The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc
Historical FunderAtlanta, Georgia · EIN 58-1574705 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$117.2M
Organizations funded246
Typical grant$253,585
Total assets$533.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $150,000 and $500,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | Carlos Pagoaga President |
|---|---|
| Address | One Coca-Cola Plaza NW, Atlanta GA 30313 |
| cpagoaga@coca-cola.com | |
| Form and materials | https://www.coca-colacompany.com/social/coca-cola-foundation |
| Deadlines | None |
| Restrictions | Grants are made for education and youth development, environmental, e.g., water stewardship and community recycling programs, arts and culture, women's empowerment, and programs focused on community well-being. Funds are made available to organizations which the Internal Revenue Service has determined to be exempt from federal income taxation under Code Section 501(c)(3). NOTE TO THE READER: It is a guideline of The Coca-Cola Foundation to deny requests for contributions to individuals, religious organizations or religious endeavors, legislative or lobbying efforts, veterans organizations, charitable dinners, or fund raising events, and related advertising, magazines or articles in professional journals, and organizations which are not described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
65% of grants went outside Georgia.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Union for Conservation of Nature and | Washington, DC | IslandPlas: Advancing Circular Solutions to Plasti c Pollution in African Islands | $5,000,000 |
| United Nations Development Programme Regional Bure | Bangkok, TH | Regional Partnership on Management of Plastic Wast e and Circular Interventions on Plastics in South, South East Asia, and the Pacific | $5,000,000 |
| United States Soccer Federation Inc | Fayetteville, GA | Workforce Development Program | $4,000,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Recharge Pakistan | $3,000,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Plastic Smart Cities Program | $3,000,000 |
| Millennium Water Alliance | Washington, DC | Sustainable Access to Safe Water (SASaWa) | $2,232,899 |
| Global Water Challenge | Arlington, VA | Transformative WASH Initiatives 2025 in Bolivia, B razil, Ecuador and Mexico | $1,800,000 |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | Child Well Being Impact Fund | $1,650,000 |
| African Development Bank | Abidjan, IV | Mainstreaming circular economy as a green growth strategy in Africa through ACEF | $1,625,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | January Payment for December Matching Gifts | $1,621,243 |
| Charity Global Inc | Hagerstown, MD | Rural Water Programing - Pakistan, India & Zimbabwe | $1,529,400 |
| Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor | Dhaka, BG | Resilient Water & Sanitation Programing for Low In come Communities | $1,500,464 |
| Avina Americas Inc | Washington, DC | Expanding Latitud R's Model: Driving Progress Toward a Circular Economy via Inclusive Recycling | $1,500,000 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | Community, Climate and Conservation Initiative in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) | $1,250,000 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | Rapid Scaling Portfolio: Mountains to Mangroves | $1,250,000 |
| Future Smile Charitable Foundation | Hangzhou, CH | Project Together: China Climate Resilience Program 2024 - Yangtze River Delta | $1,250,000 |
| Generation You Employed Inc | Washington DC, DC | Job Opportunities Boosting Self Sufficiency (JOBS) | $1,250,000 |
| The Global Environment Technology Foundation | Arlington, VA | Eurasia and Middle East Circular Economy Fund | $1,106,630 |
| Acted | Paris, FR | Towards Holistic Resilience in Vulnerable Environments of Tchologo region, Northern Cote d'Ivoire, and West Pokot County, Kenya | $1,100,000 |
| Possibility Labs | San Francisco, CA | Conecta | $1,100,000 |
| Technoserve Inc | Arlington, VA | Digital Hubs for Economic Empowerment | $1,100,000 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | Hurricane Helene Relief | $1,000,000 |
| Circulate Initiative Inc | Iselin, NJ | Responsible Sourcing of Recycled Plastics Africa | $1,000,000 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere I | Atlanta, GA | CARE Relief Pack Project | $1,000,000 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere I | Atlanta, GA | Village Savings & Loan Associations in Emergency | $1,000,000 |
| Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | Edrf | $1,000,000 |
| InterAmerican Development Bank | Washington, DC | Results Based Financing for Rural Water and Sanita tion Sustainable Services | $1,000,000 |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Developm | Washington DC, DC | Platform for a Water Secure Gauteng | $1,000,000 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | Strengthening Anticipatory Action in Nepal (SAAN) | $1,000,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Nature for Water Facility - Ground Outcomes Fund | $1,000,000 |
