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Southern Lit Alliance

CHATTANOOGA, TN EIN: 62-6008466 Website

PROVIDE LITERARY ARTS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN A LIFE-LONG LOVE OF READING, WRITING AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$150K

-9.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$7K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$7K

About Southern Lit Alliance

Based on IRS filings

Southern Lit Alliance is a nonprofit organization, based in CHATTANOOGA, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $150K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $8K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Ooltewah

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$47K$95K$142K$190K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$150,009$164,767$193,315
Revenue$58,823$76,402$114,190
Expenses$64,614$101,424$147,194
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,976$4,728$4,083
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$3K$5K$7K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CHAT…$7K

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

CHELSEA RISLEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$52K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TIM MICKELPRESIDENT2
BRIAN BAKERTREASURER2
OSCAR BROCKPAST PRESIDENT2
KATRINA CLARKSECRETARY2
KB BALLENTINEDIRECTOR2
VICTORIA BRYANDIRECTOR2
SUSIE FRIESDIRECTOR2
LESLIE GOFFDIRECTOR2
JOHN HAWBAKERDIRECTOR2
JOEL HENDERSONDIRECTOR2
J ED MARSTONDIRECTOR2
KATHRYN SEIFERTHDIRECTOR2
CHELSEA RISLEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$51,791

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

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