Funding search · EIN 454420455 · Chattanooga, TN

Lillian L Colby Charitable Fdn Ia

Name: Lillian L Colby Charitable Fdn Ia grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

81
grants reported: $1.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

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Chattanooga Symphony & Opera4 grants · $251,500
Launch4 grants · $100,000
Northside Neighborhood House4 grants · $100,000
Metropolitan Ministries3 grants · $85,000
Teach for America3 grants · $80,000
A Step Ahead Foundation Chattanooga3 grants · $79,500
Pursuit of Happiness for Underserved2 grants · $75,000
Chattanooga Area Food Bank2 grants · $60,000
La Paz De Dios Inc - Chattanooga1 grant · $55,000
Chattanooga Room in the Inn2 grants · $50,000

Giving over time

$460,118

2022

$510,000

2023

$400,000

2024

$400,000

2025

Grant history

All 81 reported grants, largest first.

$69,000
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$67,500
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$60,000
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$55,000
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$55,000
La Paz De Dios Inc - Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$50,000
Pursuit of Happiness for Underserved · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$35,000
Metropolitan Ministries · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$34,000
A Step Ahead Foundation Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$30,000
Chattanooga Area Food Bank · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$30,000
Chattanooga Area Food Bank · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$30,000
Teach for America · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$30,000
Teach for America · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Artsbuild · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy · Chattanoga, TN · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Launch · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Northside Neighborhood House · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Public Education Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Artsbuild · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Chattanooga Room in the Inn · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Kelcurt Foundation · Soddy Daisy, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Launch · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Metropolitan Ministries · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Northside Neighborhood House · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Public Education Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Chattanooga Room in the Inn · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Corner Evolution Dba Bridge City · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Launch · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Lookout Mountain Land Trust · Lookout Mtn, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Northside Neighborhood House · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Signal Centers · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$25,000
A Step Ahead Foundation Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Launch · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Metropolitan Ministries · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Northside Neighborhood House · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Pursuit of Happiness for Underserved · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Wayside Presbyterian Church · Signal Mountain, TN · 2022
General operating
$23,500
Montessori Elementary at Highland · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$22,500
Lookout Mountain Land Trust · Lookout Mtn, TN · 2022
General operating
$20,500
A Step Ahead Foundation Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$20,000
Children'S Advocacy Center of Hamilton · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Reflection Riding Arboretum and · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$20,000
First Things First · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$20,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022
General operating
$20,000
Urban League of Greater Chattanooga · Chatanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$18,000
Friends of the Chattanooga Library · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$17,000
Friends of the Zoo · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$15,000
Chattanooga Preparatory School · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Launch Pad · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$15,000
The Chattery · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Urban League of Greater Chattanooga · Chatanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greater · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$15,000
Chattanooga Prep · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$15,000
Community Foundation of Gc · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$15,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greater · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$15,000
Wayside Presbyterian Church · Signal Mountain, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$15,000
Chattanooga Community Kitchen · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$15,000
First Things First · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$12,500
Chambliss Center for Children · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$12,000
Hunter Museum of American Art · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$12,000
Chattanooga Prep · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Aim Center and Sanatan Dharma Temple of · Hillsborough, NJ · 2024
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Colab · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Ella Library · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Scenic Land Schoolskyuka Hall · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Chattanooga Christian School · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy · Chattanoga, TN · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Help Right Here · Signal Mtn, TN · 2022
General operating
$10,000
La Paz Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Partnership for Families Children & · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Street Grace · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$9,500
Hosanna Community · Hixson, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$8,500
Net Resource Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Charitable purposes
$8,000
Lift Youth Center · Ringgold, GA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$8,000
Survivor Fitness Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable purposes
$7,500
The Kidney Foundation of the Greater · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General operating
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greater · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating
$118
Bettyelynn Smith · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating

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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.