Lillian L Colby Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Chattanooga, TN · EIN 45-4420455 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Lillian L Colby Charitable Fdn IA
56grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$7,500smallest grant
$1.3Mtotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 56 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $75K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
736 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-4807
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Symphony & Opera | Chattanooga, TN | $67,500 |
| Chattanooga Symphony & Opera | Chattanooga, TN | $60,000 |
| Chattanooga Symphony & Opera | Chattanooga, TN | $55,000 |
| LA Paz de Dios Inc - Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $55,000 |
| Pursuit of Happiness for Underserved | Chattanooga, TN | $50,000 |
| Metropolitan Ministries | Chattanooga, TN | $35,000 |
| A Step Ahead Foundation Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $34,000 |
| Chattanooga Area Food Bank | Chattanooga, TN | $30,000 |
| Teach for America | Chattanooga, TN | $30,000 |
| Chattanooga Area Food Bank | Chattanooga, TN | $30,000 |
| Teach for America | Chattanooga, TN | $30,000 |
| Artsbuild | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Inc | Chattanoga, TN | $25,000 |
| Launch | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Northside Neighborhood House | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Public Education Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Chattanooga Room in the Inn | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Corner Evolution Dba Bridge City | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Launch | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Lookout Mountain Land Trust | Lookout Mtn, TN | $25,000 |
| Signal Centers Inc | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Northside Neighborhood House | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Artsbuild | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Chattanooga Room in the Inn | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Launch | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Metropolitan Ministries | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Northside Neighborhood House | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Public Education Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 |
| Kelcurt Foundation | Soddy Daisy, TN | $25,000 |
| A Step Ahead Foundation Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $20,500 |
| Children's Advocacy Center of Hamilton | Chattanooga, TN | $20,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater | Chattanooga, TN | $20,000 |
| First Things First | Chattanooga, TN | $20,000 |
| Reflection Riding Arboretum and | Chattanooga, TN | $20,000 |
| Friends of the Zoo | Chattanooga, TN | $17,000 |
| Chattanooga Preparatory School | Chattanooga, TN | $15,000 |
| Launch Pad | Chattanooga, TN | $15,000 |
| The Chattery | Chattanooga, TN | $15,000 |
| Urban League of Greater Chattanooga | Chatanooga, TN | $15,000 |
| Chattanooga Prep Inc | Chattanooga, TN | $15,000 |
| Community Foundation of GC | Chattanooga, TN | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greater | Chattanooga, TN | $15,000 |
| Wayside Presbyterian Church | Signal Mountain, TN | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greater | Chattanooga, TN | $15,000 |
| Chambliss Center for Children | Chattanooga, TN | $12,500 |
| Hunter Museum of American Art | Chattanooga, TN | $12,000 |
| Ella Library | Chattanooga, TN | $10,000 |
| Scenic Land Schoolskyuka Hall | Chattanooga, TN | $10,000 |
| Colab | Chattanooga, TN | $10,000 |
| Aim Center and Sanatan Dharma Temple of | Hillsborough, NJ | $10,000 |
| Hosanna Community | Hixson, TN | $9,500 |
| Net Resource Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $8,500 |
| Lift Youth Center Inc | Ringgold, GA | $8,000 |
| Survivor Fitness Foundation | Nashville, TN | $8,000 |
| The Kidney Foundation of the Greater | Chattanooga, TN | $7,500 |
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