Gordon Street Family Foundation
Gordon Street Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chattanooga, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.2M in total assets. In 2025, it made $466K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $1.7M.
Gordon Street Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $6,219,098
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,758,436
- +248.8% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $465,581
- -16.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $433,021
- +36.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Gordon Street Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Gordon Street Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 204% 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
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $250 (2020) to $250 (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $250.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sale Creek Volunteer Fire Department Sale Creek, TN | General Support | $250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,219,098 | $1,758,436 | $433,021 | — | — | $465,581 | $1,736,703 | $228,684 |
| 2024 | $5,921,830 | $504,175 | $316,681 | — | — | $558,090 | $484,730 | $240,432 |
| 2023 | $5,157,080 | $334,998 | $345,650 | — | — | $348,908 | $270,119 | $210,650 |
| 2022 | $4,690,470 | $129,554 | $345,894 | $250 | 1 | $279,672 | $83,456 | $216,849 |
| 2021 | $5,619,887 | $215,804 | $324,939 | $250 | 1 | $274,562 | $172,330 | $228,371 |
| 2020 | $4,960,053 | $190,832 | $259,304 | $250 | 1 | — | $150,034 | $191,108 |
| 2019 | $4,654,245 | $165,575 | $366,098 | — | — | — | $130,085 | $190,787 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gordon Street Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $229K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gordon Street Family Foundation is led by Frances Street Smith, Trustee & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Frances Street Smith
Trustee & President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lowrance S. Runge
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara A. Crimmins
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Gordon Street Family Foundation
How large is Gordon Street Family Foundation?
Gordon Street Family Foundation reported $6.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $466K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $229K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Gordon Street Family Foundation operate?
Gordon Street Family Foundation has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Gordon Street Family Foundation's EIN?
Gordon Street Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-0634450. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 28, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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