The Bob & Susan Card Charitable | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 20-0875812

Foundation Overview

Based in Cleveland, TN, The Bob & Susan Card Charitable has awarded 200 grants totaling $1,016,348 to organizations in Tennessee, District of Columbia and 7 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $60,000, with a median award of $1,905.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$1,016,348
Total Assets
$26,503
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,905

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
38
Median Grant
$1,000
% Median Grant Decline
-41% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 42%

16 of 38 recipients (42%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
Tennessee

77% of all grants are concentrated in Tennessee, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Tennessee, funding concentrates in Cleveland (68%), Chattanooga (27%), Benton (2%).

Funding Trajectory
-58%

Declining funding trend with 58% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Bob & Susan Card Charitable's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
100 Black Men Of Bradley County $2,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
American Whitewater $125 Cullowhee, NC, US Operating Funds 2023
Baylor School $1,893 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Family Promise Of Bradley County $20,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US Operating Funds 2023
Friends Of Library Association $1,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Hunter Musuem $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Kiwanis Club $500 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Lee University (String Theory) $1,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Lou Patten $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Mccallie School $1,905 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Naples Botanical Garden $265 Naples, FL, US Operating Funds 2023
National Park Partners $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Polk County Historical & Genealogical Society $100 Benton, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
St Therese Of Lisieux Church $3,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
The Utah Avalanche Center $100 Salt Lake City, UT, US Operating Funds 2023
United Way $25,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
University Of Virginia $1,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Operating Funds 2023
William Hall Rodgers Fund $400 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
100 Black Men Of Bradley County $2,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
American Whitewater $125 Cullowhee, NC, US Operating Funds 2023
Baylor School $1,893 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Family Promise Of Bradley County $20,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US Operating Funds 2023
Friends Of Library Association $1,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Hunter Musuem $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Kiwanis Club $500 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Lee University (String Theory) $1,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Lou Patten $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Mccallie School $1,905 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Naples Botanical Garden $265 Naples, FL, US Operating Funds 2023
National Park Partners $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
Polk County Historical & Genealogical Society $100 Benton, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
St Therese Of Lisieux Church $3,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
The Utah Avalanche Center $100 Salt Lake City, UT, US Operating Funds 2023
United Way $25,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
University Of Virginia $1,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Operating Funds 2023
William Hall Rodgers Fund $400 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2023
100 Black Men Of Bradley County $2,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Bcpef (recording Studio) Pie Center $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Operating Funds 2022
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Operating Funds 2022
Family Promise Of Bradley County $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Family Promise Of Bradley County $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US Operating Funds 2022
Foundation Of Cleveland-bradley County Public School $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Friends Of Chickamauga And Chattanooga Military Park $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Karis Community Health $250 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Kiwanis Club $400 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Knights Of Columbus $200 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Lee University (scholarship Endowment) $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Lee University (string Theory) $1,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Mccallie School $1,905 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Rowland Hall School $1,500 Salt Lake City, UT, US Operating Funds 2022
St Nicholas School $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
St Therese Of Lisieux Church $3,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
United Way $25,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
University Of Virginia $1,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Operating Funds 2022
100 Black Men Of Bradley County $2,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Bcpef (Recording Studio) Pie Center $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Operating Funds 2022
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Operating Funds 2022
Family Promise Of Bradley County $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Family Promise Of Bradley County $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US Operating Funds 2022
Foundation Of Cleveland-bradley County Public School $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Friends Of Chickamauga And Chattanooga Military Park $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Karis Community Health $250 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Kiwanis Club $400 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Knights Of Columbus $200 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Lee University (Scholarship Endowment) $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Lee University (String Theory) $1,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Mccallie School $1,905 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Rowland Hall School $1,500 Salt Lake City, UT, US Operating Funds 2022
St Nicholas School $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
St Therese Of Lisieux Church $3,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
United Way $25,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
University Of Virginia $1,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Operating Funds 2022
100 Black Men Of Bradley County $2,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Bcpef (Recording Studio) Pie Center $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Operating Funds 2022
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Operating Funds 2022
Family Promise Of Bradley County $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Family Promise Of Bradley County $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US Operating Funds 2022
Foundation Of Cleveland-bradley County Public School $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Friends Of Chickamauga And Chattanooga Military Park $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Karis Community Health $250 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Kiwanis Club $400 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Knights Of Columbus $200 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Lee University (Scholarship Endowment) $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Lee University (String Theory) $1,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Mccallie School $1,905 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
Rowland Hall School $1,500 Salt Lake City, UT, US Operating Funds 2022
St Nicholas School $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
St Therese Of Lisieux Church $3,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
United Way $25,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2022
