FundersGeorgia

The Homestead Foundation Inc

Atlanta, GA · EIN 32-0262061. Reported 156 grants totalling $2,615,735 to 117 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$15,000median grant
$2,615,735granted, 2021-2024
117organizations funded
24%of grantees funded again the next year
$25.3Massets, 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. The Homestead 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$5,000 - $10,000
6 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
115 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
29 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
Community Movement Builders IncAtlanta, GA$75,000222023
Automotive Training Center Public Benefit CorpEast Point, GA$60,000332023
Common Counsel FoundationOakland, CA$50,000112021
Grace Covenant Presbyterian ChurchAsheville, NC$50,000112024
Project South for Gulf South for a Green New DealAtlanta, GA$50,000112021
Sandisfield Arts & Restoration CommitteeSandisfield, MA$50,000112024
Southerners on New GroundAtlanta, GA$50,000112021
Trans Housing Atlanta Program IncAtlanta, GA$50,000222023
Urban Revival IncJamaica Plain, MA$50,000222022
Women's Resource Center Fund to End Domestic ViolenceDecatur, GA$50,000222023
El Refugio Ministry IncHapeville, GA$45,000222023
Food Recovery Network IncWashington, DC$40,000332024
Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network IncAtlanta, GA$40,000222022
Global Growers Network IncDecatur, GA$40,000222023
Men Stopping Violence IncAtlanta, GA$40,000222023
Dominion Arts FoundationAtlanta, GA$36,500222023
Atlanta Childrens Shelter IncAtlanta, GA$35,000222023
Boston City Singers IncDorchester, MA$35,000222023
Canopy AtlantaAtlanta, GA$35,000112022
Clarkston Community Health-- Center IncClarkston, GA$35,000222023
College Aim IncAtlanta, GA$35,000222022
Global Village Project IncDecatur, GA$35,000222023
Moving in the Spirit IncAtlanta, GA$35,000222022
Southern Center for Human RightsAtlanta, GA$35,000222022
Housing Assistance CorporationHyannis, MA$32,500332024
Ekvnv YefolecvWeogufka, AL$30,000222024
Greenagers IncS Egremont, MA$30,000222023
Mint IncAtlanta, GA$30,000222023
Soul Food Cypher IncAtlanta, GA$30,000222023
Vox Teen Communications IncAtlanta, GA$30,000222023
Art Papers IncAtlanta, GA$25,000222023
Atlanta Music Project IncAtlanta, GA$25,000112022
Atlanta Victim Assistance IncAtlanta, GA$25,000112021
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$25,000112021
Atlanta Women for Equality IncorporatedDecatur, GA$25,000112022
Berkshire Agriculture VenturesGt Barrington, MA$25,000222023
Center Helping Obesity in Children End SKennesaw, GA$25,000222023
Feminist Women's Health CenterAtlanta, GA$25,000112024
Food Well Alliance IncAtlanta, GA$25,000222023
Georgia Micro Enterprise Network Inc for the Kenekt CooperativeAtlanta, GA$25,000112021
Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice IncBoston, MA$25,000222022
Museum of Design Atlanta IncAtlanta, GA$25,000222023
New Disabled South IncCollege Park, GA$25,000112023
Open Collective FoundationWalnut, CA$25,000112023
Organization for Human Rights and--Atlanta, GA$25,000112021
Possibility LabsSan Francisco, CA$25,000112024
Praise House Project IncAtlanta, GA$25,000112024
Sistersong IncAtlanta, GA$25,000112022
The Charis Circle IncDecatur, GA$25,000112022
Three Seed CollectiveAtlanta, GA$25,000112022
Trans Housing Atlanta IncAtlanta, GA$25,000112023
Urban Health and Wellness IncAtlanta, GA$25,000222022
Village Micro FundAtlanta, GA$25,000112021
We Love Buford Highway IncRoswell, GA$25,000112021
Wylde Center IncDecatur, GA$25,000112024
Caring for Others IncAtlanta, GA$20,000112022
Ekvn-YefolecvWeogufka, AL$20,000112021
Emmaus HouseAtlanta, GA$20,000222022
Feminist Womens Health Center IncAtlanta, GA$20,000112023
Georgia Conservancy IncAtlanta, GA$20,000222022
Protect the Vote IncAtlanta, GA$20,000112023
Silver Lining Mentoring IncBoston, MA$20,000222023
Sur Legal CollaborativeDecatur, GA$20,000112023
Tekton Career TrainingClarkston, GA$20,000222023
The Welcome Project IncHartford, KY$20,000112023
Burnaway IncAtlanta, GA$15,000112021
Central Outreach and Advocacy Center IncAtlanta, GA$15,000112022
Georgia Appleseed IncAtlanta, GA$15,000112023
Highlander Research & Education CenterNew Market, TN$15,000112021
Johnson STEM Activity Center IncAtlanta, GA$15,000112023
