Aerial view of Lookout mountain, downtown Chattanooga, and the Tennessee River

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)

2014 Grants

Health & Human Services

Chattanooga Area Food Bank – $15,000

Capital Expansion

Chattanooga Room in the Inn – $10,000

General Operating Support

Interfaith Homeless Network – $7,000

General Operating Support

Northside Neighborhood House – $10,000

Emergency Direct Assistance

Partnership for Families, Children & Adults – $9,750

Rape Crisis Center

The Salvation Army – $5,000

School of Music & Art (SOMA)

Chattanooga Area Food Bank – $10,000

Emergency Food Box Program

Chattanooga Community Kitchen – $25,000

Food & Shelter for the Homeless

Chattanooga Room in the Inn – $10,000

Transitional Housing for Women & Kids

Metropolitan Ministries – $22,500

Client Services

The Next Door – $5,000

General Operating Support

Partnership for Families, Children & Adults – $10,000

Domestic Violence Victims' Education Program

Volunteers in Medicine – $10,000

Clinic Operations

Children & Youth

Chattanooga Elite Basketball, Inc. – $5,000

Uniforms for Underserved Youth

Chambliss Center for Children – 15,000

General Operating Support

Children's Advocacy Center – $5,000

Prevention and Intervention Services

Boys & Girls Club of Chattanooga – $10,000

Summer Lunch Program

Arts & Culture

Hunter Museum of American Art – $7,000

Underserved Youth Program Support

Chattanooga Zoo – $10,000

Hamilton County Title 1 Programs

Hart Gallery – $5,000

Afterschool Program

Designated

Wayside Presbyterian Church – $25,000

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera – $25,000

Annual Total: $256,250