Wellstar Health System Inc
Marietta, GA · EIN 58-1649541. Reported 142 grants totalling $7,035,908 to 73 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Wellstar Health System Inc, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E210) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 73 distinct organizations, with 27% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 65% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $13,072. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,075 and the largest $1,925,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
1 of those grants was non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $230,496 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, GA | $1,925,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Braves Stadium Company LLC | Atlanta, GA | $1,181,784 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cobb County Chamber of Commerce | Atlanta, GA | $460,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cherokee By Choice Inc | Woodstock, GA | $277,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| March of Dimes Inc | Arlington, VA | $233,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Globus Medical Inc | Dallas, TX | $230,496 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce | Alpharetta, GA | $195,050 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Prostaware Inc | Sandy Springs, GA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Georgia Chamber of Commerce Inc | Atlanta, GA | $171,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment LLC | New York, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Atlanta Pride Committee Inc | Atlanta, GA | $108,550 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $107,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Must Ministries Inc | Marietta, GA | $97,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cobb County Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $77,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Atlanta Beltline Partnership Inc | Atlanta, GA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Nobis Works Inc | Atlanta, GA | $62,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Roswell Economic Development & Tourism Inc | Roswell, GA | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb Inc | Marietta, GA | $52,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cobb Community Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Select Cobb Inc | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Inc | Canton, GA | $44,325 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer Inc | Peachtree Cor, GA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Center for Family Resources Inc | Marietta, GA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Lung Association | Chicago, IL | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Safepath Childrens Advocacy Center Inc | Marietta, GA | $31,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 100 Black Men of North Metro Atlanta Inc | Roswell, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blacks United for Youth-Cobb Inc | Marietta, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Camp Kudzu Inc | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Council for Quality Growth Inc | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Service League of Cherokee County Georgia Inc | Canton, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Paulding County Chamber of Commerce Inc | Dallas, GA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Medical Group Association Inc | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Atlanta Aerotropolis Alliance Inc | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cobb County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc | Marietta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Fulton Community Charities Inc | Roswell, GA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Douglas County Chamber of Commerce Inc | Douglasville, GA | $24,390 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| 21ST Century Leaders Inc | Decatur, GA | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Douglas County Chamber of Commerce | Douglasville, GA | $22,860 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bullock Foundation Inc | Powder Spgs, GA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Thread Trail Lagrange Ga Inc | Lagrange, GA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Davis Direction Foundation Inc | Marietta, GA | $21,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spalding County Boc-Safe Kids Spalding County | Griffin, GA | $20,478 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alpharetta Rotary Foundation Inc | Alpharetta, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Diabetes Association Inc | Arlington, VA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parade Float Rental-Atlanta Pride Parade | Copiague, NY | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carelink of Northwest Georgia Inc | Dallas, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Health Connect South Inc | Smyrna, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County Inc | Marietta, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics Georgia Chapter | Atlanta, GA | $14,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement USA | Atlanta, GA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Columbia Cty Chamber of Commerce | Evans, GA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chamber of Commerce of Greater Augusta Georgia,inc | Augusta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Drake House Inc | Roswell, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emergency Nurses Association | Schaumburg, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Leadership Georgia Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medical Association of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Morehouse School of Medicine Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rotary International | Alpharetta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Georgia Auburn Club Inc | Lagrange, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Baltimore, MD | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cobb County Board of Health | Marietta, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lagrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce | Lagrange, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rotary International | Marietta, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smyrna Public Safety Foundation Inc | Smyrna, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Leadership Program Inc | Smyrna, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sweetwater Mission Inc | Austell, GA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Giving Gardens Inc | Mableton, GA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutzie 43 Foundation | Marietta, GA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse Health System Inc | Atlanta, GA | $5,075 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
39 of 73 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 44 of 73 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32 | $4,164,345 | $23,750 |
| 2021 | 34 | $1,046,568 | $12,322 |
| 2022 | 34 | $975,210 | $11,175 |
| 2023 | 42 | $849,785 | $10,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
86% of its giving went to organizations in Georgia. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $13,072 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Georgia.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Wellstar Health System Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 27 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 15 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 793 Sawyer Road, Marietta, GA, 30062.
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