Southern Company Charitable Foundation
Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-2514027. Reported 237 grants totalling $79.1M to 137 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. Southern Company Charitable Foundation 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $10.0M. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $34.4M | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Education Farm | Birmingham, AL | $17.5M | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Inroads Inc | Atlanta, GA | $7,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $3,518,955 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $3,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | $1,033,935 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cf Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ebenezer Building Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Park Pride Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council on Criminal Justice | Atlanta, GA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta, GA | $560,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mississippi State University Foundation Inc | Mississippi State, MS | $529,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bonterra Tech LLC | Austin, TX | $416,665 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council on Criminal Justice | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Auburn University Foundation | Auburn, AL | $325,141 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Center for Civil and Human Rights Inc | Atlanta, GA | $325,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross - Greater Atlanta Chapter | Atlanta, GA | $324,345 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Care Inc | Atlanta, GA | $310,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Junior Golf Association | Braselton, GA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Links Trust | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Memorial Foundation | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northside Youth Organization Inc | Atlanta, GA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Trust for Public Land | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Page Turners Make Great Learners Inc | Atlanta, GA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Board of the University of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $51,890 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Annika Foundation | Orlando, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Strategic & International Studies | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Georgia | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of West Central Mississippi | Vicksburg, MS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of West Florida Foundation Inc | Pensacola, FL | $25,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Volunteer Lawyers Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carter Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgia Historical Society | Savannah, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Georgia | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The King Center | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Tuscaloosa, AL | $20,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clearview Legacy Foundation for Education Preservation and Research | East Canton, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University | Eveanston, IL | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Georgia Southwestern Foundation Inc | Americus, GA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Georgia Chapter | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Purdue Research Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute | Montgomery, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodruff Arts Center - High Museum of Art | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia State University Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $13,075 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Birmingham-Southern College | Birmingham, AL | $12,301 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Montevallo Foundation | Montevallo, AL | $10,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Georgia Southern University Foundation Inc | Statesboro, GA | $10,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of No Ala Foundation | Florence, AL | $10,135 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation of Wesley Woods Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New American Pathways | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation | Stillwater, OK | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tennessee Technological University Foundation | Cookeville, TN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Georgia Tech Alumni Association Inc | Atlanta, GA | $8,320 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee, AL | $6,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clark Atlanta University Inc | Atlanta, GA | $5,250 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Southern Mississippi Foundation | Hattiesburg, MS | $5,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton, SC | $5,035 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collaborative Inc | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ball State University Foundation | Muncie, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Catholic High School Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chautauqua Institution | Chautauqua, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia College & State University Foundation Inc | Milledgeville, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kent State University Foundation | Kent, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southwest Wildlife Conservation | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of North Alabama Foundation | Florence, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of West Georgia Foundation Inc | Carrollton, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| George Walton Academy Inc | Monroe, GA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walker College Foundation | Naples, FL | $3,790 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | Notre Dame, IN | $3,708 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation Inc | Kennesaw, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milligan University | Milligan, TN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clemson University Foundation | Clemson, SC | $2,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catawba Lands Conservancy | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walker College Foundation | Jasper, AL | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fort Valley State University Foundation Inc | Fort Valley, GA | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison, KS | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jacksonville State University Foundation | Jacksonville, AL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Tech University Foundation Inc | Ruston, LA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Virginia Tech Foundation Inc | Blacksburg, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Samford University | Birmingham, AL | $1,925 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul, MN | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of the South | Sewanee, TN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville, TN | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Alabama Alumni Assoc Alumni Hall | Tuscaloosa, AL | $1,125 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alabama a & M University Foundation | Normal, AL | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lincoln University | Jefferson City, MO | $1,025 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Tech Athletic Association | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rollins College | Winter Park, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc | Lexington, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The University of Tennessee Foundat Ion Inc | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Alabama Alumni Association Alumni Hall | Tuscaloosa, AL | $830 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agnes Scott College | Decatur, GA | $775 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rose Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute, IN | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | New Orleans, LA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Savannah State College Foundation Inc | Savannah, GA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College Foundation of the University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lincoln University | Lincoln University, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piedmont University Inc | Demorest, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | Oxford, MS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of North Georgia Foundation Inc | Dahlonega, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Virginia Mcintire School of Commerce Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Corporation of Mercer University | Macon, GA | $250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association for Computing Machinery | Birmingham, AL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryville College | Maryville, TN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Duluth, MN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meridian Community College Foundation | Meridian, MS | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marion Military Institute | Marion, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trustees of Grinnell College | Grinnell, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Harris College | Young Harris, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington & Lee University | Lexington, VA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
54 of 137 (39%) 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 36%, 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 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.
- Education Farm
FIRST PAYMENT OF A 3 YEAR PLEDGE. PROPEL CENTER: GLOBAL HBCU CAMPUS FOR INNOVATIVE LEARNING - Georgia Tech Foundation Inc
SUPPORT SOUTHERN COMPANY FOUNDATION ENGINEERING PIPELINE - Inroads Inc
FIRST PAYMENT OF 3 YEAR PLEDGE TO SUPPORT HBCU SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE - Emory University
FIRST OF TWO YEAR COMMITMENT: EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW CENTER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE - Cf Foundation Inc
TOM AND ANN COUSINS LEGACY FUND - Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation
SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA NORTH DRUID HILLS CAMPUS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 170 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | $28.8M | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 48 | $3,172,740 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 85 | $26.5M | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 27 | $20.5M | $200,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Southern Company Charitable Foundation has 51 of them, worth $66.2M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Education Farm | Birmingham, AL | $15.0M |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $12.0M |
| Education Farm | Birmingham, AL | $7,500,000 |
| Inroads Inc | Atlanta, GA | $6,000,000 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $5,000,000 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $3,500,000 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $3,500,000 |
| Inroads Inc | Atlanta, GA | $3,000,000 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $3,000,000 |
| Ebenezer Building Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 |
| Mississippi State University Foundation Inc | Jackson, MS | $1,000,000 |
| Park Pride Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 |
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | $1,000,000 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 70% 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 $5,000. 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 Southern Company Charitable Foundation'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: 241 Ralph Mcgill Blvd Ne Bin 10042, Atlanta, GA, 30308. 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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