Psi Lambda Educational Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chattanooga, TN EIN: 48-1263914

Psi Lambda Educational Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Chattanooga, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $75K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2K.

Key facts about Psi Lambda Educational Foundation

In short: Psi Lambda Educational Foundation gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $600), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
48-1263914
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,800
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$600
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$74,627
Primary geography
Tennessee (72% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$75K

-0.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$2K

-60.9% YoY

Grant Count

3

-66.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$600

+17.4% YoY

How Psi Lambda Educational Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

ChattanoogaBaltimoreHermitageMurfreesboroHarrisonHixsonLexingtonOoltewahTuskegee Institute

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K5 grants2020 4 grants2021 5 grants2022 6 grants2023 9 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $5K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

New College Tour: $800New College Tour$800

The largest 2025 recipient was New College Tour ($800).

Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($1,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New College Tour Chattanooga, TNScholarship$800
2 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$10K$20K$30K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$74,627$74,781$69,119
Revenue$11,932$18,935$13,582
Expenses$12,086$13,273$18,577

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 6, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Psi Lambda Educational Foundation is led by Charles Jackson, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles Jackson

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cecil Flournoy

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Palmer

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Virgil McGee (2020–2023) — Vice President

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 Psi Lambda Educational Foundation

How much does Psi Lambda Educational Foundation give each year?

Psi Lambda Educational Foundation gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 9 grants.

What is Psi Lambda Educational Foundation's typical grant size?

Psi Lambda Educational Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $600, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Psi Lambda Educational Foundation give grants?

Psi Lambda Educational Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 72% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Alabama (28%).

Does Psi Lambda Educational Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Psi Lambda Educational Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).

How large is Psi Lambda Educational Foundation?

Psi Lambda Educational Foundation reported $75K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $12K.

What is Psi Lambda Educational Foundation?

Psi Lambda Educational Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Chattanooga, TN. It holds $75K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Psi Lambda Educational Foundation's EIN?

Psi Lambda Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1263914. 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.

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