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)

2017 Grants

Health & Human Services

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee – $10,000

The Home Place

Northside Neighborhood House – $25,100

Emergency Direct Assistance

Welcome Home of Chattanooga – $5,000

Scholarships

Breast Cancer Support Services – $10,000

Educational Programming

Chattanooga Area Food Bank – $15,000

Sack Pack Program

Chattanooga Room in the Inn – $15,000

Therapeutic Transitional Housing

Chattanooga Community Kitchen – $12,750

Feeding Homeless Families

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

End Violence through LAP

Volunteers in Medicine – $20,000

Clinic Operations

Children & Youth

Boys & Girls Club of Chattanooga – $25,000

Summer Lunch Program

Children's Advocacy Center – $10,000

Prevention & Intervention Services

Father to the Fatherless – $15,000

Program Support

Girls Inc. of Chattanooga – $5,000

Out of School Time Programming

Arts & Culture

Chattanooga Zoo – $10,000

Hamilton County Title 1 Programs

Mark Making – $5,500

Summer Work Readiness Initiative

Education

Public Education Foundation – $10,000

Camp College Program

Scenic Land School (aka: Skyuka Hall) – $10,000

Financial Assistance

Environmental Justice

GreenSpaces – $15,000

Utility Bill Reduction Program

Lookout Mountain Land Trust – $15,000

Howard HS Intern Program

Economic Empowerment

LAUNCH – $15,000

Empowering Underserved Entrepreneurs

Other

Walden's Ridge Emergency Services – $25,000

Community Education/Volunteer Room

Designated

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera – $20,400

Wayside Presbyterian Church – $15,000

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera – $32,250

Annual Total: $336,000