Smart Start Partnership for ChildrenHendersonville, NC$15,000222022
Synchronicity Performance GroupAtlanta, GA$15,000112023
True Colors Theatre CompanyAtlanta, GA$15,000112023
Truly Living Well Center for Natural UrbAtlanta, GA$15,000112022
Somerville Homeless Coalition IncSomerville, MA$12,500112024
Wassaic Project IncWassaic, NY$12,500112021
21ST Century Leaders IncDecatur, GA$10,000112022
A Vision 4 Hope IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112022
Alternatives for Community and EnviromenRoxbury, MA$10,000112022
Atlanta Beltline Partnership IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112022
Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of ChildrenWilmington, DE$10,000112021
Black Sustainability IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112022
Boston FarmsMattapan, MA$10,000112021
Central Outreach & Advocacy Center IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112021
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112022
Clifton Santuary MinsitriesAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Concrete Jungle IncEast Point, GA$10,000112023
Decatur Cooperative MinistryDecatur, GA$10,000112023
Dove IncQuincy, MA$10,000112022
East Lake Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112022
Fine Arts Work CenterProvincetown, MA$10,000112021
Forever Family IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Friends of St StephensMinneapolis, MN$10,000112022
Hands on Atlanta IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112022
Heartmath InstituteBoulder Creek, CA$10,000112021
Historic Oakland Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
House IncMiddlebury, VT$10,000112023
Material Aid and Advocacy Program IncCambridge, MA$10,000112023
Midtown Assistance Center IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Motherhood Beyond BarsAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Nicholas House IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Our House IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112022
Paint Love IncDecatur, GA$10,000112023
Park Pride Atlanta IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112022
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
Raising a Reader MassachusettsBoston, MA$10,000112023
Reimagine AtlAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
St Johns County Council on AgingSt Augustine, FL$10,000112022
Stockbridge-Musee CommunityWilliamstown, MA$10,000112023
The American Chestnut FoundationAsheville, NC$10,000112021
The Giving Kitchen Initiative IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112023
The Joel Chandler Harris AssociationAtlanta, GA$10,000112021
The Network for Social Justice IncWinchester, MA$9,235112022
Georgia Center for Nonprofits IncAtlanta, GA$7,500112021
Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA$5,000112021
Parkinson's Disease FoundationNew York, NY$5,000112021
The Art Section IncMilton, GA$5,000112023

36 of 117 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 24%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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 118 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
24 grants
Human Services
16 grants
Food & Nutrition
12 grants
Education
11 grants
Crime & Legal
10 grants
Housing & Shelter
9 grants
Civil Rights
6 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
5 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202145$810,000$15,000
202247$705,735$10,000
202354$850,000$15,000
202410$250,000$25,000

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. 72% 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
$1.9M
Massachusetts
$364K
California
$110K
North Carolina
$75K
Alabama
$50K
District of Columbia
$40K
Kentucky
$20K
New York
$18K

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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.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. 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.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from The Homestead Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 685 Linwood Ave Suite 100A, Atlanta, GA, 30306. 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 32-0262061 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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