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CHATTANOOGA-HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND

EIN 62-1356764 CHATTANOOGA, TN

Revenue 2024
$3,345,349
Expenses 2024
$6,298,828

Program services were 79.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B20I
Classification
1000
Street
1651 S HOLTZCLAW AVE STE 201

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHING, STRONG LEADERSHIP, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS SO THAT CHILDREN SUCCEED IN LEARNING AND IN LIFE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

  • PROJECT INSPIRE - PROJECT INSPIRE IS A RIGOROUS TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM THAT BLENDS GRADUATE LEVEL COURSE WORK WITH A CLASSROOM APPRENTICESHIP AND ONE-ON-ONE COACHING WITH A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHER IN A HIGH-NEEDS CLASSROOM. OUR RESIDENTS COME FROM VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS WITH A FOCUS ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATH. OUR TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS PROVIDE PRACTICAL LEARNING, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, AND A SUPPORT NETWORK TEACHERS NEED TO BE SUCESSFUL.

    Expenses $1,312,935 · Grants $515,761

  • GATEWAY SCHOLARS (CAMS) - GATEWAY SCHOLARS IS A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT PAIRS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH COLLEGE ADVANCEMENT MENTORS (CAMS) WHO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE SUCCESS. CAMS PROVIDE TAILORED SERVICES TO STUDENTS AS THEY TRANSITION TO COLLEGE, PROMOTING SELF-ADVOCACY, A GROWTH MINDSET, AND ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING.

    Expenses $631,482 · Grants $10,472

  • VW ELABS - THE VW ELABS PROGRAM HAS PLACED HIGH-TECH LEARNING LABS IN 35 HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS TO DATE. THESE LABS PROVIDE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING CURRICULA.

    Expenses $1,918,587 · Grants $1,460,705

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - STEP-UP, BLUE SKY, STEM, INNOVATIVE EDUCATOR, CAMP COLLEGE AND OTHER PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

    Expenses $1,153,483 · Grants $41,705 · Revenue $227,831

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • JOHN F GERM

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • ROGER DICKSON

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • H GRANT LAW JR

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • ASHLIE HENDERSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JACOB PRESTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TODD WOMACK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALAN L LEBOVITZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR SUE ANNE WELLS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR FANNIE HEWLETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LISA IGLESIAS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • IAN LEAVY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR STEVEN ANGLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROY VAUGHN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIEL D CHALLENER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $302,578
    From this org
    $269,587
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,991
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,600
    Bonus
    $9,987
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,470
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,521
    Filer's total
    $302,578

  • LARRY STONE

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $154,746
    From this org
    $135,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,996
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,750
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,181
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,815
    Filer's total
    $154,746

  • MICHAEL STONE

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $158,685
    From this org
    $140,439
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,246
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,439
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,783
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,463
    Filer's total
    $158,685

  • KEITH WHITE

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $137,064
    From this org
    $111,176
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,888
    Hours/week
    40

  • J MICHELLE CALDWELL

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $128,001
    From this org
    $111,198
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,803
    Hours/week
    40

  • MARK NEAL

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $135,633
    From this org
    $110,948
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,685
    Hours/week
    40

  • KAYLA SHUGART

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $129,613
    From this org
    $115,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,613
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,345,349
    Expenses
    $6,298,828
    Contributions
    $2,164,206
    Grants paid
    $2,028,643
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,214,633
    Expenses
    $4,480,091
    Contributions
    $1,297,335
    Grants paid
    $948,834
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,845,428
    Expenses
    $4,569,423
    Contributions
    $2,329,883
    Grants paid
    $771,466

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,291,458
    Expenses
    $4,310,257
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,265,172

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,631,214
    Expenses
    $5,688,067
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,006,378

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,199,585
    Expenses
    $4,271,868
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,671,213

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,910,490
    Expenses
    $4,315,151
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,208,362

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,670,011
    Expenses
    $4,277,179
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,306,875

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.