Tennessee Health Foundation Inc
Chattanooga, TN · EIN 20-0298456. Reported 223 grants totalling $15.0M to 118 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Tennessee Health Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $303 and the largest $1,760,603. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Middle Tn Inc | Nashville, TN | $4,770,603 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation Greater Chatt | Chattanooga, TN | $1,001,664 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chattanooga Chamber Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Tennessee Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $812,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Tn Dev District Foundation | Johnson City, TN | $641,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| East Tn St Univ Foundation | Johnson City, TN | $602,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tennis Memphis | Memphis, TN | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn | Nashville, TN | $451,525 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mid-South Food Bank | Memphis, TN | $451,306 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tn Score | Nashville, TN | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, TN | $335,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $320,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Ne Tn | Kingsport, TN | $300,730 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chattanooga Area Food Bank | Chattanooga, TN | $256,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tn | Maryville, TN | $251,350 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Camellia Foundation | Memphis, TN | $208,896 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $207,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Governor's Books for Birth Foundation | Nashville, TN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Nashville, TN | $177,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls America | Atlanta, GA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ballad Health Foundation | Johnson City, TN | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chattanooga Hamilton County Public Education Fund | Chattanooga, TN | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regional Inter-Faith Association Inc | Jackson, TN | $100,846 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Belmont University | Nashville, TN | $90,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The University of Tn at Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Church of the Good Shephard | Lookout Mountain, TN | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Tn Foundation Inc | Knoxville, TN | $69,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Mid-South | Memphis, TN | $63,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Knoxville News Sentinel Charities Inc | Knoxville, TN | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The University of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $60,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of East Tn Highlands | Johnson City, TN | $56,160 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Memphis | Memphis, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Kingsport Family YMCA | Kingsport, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ivy Rose Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Memphis Fire Department Foundation | Memphis, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Samaritan Ministries Temple | Johnson City, TN | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Chattanooga Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $40,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hunter Museum of American Art | Chattanooga, TN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University Health System Inc | Knoxville, TN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Middle Tennessee | Brentwood, TN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy | Chattanooga, TN | $32,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Erlanger Health System Foundations | Chattanooga, TN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis, TN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rocketown of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Next Door Inc | Nashville, TN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Milligan College | Milligan College, TN | $25,150 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chi Boule Foundation | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pure Youth Athletics Alliance | Memphis, TN | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Kingsport Inc | Kingsport, TN | $22,480 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | $21,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Middle Tn | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Middle Tennessee State University Fndn | Murfreesboro, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Middle Tn State University | Murfreesboro, TN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Civil Rights Museum | Gary, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| East Tennessee State University Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $18,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ntl Assc of Health Services Executives | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Healing Word Counseling Center | Memphis, TN | $13,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Nashville | Nashville, TN | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baptist Memorial College | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chattanooga Community Kitchen | Chattanooga, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chattanooga Unite | Chattanooga, TN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Church Health Center of Memphis Inc | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope for the Inner City | Chattanooga, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knoxville Habitat for Humanity | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Send Relief Inc | Alpharetta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Step Ahead Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Inc | Memphis, TN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Advocacy Center | Nashville, TN | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Odyssey | Memphis, TN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN | $7,450 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Andrew Jackson's Hermitage | Hermitage, TN | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians | Knoxville, TN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tennessee State Museum Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ne State Community College Foundation | Blountville, TN | $6,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boule Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tn Inc | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Troops Chattanooga Unite | Chattanooga, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Le Bonheur Childrens Medical Center Fdn | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Civil Rights Museum | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Visit Johnson City Foundation | Johnson City, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tennessee Medical Association | Nashville, TN | $4,130 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cherokee Country Club Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boule Foundation (inactive) | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of East Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childhelp Inc | Knoxville, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legacy Parks Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Memphis Foundation | Memphis, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children Adv Ctr First Judicial Dist | Lebanon, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Memphis Child Advocacy Center | Memphis, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashville Childrens Alliance | Nashville, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pine Grove Presbyterian Church | Greenback, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Exchange Club | Jackson, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the College System of Tn | Nashville, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of the South App | Memphis, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hyksos Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelby Farms Park Conservancy | Memphis, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Mentoring Inc | Ooltewah, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Als Association Tn Chapter | Arlington, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Overton Park Shell Inc | Memphis, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chatt | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Nashville, TN | $550 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chattanooga Food Center | Chattanooga, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chattanooga Theatre Centre | Chattanooga, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children Are People | Gallatin, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dorothy Day House of Hospitality | Memphis, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Isaiah 117 House | Elizabethton, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Pocatello, ID | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stepping Stones Safe Haven Inc | Murfreesboro, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tn Assc of Alcohol Drug & Addiction | Nashville, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chambliss Center for Children | Chattanooga, TN | $303 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
50 of 118 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 61%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Community Foundation of Middle Tn Inc
BLUECROSS FAMILY FUND - COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE - East Tn St Univ Foundation
TO ESTABLISH THE BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION COMPUTING SCHOLARSHIP FUND - First Tn Dev District Foundation
COVID-19 VACCINE CAMPAIGN GRANT - Tennis Memphis
LEFTWICH TENNIS CENTER PROJECT SUPPORT - Community Foundation Greater Chatt
SMARTCITY VENTURE FUND FOR STUDENT CONNECTIVITY PROJECT - Meharry Medical College
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INFORMED APPROACH TO OPTIMIZE HEALTH EQUITY: ADDRESSING DISPARITIES THROUGH COVID-19 & BEYOND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 128 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | $5,769,670 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 50 | $3,630,736 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $1,832,800 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 74 | $3,784,437 | $7,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Tennessee. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Tennessee.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Tennessee Health Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1 Cameron Hill Circle, Chattanooga, TN, 37402. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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