LYNDHURST FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTIONS 2016 Arts & Culture ArtsBuild, Chattanooga, TN Support for a plan to market Chattanooga s arts and cultural assets. Additional support for the Community Cultural Connections (CCC) program and assistance with a disaster relief fund. $75,000.00 Association for Visual Arts, Chattanooga, TN Support for upgrades to the public gallery spaces. $65,000.00 Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Chattanooga, TN Support for musicians fees for the 2016 Bessie Smith Strut. Boys & Girls Clubs Ocoee Region, Cleveland, TN For the purchase of new mobile audio, lighting, and staging equipment to enhance the arts and music program. $15,500.00 Charleston-Calhoun-Hiwassee Historical Society, Charleston, TN Support for the Hiwassee River Heritage Center expansion project. $35,000.00 Chattanooga Chamber Foundation, Chattanooga, TN Additional support for the inaugural class of the Thriving Communities Initiative. $8,000.00 Chattanooga Film Festival, Chattanooga, TN For support of general operations and activities during 2016, including the signature four-day film festival. Additional support to hire a financial management consultant for long-term financial planning. $55,000.00 Chattanooga Kids on the Block, Chattanooga, TN Matching grant to support upgrades to the statistical and data management system. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, Chattanooga, TN Support for the newly developed Second Century Fund as well as general operations and activities during 2016. $70,000.00
City of Chattanooga - Public Art, Chattanooga, TN For support of the Blue Trees environmental art project, Public Art Project and Social Media Manager position, and a large-scale sculpture at the Blue Goose Hollow site on the Tennessee Riverwalk trail. $281,081.00 City of Cleveland, Cleveland, TN In conjunction with the Thriving Communities Initiative, support for a team project to develop Back Alley Galleries in partnership with Main Street Cleveland. $20,000.00 Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA In conjunction with the Thriving Communities Initiative, support for a team project to develop The Spot as a community gathering space in historic downtown Dalton. $20,000.00 Friends of the Library, Chattanooga, TN Second installment of a three-year commitment in support of the operations and activities of the Muse of Fire theater project. $15,000.00 Glass House Collective, Chattanooga, TN First installment of a two-year commitment for support of an artist residency program in East Chattanooga. $60,000.00 green spaces, Chattanooga, TN To support installation of The Pool art project in three East Chattanooga neighborhoods as a culminating event for the Empower Program. $40,000.00 Jazzanooga, Chattanooga, TN Second installment of a two-year grant for general operations and local music programming. La Paz Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN Support to develop a new cultural competency consulting model; first installment of a three-part commitment. $40,000.00 Lookout Mountain Conservancy, Chattanooga, TN To support a video project highlighting the Howard High School intern program.
Museum Center at 5 Points, Cleveland, TN Support for artistic activities developed as part of a Museums Connect grant, including a public mural and community water festival. $11,500.00 River City Company, Chattanooga, TN Funding to support the Passageways Project, a design challenge in partnership with the AIA to activate downtown alleyways. SoundCorps, Chattanooga, TN General operating support for programs and activities of SoundCorps to enhance the music economy during 2016. Splash, Chattanooga, TN For support of the Splash summer and fall art programs, which primarily serve children who reside in Chattanooga s Westside neighborhood. $15,000.00 Conservation & Physical Health A Step Ahead Foundation Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN For support of a new marketing campaign and matching funds to bolster education about and access to long-acting reversible contraception in the greater Chattanooga area. $110,000.00 Access Fund, Boulder, CO Support for the Chattanooga Climbing Conservation Initiative, including the development of new climbing sites at Denny Cove in Marion County and bouldering sites at the base of Lookout Mountain. $33,615.00 Chattanooga Area Food Bank, Chattanooga, TN For support of the Closing the Meal Gap project, which is aimed at reducing food insecurity and providing nutritious meals to clients located within a twenty-county service area surrounding Chattanooga. Chattanooga Woodworking Academy, Chattanooga, TN For general operating support during the 2016 calendar year. $5,000.00
City of Chattanooga Department of Transportation, Chattanooga, TN For the expansion of Bike Chattanooga with the installation of two new bikeshare stations on the Tennessee Riverwalk and for the launch of the Bike Chattanooga Ambassador program. $162,098.00 Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN Support for the Pediatric Health Improvement Coalition (PHIC) and the establishment of pilot telemedicine clinics within five public elementary schools in partnership with the Hamilton County Department of Education. $128,750.00 Freshwaters Illustrated, Corvallis, OR Matching support for the Hidden Rivers film project, which seeks to increase public awareness about and appreciation for the biological richness of southeastern freshwater ecosystems. $13,800.00 Friends of Moccasin Bend National Park, Chattanooga, TN For support of the exploration of a merger of two friends advocacy organizations affiliated with the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. $3,600.00 Friends of Outdoor Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN Support for