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The Benwood Foundation believes that one aspect of its role is to provide opportunities for creativity and innovation on the part of organizations in the community. While the Foundation believes that its focus area grants will address issues of critical concern to the future of Hamilton County, it recognizes that other issues and needs will arise. It further recognizes that these issues and needs may be identified by others in the community. Community Grants will be made in response to proposals submitted to the Foundation, in accordance with its published guidelines.
The Community Grantmaking area will also provide support for Capital Campaigns. Organizations contemplating a Capital Campaign and desiring Foundation support are encouraged to discuss the campaign with Foundation staff prior to making application. Capital support to an organization will not exceed $50,000 for any campaign. In keeping with the Foundation's environmental commitment, building projects that will obtain LEED certification will be eligible for $100,000. For more information on LEED certification, visit the U.S. Green Building Council.
Before submitting your application, please contact Lori Quillen at
423-785-4229 or lquillen@benwood.org.
Please read the guidelines carefully to ensure you meet the criteria.
Grants Awarded
2010
Chattanooga, TN
$12,250
For the Raised Urban Gardens and Health Initiative project, establishing community gardens in the Alton Park neighborhood.
Chattanooga, TN
$25,000
For assistance in the purchase of Automated Donor Testing Equipment.
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
$30,000
For renovations to the building on McCallie Avenue.
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the Challenges and Opportunities Fund.
East Ridge Revitalization Program, Inc.
East Ridge, TN
$5,000
For assistance in the purchase of a bus for East Ridge Academy's after school and summer programs.
Chattanooga, TN
$35,000
For the development of Next Door Chattanooga's Transitional Residential Program, serving women re-entering the community from incarceration.
Chattanooga, TN
$2,500
For the Principal Leadership Academy, a program designed to help mentor and prepare assistant school principals to take over the job of principal.
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Chattanooga, TN
$35,000
For house refurbishment and replacement of the computer and phone system, a part of the 20-Year Refurbishment Project.
Stop the Madness National, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
$20,000
For the Summer Enrichment Camp, designed to create an empowering experience for young people through a series of activities and educational field trips.
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the conversion of a saltwater tank into freshwater for the Disappearing River Giants Freshwater Conservation Exhibit.
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the 2010 Annual Campaign.
Chattanooga, TN
$35,000
For the Friends-in-Training for Life (FIT for Life) Program, focused on combatting obesity at urban elementary schools through fitness and nutrition classes for children and parents.
Chattanooga, TN
$10,000
For Spay it Away, a high quality spay/neuter clinic addressing the problems of pet overpopulation.
2009
Chattanooga, TN
$25,000
For Creative Hearts Child Enrichment, an after school program for at risk students in five high poverty schools.
Chattanooga, TN
$30,000
For program expansion.
Chattanooga, TN
$18,700
For the Child Identification Program in the Crime Prevention Unit.
Chattanooga, TN
$10,000
For the M.V.P. After School Tutoring Program.
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the Challenges and Opportunities Fund.
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$1,500
For the Non-Profit Effectiveness Seminar.
Chattanooga, TN
$100,000
For the Capital Campaign to build a family day center for homeless families.
Legal Aid of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$20,000
For the Unemployment Transition Project, building capacity to provide civil legal services to Hamilton County's growing jobless population.
Chattanooga, TN
$20,000
For direct client assistance with homeless communities in Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, TN
$9,600
For sensory equipment and materials for the Sensory Stimulation Room.
Chattanooga, TN
$5,000
For the relocation feasibility study.
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For general operating support.
Chattanooga, TN
$20,000
For the Arts Capital Campaign for a therapeutic playground.
Chattanooga, TN
$100,00
For the Capital Campaign for a new Behavioral and Developmental Pediatric Clinic.
Chattanooga, TN
$150,000
For the Jellies: Living Art - Bringing Art and Science Together Capital Campaign.
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the 2009 Annual Campaign.
Chattanooga, TN
$32,000
For program expansion in offering medical services to financially eligible individuals and families of Hamilton County who otherwise have no access to health care.
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the Argentine Jaguar acquisition.
2008
Chattanooga, TN
$23,000
For the In-School Life Skill Development and Mentoring Program, to give at-risk youth the tools they need to make rational, responsible decisions.
American Cancer Society of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$14,300
For Transportation Assistance Programs.
Chattanooga, TN
$17,000
For Electronic Medical Records.
Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation
Chattanooga, TN
$15,400
For the Oak Project, to furnish and equip rooms and office space in the Oak House.
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the 25th Anniversary Capital Campaign for Day Center, Worker's Shelter and Respite Space.
Chattanooga, TN
$250,000
For the acquisition of Senter School Building.
Chattanooga, TN
$17,500
For the Prevention Education and Awareness Program.
Chattanooga, TN
$20,000
For the Camp College program, to help rising seniors from Hamilton County with the college application and financial aid processes.
