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US nonprofit · EIN 237303138 · Chattanooga, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237303138) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 August 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SOUNK), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Bota Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$4.1m
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$1.4m
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$49.5m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$49.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
6.3y av
Staff
0
5 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
John F Germ
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Bota Foundation's network

5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
John F Germ ChairChairperson2020
6 yrs
Hugh J Moore JR ESQCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Jonathan F Kent ESQAt Large Member2020
6 yrs
Stephen PerryAt Large Member2020
6 yrs
William R RussellTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
John F GermChairperson0.75$0
William R RussellTreasurer1$0
Hugh J Moore Jr EsqSecretary0.5$0
Stephen PerryAt Large Member0.5$0
Jonathan F Kent EsqAt Large Member0.5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Bota Foundation
EIN
237303138
Address
1333 Falmouth Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37405-3109
State
Tennessee
Mission
To accumulate funds and provide assistance to carry out the charitable mission of the orange grove center. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Z99Z Unknown
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Unknown
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1973
Principal officer
William R Russell (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1973
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
SOUNK (contributions deductible)

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Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedOPARATES A LEARNING FACILITY FOR THOSE W/ PHYSICAL/MENTAL CHALLENGESOrange Grove Center

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsJohn F Germ
≥6years on the filingsHugh J Moore JR ESQ
≥6years on the filingsJonathan F Kent ESQ
≥6years on the filingsStephen Perry

Latest return

year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$49.5m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$49.5m
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1.2m
Employees
0
Volunteers
5

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$4.1m$1.4m$2.8m
2023$3.5m$923k$2.6m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Orange Grove Ctr$0