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Private Foundation Grants in Georgia

1,624 private foundations reported grants to Georgia recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.

Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.

Overview

Across tax years 2022–2025, 1,624 private foundations reported 5,706 grants totaling $773,709,114 to 3,334 organizations in Georgia. The most-funded purposes were education (355 grants) and health & medical (278 grants). Gates Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $114,137,664 across 73 grants. The median reported grant was $15,000.

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Foundations giving here
1,624
Organizations funded
3,334
Reported grants
5,706
Total reported
$773.7M
Median grant
$15K
Communities funded
29

Where foundation money lands in Georgia

The Georgia communities receiving the most reported foundation grants. Recipient city is the address the filing foundation reported.

What foundations fund in Georgia

Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.

Foundations giving into Georgia, by reported dollars

FoundationGrantsTotal
Gates Foundation73$114,137,664
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation193$81,870,392
A Good Name Foundation Inc1$50,328,908
James M COX Foundation of Georgia Inc56$37,735,500
The O Wayne Rollins Foundation12$34,510,418
The Goizueta Foundation Inc68$30,474,500
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc7$23,572,000
Delta AIR Lines Foundation33$21,250,000
CABIN ROAD FOUNDATION dated April 4 20111$20,000,000
Donald and Marilyn Keough Foundation1$19,200,000
Chestnut Family Foundation27$13,697,800
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation12$9,996,621
Harley Langdale JR Foundation Inc118$7,346,015
Tansy Charitable Foundation1$7,000,000
The Gary W Rollins Foundation17$6,844,237

Organizations in Georgia that received the most

Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.

RecipientCityGrantsTotal
National Christian FoundationAlpharetta23$59,970,125
Emory UniversityAtlanta72$58,750,649
Task Force for Global Health Inc theDecatur11$30,892,705
Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta34$30,528,242
National Foundation for the Ctrs for Disease Contr & Prevention Inc (dba CDAtlanta6$21,772,000
Morehouse CollegeAtlanta12$20,742,003
2023 GrantsAtlanta1$19,200,000
Carter Center Inc theAtlanta3$17,279,731
University of Georgia FoundationAthens42$13,287,995
The Carter CenterAtlanta29$13,117,625
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention IncAtlanta17$13,015,333
Shepherd Center FoundationAtlanta20$10,729,500
Micron Biomedical IncAtlanta2$8,907,972
Georgia Tech FoundationAtlanta23$7,608,364
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center IncAtlanta16$6,889,100
774 Students Received Loans During the YearColumbus1$6,617,676
Delta AIR Transport Heritage Museum IncAtlanta3$6,000,000
The Henry W Grady Health System Foundation IncAtlanta2$6,000,000
Atlanta Speech SchoolAtlanta13$5,822,000
Atlanta Police FoundationAtlanta10$5,628,411

Which foundations give grants in Georgia?

1,624 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Georgia on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $773,709,114 across 5,706 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation, A Good Name Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.

What do foundations fund in Georgia?

Reported purposes in Georgia concentrate in education (355), health & medical (278), community & economic development (222). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.

How large is a typical foundation grant in Georgia?

The median reported grant to a Georgia recipient was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $50,328,908. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.

Which Georgia cities receive the most foundation funding?

Recipients in Atlanta, Macon, Athens, Savannah, Augusta received the most reported foundation grants in Georgia. UseGrants publishes a page for each Georgia city with enough distinct funders and recipients to report on.

Foundation giving in other states

Foundation funding by cause

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Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.

Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.