Lyndhurst Foundation

Lyndhurst Foundation

The Lyndhurst Fundation, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a grant-making foundation organized in 1938 as "The Memorial Welfare Foundation" by Coca-Cola Bottling Company magnate Cartter Lupton. It was the first private foundation in Tennessee, and focuses on the enrichment and enhancement of the social, natural, and built environment in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the surrounding southeastern region.

With the death of Cartter Lupton in 1977 the Foundation's name was changed to The Lyndhurst Foundation by Jack Lupton, the son of Cartter Lupton, who named it for the family mansion of the same name built by his grandfather John Thomas Lupton. [cite_encyclopedia|title=Lyndhurst Foundation |url=http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=L061 |encyclopedia=The Tennessee Encyclopedia |author=Ned L. Irwin |date=last retrieved 2007]

The Lyndhurst Foundation has played a major role in the revitalization process of Chattanooga, Tennessee's downtown. [cite news|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolutenm/templates/local.aspx?articleid=25239&zoneid=77|title=Luptons, Lyndhurst Foundation Honored|publisher=The Chattanooga Times Free Press|date=2007-11-15|accessdate=2007-12-30] In 1995 the Foundation gave $2.5 million towards a city-wide planning process. [cite news|url=http://www.teachermagazine.org/tm/articles/1995/10/01/02tenn.h07.html|title=Tennessee Waltz|publisher=Teacher Magazine|date=1995-10-01|accessdate=2007-12-30] In the Spring of 2007 the Foundation launched CreateHere, a program focused on economic development and the attraction and retention of individuals associated with the creative class. [cite news|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolutenm/templates/local.aspx?articleid=25026&zoneid=77|title=Professional artists evaluate city's successes, potential|publisher=The Chattanooga Times Free Press|date=2007-11-11|accessdate=2007-12-30]

In 1996 the Foundation's grant of $10,000,000 effectively saved DoubleTake magazine from closing. [cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E5DB1F39F931A15757C0A960958260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink|title=Gift Saves an Unusual Journal|publisher=The New York Times|date=1996-04-22|accessdate=2007-12-30]

External links

* [http://www.lyndhurstfoundation.org The Lyndhurst Foundation] official website
* [http://createhere.org CreateHere]

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