Maclellan Foundation Inc

The information for Maclellan Foundation Inc is as of the organization's most recent filing in December '21. This organization is located in Chattanooga, TN. It has been in existence for 29 years, following its founding in 1992.

Organization Classification

The IRS classifies organizations according to the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) system. The NTEE system helps the IRS assign a 3-character code to each organization to describe the organization's activities.

The Maclellan Foundation Inc's NTEE code is T20. The "T" tells us that the organization is classified along with Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations. The "20" tells us that the organization is a Private Grantmaking Foundation. The NTEE describes Private Grantmaking Foundations as nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds and programs managed by trustees or directors established to maintain charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking. Additionally, the Maclellan Foundation Inc is classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Code, which means it is engaged in Religious, Educational, Charitable, Scientific, Literary, Public Safety, Amateur Sports, or Prevention of Cruelty to Children or Animals work.

Program Areas

Program Area 1: The organization provides technical assistance and consulting for grantees to build their capacity in areas such as governance, leadership, and general capacity building. This includes strategic planning training and consulting, leadership coaching, and the development and translation of curriculum for training on governance best practices. The organization also invests in a platform that pairs pro bono professionals with nonprofits to provide free services like strategic planning, marketing, and HR.

Program Area 2: The family homeless shelter program area supports indigent care through the Maclellan Shelter for Families. The organization helps fund and organize events to support the shelter, including expenses for the Grateful Gobbler Walk which raises funds for the shelter.

Program Area 3: The Literacy Foundation collaborates locally with other community organizations to promote literacy growth among children. In order to support a community-wide effort to increase literacy, the foundation paid for consulting services to work in collaboration with the local department of education.

Program Area 4: The foundation promotes generosity among individuals and organizations through its own programs, including the development and publishing of content to promote generosity, translation of generosity-focused content, hosting giving collaborations with donors, and conducting trainings on generosity.

Grant History

Our dataset contains seven years of grant history for the Maclellan Foundation Inc. Over the course of these seven years, they have awarded a total of 1,788 grants, with an average check size of $95,269. On average, they award 255 grants each year. The majority of their grants are awarded in the Religion-Related sector (466), followed by Education (134) and Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (91). In terms of geographical distribution, the organization awards the most grants in Tennessee (566), followed by Georgia (161) and California (109). They have also awarded grants in various other states, including New York, Texas, Colorado, and Florida, among others.