Chattanooga, TN
$35,000
For the Getting to Zero Capital Campaign, to reduce euthanasia of treatable, adoptable and trainable animals.
Lookout Mountain, TN
$17,095
For the Environmental Education Program, "Land Protection through Consercation Education."
Nashville, TN
$5,000
For the Client Computer Lab Program, making a positive difference in the lives of people with disabilities.
Chattanooga, TN
$250,000
For the Capital Campaign for campus renovation.
Chattanooga, TN
$75,000
For the renovation of the organization's 40-year-old swimming pool.
Chattanooga, TN
$5,000
For a feasibility study to assess the former Farmers' Market site for relocation purposes.
Collegedale, TN
$50,000
For the Capital Campaign for new nursing building.
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$125,000
For the Annual Campaign, for long-term asset development and for operational support.
University of Tennessee Hamilton County Extension Service
Chattanooga, TN
$3,900
For capacity building, to expand the number of patient visits while adding orthopedic screening program in conjunction with Project Access.
Chattanooga, TN
$20,000
For Ending Pet Overpopulation, a program providing free spay and neuter services to low-income families.
Chattanooga, TN
$15,000
For the Ready to Learn Program, providing parents, teachers and caregivers in the Tennessee Valley with public television resources that help children develop a lifelong love of learning.
2007
Association for Visual Artists
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the Capital Campaign for New Media Iniative.
Chattanooga Chamber Foundation
Chattanooga, TN
$25,000
For Chattanooga CANDO, a program accelerating economic development through partnerships between public and private entities.
Chattanooga, TN
$25,000
For CEI works, a program providing readiness training and supportive job search services for job seekers with felony convictions.
Chattanooga, TN
$35,000
For environmental education in Hamilton County Schools.
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For Chattanooga State's Capital Campaign for the Health Science Center, a state-of-the-art facility offering the broadest array of health-related programs in the Chattanooga region.
Fortwood Center
Chattanooga, TN
$200,000
For the Capital Campaign for the Fortwood Children's Center.
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the Capital Campaign for a new Community Bereavement and Palliative Center.
Ladies of Charity of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the Capital Campaign for the Resale Store renovation project, a low-cost shopping alternative for those with modest incomes and sources of items to assist those in need.
Little Miss Mag Child Care Center
Chattanooga, TN
$100,000
For the Capital Campaign to create a new Little Miss Mag daycare center, sell the existing facility and move into a new development project on Walnut Street.
Chattanooga, TN
$10,000
For the CORE Abstinence Education Program and Road to Excellence programs, providing teens with the skills to make smart decisions about life.
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the Teen Challenge Capital Campaign: Building Hope in the Lives of Others.
Chattanooga, TN
$100,000
For the Capital Campaign for Penguin's Rock, an interactive exhibit featuring two species of cold climate penguins.
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$125,000
For the 2007 Annual Campaign and for long-term asset development.
Cincinnati, OH
$20,000
For the Chapin-Thomas Scholars.
2006
Chattanooga, TN
$100,000
For the Capital Campaign, to relocate the organization to 402 West MLK Boulevard.
Animal Care Trust McKamey Animal Care & Adoption Center
Chattanooga, TN
$100,000
For the Capital Campaign, setting a high standard in animal welfare to increase the quality of life for both the community's human and animal population.
Chattanooga, TN
$29,450
For updating the sprinkler system to meet fire codes and regulations.
Chattanooga Drum & Bugle Corps
Chattanooga, TN
$14,450
For the Drums and Bugle Corps Color-Guard Unit.
Chattanooga, TN
$17,500
For the Prevention Education Awareness Program, serving children who are victims of abuse through prevention, education and intervention.
Chattanooga, TN
$25,000
For the school-based College Advisor Program, placing trained college advisors in every public high school in Hamilton County to increase the number of students who pursue postsecondary education.
Chattanooga, TN
$150,000
For projects improving the quality of life in participating neighborhoods through support of neighborhood associations and partnerships with key organizations.
Friends of Moccasin Bend National Park
Chattanooga, TN
$45,000
For the purchase of two parcels of private property at the gateway to Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.
Chattanooga, TN
$85,000
For the Zoo Debut Front Entrance Campaign, opening new doors to the community with an improved entrance complex featuring a gift shop, ticketing area, concessions pavilion, antique carousel, and extra exhibit and event space.
Chattanooga, TN
$75,000
For the construction of houses for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Chattanooga, TN
$50,000
For the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, a 40-foot, state-of-the-art mobile dentist office providing dental treatment to children in Chattanooga and surrounding counties.
Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation
Chattanooga, TN
$100,000
For the Capital Campaign, dedicated to addressing the spiritual and emotional meeds of patients facing life-altering challenge and change.
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$125,000
For the 2006 Annual Campaign and for long-term asset development.
Chattanooga, TN
$33,500
For capacity building, to expand patient visits by 20% in 2007 while adding three new specialties.