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    Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation

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    CHATTANOOGA, TNWebsite4232665257

    About Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation

    We empower Christian generosity by guiding and encouraging donors who are motivated toward kingdom-building generosity.

    Focus Areas

    Faith-based ministries and churchesSeminary and ministry scholarshipsDonor-advised funds and philanthropic servicesIncubation/support for new Christian ministriesLocal Chattanooga community impact and initiativesGiving circles and collaborative philanthropy

    Funding Style

    organizational supportgeneral operating supportcapacity buildingunrestricted/institutional funding

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    About Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation

    Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation’s recent giving is shaped by large support for churches, Christian schools, and ministries that sit close to its mission of encouraging kingdom-building generosity. The biggest grants in the record include $2,610,205 to Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church for the foundation’s purposes, $2,500,000 to Crossnore School & Children’s Home for organizational support, and $2,109,740 to Generous Giving in Lexington. Those awards point to a funder that combines faith-based ministry support with broader Christian philanthropic infrastructure. The foundation also makes repeated six- and seven-figure awards to institutions that build Christian formation and community life. Bible in the Schools received multiple grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including support described both as in furtherance of the foundation’s purposes and as organizational support. Covenant College, Chattanooga Christian School, and Bethlehem Centers also appear in the recent-grants list, showing a pattern of backing established local institutions alongside ministries with regional reach. Its work reflects a community foundation structure tied to donor-guided Christian giving.

    What Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation Funds

    Faith-based ministries and churches are central to the portfolio. Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church received $1,991,461 in 2025 for organizational support, while Grace Peace Church in Ooltewah received $1,046,475 for organizational support. The foundation also supported Brainerd Baptist Church and First Presbyterian Church - Chattanooga in its recent grants. Christian education is another clear area. Chattanooga Christian School received $644,188 in 2025 for organizational support and $600,456 in 2024 for in furtherance of the foundation’s purposes, while Montreat College received $624,702 in 2024 for the same purpose. Community-serving institutions also appear in the record. Chattanooga Area Food Bank received $1,026,260 in 2023, and Chattanooga Chamber Foundation received $860,250 in 2025, both as part of the foundation’s broader local impact work.

    How Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation Gives

    The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent-gifts list also shows a set of much larger institutional awards in the six- and seven-figure range. The pattern includes repeated support for the same recipients across multiple years, including Bible in the Schools, Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church, and Chattanooga Christian School. Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation is classified as a mixed community foundation, and its grants are framed both as organizational support and as gifts made in furtherance of the foundation’s purposes. The foundation does not make program-related investments and does not fund individuals.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $36.4M

    Total Assets

    $136.1M

    Total Revenue

    $53.6M

    Total Expenses

    $39.6M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $20K.

    25th Percentile

    $10K

    Median

    $20K

    75th Percentile

    $50K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional42 states funded
    Funding intensity
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    Leadership

    JAMES R BARBER

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    Where Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation Makes Grants

    Giving is regional, with 45% of grants landing in Tennessee and Georgia as the top state by grant count. Chattanooga appears frequently, including grants to Bible in the Schools, Chattanooga Area Food Bank, Chattanooga Chamber Foundation, Bethlehem Centers, and Chattanooga Christian School. Lookout Mountain, Ooltewah, and Signal Mountain also recur within Tennessee, while Georgia recipients include Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church in Lookout Mountain, Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, and National Christian Foundation Atlanta in Alpharetta. Every grant in the country distribution is to a U.S. recipient.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation support most often?

    The recent grants show a strong emphasis on Christian churches, schools, and ministries. Examples include Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church, Bible in the Schools, Chattanooga Christian School, Covenant College, and Generous Giving. The existing focus areas also name faith-based ministries, seminary and ministry scholarships, donor-advised funds, incubation for new Christian ministries, local Chattanooga initiatives, and giving circles.

    How large are the foundation’s typical grants?

    Its stated grant-size distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent-grants list also includes larger institutional awards in the hundreds of thousands and multi-million-dollar range.

    Does the foundation give to the same organizations more than once?

    Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Bible in the Schools, Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga Christian School, Bethlehem Centers, Wayside Presbyterian Church, and 100fold. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards only.

