The Hart Family Foundation Inc
Lagrange, GA · EIN 81-4721696. Reported 120 grants totalling $2,082,142 to 73 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 Hart Family 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $15,000; the smallest was $30 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbus State University Foundatio | Columbus, GA | $430,305 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Georgia Foundation-La | Athens, GA | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Troup Harris Regional Library | Lagrange, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Baptist Church | Lagrange, GA | $90,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The United Way of West Ga | Lagrange, GA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| La Jolla Country Day | La Jolla, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lagrange Academy | Lagrange, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Exceptional Way Inc | Lagrange, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lagrange Art Museum | Lagrange, GA | $47,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Viola | Lagrange, GA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Easterseals of West Georgia Inc | Columbus, GA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Lagrange, GA | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Lagrange, GA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Calumet Center for Healing | Lagrange, GA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity- Troup County | Lagrange, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridges of Hope Charitable Trust | Morven, GA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Christ India | Fairfield, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harmony House | Lagrange, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Franconia Mennonite Camp Associatio | Canadensis, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Helen Woodward Animal Center | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillside Montessori School | Lagrange, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Skaterboard Project | Vista, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Northwest Georgia | Dalton, GA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| West Georgia Auburn Club | Lagrange, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Life Lagrange Georgia | Lagrange, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twin Cedars Youth & Family | Lagrange, GA | $12,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Wildlife Center | Gaithersburg, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of Troup County | Lagrange, GA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Ga Autism Foundation | Carrollton, GA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| West Ga Hospice | Lagrange, GA | $7,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chattahoochee Riverkeeper | Smyrna, GA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chattahoochee Council of Boy Scouts | Columbus, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillside Montessory School | Lagrange, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lagrange-Troup County Homeless Coalition | Lagrange, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Circles of Troup County | Lagrange, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $1,350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgia Sheriffs Youth Homes | Lagrange, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Harbor Inc | Lagrange, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Optimist Club of Lagrange | Lagrange, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partners in Ministry | Larin Burg, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shriners Children Hospital | Tampa, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of West Georgi | Carrollton, GA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lagrange Troup County Humane Societ | Lagrange, GA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Judes Hospital | Memphis, TN | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metro Farm Services | College Park, GA | $257 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Kid Again | Columbus, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cerebral Palsy Foundation | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital | Dayton, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Innovations | Mission, KS | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First United Methodist Church | Lagrange, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace Place Ministry Inc | Hendersonville, TN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grandy Community Church | Grandy, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hilltop Church of the Nazarene | Tyler, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lagrange First United Methodist Chu | Lagrange, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Matthew 25 Ministries | Blue Ash, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newnan Coweta Humane Society | Newnan, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Tx Food Bank | Plano, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oak Grove Congregational Christian Church | Pine Mountain, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Charles Borromeo Parrish | St Charles, MO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Hospital | Memphis, TN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Marks Episcopal Church | Lagrange, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tash | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vidalia Presbyterian Church | Vidalia, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whitfield Hc Founation | Dalton, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Postpartum Support International | Portland, OR | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Chicago, IL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Denver, CO | $30 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
25 of 73 (34%) 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 38%, 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.
- University of Georgia Foundation
ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION - Oak Grove Congregational Christian Church
ENHANCE CHARIABLE MISSION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 45 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | $788,887 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 34 | $401,100 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 29 | $424,416 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 28 | $467,739 | $5,125 |
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. 92% 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 The Hart Family 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: 111 Old Mill Road, Lagrange, GA, 30240. 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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