How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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R Wayne Peters General Counsel
320 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(423) 756-5171
- Form and materials
- No prescribed form
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- All contributions are to qualified 501(c) organizations
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$2,262,000
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $56,303,319
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Tax year 2024
$2,076,272
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $53,044,998
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Tax year 2023
$15,679,505
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $48,830,196
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Tax year 2022
$158,000
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $56,023,937
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Tax year 2021
$2,702,000
- Grants listed
- 3
- Assets, end of year
- $45,378,651
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Tax year 2020
$902,000
- Grants listed
- 3
- Assets, end of year
- $21,048,321
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Tax year 2019
$912,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $20,444,272
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Tax year 2018
$904,400
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $17,925,087
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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University of Chattanooga FoundationChattanooga, TN
To fund a new building for the nursing school
$1,600,000 -
Memorial Health Care System Foundation IncPhoenix, AZ
To support a public charity
$200,000 -
Houston Museum of Decorative ArtsChattanooga, TN
To support a public charity
$100,000 -
University of Chattanooga FoundationChattanooga, TN
To provide funding for a professorship
$100,000 -
Skyuka HallChattanooga, TN
To support a public charity
$84,000 -
The Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage CenterChattanooga, TN
To support a public charity
$50,000 -
Friends of Special ChildrenChattanooga, TN
To support a public charity
$25,000 -
Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN
To support a public charity
$20,000 -
United Way of Central GeorgiaMacon, GA
To support a public charity
$20,000 -
Saint Annes Episcopal ChurchAtlanta, GA
To support a public charity
$20,000 -
Haiti Deaf AcademyWalker, IA
To support a public charity
$10,000 -
Agape Youth and Family CenterAtlanta, GA
To support a public charity
$10,000 -
Retrieving Independence IncBrentwood, TN
To support a public charity
$10,000 -
Deo Clinic IncDalton, GA
To support a public charity
$10,000 -
American Heart Association IncDallas, TX
To support annual campaign
$3,000
Approved for future payment
Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.
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Skyuka HallChattanooga, TN
To support a public charity
$166,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education3 grants $1,784,00090% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $100,0005% of the total
- Human services2 grants $35,0002% of the total
- Health3 grants $33,0002% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,0001% of the total
- Animals1 grant $10,000<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- James D Kennedy IIIPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
- Molly K KennedySECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- Elizabeth K SpratlinCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in Tennessee
- Private foundations in Chattanooga
- Foundations that fund education in Tennessee
- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Tennessee
- Foundations that fund human services in Tennessee
Similar foundations
Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- R Brad Martin Family Foundation 63 grants Preselected only $2,587,585 giving
- Hamico Inc 51 grants Preselected only $1,832,216 giving
- Christian Education Charitable Trust Co 22 grants Preselected only $1,105,000 giving
- Riverview Foundation Inc 12 grants Preselected only $669,830 giving
- Nmi Foundation 3 grants Preselected only $9,027,000 giving