Private foundation · EIN 62-0476283 · Chattanooga, TN · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Benwood Foundation's grants went

It reported $4.98M in grants paid across 100 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 59.6% of those dollars to 50 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORM OF A BRIEF TWO-PAGE LETTER. THE LETTER SHOULD INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT OR PURPOSE, BUDGET INFORMATION, AN IRS LETTER OF DETERMINATION, AND A LISTING OF OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Deadlines
NONE
Restrictions
NONE
Website on filing
WWW.BENWOOD.ORG

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 93 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Chattanooga Chamber Foundation
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 23-7032834
$375,000CHATTANOOGA 2.0 OPERATING & PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Urban League of Greater Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 58-1436933
$250,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame street 0.89
Colab
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 26-3934828
$225,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Medicos Mission Fund
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 86-3384114
$200,000EXPANSION OF HEALTH SERVICESSame city 1.00
Purpose Point Community Resource Center
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 26-3152803
$200,000EXPANSION OF EARLY LEARNINGSame city 1.00
Public Education Foundation
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$200,000HAMILTON COUNTY'S COLLEGE SUCCESS INITIATIVEUnmatched Help match
Young Womens Leadership Academy Foundation
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$200,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CGLA & MONTESSORIUnmatched Help match
Artsbuild
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 23-7005188
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Proof Programs
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 88-3808908
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame address 1.00
The Tivoli Theatre Foundation
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 47-4405861
$150,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGNSame ZIP 1.00
Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$150,000REIMAGINING THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EXPERIENCEUnmatched Help match
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN · no confident EIN match
$150,000BLUESKY INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIPSUnmatched Help match
Southeast Community Capital Corporationpathway Lending
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$150,000CHATTANOOGA SMALL BUSINESS JOBS OPPORTUNITY FUNDUnmatched Help match
Chattanooga Design Studio
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 47-3183435
$125,000MONTAGUE PARK PLANNINGSame ZIP 1.00
Unified
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Chattanooga Design Studio
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 47-3183435
$120,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Chattanooga Chamber Foundation
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 23-7032834
$100,000BUILDWITHIN APPRENTICESHIPSSame address 1.00
City Church of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 62-0988819
$100,000MILLER PARK IMPROVEMENTSSame city 0.92
Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 62-1300726
$75,000MANUFACTURED HOUSING PROTOTYPESame street 1.00
Teach for America
New York, NY · EIN 13-3541913
$75,000PARTNERSHIP WITH HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLSSame address 1.00
Chattanooga Preparatory School
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$75,000CURRICULUM FOR MATH & ELAUnmatched Help match
Public Education Foundation
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$75,000BRIDGING THE GAP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMUnmatched Help match
Chattanoogans in Action for Love Equality and Benevolence
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 81-4124279
$65,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Habitat for Humanity
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$65,000HABITAT HOME REPAIRUnmatched Help match
The Rivercity Company
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 62-1273871
$60,000DOWNTOWN & WATERFRONT ANIMATIONSame address 1.00
City Church of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 62-0988819
$57,000NATIONAL PARK CITY LAUNCHSame city 0.92
Red Bank Elementary School
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$45,000FOREST SCHOOL EXPANSIONUnmatched Help match
University of Chattanooga Foundation
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 62-0476521
$40,000AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE & COMMUNICATIONSSame ZIP 1.00
Dynamo Studios
Ooltewah, TN · no confident EIN match
$40,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Erlanger Health System Foundations
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$30,000RELOCATE/RENOVATE DODSON AVENUE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERUnmatched Help match
ART120
Signal Mtn, TN · EIN 27-3257167
$25,000INTERNATIONAL MARKET & OTHER CULTURAL EVENTSExact name 1.00
Girls Inc of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 62-0647145
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Mary Walker Historical and Educational Foundation
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 62-1103291
$25,000REACH SUMMER CAMPSame city 1.00
The Pop-Up Project
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 81-5373267
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Rise Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 47-2972148
$25,000CHATTANOOGA FOOD & DRINK FESTIVALSame city 1.00
A Step Ahead Foundation Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 46-3740551
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Stove Works
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 82-1351758
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Chattanooga Neighborhoods Arts Partnership
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$25,000FESTIVAL OF BLACK ARTS & IDEASUnmatched Help match
Lighthouse Collective
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$25,000THE LIGHTHOUSE SCHOLARSUnmatched Help match
The Bethlehem Center
Chattanooga, TN · no confident EIN match
$20,000HOWARD SCHOOL INITIATIVEUnmatched Help match
Philanthropy Southeast
Atlanta, GA · EIN 56-0995114
$10,600MEMBERSHIP DUESSame address 1.00
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX · EIN 13-5613797
$10,000CHATTANOOGA GO RED FOR WOMEN-STEMSame address 1.00
Artsbuild
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 23-7005188
$10,000CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR TRAININGSame ZIP 1.00
Beloved Woman
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 85-0775610
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Chattanooga Chamber Foundation
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 23-7032834
$10,000DATA VISUALIZATION DASHBOARDSame address 1.00
Chattanooga Fc Foundation
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 47-3508771
$10,000MONTAGUE PARK DESIGNSame city 1.00
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Association
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 62-6002098
$10,000SUPPORT DURING RENOVATIONS OF THE TIVOLI THEATRESame address 0.95
City Church of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 62-0988819
$10,000DIVISION OF ARTS, CULTURE & CREATIVE ECONOMYSame city 0.92
Colab
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 26-3934828
$10,000CO.MOBILITY SUMMITSame address 1.00
The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 62-6045999
$10,000COACHING FOR NEW NON-PROFITSame city 1.00

7 more lines ($565K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

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    28 recipients in common
  2. ROBERT F STONE FOUNDATION AKA Bobby Stone Foundation Wilmington, DE
    20 recipients in common
  3. Lyndhurst Foundation Chattanooga, TN
    15 recipients in common
  4. Footprint Foundation Chattanooga, TN
    12 recipients in common
  5. The Hacker and Kitty Caldwell Family Foundation Chattanooga, TN
    7 recipients in common
  6. American Water Charitable Foundationinc Camden, NJ
    7 recipients in common
  7. The Maclellan Foundation Chattanooga, TN
    7 recipients in common
  8. Tucker Foundation Ooltewah, TN
    6 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.