About Lyndhurst Foundation
The Lyndhurst Foundation concentrates its giving on strengthening Greater Chattanooga’s physical, cultural, and human infrastructure — funding housing and neighborhood revitalization, land conservation in the Southern Appalachians, cultural venue restoration, and education/workforce programs. Grants tend to support capital projects and planning (construction, murals, parks, theaters), organizational capacity, and locally driven design/placemaking initiatives. The foundation repeatedly funds mission-aligned local partners and regional conservation organizations to advance durable community assets.
Focus Areas
Missing-middle and affordable housing development and neighborhood infill (local housing pilots and development phases)Southern Appalachia land protection and regional conservationCultural infrastructure and historic theater restoration (Tivoli and similar venues)K–12 teacher residency, education innovation, and youth-facing programs in ChattanoogaCommunity design, placemaking, public art, and workforce development in construction trades
Who They Fund
low- to moderate-income renters/homebuyers and workforce householdslocal neighborhood residents and park/recreation users
About Lyndhurst Foundation
Lyndhurst Foundation Inc has repeatedly backed projects that change the built environment in Chattanooga, from housing development and theater construction to riverfront parks and land protection. One of its largest recent grants went to Open Space Institute Inc for the Cradle of Southern Appalachia Land Protection Fund, while another major commitment supported CHA Charitable Benefit Corporation’s Westside Evolves Phase 1 Housing Development. Those awards sit alongside substantial support for community planning, public art, workforce infrastructure, and neighborhood revitalization. The foundation’s recent giving shows a preference for long-horizon community assets rather than short-term program spending. It has funded missing-middle housing prototypes and expansion, the Tivoli Theatre Foundation’s construction work, and local partners that shape downtown streets, greenways, and public spaces. It also supports education-linked infrastructure, including teacher residency work through Public Education Fdn and other Chattanooga-based initiatives tied to youth and neighborhood development. Across these grants, Lyndhurst Foundation Inc appears to favor capital, planning, and implementation support for organizations building physical and civic infrastructure in Greater Chattanooga and the surrounding region.
What Lyndhurst Foundation Funds
Housing is a major theme in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $635,000 to Cne for “Infill Missing Middle Housing and Case Study, Money School,” then followed with $487,500 for “Missing Middle Housing and Supportive Prototypes” and $225,000 for “Creating Healthy Neighborhoods: CNE Homes and Missing Middle Housing.” Public space and mobility also appear repeatedly. The foundation awarded $200,000 to City of Chatt-Transportation Dept for “East 14th St Greenway and Bicycle Boulevard,” and $250,000 to Trust for Public Land-TN Office for “Purchase of ‘Vinson’ Property and Capitalize RLAF.” Cultural infrastructure is another clear line of support. Lyndhurst Foundation Inc gave $500,000 to Tivoli Theatre Foundation for “Tivoli - Phase 1 Construction” and another $200,000 for “Gap Funding for Construction - Performing Arts Center.” It also supported arts programming and operations through ArtsBuild grants tied to mural work, a climate project, and general operating support.
How Lyndhurst Foundation Gives
Grant sizes are spread across a wide range, with a 25th percentile of $500, a median of $10,000, and a 75th percentile of $62,500. The recent list includes both very large capital grants and smaller operating awards, which suggests a mix of project-based and general support. The foundation also shows repeat support for the same Chattanooga organizations across multiple years, including Cne, Chattanooga Design Studio, ArtsBuild, and Trust for Public Land-TN Office. It is a grantmaker rather than a program-related-investment funder, and the available data show no individual application pathway.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7M
Total Assets
$125M
Total Revenue
$10.6M
Total Expenses
$8.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $500 and $63K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$63K
Geographic Reach
Regional18 states funded
About 79% of grants go to recipients in TN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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