Since 2013, the Lillian L. Colby Foundation has made 260 grants to more than 80 organizations in the greater Chattanooga area totaling $4,224,750.
Grants by Program Area (2013 – 2024)
Grant History
2026 Grants
Health & Human Services
A Step Ahead – $20,000
Contraceptive Access Expansion
Centerstone – $17,500
In-School Behavioral Health Program
Partnership for Families, Children & Adults – $25,000
Transitional Homeless Youth Program
United Way of Greater Chattanooga – $25,000
Emergency Response Fund
Welcome Home – $10,000
Case Management
Education
KELCURT Foundation – $25,000
Books for Children in Hamilton County
Montessori Elementary at Highland Park – $12,000
Tuition-Free PreK
Environmental Justice
City Farms Grower Coalition – $7,000
Capacity-building
Crabtree Farms – $25,000
Food Access Initiative
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center – $25,000
Native Landscape Apprenticeship Program
White Oak Bicycle Cooperative – $19,350
CHATT Foundation Bicycle Access
Arts & Culture
WTCI – PBS – $75,000
Legacy Fund
Children & Youth
Be the Change Youth Initiative – $5,000
Ambassadors for Change Program
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chattanooga – $20,000
Project Learn
Girls Inc. – $20,000
General Operating
LIFT Youth Center – $20,000
After-School Programming
Lookout Mountain Conservancy – $15,000
Howard HS Intern Program
Pursuit of Happiness – $10,000
Youth Behavioral Health Program
Economic Empowerment
BetterFi – $25,000
Hamilton County Expansion
Momentum Network – $5,000
Single Mom Empower Program
Other
The Dandelion Kind – $7,000
Unhoused Veterinary Services