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)

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

Designated

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera – $27,500

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera – $30,000

Annual Total: $461,000