James C & Charlotte Wardlaw Charitable Foundation

CHATTANOOGA, TN EIN: 58-2342888

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$279K

-6.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$37K

+72.7% YoY

Grant Count

14

+75.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-1.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$16K$33K$49K$65K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$278,799$299,506$267,997
Revenue$24,693$59,434$-1,175
Expenses$45,400$27,925$25,590
Qualifying Distributions$36,700$21,250$18,200
Net Investment Income$695$34,203
Distributable Amount$30,365$29,078$27,660

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$9K$18K$28K$37K9 grants20206 grants20219 grants20228 grants202314 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

EMORY UNIVERSITY$10KNO GA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$5KGFWC LAFAYETTE WOMENS CLUB$5KWALKER CO AFRICAN AMERIC…$5KWALKER COUNT HISTORIC SO…$3KFRIENDS OF THE MARSH HOUSE$3KSCENIC CITY CLAY ARTS$2KST JUDES CHILDRENS RESAR…$1KTUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDAT…$1KEAST TN STATE UNIVERSITY…$750

Grant Size Distribution

46 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JAMES C WADLAWDIRECTOR1
CHARLOTTE WARDLAWDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AtlantaChattanoogaChickamaugaFt OglethorpeJohnson CityLafayetteLexingtonLookout MountainLookout MtnMemphisPhiladelphiaWashington

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

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