production and distribution of the Ten Chattanooga Outdoor Adventures Guidebook. $7,630.00 Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Piedmont, AL The second in a series of three payments to expand land conservation activities in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Greater Chattanooga Sports & Events Committee, Chattanooga, TN For support of the 2016 IRONMAN and Half-IRONMAN competitions, held in Chattanooga. $25,000.00 HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL For support of the DNA Barcoding Initiative, which will enable students and teachers from select high schools throughout Alabama to engage in rigorous field biology and genetic analysis to catalog the flora of Alabama. Impact America, Birmingham, AL For support of the Focus First vision care project in nine southeastern Tennessee counties during the 2016-2017 school year. $53,400.00
Land Trust for Tennessee, Nashville, TN Support for the acquisition of the 686-acre Denny Cove tract in Marion County, Tennessee, as an addition to South Cumberland State Park and for general operations of the trust s southeast regional office. $225,000.00 Mountain Goat Trail Alliance, Monteagle, TN The second in a series of three installments for planning, engineering, and construction of the Mountain Goat pedestrian and biking trail from Monteagle to Tracy City. $30,000.00 Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards, Asheville, NC Support for the 2017 Wilderness Skills Institute, which offers a variety of training opportunities for nonprofit and governmental employees whose work is focused on the stewardship and maintenance of public lands. $35,000.00 Southeast Tennessee Development District, Chattanooga, TN Support for a design manual to facilitate the development of the Hiwassee River Blueway. $45,000.00 Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, TN For support of the development of the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute s new facility, located on the Baylor School campus. University of the South, Sewanee, TN Partial support for the Tenneswim event, which will take place in the summer of 2017 and generate a comprehensive ecological assessment of the Tennessee River by lead chemist and long-distance swimmer, Andreas Fath. $15,000.00 Whitfield County Government, Dalton, GA Support for the purchase of the 301-acre Grant Farm as an addition to the Rocky Face Ridge historic district. $75,000.00 Downtown & Urban Development Chattanooga Design Studio, Chattanooga, TN Support for the Chattanooga Design Studio s general operations during 2016. $62,500.00 City of Chattanooga - Public Works, Chattanooga, TN Support for planning of water quality and park improvements in East Lake Park.
Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Chattanooga, TN Support for the Money School program and the effort to promote financial education and empowerment for all Chattanoogans. Additional support for a Lean Urbanism pilot program, planning for additional housing and revitalization in the Brabson Hill neighborhood, and for the Missing Middle Building Types Initiative. $159,500.00 green spaces, Chattanooga, TN Support for a speaker series as well as for the Empower Project and its expansion into the Alton Park neighborhood. $42,500.00 River City Company, Chattanooga, TN Support for the design and development of selected downtown urban design projects, which have been planned as part of the creation of an Arts District Promenade. $30,000.00 Trust for Public Land, Tennessee Office, Chattanooga, TN Support for the first phase of construction of the White Oak Park Stringers Ridge Connector Trail. $76,000.00 Innovative Economy Causeway, Chattanooga, TN First phase of support for the Patten Towers Animation project and the effort to engage residents of Patten Towers in the development of the surrounding Innovation District. $25,000.00 CO.LAB, Chattanooga, TN Support for a study designed to evaluate the role and impact of CO.LAB in connection with the emerging innovation economy in Chattanooga and to begin to develop metrics for the improved measurement and understanding of the growing innovative economy. $50,750.00 Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga, TN Support for a planning study for the 300 block of Chestnut Street intended to explore its function and full potential as the exterior landscape of activity for the Creative Discovery Museum and as a significant downtown public space. $35,000.00 Enterprise Center, Inc., Chattanooga, TN Operational support for the Applications and Research Program. $80,000.00 Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga, TN Support for the 2016 Mad Bad & Dangerous women s entrepreneurial summit. $20,000.00
Education Chambliss Center for Children, Chattanooga, TN Support for the construction of a new childcare facility and thrift store in Red Bank, Tennessee, in conjunction with the center s capital campaign. $250,000.00 Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, TN For support of the development of the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute s new facility, located on the Baylor School campus. UTC Center for Academic/Innovative Technology, Chattanooga, TN This grant marks the second in a series of three installments for expansion of the Interdisciplinary Geospatial Technology Lab at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Other Employee/Trustee Matching Contributions To promote the spirit of philanthropy by matching the personal charitable contributions of the Lyndhurst Foundation s staff and trustees. $26,354.00 *Estimated Assets* $131,700,000.00 Operating Expenditures Administration $1,133,359.00 Asset Management $44,358.00 Capital $2,633.00 Taxes Charitable Expenditures Grants $3,391,578.00 Direct Charitable Activities $5,879.00