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Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN

Public charity · Grantmaker Chattanooga, TN EIN: 59-1737929 Website

To support children's hospitals and provide basic necessities for those who cannot provide for themselves

Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN at a glance

Total assets
$681,597
-4.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$78,440
+19.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$13,257
-23.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$113,019
-1.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Chattanooga

How Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN gives

  • Giving grew 62% from 2020 to 2023. 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$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $15K (2023). In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
Erlanger TC Thompson Children Hospital Care of Children$15,000
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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$681,597$78,440$113,019——$13,257
2024$715,979$65,700$114,440$3,750Total only$17,206
2023$728,045$31,828$166,215$15,0001$-11,213
2022$862,432$61,276$93,903$15,0001$9,322
2021$1,060,309$74,252$123,042$5,000Total only$24,331
2020$1,109,098$70,930$139,927$9,2501$25,429
2019$1,173,217$46,109$97,350$9,2501$9,517

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

About Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN

Based on IRS filings

Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN is a public charity focused on mutual and membership benefit, based in Chattanooga, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $682K in total assets. Net investment income was $13K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN's 2025 filing lists 9 officers; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles T. Millirons Jr.

    Personal Representative

    Per Representative → Personal Representative, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard B. Genter

    General Secretary

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → General Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Bennett

    Treasurer

    Wise Master → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cameron McGriff

    Commander of Kodosh

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Bennett

    Assistant Personal Representative

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracey Wright

    Master of Kodosh

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Pledger

    Almoner

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Youngberg

    Venerable Master

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Hartline

    Wise Master

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Richard R. Petty Jr. (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Terry Plemons (2021–2024) — Venerable Master
  • Former: Darrell Rich (2024) — Wise Master
  • Former: Hoyt Samples (2019–2023) — Sgig Emeritus
  • Former: John R. Lifsey (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Volney Farned (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Jim Arnhart (2021–2023) — Commander
  • Former: Justin Huggins (2021–2023) — Venerable Master
  • Former: Stephen A. Bennett (2021–2023) — Assistant Personal Representative
  • Former: B. Don Aldridge (2019–2020) — Almoner
  • Former: Bobby Green (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Richard M. Smith (2019–2020) — Commander
  • Former: Steven Reno (2019–2020) — Mas of Kadosh

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 Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN

How large is Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN?

Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN reported $682K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $78K.

What is Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN?

Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN is a public charity focused on mutual and membership benefit, based in Chattanooga, TN. It holds $682K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN operate?

Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN's EIN?

Scottish Rite Foundation Valley of Chattanooga TN's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-1737929. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 29, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 16, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)

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