Well Told Grants

Foundations / Tennessee

Frank JB & Emma S Varallo Foundation

Accepts applications Chattanooga, Tennessee · EIN 626225565

Frank JB & Emma S Varallo Foundation is a private foundation in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $900,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $900,000 and the largest $900,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $801,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$801,0003$21.8 million
2024$900,0001$27.2 million

How to apply

ContactThe Varallo Foundation Co R Frederi
629 Market Street Suite 120, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone or email(423) 265-9510
What to submitFor those wishing to bring a project to the attention of the foundation, a written summary of not more than two pages should be sent to the above address. The request should be submitted in triplicate prior to december 1st each year.
DeadlinesDecember 1st.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee1$900,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Generosity Trust
Chattanooga, TN
Operating funds$900,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Frank JB & Emma S Varallo Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: December 1st.

How much does Frank JB & Emma S Varallo Foundation give?

$900,000 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $900,000.

Who runs Frank JB & Emma S Varallo Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Joseph F Decosimo (Chairman), Robert F Decosimo (Secretary), Joseph D Decosimo (Trustee) and John T Decosimo (Trustee).

Similar foundations in Tennessee