Imagine! Program (Arts Education)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Imagine! Program
The Imagine! Program is in its 16th year of enriching the lives of Hamilton County students through arts experiences.
Geographic Scope: Hamilton County, Tennessee (particularly serves 4th-grade students)
Purpose: Provide transformative arts experiences and field trips for elementary school students
Program Focus:
- Arts experiences and field trips for 4th-grade students
- Partnerships with major arts organizations and institutions
- Introduction to various art forms (clay, theatre, ballet, music, visual arts, sculpture)
- In-classroom experiences (e.g., ceramic arts with Scenic City Clay Arts)
Arts Partners:
- Creative Discovery Museum
- Chattanooga Theatre Centre
- Chattanooga Ballet
- Chattanooga Symphony & Orchestra
- Hunter Museum of American Art
- Sculpture Fields
- Scenic City Clay Arts (SCCA) - new partner in Year 16
Scope: ArtsBuild supports every elementary school in Hamilton County
Funding: Supported by individual donors
What Artsbuild actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 24
- Total given
- $601K
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $5,900–$94K
- By dollars: Tennessee 100%. Top recipient cities: Chattanooga, TN.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 4% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Hunter Museum of Art · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$94K
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$94K
Creative Discovery Museum · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$83K
Chattanooga Theatre Centre · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$80K
Chattanooga Ballet · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$40K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Music education
- Education
- K-12 schools
- Academic enrichment
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