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Footprint Foundation Inc: 51 grants to organizations, $1.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Footprint Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Chattanooga, TN, paid 51 grants to organizations totaling $1,081,525 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $125,000 to Teach for America Inc in New York, NY for to support operations of the nashville-chattanooga office for tfa chattanooga corp members.
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- EIN
- 275486356
- Based in
- Chattanooga, TN
- Assets
- $27,865,617
- Grants paid
- $1,081,525
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202533189349102708. It reported $1,081,525 in grants paid; 51 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | To support operations of the Nashville-Chattanooga office for tfa chattanooga corp members | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artsbuild | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $111,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Bay Community Foundation | Oakland, CA | For programs and activities supported by the Footprint foundation | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | New York, NY | Cradle of Southern Appalachia Fund and Thriving Communities natural treasures | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga Inc | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chattanoogans in Action for Love Equality and Bene | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | $72,825 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ella Library | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Education | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beloved Asheville | Asheville, NC | Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Carolina Arts Foundation | Raleigh, NC | Relief - NC Arts Disaster | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Smoke Foundation | Houston, TX | Emergency Relief for Hurricane Helene | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | Western North Carolina Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Contemporary Performing Arts of Chattanooga Inc | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $21,950 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rise Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $21,825 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise Inc | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chattanooga Neighborhoods Arts Partnership | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga Racial Equity & Inclusion Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Purpose Point Community Resource Center Inc | Chattanooga, TN | Horton-Keller Trauma Center | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rise Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | City of Creators | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The A I M Center Inc | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Methodist Neighborhood Centers Inc | Chattanooga, TN | The Bethlehem Center General Operations | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Collective | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rise Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | Natural Beautiful Me | Arts, culture and humanities | $18,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust for Public Land | Chattanooga, TN | Welcoming Places, Chattanooga | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Environment | $10,425 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc | Chattanooga, TN | Center for Racial Equity Fund (CREI) | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conservation Legacy | Durango, CO | Southeast Conservation Corps | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stove Works | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| White Oak Bicycle Cooperative | Red Bank, TN | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association | Chattanooga, TN | the 'Notes in Nature' event in collaboration with reflection riding | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prep Public Schools | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rise Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | Little Free Library Book Program | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chattery | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lookout Mountain Conservancy | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Environment | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mark Making | Chattanooga, TN | Southern Exposure Productions | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nooga Diversity Center | Chattanooga, TN | Soft Animal | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| B4CK - Binders for Confident Kids | Ringgold, GA | The Seed Theatre | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lula Lake Land Trust | Lookout Mountain, TN | To support outreach and engagement of communities in need of nature | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thrive Regional Partnership Inc | Chattanooga, TN | the critical conservation efforts of the Natural Treasures alliance | Public and societal benefit | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young Ladies of Power | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Youth development | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc | Chattanooga, TN | African American Cemetery Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc | Chattanooga, TN | Sankofa Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc | Chattanooga, TN | Langston and Malcolm Carter Scholarship fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Lake Expression Engine | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamilton County Schools Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lookout Mountain Conservancy | Chattanooga, TN | To support The Howard School interns | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southside Youth Development Inc | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Youth development | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Splash | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chattanooga Ballet Inc | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hunter Museum of Art | Chattanooga, TN | For the educational program | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Nationa | Chattanooga, TN | General & Unrestricted | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $241,525 |
| Education | $169,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $133,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $125,000 |
| Environment | $115,425 |
| Human services | $69,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $50,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | $644,525 |
| New York | $225,000 |
| California | $100,000 |
| North Carolina | $50,000 |
| Texas | $25,000 |
| District of Columbia | $25,000 |
| Colorado | $10,000 |
| Georgia | $2,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.