Columbus, Georgia · EIN 581991612. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $5.4M across 15 grants in 2025, a median of $160K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202621279349102697. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
All 15 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley | GA | $1,750,000 | IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED. |
| 2 | Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley | GA | $901,437 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES & USE. |
| 3 | Columbus Technical College | GA | $500,000 | ARTS, HUMANITIES, WORLD CULTURE, AND EDUCATION. |
| 4 | Pastoral Institute | GA | $500,000 | COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
| 5 | Columbus State University Foundation | GA | $375,000 | ARTS, HUMANITIES, WORLD CULTURE, AND EDUCATION. |
| 6 | Mercy Med of Columbus Inc | GA | $300,000 | COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
| 7 | Valley Rescue Mission | GA | $250,000 | IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED |
| 8 | Feeding the Valley | GA | $160,000 | IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED. |
| 9 | Columbus Ga Pickleball Association | GA | $150,000 | COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
| 10 | Historic Columbus Foundation | GA | $150,000 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS. |
| 11 | Standing Boy Inc | GA | $150,000 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS. |
| 12 | Columbus Scholars Inc | GA | $100,000 | EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNDERSERVED |
| 13 | Ymca of Metropolitan Columbus Ga | GA | $50,000 | IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED |
| 14 | Columbus Symphony Orchestra | GA | $15,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES. |
| 15 | Rivercenter for the Performing Arts | GA | $15,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES. |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | $2.8M |
| 2021 | 18 | $4.0M |
| 2022 | 13 | $3.9M |
| 2023 | 12 | $3.3M |
| 2024 | 7 | $1.4M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 15 | $5.4M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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