Artsbuild

CHATTANOOGA, TN EIN: 23-7005188 Website

ARTSBUILD PROVIDES GENERAL OPERATING AND PROJECT SUPPORT GRANTS TO LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS; ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS; AND ARTS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ALL TOWARDS THE GOAL OF INCREASING ACCESS TO THE ARTS WITH MORE ARTS IN MORE PLACES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$18.7M

+1.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$977K

+6.5% YoY

Grant Count

27

+17.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$36K

-9.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$18,723,500$18,437,173$17,436,660
Revenue$2,955,004$3,306,474$156,240
Expenses$2,629,629$2,387,876$2,250,063
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,566,996$987,936$-1,204,010
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$244K$488K$733K$977K18 grants202022 grants202119 grants202223 grants202327 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

HUNTER MUSEUM OF ART$266KCHATTANOOGA SYMPHONY & O…$246KCREATIVE DISCOVERY MUSEUM$87KCHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE$80KCHATTANOOGA BALLET$40KSCENIC CITY CLAY ARTS$22KTHE POP-UP PROJECT$21KCHATTANOOGA BOYS CHOIR$19KSPLASH$16KSONG BIRDS FOUNDATION INC$14K

Grant Size Distribution

109 grants across all recorded years

89<$50K10$50–100K8$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JAMES MCKISSICPRESIDENT$129KSALLIE P LAWRENCEDIRECTOR OF FINANCE$77K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JAMES MCKISSICPRESIDENT40$129,499
SALLIE P LAWRENCEDIRECTOR OF FINANCE40$76,952
MICHAEL STONEBOARD MEMBER1
SHARON LAWBOARD MEMBER1
CARMEN DAVISBOARD MEMBER1
ELLA CLARKBOARD MEMBER1
KRISTY HUNTLEYBOARD MEMBER1
ANDREA BECKSVOOTBOARD MEMBER1
OLGA DE KLEINBOARD MEMBER1
PATTI FRIERSONBOARD MEMBER1
ANDREW HIBBARDBOARD MEMBER1
MILES HUFFBOARD MEMBER1
TONYA MOOREBOARD MEMBER1
CAROLINE WALKERBOARD MEMBER1
BRYAN C KELLYBOARD MEMBER1
JILL LEVINEBOARD MEMBER1
ALEX LOZABOARD MEMBER1
DAVID SPILLERBOARD MEMBER1
ANGELA STOUDEMIREBOARD MEMBER1
QUINCY JENKINSBOARD MEMBER1
LACEY FURRBOARD MEMBER1
DANIELA PETERSONBOARD MEMBER1
JOHN BEDERBOARD MEMBER1
JARED PICKENSBOARD MEMBER1
VANESSA JACKSONSECRETARY1
EDNA VARNERTREASURER1
ROWENA BELCHERCHAIRMAN1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

ChattanoogaHixsonOoltewah

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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