Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $100,913,257 | $23,081,793 | $21,721,179 | $243,554,232 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 28% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Botanical GardenAtlanta, GA | $150 million campaign to expand the Garden by eight acres and construct a new entrance on the Atlanta Beltline. | $10,000,040 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| E Jenner Wood Iii | Trustee- Chair | 2.00 | $6,250 |
| Lawrence L Gellerstedt Iii | Trustee- Vice Chair | 2.00 | $8,750 |
| David P Stockert | Trustee | 1.00 | $6,250 |
| Lyons Gray | Trustee |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $243,553,206 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $71,546,803 | $29,996,904 | $28,807,678 | $150,839,038 | $150,838,778 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $30,513,132 | $30,731,447 | $30,114,273 | $87,518,112 | $87,517,945 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $14,984,211 | $25,917,450 | $25,481,390 | $71,757,609 | $71,757,485 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $17,897,458 | $23,908,514 | $23,442,078 | $69,308,402 | $69,308,141 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $17,888,926 | $21,767,275 | $21,395,569 | $62,538,751 | $62,538,637 |
| Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta, GA |
| Pediatric medical residency program conducted by Children's in partnership with the Emory University School of Medicine. |
| $8,600,031 |
| 2025 |
| Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Pediatric medical residency program conducted by Children's in partnership with the Emory University School of Medicine. | $8,600,012 | 2024 |
| Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Pediatric medical residency program conducted by Children's in partnership with the Emory University School of Medicine. | $8,000,036 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Fulton County ZooAtlanta, GA | $22 million campaign to construct the Animal Health Center. | $8,000,025 | 2023 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta FoundationAtlanta, GA | Pediatric medical residency program conducted by Children's in partnership with the Emory University School of Medicine. | $7,400,051 | 2022 |
| Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Pediatric medical residency program conducted by Children's in partnership with the Emory University School of Medicine. | $6,800,052 | 2021 |
| Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Pediatric medical residency program conducted by Children's in partnership with the Emory University School of Medicine. | $6,200,014 | 2020 |
| Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA | Construction of the Center for Innovation and the Arts as part of $250 million campaign. | $6,000,005 | 2022 |
| Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA | Construction of the Center for Innovation and the Arts as part of $250 million campaign. | $6,000,002 | 2021 |
| Atlanta Botanical GardenAtlanta, GA | $150 million campaign to expand the Garden by eight acres and construct a new entrance on the Atlanta Beltline. | $5,000,044 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Capital priorities as part of Phase II of $73.9 million campaign. $5 million redirected for operating support in response to COVID-19 pandemic. | $5,000,037 | 2020 |
| Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA | $31.8 million campaign to renovate Main Hall. | $3,500,000 | 2022 |
| Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA | $31.8 million campaign to renovate Main Hall. | $3,500,000 | 2023 |
| Virginia Historical SocietyRichmond, VA | Construction of the Evans Orientation Theater and renovation of the Evans Gallery as part of $30 million campaign. | $2,500,000 | 2021 |
| The Westminster SchoolsAtlanta, GA | Phase III capital priorities as part of $175 million campaign. | $2,000,001 | 2024 |
| Trust for Public LandAtlanta, GA | $11.4 million campaign to restore the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Park. | $2,000,000 | 2024 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art of GeorgiaAtlanta, GA | $14.5 million campaign to establish a permanent facility at the Goat Farm Arts Center. | $2,000,000 | 2025 |
| Wesleyan CollegeMacon, GA | Capital projects as part of $25 million campaign to improve facilities and student programs. | $1,750,000 | 2023 |
| Robert W Woodruff Arts CenterAtlanta, GA | Continuation of Family Fun program to expand access to the Woodruff Arts Center campus. | $1,700,000 | 2020 |
| Brenau UniversityGainesville, GA | Support of technology needs as part of $7.9 million campaign to improve campus connectivity and enhance health sciences programs. | $1,500,000 | 2021 |
| Greater Atlanta Christian SchoolMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Norcross, GA | Construction of Student Learning Commons as part of $30.82 million campaign. | $1,500,000 | 2025 |
| Wesleyan SchoolPeachtree Corners, GA | Construction of the Young STEM Building as part of $59.9 million comprehensive campaign. | $1,500,000 | 2024 |
| Fernbank IncAtlanta, GA | Operating support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. | $1,500,000 | 2021 |
| Robert W Woodruff Arts Center IncAtlanta, GA | Continuation of Family Fun program on the Woodruff Arts Center campus. | $1,400,000 | 2022 |
| 1.00 |
| $6,250 |
| Lizanne Thomas | Trustee | 1.00 | $6,250 |
| P Russell Hardin | President - retired 1/31/2025 | 3.00 | $63,430 |
| Erik S Johnson | President - elected 2/1/2025 | 3.00 | $29,238 |
| Eli P Niepoky | Treasurer | 3.00 | $22,036 |
| Sara E Blalock | Secretary - elected 2/1/2025 | 3.00 | $15,057 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202501349349101770
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421349349101262
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202301329349103405
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202221319349100422
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202141319349102604
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.