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Foundations that fund nonprofits in Georgia
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 10,781 grantmakers listed 83,947 grants totaling $7.9 billion to 24,895 organizations in Georgia. 9,977 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 804 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 1,431 are based in Georgia; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a Georgia organization was $10,000. Fulton County received the most grants (29,296, from 5,572 funders), followed by DeKalb County (9,897) and Cobb County (4,048). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (10,461 grants), children & youth (6,931 grants) and health & mental health (6,396 grants).
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc (Atlanta, GA) funded the most different Georgia organizations: 1,177, through 1,661 grants with a typical size of $23,500.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most Georgia organizations
Ranked by the number of different Georgia organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to GA organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-1344646 | 1,661 | 1,177 | $23,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 2 | Georgia Power Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-1709417 | 1,249 | 897 | $5,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 3 | Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-1376648 | 1,192 | 689 | $112,052 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 4 | Publix Super Markets Charities Inc Lakeland, FL · EIN 59-6194119 | 967 | 513 | $2,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 5 | The Imlay Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-1868936 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 466 | 383 | $25,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 6 | Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1262762 | 594 | 324 | $3,000 | 2023 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 7 | Second Harvest of South Georgia Inc Valdosta, GA · EIN 58-2208545 | 484 | 313 | $28,925 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 8 | United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-0566194 | 443 | 304 | $50,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 9 | The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation Atlanta, GA · EIN 38-3983213 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 423 | 298 | $50,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 10 | Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia Duluth, GA · EIN 58-1557995 | 279 | 279 | $17,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 11 | North Georgia Community Foundation Inc Gainesville, GA · EIN 58-1610318 | 400 | 277 | $15,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 12 | Atl Fdn-W Peters Main Saint Louis, MO · EIN 58-6026879 | 330 | 252 | $4,600 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 13 | Tr Uw Charles I Branan Saint Louis, MO · EIN 58-6026401 | 296 | 225 | $10,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 14 | Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-2399946 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 276 | 219 | $15,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 15 | The Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area Inc Augusta, GA · EIN 58-2184345 | 329 | 218 | $29,500 | 2025 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 29,296 | 5,572 | $4.3 billion | Top 5 funders |
| DeKalb County | 9,897 | 2,571 | $1.2 billion | Top 5 funders |
| Cobb County | 4,048 | 1,375 | $269.4 million | Top 5 funders |
| Gwinnett County | 2,794 | 989 | $269.7 million | Top 5 funders |
| Clarke County | 1,861 | 604 | $98.0 million | Top 5 funders |
| Chatham County | 1,784 | 448 | $84.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Muscogee County | 1,767 | 205 | $82.7 million | Top 5 funders |
| Richmond County | 1,685 | 306 | $70.5 million | Top 5 funders |
| Bibb County | 1,555 | 302 | $76.0 million | Top 5 funders |
| Sumter County | 1,534 | 796 | $50.6 million | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 10,461 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 6,931 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 6,396 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 3,479 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 3,129 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 2,563 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 2,057 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 1,633 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 1,626 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 573 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 447 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 413 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 157 | Top 5 funders |
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Order a Prospect Report for Georgia ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.