University Of Virginia $1,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Operating Funds 2022
American White Water $125 Cullowhee, NC, US Operating Funds 2021
Baylor School $5,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
Chattanooga Preparatory School $8,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US Operating Funds 2021
Friends Of Hale County $250 Birmingham, AL, US Operating Funds 2021
Friends Of Library Assoc (fola) $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
Hunter Museum $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
Kiwanis Club $200 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
Knights Of Columbus $200 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
Lee University (scholarship Endowment) $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
Lee University (string Theory) $1,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
Mccallie School $1,905 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
Polk County Historical & Geneological Society $250 Benton, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
Rotary Club $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
Rowland Hall School $5,000 Salt Lake City, UT, US Operating Funds 2021
St Nicholas School $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
St Therese Catholic Church $3,000 Wilson, NC, US Operating Funds 2021
United Way $25,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2021
University Of Virginia $1,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Operating Funds 2021
Utah Avalanche Center $1,000 Salt Lake City, UT, US Operating Funds 2021
Baylor School $1,893 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2020
Camp Ocoee Ymca $4,167 Ocoee, TN, US Operating Funds 2020
Community Foundation $30,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2020
Hunter Museum $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2020
Lee University $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2020
Mccallie School $2,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2020
Rowland Hall School $11,500 Salt Lake City, UT, US Operating Funds 2020
St Nicholas School $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2020
St Therese Catholic Church $3,000 Wilson, NC, US Operating Funds 2020
United Way $11,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2020
University Of Virginia $1,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Operating Funds 2020
Us Space And Rocket Center Education $10,000 Huntsville, AL, US Operating Funds 2020
William Hall Rodgers Fund $250 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2020
Clevelandbradley County Greenway $60,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Baylor School $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Boy Scouts - Cherokee Area Council $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
100 Black Men Of Bradley County $2,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Cleveland Knights Of Columbus $200 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
National Center For The Development Of Boys $2,500 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Community Foundation $20,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Camp Ocoee Ymca $16,667 Ocoee, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Family Cornerstone (bicc) $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Hunter Museum $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Lee University $1,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Museum Center At 5 Points $1,400 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Rowland Hall School $11,000 Salt Lake City, UT, US Operating Funds 2018
Saint Therese Catholic Church $2,800 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
The University Of Tennessee Foundation $100 Knoxville, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
United Way $13,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
University Of Virginia $1,250 Charlottesville, VA, US Operating Funds 2018
Us Space And Rocket Center $7,500 Huntsville, AL, US Operating Funds 2018
William Hall Rodgers Basket Fund $250 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Silverdale Baptist Academy $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Cleveland State Community College Foundation $12,500 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2018
Boy Scouts $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Baylor School $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Cleveland 100 $200 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Cleveland Knights Of Columbus $100 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Clevelandbradley Chamber Of Commerce $150 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Clevelandbradley County Library Foundation $6,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Commnunity Foundation $24,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Cystic Fibrosis $2,000 Bethesda, MD, US Operating Funds 2017
Family Cornerstone (bicc) $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Hunter Museum $10,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Lee University $2,500 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Mccallie School $2,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Museum Center At 5 Points $125 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Rowland Hall School $11,000 Salt Lake City, UT, US Operating Funds 2017
Saint Therese Catholic Church $2,700 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
St Nicholas School $12,500 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
The Caring Place $500 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
The University Of Tennessee Foundation $7,800 Knoxville, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
United Way $13,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Us Space And Rocket Center $5,000 Huntsville, AL, US Operating Funds 2017
William Hall Rodgers Basket Fund $250 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2017
Rotary Foundation $1,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Fundsoperating Funds 2017
University Of Virginia $1,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Operating Funds 2017
Cherokee Area Council $1,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Arts Build Chattanooga $250 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
St Luke's Episcopal Church $10,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Clevelandbradley County Greenway $32,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Broad St United Methodist Church $3,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
The University Of Tennessee Foundation $6,800 Knoxville, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Clevelandbradley Chamber Of Commerce $650 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Commnunity Foundation $22,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Family Cornerstone (bicc) $15,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes $5,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Hunter Museum $10,000 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Cleveland Knights Of Columbus $200 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Lee University $27,500 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Mccallie School $2,500 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Museum Center At 5 Points $1,125 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Rowland Hall School $10,000 Salt Lake City, UT, US Operating Funds 2016
Saint Therese Catholic Church $1,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
St Nicholas School $12,500 Chattanooga, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
United Way $11,000 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Us Space And Rocket Center $5,000 Huntsville, AL, US Operating Funds 2016
William Hall Rodgers Basket Fund $250 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
The Caring Place $500 Cleveland, TN, US Operating Funds 2016
Cystic Fibrosis $1,000 Bethesda, MD, US Operating Funds 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for The Bob & Susan Card Charitable as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 20-0875812
Website N/A
Address 1800 MOUNT VERNON DR NW Cleveland, TN 37311-3500

Key People (1)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Bob & Susan Card Charitable's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Director, President & Sec Robert G Card Jr

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
  • Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.