Foundations that fund organizations in Decatur, Georgia
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Decatur nonprofits
379 private foundations gave $60M to Decatur organizations in their latest filings; 37 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
565 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Decatur around $50K. 31 of these funders are based in Georgia; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 379
- Accept applications
- 37
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Decatur
- $60M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 565
- Typical median grant
- $50K
- Based in GA
- 31%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Decatur organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 11 | $31M | $950K | Yes | Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; Polio; Global health and development public awareness and analysis |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 3 | $7.5M | $1.0M | Yes | Thriving congregations initiative; Capacity buildg-disaster relief orgs; Build networks for christian leaders |
| Columbia Theo Semcampbell Tr | Orlando, FL | 1 | $4.5M | $4.5M | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Kendeda Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2.3M | $2.3M | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| T S McPheeters Trust Fbo Columbia Theo Sem | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $665K | $665K | Yes | General Support; Fiscal Sponsor for International Baptist T… |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 6 | $498K | $35K | Preselected only | General operating support; 2024 girls flag football; Resilience hub planning |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $458K | $458K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The John Martin Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $389K | $194K | Preselected only | Un group of friends to eliminate hepatitis 2025-2027; Un group of friends to eliminate hepatitis |
| Centene Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $363K | $181K | Preselected only | Disaster relief - hurricane helene; Support disaster relief in sc for |
| Chestnut Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $350K | $175K | Yes | Removing the COVID-19 Heightened Barriers to the Educationa…; Workforce Developemnt Healthcare Training |
| Chestnut Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $316K | $316K | Preselected only | To support the mission of the recipient organization |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $308K | $500 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of underserved small business expansion |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated | Winstonsalem, NC | 1 | $305K | $305K | Yes | General operating/regranting |
| Luluma Charitable Trust Xxxxx8009 | Chicago, IL | 11 | $290K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Dhanam Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $282K | $282K | Preselected only | In support of general operations |
| William Josef Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $275K | $138K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 2 | $250K | $125K | Preselected only | General support |
| Delta Air Lines Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Grant for the global journeys initiative and summit program |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 2 | $250K | $125K | Yes | Promise of an Equitable Future; Health and Health Equity |
| The Goizueta Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $225K | $113K | Yes | Program; Discretionary |
| Aec Trust | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $225K | $100K | Preselected only | Swallow Hollow; Expanding Development Capacity to Meet Rising Community Need; Strategic Initiatives to Better Serve Survivors |
| Merancas Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $224K | $112K | Yes | Caps scholarship grant request-schol; Her strength, her power, our village |
| The Pittulloch Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $200K | $100K | Preselected only | Renovation for community; Education |
| Fraser-Parker Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $150K | $75K | Preselected only | Expansion of college access program to dekalb; Program expansion in dekalb, fulton, and cobb |
| Walder Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To raise awareness and educate community foundations in the… |
| Jessie Ball Dupont Religious Charitable & Educational Fund | Jacksonville, FL | 3 | $149K | $17K | Preselected only | Digital Fundraising Match; Candid Program Grantee Stipends; Equity |
| Georgia Power Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 5 | $131K | $15K | Yes | Lcf georgia operations and educational scholarship support; Welcoming atlanta community resource events; 2024 hurricane helene disaster relief |
| Hal and John Smith Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $126K | $126K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Seng Foundation Inc | Decatur, GA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | To support church |
| John I Smith Charities Inc | Greer, SC | 2 | $115K | $58K | Yes | Support the presbyterian leadership institute; Unrestricted |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $114K | $30K | Preselected only | Support access to a career pipeline through workforce progr…; Support for Neighborhood Planning Unit V Community Investme…; Provide general operating support |
| The Catherine H and John H Crawford III Family Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $110K | $110K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Warren and Augusta Hume Foundation Inc | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | 5 | $106K | $22K | Preselected only | Tuition assistance; Early childhood education scholarships; teacher innovation…; Corrective reading program; steam program |
| The Summit Foundation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | Program |
| Hardy Romola Davis Char Tr | St Louis, MO | 1 | $104K | $104K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Tr UW Charles I Branan | St Louis, MO | 11 | $103K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | To support the dissemination of building better ancestors v… |
| Fanz Foundation | Lilburn, GA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Scholarships - grad & undergrad |
| Louis Calder Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Growth of charter schools |
| The John N Goddard Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Furnish With Love Inc | Decatur, GA | 1 | $92K | $92K | Preselected only | Provide furnishings for families transitioning from homeles… |
