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Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Inc

Lilburn, GA · EIN 58-6035441. Reported 160 grants totalling $1,911,556 to 160 organizations across tax years 2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$1,911,556granted, 2023
160organizations funded
$45.2Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,056 and the largest $75,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
8 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
66 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
67 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
13 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
6 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Emory Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA$75,000112023
Extra Special PeopleWatkinsville, GA$50,000112023
Friends of Oconee Hill CemetaryAthens, GA$50,000112023
Mercy Health CenterAthens, GA$50,000112023
Shepherd CenterAtlanta, GA$50,000112023
University of GeorgiaAthens, GA$50,000112023
Fernbank MuseumAtlanta, GA$40,000112023
Food Bank of Ne GeorgiaAthens, GA$40,000112023
Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta, GA$30,000112023
Ronald Mcdonald HouseAtlanta, GA$30,000112023
Salvation ArmyWashington, DC$30,000112023
Emory University School of MedicineAtlanta, GA$25,000112023
Family Heritage FoundationAtlanta, GA$25,000112023
Family Resource CenterDecatur, GA$25,000112023
FodacStone Mountain, GA$25,000112023
Georgia TechAtlanta, GA$25,000112023
Georgia Tech FoundationAtlanta, GA$25,000112023
St Mary's Independent Living ExtAthens, GA$25,000112023
Sunshine HouseDecatur, GA$25,000112023
Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, GA$22,000112023
Ashton Hope Keegan FoundationAtlanta, GA$20,000112023
Aurora TheaterLawrenceville, GA$20,000112023
Georgia TrustAtlanta, GA$20,000112023
Sadie G Mays Health CenterAtlanta, GA$20,000112023
Twin CedarsColumbus, GA$20,000112023
Wesley Woods FoundationAtlanta, GA$20,000112023
Uga Terry College of BusinessAthens, GA$17,000112023
Athens Technical CollegeAthens, GA$15,000112023
Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA$15,000112023
Camp KudzuAtlanta, GA$15,000112023
Classic Center Cultural FoundationAthens, GA$15,000112023
Family Promise of AthensAthens, GA$15,000112023
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA$15,000112023
National Football FoundationFort Worth, TX$15,000112023
Nsoro FoundationAlpharetta, GA$15,000112023
Piedmont Athens Regional FoundationAthens, GA$15,000112023
Rainbow VillageDuluth, GA$15,000112023
St Vincent De PaulAtlanta, GA$15,000112023
Uga School of Veterinary MedicineAthens, GA$15,000112023
Wesleyan CollegeMacon, GA$15,000112023
Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA$12,000112023
Mercer University School of LawMacon, GA$12,000112023
Uga Foundation Undergraduate SchoolAthens, GA$12,000112023
Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA$10,000112023
Alzheimer's AssociationAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
American Red CrossWashington, DC$10,000112023
Atlanta History CenterAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Augusta Univ-Medical College of GaAugusta, GA$10,000112023
Boys & Girls Clubs of LanierGainesville, GA$10,000112023
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro AtlantaChamblee, GA$10,000112023
Brenau UniversityGainesville, GA$10,000112023
Camp Trach Me AwayAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Chestnut Hill Benevolent AssociatioChestnut Hill, MA$10,000112023
Chris 180Atlanta, GA$10,000112023
Family Promise of Hall CountyGainesville, GA$10,000112023
Ga State Univ Project Healthy G'parAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, GA$10,000112023
Georgia Public BroadcastingAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Gordon CollegeBarnesville, GA$10,000112023
Home of HopeColumbus, GA$10,000112023
Innovative Solutions DisadvdisabilAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Joseph Sams SchoolRoswell, GA$10,000112023
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA$10,000112023
Kids Doc on WheelsAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
KIDZ2LEADERSAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Lagrange CollegeLagrange, GA$10,000112023
Madison Morgan Cultural CenterMadison, GA$10,000112023
Mercy Care FoundationAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Metro Atlanta Recovery ResidencesAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Must MinistriesMarietta, GA$10,000112023
NetworksCumming, GA$10,000112023
Open Hand AtlantaAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Piedmont CollegeDemorest, GA$10,000112023
Prevent Blindness GeorgiaAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Southern Polytechnic Kennesaw UnivMarietta, GA$10,000112023
Southwest Christian CareUnion City, GA$10,000112023
StatushomeAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Street GraceAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Sunshine on a Ranney DayAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Tommy Nobis CenterMarietta, GA$10,000112023
Training and Counseling CenterAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Trinity Community MinistriesAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Wellspring LivingNorcross, GA$10,000112023
