Robert & Polly Dunn Foundation Inc
Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-1671255. Reported 148 grants totalling $2,417,574 to 78 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Robert & Polly Dunn 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $98 and the largest $245,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen's Kids | Atlanta, GA | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Path to Hope Inc | Atlanta, GA | $320,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Digital Love Inc | Atlanta, GA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Send Relief | Alpharetta, GA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safepath Childrens Advocacy Center | Marietta, GA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Hope Box | Acworth, GA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Watoto Trust Inc | Atlanta, GA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gold Star Teen Adventures | Fayetteville, NC | $74,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reach | Tucker, GA | $72,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Great American Greenway Inc | Liberty, TN | $63,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Calvary Childrens Home | Powder Springs, GA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shady Dale Rodeo | Shady Dale, GA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $41,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwest Presbyterian Church | Atlanta, GA | $40,365 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Awake Inc | Blairsville, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Restoration Network | Roswell, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Faith Inc | Clayton, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Moving in the Spirit | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chris 180 | Atlanta, GA | $27,181 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Children and Young Adult | Marietta, GA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Create Your Dreams | Atlanta, GA | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christ Central Ministries | Dallas, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marist School | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Team Rubicon Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Georgia State University Foundation | Decatur, GA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kaylees Closet | Franklin, NC | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prince Avenue Christian School | Bogart, GA | $20,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Street Ministries | Smyrna, GA | $20,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Apogee Strong Foundation | Loomis, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boyce L Ansley School | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eagle Ranch | Flowery Branch, GA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reliant Church | Dallas, GA | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Macon Tracs Inc | Otto, NC | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nobis Works | Marietta, GA | $18,875 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Noahs Ark Animal Sanctuary | Locust Grove, GA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Sunshine | Decatur, GA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Marietta | Marietta, GA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Western Nc | Asheville, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Culture Link Inc | Marietta, GA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hancock Day School | Savannah, GA | $14,780 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Bank of Northeast Georgia | Athens, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gcapp | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hosea Helps Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Piedmont Park Conservancy | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Must Ministries | Marietta, GA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Georgia Center for Child Advocacy | Atlanta, GA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Ballet | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atlanta Opera | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Society for Creative Anachronism | Milpitas, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gathering Industries Inc | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mountain Circuit CASA | Toccoa, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Space Time and Community Inc | Marietta, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Hospital Art | Woodstock, GA | $2,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Fdn for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prentiss Church of God | Franklin, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Virginia Law School Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Appalachian Animal Rescue Macon County Humane Society | Franklin, NC | $2,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Macon County Humane Society | Franklin, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Susan G Komen Foundation | Dallas, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia Law School | Charlottesville, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alpharetta Christian Academy | Alpharetta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Benjamin Franklin Academy | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richmond SPCA | Richmond, VA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Essex County Animal Shelter | Tappahannock, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Mews Animal Foundation | Marietta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthy Harvest Food Bank | Warsaw, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacobs Ladder School | Roswell, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rikkis Refuge Animal Sanctuary | Orange, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Youth Classics Institute | Burke, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Botanical Garden | Atlanta, GA | $223 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting | Atlanta, GA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Friends Animal Shelter | Marietta, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Essex County Conservation Alliance | Tappahannock, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robert W Woodruff Arts Center | Atlanta, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
42 of 78 (54%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 79%, across 1 year-to-year transition. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 87 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | $822,250 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 53 | $782,693 | $6,365 |
| 2024 | 53 | $812,631 | $7,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 86% 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.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,750. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Georgia.
- 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.
- 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 Robert & Polly Dunn Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 917 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA, 30309. 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.
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