEED; INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATING NEEDS FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH; CONSERVATION; LOCAL AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS; AND ARBORETUMS/GARDENS
2023
$550K
PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY
2023
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$102K
FBO NASF
2023
$82K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$54K
IN FURTHERANCE OF FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES
2023
$45K
FOR OUTREACH TO YOUTH AND CHILDREN.
2023
$40K
FOR HOLISTIC COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND DEVELOPMENT.
2023
$20K
Chattanooga Racial Equity & Inclusion Fund
2023
$20K
FOR HOLISTIC COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND DEVELOPMENT.
2023
$20K
Sankofa Fund
2023
$10K
COACHING FOR NEW NON-PROFIT
2023
$7K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2023
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$6K
FOR EDUCATION OF YOUTH AND CHILDREN.
2023
$6K
ASSISTANCE TO FUND THE CAMP NAKANAWA ENDOWMENT FUND.
2023
$5K
African American Cemetery Preservation Fund
2023
$3K
Sankofa Fund
2023
$3K
African American Cemetery Fund
2023
$3K
Langston Carter Scholarship fund
2023
$3K
Fund for Chattanooga
2023
$1K
Eviction Prevention Initiative
2023
$1K
SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2023
$930
LH Associates matching program
2023
$850K
PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY
2022
$215K
DONOR ADVISED FUND
2022
$104K
FBO NASF
2022
$100K
SANKOFA FUND
2022
$65K
Sankofa Fund for Civic Engagement
2022
$45K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$40K
FOR HOLISTIC COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND DEVELOPMENT.
2022
$37K
IN FURTHERANCE OF FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES
2022
$20K
Annual support for Bridge Scholars of Chattanooga
2022
$20K
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
2022
$18K
LTI POOL GIFT TO THE CORKY & THERESA COKER FAMILY FUND AT CFGC
2022
$18K
FOR BII COHORT PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING POOL
2022
$15K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$15K
Bridge Scholars of Chattanooga
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$10K
OPERATING FUNDS
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$6K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$6K
PHILANTHROPY/VOLUNTARISM
2022
$5K
ASSISTANCE TO FUND THE CAMP NAKANAWA ENDOWMENT FUND.
2022
$5K
BOYS' LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
2022
$3K
SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2022
$1K
LH Associates matching program
2022
$1K
VETERAN'S BRIDGE FLAG FUND
2022
$103
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$1.3M
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$550K
PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY
2021
$530K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$530K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$36K
TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC CHARITY.
2021
$21K
FOR BII COHORT PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING POOL
2021
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$10K
FOR HOLISTIC COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND DEVELOPMENT.
2021
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$7K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$6K
GENERAL PHILANTHROPY GRANT
2021
$750K
PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY
2020
$400K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$338K
TO FUND LOCAL INDIGENT CANCER PATIENT ASSISTANCE
2020
$250K
OPERATING FUNDS
2020
$215K
TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC CHARITY
2020
$175K
Unrestricted
2020
$157K
PROGRAM RELATED
2020
$125K
To support educational initiatives via the Smart City venture fund
2020
$109K
IN FURTHERANCE OF FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES
2020
$100K
Community Response and Resilience Fund
2020
$84K
DONATION
2020
$76K
FOR HOLISTIC COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND DEVELOPMENT
2020
$52K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$50K
TO IMPROVE LIVES IN THE CHATTANOOGA AREA
2020
$43K
RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE FUND
2020
$35K
Bridge Scholars and Arts Forward Initiative
2020
$30K
FOR CHATTANOOGA TORNADO RELIEF EFFORT
2020
$26K
For the Connections to Place Fund
2020
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2020
$22K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$20K
TORNADO RELIEF FUND
2020
$15K
To support the work of the Chattanooga Racial Equity Collective
2020
$15K
RACIAL EQUITY FUND FOR WE OVER ME
2020
$12K
DONATION
2020
$10K
FUND FOR CHATTANOOGA
2020
$10K
Ed Johnson Project Fund
2020
$10K
TORNADO RELIEF FUND
2020
$6K
To match LH Associates personal contributions
2020
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$5K
PHILANTHROPY/VOLUNTARISM
2020
$5K
To support coordination of We Over Me efforts in response to COVID-19
2020
$5K
SANKOFA FUND
2020
$1K
ED JOHNSON PROJECT FUND
2020
$500K
Philanthropic activity
2019
$111K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$53K
AIDE FOR TORNADO VICTIMS
2019
$31K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$25K
TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC CHARITY
2019
$13K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2019
$11K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2019
$3K
Grayson's Ladder Fund
2019
$3K
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
2019
$545K
FUND INDIGENT CANCER PATIENTS
2018
$300K
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CHATTANOOGA, TN AREA
2018
$107K
Unrestricted
2018
$75K
TO IMPROVE LIVES IN THE CHATTANOOGA AREA
2018
$71K
ED JOHNSON PROJECT, BRIDGE SCHOLARS PROGRAM
2018
$13K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2018
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$7K
OPERATING FUNDS
2018
$421
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$8K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2017
$7K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$14.0M from 59 funders · 141 grants · 2017–2024

California Community Foundation

$3.2M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$1.4M · 4 grants · 2018–2021

The Blackbaud Giving Fund

$1.1M · 3 grants · 2021–2022

Nmi Foundation

$1.0M · 1 grant · 2023

Act Foundation Inc

$956K · 1 grant · 2024

Orion & Emma B Hurlbut Tr

$883K · 2 grants · 2018–2020

Central Carolina Community

$407K · 2 grants · 2020–2021

Benwood Foundation Inc

$371K · 14 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN626045999
NTEE codeT310
Subsection03
Ruling date1965-04
Formed1963
Employees19
Volunteers35
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