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Grant recipient EIN 47-2972148Arts and culture

Who funds Rise Chattanooga?

7 private foundations gave Rise Chattanooga in Chattanooga, TN $1.2 million across 42 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

42 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. McKenzie Foundation D/B/A the McKenzie FoundationChattangooga, TN 2025

    Operating funds

    $4,500
  2. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2024

    Salary and benefits arts director, arts programming, and studio build-out

    $150,000
  3. Lyndhurst Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2024

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  4. Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Community programming support

    $30,000
  5. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $21,825
  6. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2024

    City of Creators

    $20,000
  7. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2024

    Natural Beautiful Me

    $18,750
  8. Robert F Stone Foundation AKA Bobby Stone FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    The H2O Life

    $15,000
  9. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2024

    Little Free Library Book Program

    $5,000
  10. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2023

    Chattanooga food & drink festival

    $25,000
  11. McKenzie Foundation D/B/A the McKenzie FoundationChattangooga, TN 2023

    Operating funds

    $25,000
  12. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $21,750
  13. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2023

    800 Collective

    $20,000
  14. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2023

    City of Creators

    $20,000
  15. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2023

    Natural Beautiful Me

    $12,000
  16. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2023

    Eastdale community festival

    $1,875
  17. Lyndhurst Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2023

    LH Associates Matching Program

    $300
  18. Lyndhurst Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2022

    Renovation of RISE headquarters, Community Development Plan, General Operations

    $420,000
  19. McKenzie Foundation D/B/A the McKenzie FoundationChattangooga, TN 2022

    Operating funds

    $20,000
  20. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2022

    To support 4 Courses And General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  22. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2022

    800 Collective

    $1,000
  23. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2021

    To support programming and staff of RISE and its new arts hub

    $80,000
  24. Robert F Stone Foundation AKA Bobby Stone FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    The Hub (entrepreneur programming & site renovations)

    $50,000
  25. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2020

    4 Courses

    $10,000
  26. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  27. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2020

    800 Collective

    $10,000
  28. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2020

    Studio Everything

    $10,000
  29. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2020

    To support the creation of 800 Collective Workbook

    $9,000
  30. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2019

    Levitt amp series 2019

    $25,000
  31. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2019

    To support 4 Courses

    $20,000
  32. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2019

    The hub (arts & culture incubator)

    $15,000
  33. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2019

    To support the launch of Four Course And dinner/dialogue series

    $5,700
  34. Footprint Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2019

    Crier/Conrad Fiscal Sponsorship to support evaluation analysis and illustrated report regarding post-REI Feedback

    $2,500
  35. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2019

    Kingship chess academy

    $2,500
  36. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2019

    For jazzy elders piano class

    $1,500
  37. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2019

    Rei training evaluation

    $950
  38. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2018

    Levitt amp music series

    $25,000
  39. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2018

    Porchfest

    $15,000
  40. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2018

    Arts connect

    $14,000
  41. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2018

    Artists workshops

    $6,000
  42. Benwood Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2018

    Assist with strategic/branding plan

    $3,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Chattanooga, TN and are not among Rise Chattanooga’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 118 grants Preselected only $8,656 to similar organizations
  2. The Hacker and Kitty Caldwell Family Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 29 grants Accepts applications $447,733 to similar organizations
  3. Schillhahn-Huskey FoundationChattanooga, TN 13 grants Preselected only $630,000 to similar organizations
  4. The MacLellan Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 33 grants Accepts applications $307,250 to similar organizations
  5. George R Johnson Family FoundationCleveland, TN 26 grants Accepts applications $337,500 to similar organizations
  6. Riverview Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 9 grants Preselected only $382,000 to similar organizations
  7. Robert L & Kathrina H MacLellan Founda FoundationChattanooga, TN 7 grants Accepts applications $265,500 to similar organizations
  8. Tucker FoundationOoltewah, TN 12 grants Accepts applications $245,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-2972148 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.