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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-5485912

Riverview Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chattanooga, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $669,830 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $669,830

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $22,747,851

  • Tax year 2023

    $799,260

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $19,961,260

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,163,650

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $20,482,211

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,035,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $20,591,791

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,328,700

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $20,399,784

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,477,665

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $20,221,298

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,264,326

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $20,248,746

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Georgia FoundationAthens, GA

    Music business program and southeast grasslands initiative coordinator position

    $200,000
  2. Lookout Mountain ConservancyChattanooga, TN

    Rockmont park parking lot improvements

    $75,000
  3. Nuci Phillips Memorial FoundationAthens, GA

    General operating support, health & wellness programs and youth support programs

    $75,000
  4. Tennessee River Gorge TrustChattanooga, TN

    Aetna mountain trails - phase II

    $75,000
  5. Cumberland Trails ConferenceCrossville, TN

    Trail building equipment and maintenance

    $50,000
  6. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Dade county community forest project

    $50,000
  7. Thrive Regional Partnership IncChattanooga, TN

    "my thriving garden" native plant project

    $30,000
  8. Lula Lake Land TrustLookout Mountain, GA

    Nickajack trailhead driveway construction project

    $25,000
  9. Country Music Hall of Fame & MuseumNashville, TN

    From where i stand: the black experieince in country music

    $25,000
  10. City of Elberton GeorgiaElberton, GA

    Elberton public square renovation project phase 1

    $22,830
  11. National Park PartnersChattanooga, TN

    Magnetometer survey

    $22,000
  12. Homegrown National Park IncSharon, CT

    Cultivating biodiversity and environmental stewardship in schools

    $20,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $200,00033% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $200,00033% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $75,00012% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $50,0008% of the total
  5. Public affairs1 grant $30,0005% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $22,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee8 grants $352,000
  2. Georgia3 grants $297,830
  3. Connecticut1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • George R Fontaine SrPRESIDENT Hours 4Pay $0
  • Benic M Clark IIISECRETARY Hours 6Pay $67,333
  • Brett W RouschTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Cecilia E FontaineBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • George R Fontaine JrBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ryan T FontaineBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Cartter L FontaineBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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