West Georgia StateCarrollton, GA$10,000112023
Women in TechnologyAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, GA$10,000112023
Atlanta Hospital Hospitality HouseAtlanta, GA$7,500112023
Automotive Training CenterEast Point, GA$7,500112023
Camp DreamCuthbert, GA$7,500112023
Camp to BelongAtlanta, GA$7,500112023
Christian CityUnion City, GA$7,500112023
Dekalb Library FoundationDecatur, GA$7,500112023
Elaine Clark CenterChamblee, GA$7,500112023
GilgalAtlanta, GA$7,500112023
Girl Scouts of Historic GeorgiaAtlanta, GA$7,500112023
Odyssey Family Counseling CenterAtlanta, GA$7,500112023
Page FoundationAlpharetta, GA$7,500112023
Paul Anderson Youth HomeVidalia, GA$7,500112023
Queen AcademyDouglasville, GA$7,500112023
Rape ResponseAtlanta, GA$7,500112023
Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GA$7,000112023
Georgia Southwestern UniversityAmericus, GA$7,000112023
Interdenominational TheologicalAtlanta, GA$7,000112023
Reinhardt CollegeWaleska, GA$7,000112023
Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA$7,000112023
Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, GA$7,000112023
Agape Youth & Family CenterAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Aid AtlantaAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Alliance TheatreAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Atlanta Beltline PartnershipAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Atlanta Youth AcademyAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Bobby Dodd InstituteAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Boys & Girls Clubs of AthensAthens, GA$5,000112023
Callanwolde Fine Arts CenterAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Camp LighthouseLilburn, GA$5,000112023
Camp SunshineDecatur, GA$5,000112023
Camp Twin LakesAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Center for the Visually ImpairedAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Champions Community FoundationAlpharetta, GA$5,000112023
Children's Museum of AtlantaAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
City of RefugeAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
College of AthensWatkinsville, GA$5,000112023
Cool GirlsDecatur, GA$5,000112023
Crohn's & Colitis FoundationAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Fayette Pregnancy CenterFayetteville, GA$5,000112023
FocusAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Food Bank of Northeast GeorgiaAthens, GA$5,000112023
Georgia Center for Child AdvocacyAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Good Samaritan Health Center NorcroAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Helping MamasAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Jeremiah's PlaceAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Leap for LiteracyAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Meals By GraceCumming, GA$5,000112023
Midtown Assistance CenterAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
MorningstarDecatur, GA$5,000112023
Murphy-HarpstCedartown, GA$5,000112023
Neighborhood Cooperative MinistriesMarietta, GA$5,000112023
Networks Cooperative MinistryAthens, GA$5,000112023
No Longer BoundCumming, GA$5,000112023
North Gwinnett Co-OpSuwanee, GA$5,000112023
Piedmont Healthcare FoundationAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Reflections of TrinityMarietta, GA$5,000112023
Rehab and BeyondAlpharetta, GA$5,000112023
Sheltering ArmsMarietta, GA$5,000112023
Special Needs CobbAlpharetta, GA$5,000112023
StarcAcworth, GA$5,000112023
Steffen Thomas Museum of ArtBuckhead, GA$5,000112023
Summit Counseling CenterAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Top Dog K9 FoundationAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
True ColorsAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Visiting NurseAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Zoo AtlantaAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Boy Scouts of AmericaAtlanta, GA$3,500112023
Annandale VillageSuwanee, GA$2,500112023
Buckhead Christian MinistryAtlanta, GA$2,500112023
Good Samaritan Health Center AtlantAtlanta, GA$2,500112023
Hands on AtlantaAtlanta, GA$2,500112023
I Care AmericaAtlanta, GA$2,500112023
Senior Services N FultonAlpharetta, GA$2,500112023
Foundation Literacy IncAtlanta, GA$1,056112023
Plus 134 grants to individuals totalling $7,584,157 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 50 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
15 grants
Human Services
10 grants
Youth Development
6 grants
Arts & Culture
5 grants
Health Care
4 grants
Housing & Shelter
3 grants
Diseases & Disorders
2 grants
Food & Nutrition
2 grants

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% of this one's giving went to organizations in Georgia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Georgia
$1.8M
District of Columbia
$40K
Texas
$15K
Massachusetts
$10K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Georgia.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 4045 Five Forks Trickum Rd B9305, Lilburn, GA, 30047. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 58-6035441 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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