Private foundation · Chattanooga
Tennessee Health Foundation Inc.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 69 totaling $3.7M · 15 in Hamilton County
- Typical grant
- $2,000 to $20K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $8,000, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County, Hamilton County, Shelby County, Knox County, Washington County, Sullivan County, Madison County, Marion County and 5 more · plus 6 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 69% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 47 of 68.
- Total giving that year
- $3.8M
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.8M | $3.7M | 69 |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.8M | 28 |
How to apply
- Contact
- Chelsea johnson · Chattanooga · 4235351897
- What to send
- Www.bcbst.com/about/in-the-community/healthy-places/funding-criteria
- Deadlines
- May, november for community trust funding and august for healthy place funding
- Limits
- Www.bcbst.com/about/in-the-community/healthy-places/funding-criteria
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2024. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
Board and officers
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- Chelsea JohnsonDirector
- Jd HickeyPresident & ceo, board member
- Jill LangstonSecretary
- James HobbsAssistant secretary
- Amy AndrewsTreasurer/cro
- Mandy SavageAssistant treasurer
- David CriswellCfo
- Dalya Qualls WhiteExecutive director
- Daniel GregoryController & cao
- Emily J ReynoldsChairperson
- Bruce A BosseVice chairperson
- Calvin L AndersonBoard member
- Michael D BrookshireBoard member
- Miles A BurdineBoard member
- Reginald W CoopwoodBoard member
- Decosta E JenkinsBoard member
- Jack B MccallieBoard member
- Johnny B Moore JrBoard member
- Lottie F RyansBoard member
- Martha S WallenBoard member
- Jamie R WoodsonBoard member
As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- 2024 hickey match
- 2024 anderson match
- 2024 reynolds match
- 2024 ryans match
- 2024 pow scholar
- 2024 bosse match
- 2024 moore match
- Teamblue gives donation
Tennessee organizations it funded
Hamilton County grants are listed first, then the largest. Groups it already funds are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Chamber Foundation | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | 2024 cha future fund | $1M |
| Chattanooga Hamilton County Public Education Fund | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | 2024 hickey match | $110K |
| United Way of Greater Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | 2024 united way cha gift | $50K |
| University of Chattanooga Foundation | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Leadership board 1:1 match, 2024 criswell | $20K |
| Church of the Good Shephard | Lookout Mountain, Hamilton County | 2024 hickey match | $20K |
| Ivy Rose Foundation Inc. | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Partridge 2024 match | $20K |
| Hunter Museum of American Art | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | 2024 hickey match | $10K |
| The University of TN at Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | 2024 pow scholar | $10K |
| Children's Advocacy Center | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | 2024 donation drive, foundation gift | $2,500 |
| Hyksos Foundation | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | 2024 partridge match | $2,000 |
| Team Mentoring Inc. | Ooltewah, Hamilton County | 2024 partridge match | $2,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chatt | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Leadership board 1:1 match, 2024 mcghee | $1,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | 2024 culver boys and girls match | $1,000 |
| Chattanooga Area Food Bank | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Board leadership 1:1 match for m. Sauceman | $1,000 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Holiday meal for families--december 2024 adopt a meal | $500 |
| Community Foundation of Middle TN Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Voices for safer TN (#221382) | $1.7M |
| Ballad Health Foundation | Johnson City, Washington County | 2024 hickey match | $110K |
| First TN Dev District Foundation | Johnson City, Washington County | Helene disaster response | $100K |
| United Way of East TN Highlands | Johnson City, Washington County | 2024 ryans match (hurricane response) | $54K |
| American Red Cross | Nashville, Davidson County | 2024 bosse match | $52K |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Ne TN | Kingsport, Sullivan County | Disaster relief funding | $50K |
| Greater Kingsport Family YMCA | Kingsport, Sullivan County | Hurricane helene response | $50K |
| The University of TN Foundation Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | 2024 woodsen match | $42K |
| Belmont University | Nashville, Davidson County | 2024 reynolds match | $30K |
| TN Score | Nashville, Davidson County | Score 2024 support | $25K |
It also made 1 grant to individual people. We don't list their names.