Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337

Public charity · Grantmaker Chattanooga, TN EIN: 81-6229839

The organization mission is to benefit and futher the purposes of gordon lee high school

Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337 at a glance

In short: Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337 gave $236K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $236K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$235,598
+5.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$235,598
+5.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$235,598
Total assets
$3,906,319
+3.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Gordon Lee High School: $236KGordon Lee High School$236K

The largest 2025 recipient was Gordon Lee High School ($236K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

Chickamauga

How Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337 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

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $200K (2019) to $258K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $236K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gordon Lee High School Chickamauga, GAPer the document estabilishing this trust, the trust exists solely to provide financial support to gordon lee high school$235,598
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,906,319$417,508$291,237$235,5981$417,508
2024$3,782,342$246,295$277,407$223,8001$246,295
2023$3,815,177$227,762$257,173$208,561Total only$227,762
2022$3,847,022$255,543$309,713$257,5531$255,543
2021$3,903,626$380,839$299,509$243,0501$380,839
2020$3,829,074$250,230$283,171$232,2781$250,230
2019$3,859,395$233,943$251,039$200,097Total only$233,943

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337

Based on IRS filings

Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337 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 $3.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $236K. Net investment income was $418K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337's only listed officer is First Horizon Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • First Horizon Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    $50K (2022) → $0 (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

First Horizon Bank — Trustee: $50KFirst Horizon BankTrustee$50K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $50K, to First Horizon Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337

How much does Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337 give each year?

Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337 gave $236K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $224K across 1 grant.

How large is Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337?

Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337 reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $418K.

What is Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337?

Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337 is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chattanooga, TN. It holds $3.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337 operate?

Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337 has awarded grants in Georgia.

What is Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337's EIN?

Gordon Lee Charitable Trust 189-8804337's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-6229839. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 29, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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