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 FY2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $86,804,202 | $106,211,060 | $104,521,295 | $192,205,042 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaMatched to this organization because 18 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Atlanta, GA | Establishment of the Woodruff and Whitehead Affordable Housing Donor Advised Fund. | $25,000,068 | 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James B Williams | Trustee- Chair Emeritus | 1.00 | $25,000 |
| E Jenner Wood Iii | Trustee- Chair | 3.00 | $35,000 |
| Lawrence L Gellerstedt Iii | Trustee | 1.00 | $25,000 |
| P Russell Hardin | President |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $192,204,512 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $53,119,400 | $81,479,954 | $80,225,170 | $161,682,970 | $161,682,575 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $58,163,845 | $72,130,736 | $70,818,089 | $148,285,590 | $148,284,746 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $57,729,215 | $68,912,193 | $67,840,266 | $126,495,959 | $126,495,598 |
| Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaMatched to this organization because 18 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Atlanta, GA | For the Joseph B. Whitehead Fund to support Achieve Atlanta and child well-being. | $20,000,043 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaMatched to this organization because 18 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Atlanta, GA | For the Joseph B. Whitehead Fund to support Achieve Atlanta, an initiative to improve the postsecondary success of students in Atlanta Public Schools. | $20,000,021 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Priority initiatives of Smart Start to improve the quality and accessibility of early childhood education in metro Atlanta. | $17,268,470 | 2023 |
| The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncAtlanta, GA | For the Joseph B. Whitehead Fund to support Achieve Atlanta, an initiative to improve the postsecondary success of students in Atlanta Public Schools. | $17,000,028 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaMatched to this organization because 18 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Atlanta, GA | For the Joseph B. Whitehead Fund to support Achieve Atlanta, an initiative to improve the postsecondary success of students in Atlanta Public Schools. | $15,000,042 | 2020 |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta IncAtlanta, GA | Priority initiatives of Smart Start to improve the quality and accessibility of early childhood education in metro Atlanta. | $14,812,300 | 2022 |
| United Way of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Priority initiatives of Smart Start to improve the quality and accessibility of early childhood education in metro Atlanta. | $10,811,051 | 2021 |
| United Way of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Priority initiatives of Smart Start to improve the quality and accessibility of early childhood education in metro Atlanta. | $8,557,420 | 2020 |
| United Way of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Priority initiatives of the Regional Commission on Homelessness. | $6,000,000 | 2021 |
| United Way of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Priority initiatives of the Regional Commission on Homelessness. | $5,200,000 | 2020 |
| Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Implementation of the Marcus Autism Center's strategic plan to focus on the early diagnosis and treatment of autism. | $5,000,032 | 2021 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta FoundationAtlanta, GA | Implementation of the Marcus Autism Center's strategic plan to focus on the early diagnosis and treatment of autism. | $5,000,032 | 2022 |
| The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncAtlanta, GA | For the Joseph B. Whitehead Child Well-Being Fund. | $5,000,023 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaMatched to this organization because 18 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Atlanta, GA | For the Joseph B. Whitehead Child Well-Being Fund. | $5,000,019 | 2023 |
| Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Implementation of the Marcus Autism Center's five-year strategic plan to focus on the early diagnosis and treatment of autism. | $5,000,012 | 2020 |
| United Way of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Priority initiatives of the Regional Commission on Homelessness. | $5,000,000 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro AtlantaChamblee, GA | $27.5 million campaign to increase impact. | $5,000,000 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro AtlantaChamblee, GA | $27.5 million campaign to increase impact. | $5,000,000 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta IncAtlanta, GA | Priority initiatives of the Regional Commission on Homelessness. | $4,750,000 | 2022 |
| Mercy Care FoundationChamblee, GA | Expansion of Decatur Street clinic to meet increased demand for services. | $4,000,000 | 2021 |
| Atlanta Union Mission CorporationMatched to this organization because 10 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Atlanta, GA | Development of low-barrier shelter for women and children at the Atlanta Day Shelter facility on Ethel Street. | $4,000,000 | 2020 |
| Open Hand AtlantaAtlanta, GA | $16.5 million campaign to relocate campus to Grove Park. | $3,000,000 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Operating support to maintain services during the COVID-19 pandemic. | $3,000,000 | 2021 |
| United Way of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GA | Expansion of Literacy and Justice for All to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital ($1,176,624) and KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools ($1,366,535) as part of Smart Start priority initiatives. | $2,544,000 | 2021 |
| 8.00 |
| $123,202 |
| Erik S Johnson | Vice President & Secretary | 8.00 | $71,122 |
| Eli P Niepoky | Treasurer | 8.00 | $62,356 |
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 202521349349100117
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202441349349100639
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202331319349100938
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202241319349101214
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202141319349102559
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.