    Where does the foundation give most often?

    By grant count, Georgia is the top state, while 45% of grants go to recipients in Tennessee. The recent-grants list shows a mix of Tennessee and Georgia recipients, with frequent awards in Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Ooltewah, Signal Mountain, Alpharetta, and Waco.

    What kinds of grant purposes are used in the recent record?

    The grant purposes most often shown are organizational support and in furtherance of the foundation’s purposes. Those descriptions appear across church, school, ministry, and community-serving grants, including awards to institutions such as Crossnore School & Children’s Home, Chattanooga Christian School, and National Christian Foundation Atlanta.

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    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Current and upcoming funding from Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

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    Who can apply: Area nonprofits, churches, and ministries may apply if they directly impact community needs and their mission is not antithetical to The Generosity Trust's Christian beliefs. Applicants should generally have budgets below $1 million. Faith-based organizations are encouraged, but any nonprofit meeting the guidelines may apply. Funded grantees must wait one year to reapply; event sponsorships are not funded.

    Deadline: Applications are due quarterly on dates scheduled annually.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    CROSSNORE SCHOOL & CHILDREN'S HOMECROSSNORE, NC$2,500,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHLOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN$1,991,4612025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLSCHATTANOOGA, TN$1,530,2822025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    COVENANT COLLEGELOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA$1,162,4412025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    GRACE PEACE CHURCHOOLTEWAH, TN$1,046,4752025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    100FOLDWACO, TX$1,035,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    CHATTANOOGA CHAMBER FOUNDATIONCHATTANOOGA, TN$860,2502025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    BETHLEHEM CENTERSCHATTANOOGA, TN$737,4132025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLCHATTANOOGA, TN$644,1882025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION ATLANTAALPHARETTA, GA$526,1002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    ILLUMINATIONS FOUNDATION INCALPHARETTA, GA$500,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    WAYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHSIGNAL MTN, TN$465,8872025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - CHATTANOOGACHATTANOOGA, TN$461,4702025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    CHOICES PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERCHATTANOOGA, TN$461,3212025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    FIRST THINGS FIRSTCHATTANOOGA, TN$432,3822025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    CHI MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONCHATTANOOGA, TN$430,7002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    PEACHTREE CITY UMCPEACHTREE CITY, GA$420,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    WINSTON-SALEM FOUNDATIONWINSTONSALEM, NC$412,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    SAMARITAN'S PURSEBOONE, NC$391,4572025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    BRAINERD BAPTIST CHURCHCHATTANOOGA, TN$380,0072025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    YOUNG LIFE - CHATTANOOGACHATTANOOGA, TN$341,4372025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    PRAY CHATTANOOGA (FORMERLY CHATTANOOGA HOUSE OF PRAYER)CHATTANOOGA, TN$340,8632025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    MONTREAT COLLEGEMONTREAT, NC$320,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    CALVARY CHAPEL CHATTANOOGACHATTANOOGA, TN$309,2782025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    BUCKHEAD CHURCHALPHARETTA, GA$260,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    YOUNG LIFE SERVICE CENTERCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO$260,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    ON POINTHIXSON, TN$253,8002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    REFORMED UNIVERSITY MINISTRIES (RUF)CHARLOTTE, NC$246,4642025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    RESTORATION SOUTHSIDE CHURCHCHATTANOOGA, TN$231,2502025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    SIGNAL MOUNTAIN BIBLE CHURCHSIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN$228,0942025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    MISSION INCREASEPORTLAND, OR$226,6002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    BETHEL BIBLE VILLAGEHIXSON, TN$208,2102025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHATTANOOGACHATTANOOGA, TN$206,5502025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    CRUORLANDO, FL$205,8202025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NW NORTH CAROLINAWINSTON SALEM, NC$200,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    CITY OF REFUGE INCATLANTA, GA$200,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    MISSION TO THE WORLD PCA INCATLANTA, GA$187,7402025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    SIGNAL MOUNTAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHSIGNAL MTN, TN$184,1002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    UNIVERSITY OF CHATTANOOGA FOUNDATION INCCHATTANOOGA, TN$180,5002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMSCOTTSDALE, AZ$178,7902025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    NORTH SHORE FELLOWSHIP CHURCHCHATTANOOGA, TN$170,8752025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    UNTOLDATLANTA, GA$164,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    CHATTANOOGA FC FOUNDATIONCHATTANOOGA, TN$151,6402025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    MISSION INCREASE CHATTANOOGACHATTANOOGA, TN$151,4602025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    FAMILYLIFEORLANDO, FL$150,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONCHATTANOOGA, TN$150,0002025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    CHAMBLISS CENTER FOR CHILDRENCHATTANOOGA, TN$139,1502025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIPCHATTANOOGA, TN$134,7752025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    HOPE FOR THE INNER CITYCHATTANOOGA, TN$133,7702025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
    COOLIDGE MEDAL OF HONOR HERITAGE CENTERCHATTANOOGA, TN$131,8102025ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    CROSSNORE SCHOOL & CHILDREN'S HOME

