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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
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Tax year 2024
$9,027,000
- Grants listed
- 3
- Assets, end of year
- $562,607
-
Tax year 2023
$1,303,000
- Grants listed
- 3
- Assets, end of year
- $8,645,071
-
Tax year 2022
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $4,752,604
-
Tax year 2021
$50,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $1,736,941
-
Tax year 2020
$12,000
- Grants listed
- 2
- Assets, end of year
- $188,000
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Girls Preparatory SchoolChattanooga, TN
Establishment and funding of the sharon mills sustainability fund which is aimed at ensuring the girls preparatory school achieves long term financial and environmental sustainability.
$8,000,000 -
Chattanooga Area Food BankChattanooga, TN
Supports sourcing and purchase of fresh vegetables and fruits, proteins, dairy, and shelf stable foods; adding staffing and professional development; capital improvements; purchase of reefer truck and van; computer technology.
$1,012,000 -
Tivoli Theatre FoundationChattanooga, TN
Supports the capital renovation campaign providing the following for permanent art (steel and glass sculpture) being installed during the renovation: off-site storage (while under construction), engineering and architecture fees, and materials and labor.
$15,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education1 grant $8,000,00089% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $1,012,00011% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $15,000<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Tennessee3 grants $9,027,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- R Kincaid MillsPRESIDENT AND TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- Olan Mills IISECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
The return
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