Public Charity

THE HOWARD FUND

THE HOWARD FUND, of CHATTANOOGA, TN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $8K in revenue, $244K in expenses, $12.5M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 50 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $3.2M.

EIN: 813722308 CHATTANOOGA, TN Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8K
Total Expenses$244K
Total Assets$12.5M
Grants Given50
Grant Total$3.2M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA (CFGC). THE MISSION OF CFGC IS TO TRANSFORM GENEROSITY INTO LASTING CHANGE TOWARD A PROSPEROUS AND JUST CHATTANOOGA WHERE ALL CAN THRIVE AND ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

Where $100 goes at The Howard Fund

How The Howard Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $91 for programs

$91
Providing funds for healthcare, public education, arts, and environmental conservation
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to The Howard Fund

Often funds new orgs 63% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

CHATTANOOGA, TN · 2024
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$115,000
CHATTANOOGA, TN · 2024
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$15,000
CHATTANOOGA, TN · 2024
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$15,000
CHATTANOOGA, TN · 2024
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$15,000
HAMILTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CHATTANOOGA, TN · 2023
GOVERNMENT ENTITY
$420,000

Showing up to 5 of 50 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Joseph H Davenport Iii
SECRETARY AND TREASURER Joseph H Davenport Iv
DIRECTOR Lesley Scearce
PRESIDENT - COMM. FNDN. GR. CHATT. Maeghan Jones
DIRECTOR Patrick Stowe
DIRECTOR Ted Alling

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,260,000 42 grants
Education
$400,000 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$75,000 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$50,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$420,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $8K $244K $12.5M
2023 $3.0M $1.3M $11.3M
2022 $297K $505K $8.0M
2020 $1.6M $582K $8.8M
2019 $414K $143K $6.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $414K to $8K (-98%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.5M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in GA, TN, WY.

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