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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-6044177

Lyndhurst Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chattanooga, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 142 grants and $7 million 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Benic M Clark III
517 East Fifth Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 756-0767
Form and materials
Application guidelines are listed on the foundation's website at www.lyndhurstfoundation.org.
Deadlines
Proposal deadlines are March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31.
Restrictions
Unsolicited proposals are not eligible for consideration.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,974,153

    Grants listed
    142
    Assets, end of year
    $124,986,009

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,081,093

    Grants listed
    120
    Assets, end of year
    $123,155,746

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,208,845

    Grants listed
    123
    Assets, end of year
    $126,107,800

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,716,254

    Grants listed
    128
    Assets, end of year
    $133,731,560

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,105,222

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $124,585,600

Grants paid in 2024

142 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CHA Charitable Benefit CorporationChattanooga, TN

    Westside Evolves Phase 1 Housing Development

    $750,000
  2. CneChattanooga, TN

    Missing Middle Housing Expansion in Oak Grove

    $500,000
  3. Chatt Design StudioChattanooga, TN

    Montague Park Planning Process

    $325,000
  4. Chatt Design StudioChattanooga, TN

    2024 City Center Planning Study

    $250,000
  5. Trust for Public Land-TN OfficeChattanooga, TN

    Purchase of "Vinson" Property and Capitalize RLAF

    $250,000
  6. Chatt Design StudioChattanooga, TN

    Study - Optimizing Downtown Streets for People

    $236,500
  7. CneChattanooga, TN

    Creating Healthy Neighborhoods: CNE Homes and Missing Middle Housing

    $225,000
  8. City of Chatt-Transportation DeptChattanooga, TN

    East 14th St Greenway and Bicycle Boulevard

    $200,000
  9. River City CompanyChattanooga, TN

    Design Dev'l Riverfront Park at Ross' Landing

    $200,000
  10. Tivoli Theatre FoundationChattanooga, TN

    Gap Funding for Construction - Performing Arts Center

    $200,000
  11. ArtsBuildChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $170,000
  12. Public Education FdnChattanooga, TN

    Creative Connect

    $150,000
  13. ArtsBuildChattanooga, TN

    Advocacy, Art + Climate, Make Music Day, Feasibility Study

    $140,000
  14. Austin Hatcher FoundationChattanooga, TN

    Capital Improvements for access to Montague Park

    $125,000
  15. Chatt Audubon Society IncChattanooga, TN

    Capital Support - Repairs to Walker Hall

    $115,000
  16. Chambliss Center for ChildrenChattanooga, TN

    Building Futures Campaign

    $100,000
  17. La Paz ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  18. LaunchChattanooga, TN

    General Operations 2024

    $100,000
  19. Trust for Public Land-TN OfficeChattanooga, TN

    East Line Rail Feasibility Study Phase 2

    $100,000
  20. Preserve ChattChattanooga, TN

    Preservation Plan and Additional Staff 2024-2025

    $80,000
  21. A Step Ahead FoundationChattanooga, TN

    Health Services and Improved Database Capacity

    $75,000
  22. greenspacesChattanooga, TN

    General Operations 2024

    $75,000
  23. Land Trust for TennesseeNashville, TN

    General Operating Support - SE Regional Office

    $75,000
  24. Lookout Mountain ConservancyChattanooga, TN

    Rockmont Park Parking Lot Improvements

    $75,000
  25. Metropolitan MinistriesChattanooga, TN

    Food for Health

    $75,000
  26. Nature Conservancy ALBirmingham, AL

    David Johnson Farm Conservation Project

    $75,000
  27. Nature Conservancy TNBrentwood, TN

    Protecting the Cradle of Southern Appalachia

    $75,000
  28. RISE ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  29. Thrive Regional Ptnrsship IncChattanooga, TN

    Natural Treasures Alliance

    $75,000
  30. Trust for Public Land-TN OfficeChattanooga, TN

    Clifton Hills Alton Park Thread Trail predevelopment

    $75,000
  31. Athens Area Council for the ArtsAthens, TN

    Placemaking Mural

    $70,000
  32. City of Chatt-Public WorksChattanooga, TN

    Urban Forestry Plan (Phase 3)

    $70,000
  33. ChatteryChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $60,000
  34. Friends of the Cherokee National ForestKnoxville, TN

    Hiwassee River Blueway Proj and Gen Oper Support

    $60,000
  35. Pop-Up ProjectChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $60,000
  36. TN State Parks ConservancyNashville, TN

    Empowering Underserved Youth Through Parks

    $59,000
  37. CHATT Foundation (fka Community KitcheChattanooga, TN

    "A Seat at Our Table" Capital Campaign

    $50,000
  38. Chattanooga BalletChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  39. City of LaFayetteLaFayette, GA