| John Hancock Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | Fund general program expenditures |
| Tw Marian W Ottley Atlanta Main | St Louis, MO | 4 | $90K | $23K | Yes | General operating |
| Plummer Fdn-Cash | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $83K | $83K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant |
| The Christopher Reynolds Foundation Inc | Sea Girt, NJ | 1 | $80K | $80K | Yes | General support |
| Rivian Foundation | Irvine, CA | 2 | $80K | $40K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| J B Fuqua Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $79K | $40K | Preselected only | Operating & program support; 2024 dorothy c. fuqua lecture series/2024 benefits of laugh… |
| Brown-Davis-Leclerc Religious Educational Sch | Dallas, TX | 1 | $79K | $79K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Help with the costs for three years of its project, "buildi… |
| The Simmons Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | 501(c)(3) support |
| The Jane K Lowe Charitable Foundation | Huntsville, AL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Education |
| Wc English Foundation C/O Beverley E Dalton Trustee | Lynchburg, VA | 1 | $72K | $72K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Thunder Bay Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | General |
| The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $70K | $35K | Yes | To support the mission of the recipient organization |
| The Klamon Family Foundation Inc C/O Ann Estes | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | Children's oncology; Reactivating the education of refugee girls |
| John & Polly Sparks Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 3 | $60K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Thalia & Michael C Carlos Foundation in | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $60K | $30K | Yes | General support |
| Louise Maytag Smith Memorial Trust | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $56K | $56K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Snave Foundation | Winchester, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Pdb Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Reed Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Medshare is a nonprofit organization dedicated toimproving… |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system |
| Workday Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Henry Schein Cares Foundation Inc | Melville, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $48K | $24K | Yes | 81381 supporting the kindred southern healing justice colle…; 80141 increasing use of data from electronic health records… |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 1 | $47K | $47K | Yes | Thriving communities |
| Quest Foundation | Danville, CA | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | Steam education and removes the barriers to refugee girls'… |
| Matthews Family Foundation | Marietta, GA | 1 | $44K | $44K | Preselected only | Dedicated to providing free open-heart surgeries to childre… |
| Atl Fdn-W Peters Main | St Louis, MO | 10 | $43K | $2,800 | Yes | General operating |
| The Brookdale Foundation | Teaneck, NJ | 1 | $43K | $43K | Preselected only | General support |
| Cullylois Cobb Fdn Inc Tr Ua | Orlando, FL | 1 | $42K | $42K | Yes | General operating |
| Hill-Snowdon Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Project support |
| The Ballko Charitable Foundation | Monroe, GA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Services for kids with cancer |
| The Adelphia Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | To further the organization's mission |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $39K | $10K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| The Burdette Family Foundation | Pass Christian, MS | 8 | $37K | $4,250 | Yes | Community garden; Aid adults with developmental issues; Promote christianity |
| The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation Inc | Duluth, GA | 2 | $35K | $18K | Yes | Desig for the general operating fund; Desig to help to meet challenge grant for building renovati… |
| Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Inc | Lilburn, GA | 4 | $33K | $8,750 | Yes | Mission of nonprofit organization |
| Publix Super Markets Charities Inc | Lakeland, FL | 5 | $31K | $10K | Yes | Organization's charitable purpose |
| The Stillwater Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| Massey Charitable Trust | Bridgeville, PA | 2 | $30K | $15K | Yes | Education; Human services |
| Ryan Ida Alice Tuw Main | St Louis, MO | 3 | $30K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Jesse Parker Williams Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General operating support |
| The Huntsman Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| Leomi Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; For Q3 and Q4 2024 |
| Tw Price Gilbert Jr Charitable Fund | St Louis, MO | 3 | $30K | $10K | Yes | General operating |
| Allen Foundation | Midland, MI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Drip irrigation system |
| Allegis Group Foundation Inc | Hanover, MD | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General use |
| The Gould Family Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Ronald W Naito MD Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General operating support |
| Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Inc C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 1 | $27K | $27K | Yes | In support of project of subin jeong:in partial support for… |
| Tuw J J Jackson | Dallas, TX | 1 | $27K | $27K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The John J McDonnell Margaret T O'Brien Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $26K | $26K | Preselected only | General |
| The Bancker Williams Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Ideas grant for education training |
| Fekete Foundation C/O Christopher Townsend | Duluth, GA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Casey Family Programs | Seattle, WA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To engage executive, judicial, and legislative branch offic… |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Decatur, Georgia?
Gates Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc, Columbia Theo Semcampbell Tr, The Kendeda Fund, T S McPheeters Trust Fbo Columbia Theo Sem and 95 others reported grants to Decatur organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Decatur. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.