Chattanooga State Community College Foundation
To benefit and carry out the educational purposes of chattanooga state community college.
Chattanooga State Community College Foundation at a glance
In short: Chattanooga State Community College Foundation gave $877K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $877K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $877,242
- +25.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $877,242
- +25.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $877,242
- Total assets
- $13,157,946
- +19.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Chattanooga State Community College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Chattanooga State Community College Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $517K (2021) to $971K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $877K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $877,242 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,157,946 | $2,508,120 | $964,585 | $877,242 | 1 | $660,852 |
| 2024 | $11,033,138 | $804,504 | $772,992 | $697,997 | 1 | $310,959 |
| 2023 | $10,112,121 | $969,082 | $1,043,330 | $970,722 | 1 | $344,066 |
| 2022 | $9,690,248 | $1,112,258 | $1,047,906 | $966,458 | 1 | $460,048 |
| 2021 | $11,197,647 | $1,178,369 | $586,496 | $516,617 | 1 | $383,682 |
| 2020 | $8,995,313 | $846,157 | $642,510 | $582,179 | 1 | $269,127 |
| 2019 | $8,814,204 | $1,091,139 | $944,402 | $883,673 | 1 | $491,279 |
About Chattanooga State Community College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Chattanooga State Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chattanooga, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $877K. Net investment income was $661K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chattanooga State Community College Foundation is led by Rowena Belcher, Chairman since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rowena Belcher
Chairman
Secretary → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edna Varner
Board Member
Board Member → Chairman, 2021
Chairman → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Parks
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maricela Rodriguez DDS
Board Member
Chairman → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom White
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Gower
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcus Jones
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tiffanie Robinson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Elsea
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angel Moore
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana B. Perry
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Whitmire
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Dale
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Cobb
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher A. Hopkins
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Wade
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
E. Dennis Culver
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Joe Ferguson (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: John F. Germ (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Stefanie Crowe (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: C. Duffy Frank Jr. (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: W. Keith Sanford (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Wade Hinton (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: J. Britton Tabor (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Julie Davis (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: W. Scott Mattice (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Alan L. Cates Esquire (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: R. H. Maclellan (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Reggie Piercy (2019–2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Chattanooga State Community College Foundation
How much does Chattanooga State Community College Foundation give each year?
Chattanooga State Community College Foundation gave $877K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $698K across 1 grant.
How large is Chattanooga State Community College Foundation?
Chattanooga State Community College Foundation reported $13.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.
What is Chattanooga State Community College Foundation?
Chattanooga State Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chattanooga, TN. It holds $13.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Chattanooga State Community College Foundation operate?
Chattanooga State Community College Foundation has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Chattanooga State Community College Foundation's EIN?
Chattanooga State Community College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1311669. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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