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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.
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 | $6,227,357 | $5,740,178 | $5,021,285 | $68,685,316 |
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 41% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHATTANOOGACHATTANOOGA, TN | THE TUCKER FUND | $2,497,600 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela K Cuzzort | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lavinia J Johnston | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| David Y Smith | PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Gillian E Johnston | TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $67,247,116 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $3,650,069 | $5,370,811 | $4,680,502 | $65,606,368 | $65,606,318 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $3,863,590 | $5,167,375 | $4,493,745 | $68,637,079 | $66,066,579 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $5,191,207 | $4,041,350 | $3,473,315 | $69,752,525 | $67,182,025 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $2,587,415 | $2,541,390 | $1,960,760 | $67,051,363 | $65,575,863 |
| OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND FUTURE GRANTS |
| $2,185,157 |
| 2023 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CLEVELAND AND BRADLEY COCLEVELAND, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT | $817,819 | 2022 |
| VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTERNASHVILLE, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT - INGRAM CANCER CENTER | $500,021 | 2021 |
| CHATTANOOGA HISTORY CENTERCHATTANOOGA, TN | WRITE OFF OF NOTE RECEIVABLE | $500,000 | 2020 |
| VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTERNASHVILLE, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT | $500,000 | 2022 |
| TENNESSEE RIVER GORGE TRUSTCHATTANOOGA, TN | GENERAL SUPPOR T- LAND ACQUISITIONS | $300,000 | 2021 |
| ON POINTHIXSON, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT | $266,700 | 2022 |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 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 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHATTANOOGA, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT - MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY | $250,011 | 2021 |
| OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUSTNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT - APPALACHIA LANDS | $250,011 | 2021 |
| OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUSTNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT - SOUTHERN APPALACHIA LAND PROTECTION FUND | $250,000 | 2022 |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 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 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHATTANOOGA, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT - MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY AT HIGHLAND PARK | $250,000 | 2022 |
| THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEECHATTANOOGA, TN | WALDEN'S RIDGE PARK PROJECT | $225,000 | 2022 |
| ON POINTHIXSON, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT - INCREASING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR HAMILTON COUNTY YOUTH OF GREAT PROMISE | $220,600 | 2023 |
| UT FOUNDATIONKNOXVILLE, TN | WILDWOOD FARM FUND | $203,061 | 2023 |
| UT FOUNDATIONKNOXVILLE, TN | WILDWOOD FARM FUND | $201,844 | 2021 |
| ERLANGER HEALTH SYSTEMS FOUNDATIONCHATTANOOGA, TN | CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN | $200,045 | 2021 |
| ERLANGER HEALTH SYSTEMS FOUNDATIONCHATTANOOGA, TN | CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN | $200,000 | 2022 |
| UT FOUNDATIONKNOXVILLE, TN | WILDWOOD FARM FUND | $200,000 | 2024 |
| UT FOUNDATIONKNOXVILLE, TN | WILDWOOD FARM FUND | $200,000 | 2022 |
| CREATIVE DISCOVERY MUSEUMCHATTANOOGA, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT - IGNITE DISCOVERY | $200,000 | 2021 |
| ERLANGER HEALTH SYSTEMS FOUNDATIONCHATTANOOGA, TN | HEALTH SERVICES | $198,098 | 2020 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF TENNESSEEBRENTWOOD, TN | ACQUISITIONS FOR THE OCOEE GATEWAY AND THE PAIN ROCK RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | $197,526 | 2023 |
| ON POINTHIXSON, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT - INCREASING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR HAMILTON COUNTY YOUTH OF GREAT PROMISE | $192,550 | 2024 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF TENNESSEEBRENTWOOD, TN | ACQUISITIONS FOR THE OCOEE GATEWAY AND THE PAIN ROCK RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | $186,000 | 2024 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Robert T Johnston | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Katherine Tudor | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Amy Moore | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $108,079 |
| Matthew D Bentley | 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 202443209349104294
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343189349103539
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202203189349102760
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202133199349101403
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.