    Farmers Market Pavilion

    $50,000
  40. Houston Museum of Decorative ArtsChattanooga, TN

    Capital Campaign - Building Renovations

    $50,000
  41. Main Street AthensAthens, TN

    Kitchen Incubator and Outdoor Dining Experience

    $50,000
  42. McKamey Animal ShelterChattanooga, TN

    MAC C.A.R.E.S. Center Support 2024-2025

    $50,000
  43. SORBA - Chatt ChapterChattanooga, TN

    Staffing Expenses

    $50,000
  44. TennGreen Land ConservancyNashville, TN

    Conserving Land within the Cradle of Southern Appalachia

    $50,000
  45. Trust for Public Land-TN OfficeChattanooga, TN

    Welcoming Places Program

    $50,000
  46. Walker Co African Amer Hist Alumni AssocLithonia, GA

    Walker Co African Amer Memorial & Community Park

    $50,000
  47. YMCA of Metropolitan ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN

    Teaching Kitchen

    $50,000
  48. SplashChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $45,000
  49. Chatt Design StudioChattanooga, TN

    CIVIQ Speaker Series 2024-2025

    $43,000
  50. Scenic City Clay ArtsChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $42,500
  51. Art 120Signal MTN, TN

    We Make Program

    $40,000
  52. Cleveland Bradley Regional Museum5ptsCleveland, TN

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  53. Creative Discovery MuseumChattanooga, TN

    Namaste India Exhibition

    $40,000
  54. River City CompanyChattanooga, TN

    Animating Downtown - Emerging Producers

    $37,500
  55. Erlanger Health System FoundationsChattanooga, TN

    Expansion of Telehealth Services

    $35,000
  56. River City CompanyChattanooga, TN

    Hawk Hill Renderings and Economic Impact Study

    $35,000
  57. Architects FoundationWashington, DC

    Chattanooga Hip Hop Architecture Camp

    $30,200
  58. Be The Change Youth InitiativeChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  59. Chatt Symphony & OperaChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  60. Chatt ZooChattanooga, TN

    Promoting Equity and Diversity in Zoos

    $25,000
  61. Chattanooga Boys ChoirChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  62. Thrive Regional Ptnrsship IncChattanooga, TN

    "My Thriving Garden" Project

    $25,000
  63. Trust for Public Land-TN OfficeChattanooga, TN

    Chatt Community Schoolyards Prog - Hardy Elementary

    $25,000
  64. Univ of Georgia FoundationAthens, GA

    Steven Duncan Cox Scholarship Fund

    $25,000
  65. Assn for Visual ArtsChattanooga, TN

    AVA @ the InCubator

    $20,000
  66. Chatt Neighborhoods Arts PartnershipChattanooga, TN

    Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts & Ideas

    $20,000
  67. Girls Inc of ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN

    Outdoor Girl Summer Camp - 2024

    $20,000
  68. Help Right HereChattanooga, TN

    General Operations 2024

    $20,000
  69. Signal CentersChattanooga, TN

    General Operations for the Hart Gallery

    $20,000
  70. SoundCorpsChattanooga, TN

    General Operations

    $20,000
  71. TN State University FoundationNashville, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $16,000
  72. Performing Arts League IncChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  73. Sewanee-University of the SouthSewanee, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $15,000
  74. Thrive SequatchieDunlap, TN

    2024 Cycle Sequatchie Farmers Feast and Oktoberfest

    $15,000
  75. McCallie SchoolChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $14,000
  76. Chatt Design StudioChattanooga, TN

    Design Your Neighborhood 2024-2025

    $12,500
  77. Rhyme N ChattChattanooga, TN

    General Operating Support

    $12,000
  78. Beloved WomanChattanooga, TN

    Eastside Expansion of Programs

    $10,000
  79. Bessie Smith Cultural CenterChattanooga, TN

    Big 9 Music Festival

    $10,000
  80. Chatt Design StudioChattanooga, TN

    Fountain Square Missing Middle Building Prototype

    $10,000
  81. CneChattanooga, TN

    CNE Money School 2024

    $10,000
  82. Friends of Outdoor ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN

    National Park City

    $10,000
  83. National Park PartnersChattanooga, TN

    Archeo-Geophysical Magnetometer Surv-Mocc Bend Peninsula

    $10,000
  84. Normal Park Museum Magnet Educ FundChattanooga, TN

    Spark Spots

    $10,000
  85. Thrive Regional Ptnrsship IncChattanooga, TN

    "My Thriving Garden" Project

    $10,000
  86. United Way of Gr ChattChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $10,000
  87. Wild Ones Natural Landscapes LtdHixson, TX

    Seeds for Education

    $10,000
  88. The Generosity TrustChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $9,900
  89. ChatteryChattanooga, TN

    Emergency Funding

    $7,750
  90. Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature CtrChattanooga, TN

