Grants awarded
Who does Benwood Foundation INC fund?
Benwood Foundation INC has awarded $26 million across 447 grants to 150 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $75,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $15,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$26.4M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
150
Grants
447
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Chattanooga Chamber Foundation
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$2.3M | 21 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$2.0M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| R River City Company | $1.8M | 11 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$1.7M | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| C City of Chattanooga | $1.2M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U Urban League of Chattanooga | $1.1M | 15 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Public Education Foundation | $866K | 10 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y Young Womens Leadership Academy Foundation INC | $830K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $815K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$663K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| C Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga | $606K | 24 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$600K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $600K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $560K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Purpose Point Community Resource Center INC
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$500K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| C Colab | $490K | 5 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E East Tennessee State University | $450K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $400K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Co-Lab | $320K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| E Enterprise Center | $313K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chattanooga State Community College | $300K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Creative Discovery Museum
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$296K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $282K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Trust for Public Land
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$281K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| H Habitat for Humanity | $279K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Unified | $277K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Chattanooga Football Club Foundation | $274K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$250K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| A American Association of Blacks in Energy Chattanooga Chapter | $244K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chattanooga INC
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$225K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Proof Programs
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$225K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$209K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Charles H Coolidge Medal of Honor Heritage Center
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$202K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Tennessee Aquarium
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$200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TN | |
| B Building & Construction Workforce Center | $200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TN | |
| C Chattanooga State Foundation | $185K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$162K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| P Project Return | $150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Southeast Community Capital Corporationpathway Lending | $150K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Southeast Community Capital Corporation
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$150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TN | |
| C Chattanooga in Action for Love Equality and Benevolence | $140K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| E Erlanger Health System Foundations | $130K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Chattanooga Preparatory School | $125K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Pop-Up Project
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$121K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| T The Bethlehem Center | $115K | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$103K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| M Metropolitan Ministries | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $96K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$92K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| R Red Bank Elementary School | $90K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Dynamo Studios
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$80K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| B Bessie Smith Cultural Center African American Museum Performance Hall | $75K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lighthouse Collective INC | $75K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chattanooga Community Schools INC | $75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chattanoogans in Action for Love Equality and Benevolence
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$70K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| C Chattanooga Symphony & Opera | $65K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Causeway | $65K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| R Reflection Riding Orboretum and Nature Center | $56K | 4 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
A Step Ahead Foundation Chattanooga INC
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$50K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| C Chattanooga Neighborhoods Arts Partnership | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| E East Brainerd Church of Christ | $48K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$47K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| U University of Chattanooga Foundation INC | $46K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
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$45K | 3 | 2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TN | |
| H Hunter Museum of American Art | $37K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mary Walker Historical and Educational Foundation INC | $35K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| N National Park Partners | $32K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Deltas Serving Together INC | $29K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Splash | $28K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hamilton County Schools Foundation | $28K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Rise Chattanooga
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$27K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| T Tennessee Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs INC | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TN | |
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TN | |
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TN | |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| H Hamilton County Department of Education | $22K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Chattery
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$22K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
American Heart Association INC
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$22K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Chattanooga Neighborhood Arts Partnership | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
Dress for Success Chattanooga
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$18K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| P Pursuit of Happiness for Underserved and Under Resourced Youth | $15K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| T The Generosity Trust | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Howard School | $15K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Prison and Prevention Ministries | $15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| Y YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga | $14K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$13K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| U University of Chattanooga Foundation | $12K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$12K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | TN | |
| J Junior Achievement of Chattanooga | $12K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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