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Vineyard Foundation

Accepts applications Chattanooga, Tennessee · EIN 831751904

Vineyard Foundation is a private foundation in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $27,417 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $318 and the largest $10,786. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $42,439 the year before.

62% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$54,3458$487,059
2024$42,43913$503,741
2025$27,41716$545,990

How to apply

ContactTanya M Stuart
2338 Red Tail Ln, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone or email(225) 916-3523
What to submitLetter to our attention requesting a specific amount of funds for a particular purpose.
DeadlinesDecember 31

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Vineyard Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas2$11,231
Tennessee7$8,074
Indiana1$4,703
Montana1$2,000
California1$523
Pennsylvania1$300
Florida1$206
Arkansas1$200
Maryland1$180

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
TX
Charity$10,786
Final Command Ministries
Murfreesboro, TN
Charity$6,506
Global Development Group USA
Bedford, IN
Charity$4,703
Youth with A Mission of Montana
Lakeside, MT
Charity$2,000
The Freedom Story
Oakland, CA
Charity$523
The Mission Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
Charity$457
Christian Relief Fund
Amarillo, TX
Charity$445
Hickory Valley Christian Church
Chattanoga, TN
Charity$335
The Anglican Relief and Development
Pittsburgh, PA
Charity$300
Chattanooga Audubon Society
Chattanooga, TN
Charity$259
Individual
TN
Charity$217
Seven Rivers Church
Lecanto, FL
Charity$206
Individual
AR
Charity$200
Clear Creek Church of Christ
Hixson, TN
Charity$200
World Relief
Baltimore, MD
Charity$180
Bridge Refugee Services
Chattanoga, TN
Charity$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Vineyard Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: December 31.

How much does Vineyard Foundation give?

$27,417 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $318.

Who runs Vineyard Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Tanya Stuart (President) and Troy D Stuart (Secretary/Treas).

What does Vineyard Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, human services and environment and conservation.

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