    $2,500,000
    CROSSNORE, NC2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

    $1,991,461
    LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS

    $1,530,282
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    COVENANT COLLEGE

    $1,162,441
    LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    GRACE PEACE CHURCH

    $1,046,475
    OOLTEWAH, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    100FOLD

    $1,035,000
    WACO, TX2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    CHATTANOOGA CHAMBER FOUNDATION

    $860,250
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    BETHLEHEM CENTERS

    $737,413
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

    $644,188
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION ATLANTA

    $526,100
    ALPHARETTA, GA2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    ILLUMINATIONS FOUNDATION INC

    $500,000
    ALPHARETTA, GA2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    WAYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

    $465,887
    SIGNAL MTN, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - CHATTANOOGA

    $461,470
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    CHOICES PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER

    $461,321
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    FIRST THINGS FIRST

    $432,382
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    CHI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

    $430,700
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    PEACHTREE CITY UMC

    $420,000
    PEACHTREE CITY, GA2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    WINSTON-SALEM FOUNDATION

    $412,000
    WINSTONSALEM, NC2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    SAMARITAN'S PURSE

    $391,457
    BOONE, NC2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    BRAINERD BAPTIST CHURCH

    $380,007
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    YOUNG LIFE - CHATTANOOGA

    $341,437
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    PRAY CHATTANOOGA (FORMERLY CHATTANOOGA HOUSE OF PRAYER)

    $340,863
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    MONTREAT COLLEGE

    $320,000
    MONTREAT, NC2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    CALVARY CHAPEL CHATTANOOGA

    $309,278
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    BUCKHEAD CHURCH

    $260,000
    ALPHARETTA, GA2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    YOUNG LIFE SERVICE CENTER

    $260,000
    COLORADO SPRINGS, CO2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    ON POINT

    $253,800
    HIXSON, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    REFORMED UNIVERSITY MINISTRIES (RUF)

    $246,464
    CHARLOTTE, NC2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    RESTORATION SOUTHSIDE CHURCH

    $231,250
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    SIGNAL MOUNTAIN BIBLE CHURCH

    $228,094
    SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    MISSION INCREASE

    $226,600
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    BETHEL BIBLE VILLAGE

    $208,210
    HIXSON, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA

    $206,550
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    CRU

    $205,820
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NW NORTH CAROLINA

    $200,000
    WINSTON SALEM, NC2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    CITY OF REFUGE INC

    $200,000
    ATLANTA, GA2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    MISSION TO THE WORLD PCA INC

    $187,740
    ATLANTA, GA2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    SIGNAL MOUNTAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

    $184,100
    SIGNAL MTN, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    UNIVERSITY OF CHATTANOOGA FOUNDATION INC

    $180,500
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM

    $178,790
    SCOTTSDALE, AZ2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    NORTH SHORE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

    $170,875
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    UNTOLD

    $164,000
    ATLANTA, GA2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    CHATTANOOGA FC FOUNDATION

    $151,640
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    MISSION INCREASE CHATTANOOGA

    $151,460
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    FAMILYLIFE

    $150,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

    $150,000
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    CHAMBLISS CENTER FOR CHILDREN

    $139,150
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP

    $134,775
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    HOPE FOR THE INNER CITY

    $133,770
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    COOLIDGE MEDAL OF HONOR HERITAGE CENTER

    $131,810
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT