Bishop Family Foundation
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About Bishop Family Foundation
The Bishop Family Foundation makes concentrated, large gifts to community infrastructure and human services in the Chattanooga/Signal Mountain area, with an emphasis on housing, faith-based institutions, recovery and education-related stability programs. They favor capital projects and endowed support (scholarships, building projects) and often give repeat grants to a small set of local organizations. Their giving also includes donor-advised funding channels, suggesting a mix of direct charitable investment and intermediary vehicles.
Focus Areas
Affordable housing and homebuilding in Chattanooga (Habitat for Humanity of Chattanooga, neighborhood park/connectivity)Addiction recovery and scholarship endowments for treatment-related services (Cumberland Heights scholarship endowment)Faith-based capital projects and church facility expansion (Wayside Presbyterian Church new sanctuary)Community schools and neighborhood stability programs (Northside Neighborhood House community schools and staff support)Local land and park connectivity projects (Trust for Public Land — Alton Park connector)
Who They Fund
students and scholarship recipients
About Bishop Family Foundation
A $200,000 grant to Cumberland Heights Foundation for the Recovery in Community Campaign stands out in the Bishop Family Foundation’s recent record, because it shows how the foundation pairs large-scale support with tightly local giving. The Bishop Family Foundation gives entirely in Tennessee and concentrates its grants around Chattanooga, Signal Mountain, and nearby communities. Its recent funding mix includes housing construction, recovery services, school support, arts access, public-space projects, and faith-based facilities. Repeat support appears throughout the record. Habitat for Humanity of Chattanooga received two six-figure home-building grants, while Northside Neighborhood House was funded for community schools, staffing, housing assistance, and general operating needs. The foundation also backed capital and endowment-style support, including a scholarship endowment for Cumberland Heights Foundation and a new sanctuary for Wayside Presbyterian Church. Smaller grants extend the same local pattern to neighborhood civic groups and community-serving organizations in Signal Mountain and Chattanooga. With annual grants of $1,615,000 and a median grant size of $40,000, the foundation’s giving is marked by sizable awards to a small set of nearby recipients.
What Bishop Family Foundation Funds
Housing stability is one of the clearest threads in the foundation’s grant record. It gave $150,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Chattanooga for a house build, following a $150,000 home-build grant in the prior year. Education and student support show up through both schools and scholarships. Signal Mountain Christian School received $40,000 for classroom improvement, while Cumberland Heights Foundation received $100,000 for a scholarship endowment in 2023 and another $50,000 for the same purpose that year. The foundation also funds community service infrastructure. Northside Neighborhood House received $60,000 for its community schools program, stability work, and staff investment, plus separate support for HR assistance and housing assistance. In addition, The Trust for Public Land received $50,000 for the Alton Park Connector, tying the foundation to neighborhood connectivity and public space work in Chattanooga.
How Bishop Family Foundation Gives
Grant size clusters around larger local awards: the 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $40,000, and the 75th percentile is $55,000. Several grants are repeated to the same recipients across multiple years, including Habitat for Humanity of Chattanooga, Cumberland Heights Foundation, Northside Neighborhood House, Adult and Teen Challenge Midsouth, and The Generosity Trust. The record also shows support through a donor-advised fund channel, with a 2024 grant to The Generosity Trust for funding for donor advised fund and a 2025 foundation contribution. The foundation also funds individuals, which fits its mix of direct charitable grants and intermediary vehicles.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$510K
Total Assets
$13.6M
Total Revenue
$2.7M
Total Expenses
$554K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $55K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$55K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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