Creative Discovery Museum

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Chattanooga, TN EIN 62-1509462

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$5.2M

Foundation funders

29

Grants recorded

131

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Creative Discovery Museum?

Creative Discovery Museum is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc ($1.5M), Care Foundation of America Inc ($750K), Artsbuild ($573K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.2M in grants to Creative Discovery Museum between 2019–2025.

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M3 grants2019 36 grants2020 24 grants2021 22 grants2022 24 grants2023 16 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $91K (2019) to $1.5M (2021). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $164K.

What grants has Creative Discovery Museum received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025ArtsbuildGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$83,000
2025Bicentennial Volunteers IncorporatedPROVIDE FUNDING TO UPGRADE MUSEUM.$50,000
2025George R Johnson Family FoundationCHILDREN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM$15,000
2025The Anna Sue and Bob Shaw FoundationSUPPORT$10,000
2025Kenneth E BoringMUSEUM COLLEGE DAZE$5,000
2025The Hacker and Kitty CaldwellGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,000
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
2024The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncUnrestricted$17,100
2024George R Johnson Family FoundationCHILDREN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM$15,000
2024The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncAnnual Fund$14,000
2024Publix Super Markets Charities IncORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE$12,500
2024The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncIntensive Internship Program$12,000
2024The Hand Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED GRANT$5,000
2024Chazen Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$5,000
2024Kenneth E BoringMUSEUM COLLEGE DAZE$5,000
2024The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncIgnite Capital Campaign$5,000
2024Robert F Stone Foundation AKA Bobby StoneGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
2024The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncPatron Membership Campaign$1,000
2024The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncAmuseUm Donation$350
2023Care Foundation of America IncTO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE$375,000
2023The Clarence E Harris FoundationCHARITY$150,000
2023ArtsbuildGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$86,000
2023The Chattanooga Tourism FoundationSUPPORT$50,000
2023Bicentennial Volunteers IncorporatedPROVIDE FUNDING TO UPGRADE MUSEUM.$50,000
2023The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncIGNITE DISCOVERY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$50,000
2023Kenneth E BoringMUSEUM COLLEGE DAZE$35,000
2023The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga IncIGNITE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$20,000

Showing 30 most recent of 131 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), Care Foundation of America Inc ($750K), Artsbuild ($573K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.2M in grants to Creative Discovery Museum between 2019–2025.

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 55 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Creative Discovery Museum received?

IRS 990 filings record $5.2M in grants to Creative Discovery Museum across 131 grants from 29 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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