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 20232025. 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$59,000
2023
$75,500
2024
$100,500
2025

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.