Gary Messina Family Foundation Inc

CHATTANOOGA, TN EIN: 85-1228011

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.7M

-16.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$106K

+12.3% YoY

Grant Count

10

+42.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$11K

-21.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$553K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,726,224$2,061,699$1,897,967
Revenue$50,047$44,377$49,858
Expenses$119,734$107,052$130,755
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$50,047$44,377$48,408
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$29K$59K$88K$117K0 grants20205 grants202112 grants20227 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH$30KASLAN YOUTH MINISTERIES$20KSTUDENTS FOR LIFE OF AME…$20KHILLSDALE COLLEGE$15KSOLUTIONS HEALTH & PREGN…$10KST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$5KSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR C…$3KJERSEY SHORE DREAM CENTER$2KLOVE THY NEIGHBOR$1KMARYS PLACE BY THE SEA$500

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GIL D MESSINATRUSTEE0.25
CHARLES FALLONTRUSTEE0.25
JOYCE MESSINATRUSTEE0.25

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

BooneBostonChicagoEd BankFredericksburgHillsdaleLong BranchMemphisNeptuneOcean GroveRed BankScottsdaleShrewsburyStaten IslandTampa

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

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