The Benwood Foundation - Shared Prosperity in Chattanooga

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The Benwood Foundation supports community efforts that help make Chattanooga great. We believe that collective action is a crucial driver of civic change. It will take many voices and many hands to build a strong and inclusive City.

Mission & Values

The Benwood Foundation is focused on supporting leaders and initiatives that help strengthen the shared prosperity and inclusion in Chattanooga. Learn more about our mission and history here.

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Focus Areas

Our focus areas reflect a deep commitment to support the continued development of Chattanooga into a thriving city, while better ensuring that more residents can participate in and benefit from the growing prosperity.

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Urban Vitality

Promoting a thriving culture, public realm,
and economy in Chattanooga’s urban core

promoting a thriving culture,
public realm, and economy in
Chattanooga’s urban core

Urban
Vitality

Talent

ensuring the development of talent in all
residents from cradle to career

ensuring the development
of talent in all residents
from cradle to career

Talent

Upward Mobility

connecting economic growth to inclusive opportunity,
so that all residents share in our community’s prosperity

connecting economic growth
to inclusive opportunity,
so that all residents share in
our community’s prosperity

Upward
Mobility

Leadership

supporting the next generation of diverse
leaders that will drive the future of our City

supporting the next generation
of diverse leaders that will
drive the future of our City

Leadership

The Benwood Foundation supports community efforts that help make Chattanooga great. We believe that collective action is a crucial driver of civic change. It will take many voices and many hands to build a strong and inclusive City.

Mission & Values

Focus Areas

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Urban Vitality

Promoting a thriving culture, public realm,and economy in Chattanooga’s urban core

promoting a thriving culture, public realm, and economy inChattanooga’s urban core

UrbanVitality

Talent

ensuring the development of talent in all residents from cradle to career

ensuring the development of talent in all residents from cradle to career

Talent

Upward Mobility

connecting economic growth to inclusive opportunity, so that all residents share in our community’s prosperity

connecting economic growth to inclusive opportunity, so that all residents share in our community’s prosperity

UpwardMobility

Leadership

supporting the next generation of diverse leaders that will drive the future of our City

supporting the next generation of diverse leaders that will drive the future of our City

Leadership

The Benwood Foundation supports community efforts that help make Chattanooga great. We believe that collective action is a crucial driver of civic change. It will take many voices and many hands to build a strong and inclusive City.

Mission & Values

Focus Areas

Featured Stories

Promoting a thriving culture, public realm,
and economy in Chattanooga’s urban core

promoting a thriving culture,
public realm, and economy in
Chattanooga’s urban core

Urban
Vitality

ensuring the development of talent in all
residents from cradle to career

ensuring the development
of talent in all residents
from cradle to career

connecting economic growth to inclusive opportunity,
so that all residents share in our community’s prosperity

connecting economic growth
to inclusive opportunity,
so that all residents share in
our community’s prosperity

Upward
Mobility

supporting the next generation of diverse
leaders that will drive the future of our City

supporting the next generation
of diverse leaders that will
drive the future of our City