Creative Discovery Museum

Chattanooga, TN ·EIN 62-1509462 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$5.5M received 29 funders 125 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Creative Discovery Museum?

Creative Discovery Museum is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc ($1.5M), Artsbuild ($834K), Care Foundation of America Inc ($750K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.5M in grants to Creative Discovery Museum between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc$1,494,700492020–2023
Artsbuild$834,000102020–2024
Care Foundation of America Inc$750,00022022–2023
Tennessee Health Foundation Inc$305,00012020
Benwood Foundation Inc$296,00032020–2022
Robert F Stone Foundation AKA Bobby Stone$212,50082020–2024
Tucker Foundation$205,00022021–2023
The Chattanooga Tourism Foundation$200,00042021–2024
The Clarence E Harris Foundation$200,00022020–2023
Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated$150,00032022–2024
George R Johnson Family Foundation$125,00052020–2024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$118,60022021–2022
Hamico Inc$100,00022022
Kenneth E Boring$90,00052020–2024
Frank Jb & Emma S Varallo Foundation$75,00022021–2022
National Philanthropic Trust$75,00012021
Chattanooga Christian Community$48,50032020–2023
Lyndhurst Foundation Inc$40,00012024
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc$37,00032023–2024
Chazen Family Foundation$25,00052020–2024
Arant Family Charitable Trust$25,00012020
Weldon F Osborne Foundation Inc$19,98022022–2023
Southern Health Plan Inc$10,00012020
Footprint Foundation Inc$10,00012020
The Hand Foundation Inc$5,00012024

Showing top 25 of 29 funders by total given.

What grants has Creative Discovery Museum received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Hacker and Kitty CaldwellGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,000
2024ArtsbuildGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$86,500
2024ArtsbuildGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$86,500
2024The Chattanooga Tourism FoundationSUPPORT$50,000
2024Bicentennial Volunteers IncorporatedPROVIDE FUNDING TO UPGRADE MUSEUM.$50,000
2024Lyndhurst Foundation IncNamaste India Exhibition$40,000
2024George R Johnson Family FoundationCHILDREN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM$15,000
2024Publix Super Markets Charities IncORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE$12,500
2024Kenneth E BoringMUSEUM COLLEGE DAZE$5,000
2024The Hand Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED GRANT$5,000
2024Chazen Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$5,000
2024Robert F Stone Foundation AKA Bobby StoneGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
2023Care Foundation of America IncTO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE$375,000
2023The Clarence E Harris FoundationCHARITY$150,000
2023ArtsbuildGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$86,000
2023ArtsbuildGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$86,000
2023The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncIGNITE DISCOVERY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$50,000
2023The Chattanooga Tourism FoundationSUPPORT$50,000
2023Bicentennial Volunteers IncorporatedPROVIDE FUNDING TO UPGRADE MUSEUM.$50,000
2023Kenneth E BoringMUSEUM COLLEGE DAZE$35,000
2023The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncIGNITE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$20,000
2023The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncIGNITE DISCOVERY CAMPAIGN$20,000
2023Chattanooga Christian CommunityIN FURTHERANCE OF FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES$17,500
2023The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncCONTINGENCY FUND FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF SEARCH FIRM RETAINER FEE$16,000
2023George R Johnson Family FoundationCHILDREN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM$15,000
2023Publix Super Markets Charities IncORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE$12,500
2023Publix Super Markets Charities IncORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE$12,000
2023The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncENDOWMENT GIFT$10,000
2023The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncCAPITAL CAMPAIGN$10,000
2023The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncANNUAL FUND$10,000

Showing 30 most recent of 125 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Creative Discovery Museum?

Creative Discovery Museum is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc ($1.5M), Artsbuild ($834K), Care Foundation of America Inc ($750K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.5M in grants to Creative Discovery Museum between 2020–2025.

Who is Creative Discovery Museum's largest funder?

The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc is the largest recorded funder of Creative Discovery Museum, with $1.5M across 49 grants (2020–2023).

How much grant funding has Creative Discovery Museum received?

IRS 990 filings record $5.5M in grants to Creative Discovery Museum across 125 grants from 29 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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