    Thomas Dambo Troll proposal

    $7,000
  91. EWI - Chatt BCDPChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $6,847
  92. Miracle League of Chattanooga IncChattanooga, TN

    Purchase of Uniforms and Equipment

    $5,250
  93. Philanthropy SoutheastAtlanta, GA

    2024 Annual Meeting Sponsorship

    $5,000
  94. Pilgrim Congregational ChurchChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $4,800
  95. SkirtsChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $4,000
  96. Women's Fund of GrChattChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $3,239
  97. Community Fdn of Gr ChattChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $3,120
  98. Austin Hatcher FoundationChattanooga, TN

    LH Associates matching program

    $3,000
  99. Sou Cumberland Community FoundationMonteagle, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $2,000
  100. Thankful Memorial Episcopal ChurchChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $2,000
  101. American Cancer Society - Relay for LifeCleveland, TN

    LH Associates matching program

    $1,566
  102. Boule FoundationAtlanta, GA

    LH Associates matching program

    $1,500
  103. Second Missionary Baptist ChurchChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,500
  104. Lula Lake Land TrustLookout Mountain, GA

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,350
  105. Univ of Georgia FoundationAthens, GA

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,160
  106. Chatt Girls Ldrship AcademyChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,000
  107. Chatt State Comm FdnChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,000
  108. Friends of Outdoor ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,000
  109. Friends of SouCumberland State ParkSewanee, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,000
  110. GA-Alabama Land TrustPiedmont, AL

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,000
  111. Gamma Pi Boule FoundationChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,000
  112. John C Campbell Folk SchoolBrasstown, NC

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,000
  113. Montessori Elementary Highland ParkChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,000
  114. TN River Gorge TrustChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,000
  115. Univ of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $800
  116. ArtsBuildChattanooga, TN

    LH Associates matching program

    $600
  117. Signal CentersChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $600
  118. Big Brothers Big Sisters of ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN

    LH Associates matching program

    $525
  119. Executive Women Int'l BCDP CorporateGrand Rapids, MI

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $500
  120. Univ of Georgia FoundationAthens, GA

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $500
  121. ALS AssociationChicago, IL

    LH Associates matching program

    $200
  122. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    LH Associates matching program

    $200
  123. Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MO

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $200
  124. Whitwell High SchoolWhitwell, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $200
  125. Rossville High School Alumni AssociationRossville, GA

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $120
  126. WtcipbsChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $120
  127. Wutc FM881 - NPRChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $120
  128. Big Sur Land TrustMonterey, CA

    LH Associates matching program

    $108
  129. Blue Ridge ParkwayWinstonSalem, NC

    LH Associates matching program

    $103
  130. CalebChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $100
  131. Chatt Area Food BankChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $100
  132. Crabtree FarmsChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $100
  133. Girls Inc of ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $100
  134. Harvard Club of NY Historical Fdn IncNew York, NY

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $100
  135. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $100
  136. Help Right HereChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $100
  137. Univ of Chattanooga FoundationChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $100
  138. Stove WorksChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $75
  139. Harvard MagazineBoston, MA

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $60
  140. Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature CtrChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $60
  141. Lookout Mountain ConservancyChattanooga, TN

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $50
  142. Yes MagazinePoulsbo, WA

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $30

Approved for future payment

4 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Access & EquityChattanooga, TN

    To support future grants approved by trustees

    $865,000
  2. Arts & CultureChattanooga, TN

    To support future grants approved by trustees

    $670,000
  3. Conservation Parks & RecreationChattanooga, TN

    To support future grants approved by trustees

    $670,000
  4. Urban DesignChattanooga, TN

    To support future grants approved by trustees

    $251,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture19 grants $1,014,17540% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $766,25030% of the total
  3. Environment5 grants $225,1589% of the total
  4. Community development4 grants $182,7507% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $100,0004% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation4 grants $66,2503% of the total
  7. 5 other causes12 grants $167,3207% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee118 grants $6,721,272
  2. Georgia10 grants $133,680
  3. Alabama2 grants $76,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $30,200
  5. Texas1 grant $10,000
  6. North Carolina3 grants $1,903
  7. Michigan1 grant $500
  8. Illinois1 grant $200
  9. Massachusetts2 grants $160
  10. California1 grant $108

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Tom WhiteChairman of the Board Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dana B PerryTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Andrew CarrollTrustee Hours 2Pay $8,000
  • Melony CollinsTrustee Hours 2Pay $4,000
  • Carter NewboldTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Aaron WebbTrustee Hours 2Pay $6,000
  • Ann CoulterTrustee Hours 2Pay $3,000
  • Curtis L CollierTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Rachel Schulsontrustee Hours 2Pay $500
  • Benic M Clark IIIPresident and Treasurer Hours 40Pay $317,767

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