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The Edward Colston Foundation Inc

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Atlanta, Georgia · EIN 58-1818739 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$981K
Organizations funded55
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$20.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $25,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Education3
  • Faith-Based3
  • Health2
  • Housing2
  • Animal Welfare1
  • Food Assistance1

Where it gives

52% of grants went outside Georgia.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Catholic Leadership InstituteMalvern, PAGeneral use$100,000
Friends of Haiti in NYBrooklyn, NYGeneral use$60,000
Good Samaritan Health CenterAtlanta, GAGeneral use$50,000
Mercy Care FoundationAtlanta, GAGeneral use$40,000
Samaritan's PurseBooone, NCGeneral use$40,000
Earth University FoundationAtlanta, GAGeneral use$36,280
Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MDGeneral use$35,000
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral use$35,000
Shepherd Center FoundationAtlanta, GAGeneral use$35,000
Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta, GAGeneral use$30,000
World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DCGeneral use$30,000
Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High SchoolAtlanta, GAGeneral use$25,000
Food for the PoorCoconut Creek, FLGeneral use$25,000
Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VAGeneral use$25,000
St Helena Gullah Community Housing ProjectOkatie, SCGeneral use$25,000
Partners in HealthFredrick, MDGeneral use$20,000
Atlanta Youth AcademyAtlanta, GAGeneral use$15,000
Catholic Charities USAAlexandria, VAGeneral use$15,000
Citrus County Education FoundationIverness, FLGeneral use$15,000
Eagle RanchFlowery Branch, GAGeneral use$15,000
Nature ConservancyAtlanta, GAGeneral use$15,000
Reach for ExcellenceAtlanta, GAGeneral use$15,000
South River Watershed AllianceDecatur, GAGeneral use$15,000
St Vincent de PaulAtlanta, GAGeneral use$15,000
College Foundation of the University of VCharlottesville, VAGeneral use$12,000
Atlanta Community Food BankEast Point, GAGeneral use$10,000
Atlanta Habitat for HumanityAtlanta, GAGeneral use$10,000
Atlanta MissionAtlanta, GAGeneral use$10,000
Bcm GeorgiaAtlanta, GAGeneral use$10,000
Blue MonarchMonteagle, TNGeneral use$10,000
Care USAAtlanta, GAGeneral use$10,000
Coastal Conservation LeagueCharleston, SCGeneral use$10,000
Gordon College FoundationBarnesville, GAGeneral use$10,000
Hope Tree MinistriesBarnesville, GAGeneral use$10,000
Manna FoodbankMills River, NCGeneral use$10,000
Operation AirdropLewisville, TXGeneral use$10,000
PrsfOkatie, SCGeneral use$10,000
Red Earth RisingBend, ORGeneral use$10,000
Spring Island TrustOkaties, SCGeneral use$10,000
Sustainable Harvest InternationalEllsworth, MEGeneral use$10,000
The Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VAGeneral use$10,000
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYGeneral use$10,000
University of Colorado FoundationBoulder, COGeneral use$10,000
The Utopian Seed ProjectAsheville, NCGeneral use$10,000
American Rivers Anglers FundWashington, DCGeneral use$5,000
Brother Wolf Animal RescueAsheville, NCGeneral use$5,000
Camp SunshineDecatur, GAGeneral use$5,000
Central Asia IntituteBozeman, MTGeneral use$5,000
Covenant House GeorgiaNew York, NYGeneral use$5,000
Families FirstAtlanta, GAGeneral use$5,000
The ExtensionMarietta, GAGeneral use$5,000
The Woodruff Arts CenterAtlanta, GAGeneral use$5,000
Visiting Nurseshospice AtlantaAtlanta, GAGeneral use$5,000
The Anchor SocietyBristol, GAGeneral use$1,500
The Dolphin SocietyBristol, GAGeneral use$1,500

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2025$981,28055
2024$828,36059
2023$723,70051

Sources

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