Private foundation · EIN 58-2356582 · Barnesville, Georgia · Crime & legal

Joe and Pat Edwards Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $370K total, median $1,750. 81% of grants stayed in Georgia.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
16
$370K
Median grant
$1,750
Stays in GA
81%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.3M

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Foundation Central GaMacon, GASupport$219K
Community Foundation Central GaMacon, GASupport$100K
Zebulon Baptist ChurchZebulon, GASupport$25K
FIRST United Methodist Ch ZebulonZebulon, GASupport$5,000
University of Va Darden FoundationCharlottesville, VASupport$5,000
Greenville High SchoolGreenville, SCSupport$3,000
New York Road Runners IncNew York, NYSupport$2,500
Pike County Historical SocietyZebulon, GASupport$2,000
Empty Stocking FundBarnesville, GASupport$1,500
Arts Association Newton CountyCovington, GASupport$1,000
Lake Burton Civic AssociationClayton, GASupport$1,000
Barnesville Rotary ClubBarnesville, GASupport$1,000
Disciplining Ministries InternationCulloden, GASupport$1,000
Sharon Primitive Baptist ChurchCulloden, GASupport$1,000
Oak Hill CemetaryTalbotton, GASupport$1,000
The Environmental Research NetworkForsyth, GASupport$1,000

By state: Georgia 13 · Virginia 1 · South Carolina 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

Joe and Pat Edwards Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Barnesville, Georgia, administered in care of James J Edwards Chairman, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Joe and Pat Edwards Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Joe and Pat Edwards Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $370K across 16 grants, a median of $1,750.

Where does Joe and Pat Edwards Foundation Inc give?

Georgia (13 grants), Virginia (1 grants), South Carolina (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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