| Water Org Inc | Kansas City, MO | Advancing Water and Sanitation Project Development through WaterConnect | $1,000,000 |
| Wateraid America Inc | New York, NY | Women + Water Collaborative: India | $1,000,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Yucatan Vive | $1,000,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | April Payment - 2024 Matching Gifts Program | $935,049 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | Matching Gifts November Payment AAPI Women | $877,177 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | February Payment - 2024 Matching Gifts Program | $845,199 |
| African Reclaimers Organisation | Johannesburg, SF | Reclaimer Integration Programme | $833,859 |
| United States International University Africa | Nairobi, KE | Africa Impact Academy | $800,000 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere I | Atlanta, GA | Integrated Flood Emergency Response in the Horn of Africa (FEE HOA) | $791,111 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | May Payment - 2024 Matching Gifts Program | $774,851 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | Hurricane Milton Relief | $750,000 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | Trash Free Seas | $750,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | AQUA REVIVAL: promoting drought resilience across the water cycle in the Algarve | $748,915 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | Matching Gifts December Payment | $725,797 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | March Payment - 2024 Matching Gifts Program | $683,931 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | October Matching Gifts Payment | $676,196 |
| Generation You Employed Inc | Washington DC, DC | Supporting Diversity & Employment in the Green & R etail Sectors in France | $674,324 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | July Payment - 2024 Matching Gifts Program | $640,247 |
| Accion International | Washington DC, DC | From Access to Resilience: Promoting the Growth of Small Businesses | $600,000 |
| Fundacion para la Sostenibilidad y la Equidad ALIA | San Pedro, CS | Sustainable access to drinking water hand in hand with local water operators | $600,000 |
| Conservation X Labs Inc | Washington, DC | The Fire Grand Challenge: Tending the Spark | $555,000 |
| Global Water Center | North Charleston, SC | Professionalizing Water Services in East Africa & Building Global Alliances for Scalable Impact | $550,000 |
| Global Water Challenge | Arlington, VA | Promoting Climate Resilience through Water Resourc e Management in Al Jawf and Jazan, Saudi Arabia | $537,618 |
| Digdeep Right to Water Project | Los Angeles, CA | United States Water Programing | $530,827 |
| Asociatia Social Innovation Solutions | Bucuresti, RO | Sustainable Futures | $530,000 |
| Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2024-2025 Operations | $525,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | June Payment - 2024 Matching Gifts Program | $516,506 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | Matching Gifts Special Cycle | $501,352 |
| Atlanta Beltline Partnership Inc | Atlanta, GA | Advancing the Vision: Expanding and Enhancing Greenspace | $500,000 |
| City of Refuge Inc | Atlanta, GA | Workforce Development - City of Refuge | $500,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 246 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Nations Development Programme (Regional Bur | Bangkok, | Regional Partnership on Management of Plastic Waste and Circular Interventions on Plastics in South, South East Asia, and the Pacific | $5,000,000 |
| United Nations Development Programme (Regional Bur | Bangkok, | Regional Partnership on Management of Plastic Waste and Circular Interventions on Plastics in South, South East Asia, and the Pacific | $5,000,000 |
| African Development Bank | Mainstreaming circular economy as a green growth strategy in Africa through ACEF | $1,625,000 | |
| Millennium Water Alliance | Washington, DC | Sustainable Access to Safe Water (SASaWa) | $1,500,000 |
| Millennium Water Alliance | Washington, DC | Sustainable Access to Safe Water (SASaWa) | $1,500,000 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | Rapid Scaling Portfolio: Mountains to Mangroves | $1,250,000 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | Community, Climate and Conservation Initiative in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) | $1,249,176 |
| Circulate Initiative Inc | Iselin, NJ | Responsible Sourcing of Recycled Plastics Africa | $1,000,000 |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Developm | WashingtonDC, DC | Platform for a Water Secure Gauteng | $1,000,000 |
| The Henry W Grady Health System Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | In Honor of Bernie Marcus - Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center Support - "The Power of Grady" Capital Campaign | $1,000,000 |
| Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor | Dhaka, | Resilient Water & Sanitation Programing for Low Income Communities | $1,000,000 |
| Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor | Dhaka, | Resilient Water & Sanitation Programing for Low Income Communities | $1,000,000 |
| Water Org Inc | Kansas City, MO | Advancing Water and Sanitation Project Development through WaterConnect | $1,000,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Yucatan Vive | $1,000,000 |
| Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2024-2025 Operations | $525,000 |
| Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | Edrf | $500,000 |
| Stichting Aqua for All | The Hague, | SME Growth Programme for Climate-Resilient WASH | $500,000 |
| The Global Environment & Technology Foundation | Arlington, VA | Project Last Mile | $500,000 |
| The Global Environment & Technology Foundation | Arlington, VA | Project Last Mile | $500,000 |
| The Global Environment & Technology Foundation | Arlington, VA | Project Last Mile | $500,000 |
| The Global Environment & Technology Foundation | Arlington, VA | Project Last Mile | $500,000 |
| The Global Environment & Technology Foundation | Arlington, VA | Project Last Mile | $500,000 |
| Ozel Sektor Gonulluleri Dernegi (Corporate Volunte | Istanbul, | My Sister Project 3.0 | $360,000 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | Coca Cola First-Generation Scholars | $305,000 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | Coca Cola First-Generation Scholars | $305,000 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | Coca Cola First-Generation Scholars | $305,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | TNC + NGS Externship - Summer 2025 | $300,200 |
| Conservation X Labs Inc | Washington, DC | The Fire Grand Challenge: Tending the Spark Plastic Pollution in African Islands | $275,610 |
| Clayton State University Foundation Inc | Morrow, GA | Clayton State University - First Generation Scholarships | $250,000 |
| Clayton State University Foundation Inc | Morrow, GA | Clayton State University - First Generation Scholarships | $250,000 |
| Clayton State University Foundation Inc | Morrow, GA | Clayton State University - First Generation Scholarships | $250,000 |
| Friends of the Osa | Washington, DC | Forest restoration and integrated community management to address water scarcity across working landscapes in Costa Rica | $250,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | Unrestricted Grant in Tribute of Jimmy Carter | $250,000 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | Scaling Up Child-Centered Early Warning and Anticipatory Action to Strengthen the Resilience of Children and Communities in Ethiopia | $250,000 |
| The Carter Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | Unrestricted grant in tribute to Jimmy Carter | $250,000 |
| The Morehouse School of Medicine Inc | Atlanta, GA | Morehouse School of Medicine Coca-Cola Scholars | $250,000 |
| The Morehouse School of Medicine Inc | Atlanta, GA | Morehouse School of Medicine Coca-Cola Scholars | $250,000 |
| The Morehouse School of Medicine Inc | Atlanta, GA | Morehouse School of Medicine Coca-Cola Scholars | $250,000 |
| The Urban League of Greater Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | Career Pathways Program | $250,000 |
| Young Women Christian Association of Greater Atlan | Atlanta, GA | Collaboration In Action: Campaign for the Phillis Wheatley Westside YWCA | $250,000 |
| Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation Inc | Bacolod, | Preparing and Capacitating 5 Water Utilities in Negros Occidental through the Development of a Comprehensive and Holistic NRW Management… | $215,853 |
| Atlanta Women's Foundation INC | Atlanta, GA | Continuation Grant - Economic Empowerment | $200,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | College and Career Readiness | $150,000 |
| ONG Agualimpia | Lima, | WASH in Desert and Amazonian rural areas of Peru | $150,000 |
| The Executive Leadership Council Inc | Washington, DC | Coca-Cola's Award for Excellence | $150,000 |
| The Executive Leadership Council Inc | Washington, DC | Coca-Cola's Award for Excellence | $150,000 |
| Sanitation First | Chennai, | Integrated Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Interventions in Uttar Pradesh | $149,278 |
| Hillside Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2024 Surprise Holiday Grants | $100,000 |
| LaAmistad Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2024 Surprise Holiday Grant | $100,000 |
| Special Olympics International | Washington, DC | 2024 Surprise Holiday Grants | $100,000 |
| Trees Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2024 Surprise Holiday Grants | $100,000 |
| Young Business Leadership | Ramla, | Women's Empowerment | $100,000 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | Vincent's Vault Food Pantry | $30,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $117,155,948 | 299 |
| 2023 | $95,920,861 | 281 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 31, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523049349100227
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 58-1574705
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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