Funding search · EIN 261284779 · Hixson, TN
Beth and Thomas a Lupton
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 40
- grants reported
- $235,000
- total given
- 2023–2025
- filing years
- $3,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- First Presbyterian Church3 grants · $63,500
- Baylor School3 grants · $26,500
- Alps Road Presbyterian Church3 grants · $23,500
- Cancer Foundation1 grant · $15,000
- Alliance Defending Freedom2 grants · $12,500
- Jfjc2 grants · $12,500
- Pursuit of Happiness2 grants · $12,500
- Calvary Church Chattanooga1 grant · $7,500
- Samaritan'S Purse2 grants · $7,000
- Christian Broadcasting Network2 grants · $7,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $35,000
First Presbyterian Church · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
Operating expenses
- $26,000
First Presbyterian Church · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Operating expenses
- $15,000
Cancer Foundation · Athens, GA · 2025
Operating expenses
- $13,000
Baylor School · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
Operating expenses
- $10,000
Pursuit of Happiness · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Operating expenses
- $8,000
Alps Road Presbyterian Church · Athens, GA · 2025
Operating expenses
- $8,000
Alps Road Presbyterian Church · Athens, GA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $7,500
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Operating expenses
- $7,500
Alps Road Presbyterian Church · Athens, GA · 2024
Operating expenses
- $7,500
Baylor School · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Operating expenses
- $7,500
Calvary Church Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Operating expenses
- $7,500
Jfjc · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Operating expenses
- $6,000
Baylor School · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Operating expenses
- $6,000
Oconee Area Resource Council · Watkinsville, GA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $5,000
Christian Broadcasting Network · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025
Operating expenses
- $5,000
John Fontaine Jr Charity · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
Operating expenses
- $5,000
Jfjc · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Operating expenses
- $5,000
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Operating expenses
- $4,500
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Operating expenses
- $4,500
Little Brown Church · Walden, TN · 2023
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Camp Merrie-Woode · Sapphire, NC · 2025
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Friends of the Tivoli · Staatsburg, NY · 2025
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Pursuit of Happiness · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Renew Mens Discipleship Ministry · Dunlap, TN · 2025
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2025
Operating expenses
- $2,500
The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia · Athens, GA · 2025
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Bible in the Schools · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Little Brown Church · Walden, TN · 2024
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Calvary Chapel · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Camp Merrie-Woode · Sapphire, NC · 2023
Operating expenses
- $2,500
First Presbyterian Church · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Lakeside Baptist Church · Albany, GA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $2,000
Child Evangelism Fellowship · Dothan, AL · 2025
Operating expenses
- $2,000
Christian Broadcasting Network · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Operating expenses
- $2,000
National Medal of Honor Museum · Arlington, TX · 2024
Operating expenses
- $2,000
Bible in the Schools · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Operating expenses
- $1,000
McR Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
Operating expenses
- $1,000
Oconee Area Resource Council · Watkinsville, GA · 2025
Operating expenses
- $1,000
Camp Merrie-Woode · Sapphire, NC · 2024
Operating expenses
- $500
Athens Area Humane Society · Athens, GA · 2025
Operating expenses
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