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Grant Funders in Chattanooga, TN

Bespoke Grants indexes 40 grant-making foundations headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee — together $176.9M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Chattanooga nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

40
Foundations in Chattanooga
$176.9M
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
TN
State

Foundations headquartered in Chattanooga

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Chattanooga Christian Community$37.8M2024
2The Maclellan Foundation Inc$25.0M2024
3The Community Foundation of Greater$19.4M2024
4University of Chattanooga$13.0M2024
5The Mccallie School$8.8M2022
6Hospice of the South Inc$8.0M2023
7Tennessee Health Foundation Inc$7.5M2024
8Benwood Foundation Inc$6.2M2024
9United Way of Greater Chattanooga$5.5M2025
10Lyndhurst Foundation Inc$4.1M2024
11Reflection Riding Land Conservation$3.6M2018
12Robert L & Kathrina H Maclellan Founda$3.2M2024
13R Brad Martin Family Foundation$2.6M2025
14Journey Health Foundation$2.5M2024
15Hamico Inc$2.1M2024
16Hugh and Charlotte Maclellan$2.0M2024
17Westwood Endowment Inc$1.9M2020
18Public School Bible Study Committee$1.7M2025
19Signal Centers Inc$1.6M2017
20Memorial Health Care System Inc$1.5M2024
21Footprint Foundation Inc$1.5M2024
22Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc$1.4M2023
23Ankerberg Theological Research Institute$1.3M2024
24Riverview Foundation Inc$1.3M2024
25Orion & Emma B Hurlbut Tr$1.3M2025
26Weldon F Osborne Foundation Inc$1.2M2025
27Artsbuild$1.2M2024
28Erlanger Health System Foundations$979K2024
29Mckenzie Foundation$959K2024
30Bota Foundation$896K2023
31Frank P Pierce Foundation Inc$871K2024
32Schillhahn-huskey Foundation$818K2025
33Christian Education Charitable Trust Co$816K2024
34Fontaine Family Foundation Inc$705K2024
35The Hospice of Chattanooga Foundation$625K2020
36Tennessee River Gardens$586K2024
37Chattanooga State Community$582K2025
38Campus Development Foundation Inc$544K2018
39Southern Health Plan Inc$528K2024
40The Howard Fund$527K2024

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What Chattanooga funders support

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Chattanooga, TN address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Chattanooga nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.