501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
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Revenue
$7.7M
Spent
$5.5M
Net assets
$50.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.7M
FY2021$10.7M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$14.1M
FY2025$17.1M
Expenses
$5.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$9.4M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$13.9M
FY2025$8.9M
Net assets
$50.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$50.2M
FY2021$51.9M
FY2022$50.1M
FY2023$48.6M
FY2024$48.5M
FY2025$56.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1991.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 73% · $4.1M Operating & administrative 27% · $1.5M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Atlanta, GA.

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Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 146 grants · $7.0M · 2025–2025
Children's Healthcare of AtlantaFY2025$2,000,000
Raising Expectations INCFY2025$100,000
Mary Hall Freedom Village INCFY2025$100,000
Hillside INC (hillside Atlanta Foundation)FY2025$100,000
East Lake Foundation INCFY2025$100,000
Southern Crescent Sexual Assault CenterFY2025$80,000
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center INCFY2025$75,000
Mosaic Health Center INCFY2025$75,000
Ddd Foundation INCFY2025$75,000
Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta INCFY2025$70,000
Wellspring Living INCFY2025$65,000
Communities in School of Atlanta INCFY2025$65,000
Sadie G Mays Health & Rehabilitation CenterFY2025$60,000
Partnership Against Domestic ViolenceFY2025$60,000
Giving Kitchen InitiativeFY2025$60,000
Volunteers in Medicine ClinicFY2025$50,000
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center INCFY2025$50,000
Rainbow Village INCFY2025$50,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$48K
Median grantPart XV$30K
Largest grantPart XV$2.0M

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$7.7M
Gifts and grants$7.0M
Investment income$619K
Other income$122K
Money out
$5.5M
Grants paid$4.1M
Running costs$1.5M
Owns and owes
$50.2M
net assets
Cash and savings$1.2M
Total assets$50.2M
Liabilities$0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$7.0M
Investment income$619K
Other income$122K
Total revenue$7.7M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$1.2M
Total assets$50.2M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$50.2M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $17.1M$8.9M$8.1M$56.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $14.1M$13.9M$211K$48.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 20, 2025 $8.6M$10.5M−$1.9M$48.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.6M$8.4M−$1.8M$50.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $10.7M$9.4M$1.3M$51.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $7.7M$5.5M$2.2M$50.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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