Open Foundations · Georgia

Delta Air Lines Foundation

Atlanta, Georgia · EIN 586073119. 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 $19.2M across 29 grants in 2025, a median of $250K each.

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$19.2M
paid in 2025
29
grants paid
$250K
median grant
18%
to first-time recipients
$23.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
DELTA AIR LINES FOUNDATION
Address
1060 DELTA BLVD DEPT 983, ATLANTA, GA, 30354
Phone
4047152600
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
ONLINE APPLICATION AVAILABLE AT WWW.DELTA.COM/CHARITY
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE. HOWEVER, PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO PROGRAMS MEETING COMPELLING NEEDS IN COMMUNITIES WHERE DELTA HAS A PRESENCE.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202640759349100859. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

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.

capital campaignjunior achievementdiscovery centerachievement discoveryclayton countycenter claytoneducationglobal

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 29 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Delta Employee Matching Gifts to Collegesuniversities Via BonterraTX$3,811,670MATCHING QUALIFYING GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION
2Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum IncGA$2,000,000GRANT TO SUPPORT THE RENOVATION OF THE DELTA FLIGHT MUSEUM FOR DELTA'S CENTENNIAL YEAR
3Global CitizenNY$1,125,000GRANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING GLOBAL CITIZEN'S EFFORTS INVOLVING HUMAN CAPITAL, GENDER EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.( 1 OF 3)
4American Red CrossDC$1,000,000GRANT TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR THE ANNUAL DISASTER GIVING PROGRAM TO BE PROACTIVE IN DISASTER RESPONSE INITIATIVES.
5Children's Healthcare of Atlanta FoundationGA$1,000,000GRANT TO SUPPORT THE NEVER SETTLE CAMPAIGN WITH SUPPORT FOCUSED ON HUGHES SPALDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
6Clayton County Public Schools FoundationGA$1,000,000GRANT TO SUPPORT THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT DISCOVERY CENTER IN CLAYTON COUNTY
7Junior Achievement of Georgia Clayton CoGA$1,000,000GRANT TO SUPPORT THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT DISCOVERY CENTER IN CLAYTON COUNTY
8Middle Georgia State UniversityGA$1,000,000GRANT TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF CAPACITY FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL OPERATIONS AT SCHOOL OF AVIATION
9Operation HopeGA$1,000,000GRANT TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
10University of Georgia FoundationGA$1,000,000GRANT TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
11World Central KitchenDC$1,000,000GRANT TO SUPPORT FRESH MEALS TO THE FRONTLINES OF HUMANITARIAN, CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY CRISIS
12New Common School FoundationMI$500,000GRANT FOR THE ADAMS-YOUNG CENTER FOR THE AMERICAN PROMISE - A SCHOOL NAMED AFTER JOHN ADAMS AND ANDREW YOUNG
13Spelman CollegeGA$500,000GRANT TO SUPPORT THE SPELMAN ASCENDS CAMPAIGN DIRECTED TO THE CENTER FOR INNNOVATION AND THE ARTS
14Boys and Girls Club Metro Atlanta - Clayton CountyGA$400,000GRANT TO SUPPORT THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT DISCOVERY CENTER IN CLAYTON COUNTY
15Agnes Scott CollegeGA$250,000GRANT FOR THE GLOBAL JOURNEYS INITIATIVE AND SUMMIT PROGRAM

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202024$10.4M
202123$12.1M
202221$11.4M
202320$12.4M
202421$17.8M
2025 (partial year)29$19.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Georgia66%
New York10%
District of Columbia7%
Minnesota7%
Texas3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Alain BellemareTRUSTEE · 2025
Alicia TillmanSVP · 2025
Allison AusbandTRUSTEE · 2025
Allison MarquesVICE PRESIDENT · 2025
Dan JankiTRUSTEE · 2025
Edward H BastianTRUSTEE · 2025
Erik SnellTRUSTEE · 2025
Glen W HauensteinTRUSTEE · 2025
Henry TingTRUSTEE · 2025
John LaughterTRUSTEE · 2025
Kirk WillinghamVICE PRESIDENT - TREASURER · 2025
Peter W CarterTRUSTEE · 2025
Rachel FoxVICE PRESIDENT - SECRETARY · 2025
Rahul D SamantTRUSTEE · 2025
Steve SearTRUSTEE · 2025
Tad HutchesonSR. VICE PRESIDENT · 2025
Timothy W MapesPRESIDENT · 2025

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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