Wayside Foundation
Private foundation · Signal Mountain, TN · EIN 72-6241623 · reported 2023–2025
47grants reported
$1,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$165Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 47 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $74K 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
628 Wayside PL
Signal Mtn, TN 37377-1594
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Child Evangelism Fellowship of Greater Chattanooga CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $21,000 |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship of Greater Chattanooga CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $19,000 |
| Richmont University CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | Chattanooga, TN | $18,500 |
| Richmont University CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | Chattanooga, TN | $18,000 |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship of Greater Chattanooga CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $17,500 |
| Richmont University CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | Chattanooga, TN | $16,000 |
| Clear Creek Church of Christ CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Hixson, TN | $8,000 |
| Bethel Bible Village CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Hixson, TN | $3,500 |
| Bible in the Schools CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | Chattanooga, TN | $2,350 |
| Clear Creek Church of Christ CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Hixson, TN | $2,000 |
| Bethel Bible Village CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Hixson, TN | $2,000 |
| Clear Creek Church of Christ CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Hixson, TN | $2,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $1,500 |
| Bible in the Schools CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | Chattanooga, TN | $1,500 |
| Bethel Bible Village CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Hixson, TN | $1,500 |
| Bible in the Schools CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | Chattanooga, TN | $1,500 |
| Adult & Teen Challenge CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 |
| Blazing Hope Ranch CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Dayton, TN | $1,000 |
| Chattanooga Room in the Inn CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 |
| Grace School of Theology CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | The Woodlands, TX | $1,000 |
| Kingdom Connection CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | Gainesville, GA | $1,000 |
| Life Spring Community Health CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 |
| Master Media International CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Redlands, CA | $1,000 |
| Monarch Thrift Shop JOB TRAINING PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Pathway to Victory CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Dallas, TX | $1,000 |
| The Winning Walk CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Blazing Hope Ranch CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Dayton, TN | $1,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 |
| Grace School of Theology CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | The Woodlands, TX | $1,000 |
| Life Spring Community Health CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 |
| Master Media International CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Redlands, CA | $1,000 |
| Pathway to Victory CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Dallas, TX | $1,000 |
| The Winning Walk CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Adult & Teen Challenge CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 |
| Blazing Hope Ranch CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Dayton, TN | $1,000 |
| Chattanooga Room in the Inn CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 |
| Grace School of Theology CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | The Woodlands, TX | $1,000 |
| Life Spring Community Health CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 |
| Master Media International CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Redlands, CA | $1,000 |
| Pathway to Victory CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Dallas, TX | $1,000 |
| The Winning Walk CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Monarch Thrift Shop JOB TRAINING PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Kingdom Connection CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | Gainesville, GA | $1,000 |
| Lupton Drive Baptist Church CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $500 |
| Adult & Teen Challenge CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $500 |
| Chattanooga Room in the Inn CHRISTIAN MISSIONS | Chattanooga, TN | $500 |
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