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Riverview Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$670k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
12
Grants FY2024
12
Organizations funded FY2023
25%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 29
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$23M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 25% of the organizations Riverview Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $230k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentArts & CultureRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyPublic BenefitYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving12$670k25%
FY202312$799k25%
FY202214$1.2M21%
FY202115$1.0M20%
FY202020$1.3M45%
FY201929$1.4M52%
FY201816$1.2M88%
FY201726$1.1Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$3.3MEducation$2.1MRecreation & Sports$1.2MArts & Culture$904kCommunity Improvement$418kHealth$287kHousing & Shelter$185kScience & Tech$170kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
CT
CO
VA
TN
NC
DC
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 51 grantees
All grantees of Riverview Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The University of Georgia Foundation$1,716,65080%
Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc$830,00031%
The Trust for Public Land$475,00050%
Firefly Trail Inc$445,000587%
Lookout Mountain Conservancy$275,00049%
Songbirds Foundation Inc$275,000525%
The Nuci Phillips Memorial Foundation Inc$265,000311%
Thrive Regional Partnership Inc$220,010517%
Books for Keeps Inc$215,500612%
Lula Lake Land Trust$190,000421%
The Land Trust for Tennessee Inc$187,50032%
The Rivercity Company$150,00016%
Land Trust Alliance Inc$140,00040%
Athens Land Trust Inc$125,00042%
Songs for Kids Foundation Inc$125,000219%
Scenic Dade Development Company$105,000233%
The Tennessee River Gorge Trust Inc$100,00022%
The Classic Center Cultural Foundation$100,00015%
Metropolitan Ministries Inc$100,00020%
Southeastern Climbers Coalition Inc$98,200216%
Southeastern Cave Conservancy Inc$80,0002n/a
Charles H Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center Inc$75,00013%
Mountain Goat Trail Alliance Inc$75,000212%
Conservation Legacy$74,60020%
Friends of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park$72,000220%
Sandy Creek Nature Center Inc$68,000147%
Tennessee Aquarium$66,00020%
Historic Cobbham Foundation Inc$65,000173%
University of the South$65,00010%
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Chattanooga$50,00010%
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center$50,00014%
Cumberland Trails Conference$50,00019%
The Corporation of Mercer University$50,00010%
Chambliss Center for Children$50,00011%
Country Music Foundation Inc$50,00020%
Path Foundation Inc$50,00011%
Oconee River Land Trust$41,50025%
Georgia Music Foundation Inc$35,000222%
Crabtree Farms of Chattanooga Inc$32,00026%
The Access Fund$30,00011%
Artists for Artists Inc$25,0001n/a
Soundcorps Inc$25,0001n/a
Chattanooga Design Studio$25,00012%
Homegrown National Park Inc$20,00013%
Wild Trails Inc$20,000122%
In Our Backyards Inc$15,00011%
Miracle League of Chattanooga Inc$10,00011%
Friends of Outdoor Chattanooga Inc$10,0002100%
Contemporary Performing Arts of Chattanooga Inc$10,000113%
Bike Walk Tennessee$10,00015%
Paint Rock Forest Research Center$10,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Riverview Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 47 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe University of Georgia Foundation: $1,716,650 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetOpen Space Institute Land Trust Inc: $830,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $475,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFirefly Trail Inc: $445,000 over 5y, 87% of budgetLookout Mountain Conservancy: $275,000 over 4y, 8.7% of budgetSongbirds Foundation Inc: $275,000 over 5y, 25% of budgetThe Nuci Phillips Memorial Foundation Inc: $265,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetThrive Regional Partnership Inc: $220,010 over 5y, 17% of budgetBooks for Keeps Inc: $215,500 over 6y, 12% of budgetLula Lake Land Trust: $190,000 over 4y, 21% of budgetThe Land Trust for Tennessee Inc: $187,500 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetThe Rivercity Company: $150,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetLand Trust Alliance Inc: $140,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetAthens Land Trust Inc: $125,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetSongs for Kids Foundation Inc: $125,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetScenic Dade Development Company: $105,000 over 2y, 33% of budgetThe Tennessee River Gorge Trust Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetThe Classic Center Cultural Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetMetropolitan Ministries Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSoutheastern Climbers Coalition Inc: $98,200 over 2y, 16% of budgetCharles H Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetMountain Goat Trail Alliance Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetConservation Legacy: $74,600 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: $72,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetSandy Creek Nature Center Inc: $68,000 over 1y, 47% of budgetTennessee Aquarium: $66,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHistoric Cobbham Foundation Inc: $65,000 over 1y, 73% of budgetUniversity of the South: $65,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Chattanooga: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetReflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center: $50,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetCumberland Trails Conference: $50,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetThe Corporation of Mercer University: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChambliss Center for Children: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCountry Music Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPath Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetOconee River Land Trust: $41,500 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetGeorgia Music Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 22% of budgetCrabtree Farms of Chattanooga Inc: $32,000 over 2y, 6.4% of budgetThe Access Fund: $30,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetChattanooga Design Studio: $25,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetHomegrown National Park Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetWild Trails Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetIn Our Backyards Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMiracle League of Chattanooga Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFriends of Outdoor Chattanooga Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 100% of budgetContemporary Performing Arts of Chattanooga Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetBike Walk Tennessee: $10,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 47.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Lyndhurst Foundation IncTN53.4× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Lyndhurst Foundation Inc · Benwood Foundation Inc · Robert F Stone Foundation AKA Bobby Stone Foundation · Footprint Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Tucker Foundation · Hazel Montague Hutcheson Foundation · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · American Water Charitable Foundationinc · The Chattanooga Tourism Foundation · Schillhahn-Huskey Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Riverview Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Riverview Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Riverview Foundation Inc

How much does Riverview Foundation Inc give?
Riverview Foundation Inc reported 12 grants totaling $669,830 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Riverview Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (36%), Education (23%), Recreation & Sports (13%).
Who are Riverview Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The University of Georgia Foundation ($1.7M), Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc ($830k), The Trust for Public Land ($475k).
Does Riverview Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Riverview Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Riverview Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Lyndhurst Foundation Inc, Benwood Foundation Inc, Robert F Stone Foundation AKA Bobby Stone Foundation.
Where is Riverview Foundation Inc based?
Riverview Foundation Inc is based in TN.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 77 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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