Funding search · EIN 621376116 · Chattanooga, TN
The Pattee Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 102
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- New York City Ballet7 grants · $384,100
- Teachers College5 grants · $314,660
- Wildlife Conservation Network3 grants · $135,000
- Usta Foundation2 grants · $63,000
- Wildlife Conservation Society2 grants · $50,000
- Lewa Wildlife Conservancy4 grants · $41,000
- African Parks Foundation2 grants · $40,000
- Marine Mammal Center3 grants · $30,000
- Montererry Bay Aquarium3 grants · $30,000
- African Wildlife Fund2 grants · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 102 grants.
- $100,000
New York City Ballet · New York City, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $85,000
New York City Ballet · New York City, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $82,188
Teachers College · New York City, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $80,692
Teachers College · New York City, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $76,780
Teachers College · New York City, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $74,100
New York City Ballet · New York City, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $55,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $50,000
New York City Ballet · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $50,000
Teachers College · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $40,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $40,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $38,000
Usta Foundation · White Plains, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $30,000
African Parks Foundation · New York City, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $30,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $30,000
New York City Ballet · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $26,000
George Washington Mount Vernon · Mt Vernon, VA · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $25,000
George Washington'S Mount Vernon · Mt Vernon, VA · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $25,000
Usta Foundation · Purchase, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $25,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mt Vernon, VA · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $25,000
New York City Ballet · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $25,000
Teachers College · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $20,000
African Wildlife Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $20,000
African Parks · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $20,000
New York City Ballet · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $20,000
Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $20,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $15,000
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy · Mill Valley, CA · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $15,000
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $15,000
Frame · Essex, CT · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $12,500
Second Stage Theater · New York City, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
African Parks Foundation · New York City, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Bat Conservation · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Dist · New York City, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Marine Mammal Center · Sausalito, CA · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Montererry Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Oceana · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Bat Conservation · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Marine Mammal Center · Sausalito, CA · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Montererry Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Oceana · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
African Wildlife Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Bat Conservation · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy · Mill Valley, CA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Marine Mammal Center · Sausalito, CA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Montererry Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Oceana · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $10,000
Roudabout Theater · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $5,000
Empower Africa · New York City, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $5,000
Cornell Lab Or Orinthology · Ithica, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $5,000
Cornell Labs · Ithica, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $5,000
Hospital for Special Surgery · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $5,000
Metropolitan Opera · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $3,000
Second Stage Theater · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $2,500
Urban Stages · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $2,000
The Julliard School · New York City, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $2,000
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $2,000
Urban Stages · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,500
Met Museum of Art · New York City, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,500
Foundation for a Civil Society - Iran Project · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,500
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Saint Thomas Church · New York City, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Second Stage Theater · New York City, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Chanticleer · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Friends of the Lobkowicz Collection · Dover, MA · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy · Mill Valley, CA · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Roundabout Theater Company · New York City, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
St Thomas Church · New York City, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Chanticleer · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
St Thomas Church · New York City, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Chanticleer · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
George Washington Mount Vernon · Mt Vernon, VA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Georgetown University · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Groupmuse · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Kennedy Center · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Metropolitan Opera Guild · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Mt Vernon Ladies Association · Mt Vernon, VA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
National Archives Foundation · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Second Stage Theater · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
St Thomas Church · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
The Baylor School · Chattanooga, TN · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
The Society of Cincinnati · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $1,000
US Capitol Historical Society · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $500
Stanfod Men'S Golf · Stanford, CA · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $500
The Cate School · Carpinteria, CA · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $500
Manhattan Institute · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $500
The Cate School · Carpinteria, CA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $250
James B Lee Scholarship Fund · Southampton, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general support
- $250
James B Lee Scholarship Fund · Southampton, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general support
- $250
James B Lee Scholarship Fund · Southampton, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
- $250
American Enterprise Institute · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $250
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $210
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York City, NY · 2021
Unrestricted - general support
- $200
The Cate School · Carpinteria, CA · 2022
Unrestricted - general support
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