Astre Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chattanooga, TN EIN: 62-1046446

Astre Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chattanooga, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $340K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $24K.

Astre Foundation at a glance

In short: Astre Foundation gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$339,628
+8.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Astre Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

McCallie School - Scholarship Fund: $25KMcCallie School - ScholarshipFund$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was McCallie School - Scholarship Fund ($25K).

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ChattanoogaSilverthorneNashvilleOakdaleSignal MountainChicagoDillonFairplayLookout MountainOmahaSt GeorgeTrenton

How Astre Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 85% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 163% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K6 grants2020 6 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $25K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
McCallie School - Scholarship Fund Chattanooga, TNContribution to Scholarship Fund$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$339,628$32,316$25,961$25,0001$25,000$23,635$15,361
2024$314,553$24,622$26,170$25,0001$25,000$6,561$14,803
2023$280,461$18,458$14,680$13,6006$13,600$6,698$13,016
2022$240,642$17,150$14,575$13,5006$13,500$5,647$12,661
2021$287,835$13,983$14,540$13,5006$13,500$5,232$13,271
2020$242,446$14,902$12,581$11,0006—$5,331$10,641

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Astre Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Astre Foundation is led by David Hughes Jr., President on every filing since 2022; none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Hughes Jr.

    President

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Hughes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brice Percy

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Buckner L. Hughes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • D'arcy Hughes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Hughes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Hughes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelsey Percy

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Ellis Hughes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Mac Hughes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan Hughes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Hughes

    Director

    President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrisa Cari Hughes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Krystle Luttrell Hughes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitzi Leff Hughes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • W. Scott Hughes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathaleen Hughes

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Hughes

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Scott Hughes (2020–2024) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Astre Foundation

How much does Astre Foundation give each year?

Astre Foundation gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.

How large is Astre Foundation?

Astre Foundation reported $340K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Astre Foundation operate?

Astre Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Tennessee, Virginia.

What is Astre Foundation's EIN?

Astre Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1046446. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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