Funding Horizon:

Through 2011, grants will be distributed primarily at the initiative of the foundation through the cultivation of strategic partnerships with nonprofit organizations that can assist Lyndhurst in the pursuit of its six goals.

Goals:

Through its funding and partnerships, the foundation will focus on the following six goals:

Sustain and strengthen the downtown core as the center of employment, cultural institutions, entertainment; maintain appeal to visitors, while accelerating growth in the residential population

Promote urban neighborhoods of choice with rising real estate values, growing population, and favorable social conditions

Strengthen the momentum for public education reform that yields higher academic performance throughout the community while closing the academic gap now linked to race and class

Foster a thriving creative community that has great variety, broad participation, high quality, and financial stability.

Bolster the community’s identification with green spaces and outdoor recreation, while strengthening Chattanooga’s position as a gateway to regional environmental assets and attractions

Conserve, protect, and restore the region’s premier natural assets

What we fund:

Strategic Partnerships:

Potential partners will be invited to collaborate with foundation staff to develop programs of work, the funds required, the results that should be achieved, and an appropriate means of evaluating progress. The Trustees will review these proposals at quarterly board meetings.

Other Projects:

Any Chattanooga-based nonprofit organization which generally seeks to revitalize the community and whose work falls outside the foundation's six goal areas is eligible to submit an "unsolicited request" for funding once per year.

Trustee Initiatives:

The Lyndhurst Foundation funds projects that reflect the individual priorities of family trustees who do not live in the Chattanooga area.