The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G
Athens, GA · EIN 58-6420958. Reported 170 grants totalling $635,490 to 79 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. The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $1,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $69,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Episcopal Church | Athens, GA | $153,440 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Athens Area Community Foundation | Athens, GA | $114,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Ne Georgia | Athens, GA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Piemont Athens Regional Foundation | Athens, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uga Foundation - Ga Museum of Ar | Athens, GA | $30,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uga - School of Music | Athens, GA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uga Foundation - Gmoa | Athens, GA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Athens, GA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delta Waterfowl Assoc | Bismark, ND | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colby Museum of Art | Waterville, ME | $12,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Iowa Wesleyan College | Mt Pleasant, IA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hand in Hand | Brunswick, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uga - College of Veterinary Med | Athens, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uga Foundation-Botanical Garden | Athens, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Uga Foundation - State Botanical | Athens, GA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bigger Vision of Athens | Athens, GA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Athens Community Council on Aging | Athens, GA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Athens Wellness Clinic | Athens, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uga Foundation - College of Journal | Athens, GA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Athens Academy | Athens, GA | $4,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Athens Land Trust | Athens, GA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting | Atlanta, GA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oconee River Land Trust | Athens, GA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uga - University Libraries | Athens, GA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oconee Hill Cemetary | Athens, GA | $3,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Designers Sewing Program | Winterville, GA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jeanette Rankin Scholarship | Athens, GA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanford University | Los Angeles, CA | $2,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Athens Area Diaper Bank | Bogart, GA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beaverdam Volunteer Fire Dept | Winterville, GA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stuart Sligh Foundation | Savannah, GA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Books for Keeps | Athens, GA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Piedmont Armc Foundation | Athens, GA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lewistown Cemetary Assoc | Lewistown, MO | $1,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Quebec Labrador Foundation | Ipswiich, MA | $1,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uga Foundation | Athens, GA | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Farmland Trust | Topeka, KS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Canadian Conser | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ashton Hope Kegan Foundation | Watkinsville, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston's Childred Hospital | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston's Childrens Hospital | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Athens | Athens, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children First CASA | Athens, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Christmas of Oglethorpe C | Crawford, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dartworth Health Jessie Freeman | Lebanon, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Promise of Athens | Athens, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oglethorpe Echo Legacy Link | Lexington, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uga Foundation - School of Music | Athens, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uga Foundation - Vince Dooley Memor | Athens, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen Ida Relief | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Menlo College | Atherton, CA | $900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Athens | Athens, GA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clute Barrow Nelsonlife Foundation | Athens, GA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cornell Lab of Orthonology | Boone, IA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Cup of Cold Water | Wailuka, HI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Boone, IA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Park Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Marks School | Southborouogh, MA | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Marys Hospice Services | Watkinsville, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Historical Society | Savannah, GA | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Historic Athens | Athens, GA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Trust for Historic Preserv | Hagerstown, MD | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brantwood Camp | Peterborough, NH | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shell to Shore | Athens, GA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alpha Delta Phi 1832 Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 1832 Foundation - Ryan Brothers | Charleston, SC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Athens Fore Kids | Athens, GA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation | Calais, ME | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clute Barrow Nelson Life Foundation | Athens, GA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Low Country Land Trust | Charleston, SC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Monticello Cemetary Assoc | Monticello, MO | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association for Frontaltemporal Deg | King of Prussia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bonefish Tarpon Trust | Coral Gables, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monticello Cemetary Association | Monticello, MO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Deer Association | Atlanta, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quality Deer Management | Bogart, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary's Foundation | Athens, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uga - Del Dunn Memorial | Athens, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
43 of 79 (54%) 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 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 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.
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church
CONTRIBUTION FOR GENERAL SUPPORT - Piemont Athens Regional Foundation
CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUNDING - Uga Foundation - Ga Museum of Ar
CONTRIBUTION OF GENERAL SUPPORT - Athens Wellness Clinic
CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND - Athens Community Council on Aging
CONTRIBUTION FOR GENERAL PURPOSE - Georgia Public Broadcasting
CONTRIBUION FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 52 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | $148,000 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 47 | $159,450 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 43 | $130,000 | $500 |
| 2024 | 39 | $198,040 | $1,000 |
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. 91% 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 $1,000. 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 The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G'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: 633 Milledge Circle, Athens, GA, 30606. 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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