- Lyndhurst Foundation
The Lyndhurst Fundation, located in
Chattanooga, Tennessee , is a grant-making foundation organized in1938 as "The Memorial Welfare Foundation" byCoca-Cola Bottling Company magnateCartter Lupton . It was the first private foundation inTennessee , 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 byJack Lupton , the son of Cartter Lupton, who named it for the family mansion of the same name built by his grandfatherJohn 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 of2007 the Foundation launched CreateHere, a program focused on economic development and the attraction and retention of individuals associated with thecreative 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]References
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