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Private foundation (trust)EIN 586380925Est. 2001-03

J Michael Gearon Jr Foundation

Atlanta, GA 30339

Total Assets

$13.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$332K

FY 2024

Grants Made

5

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$66K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$300K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$449K

Total Expenses

$344K

Qualifying Distributions

$332K

Distributable Amount

$631K

Min. Investment Return

$638K

Undistributed Income

$606K

Payout rate 53%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.53%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $6K to maximum $300K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $617K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

42 grants

Cure Childhood Cancer
$1.3M
6 grants
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY
$200K
1 grant
Princeton University
$200K
1 grant
THE LOVETT SCHOOL
$160K
1 grant
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
$100K
2 grants
THE CABOT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
$100K
2 grants
Posse Foundation
$100K
1 grant
Breakthrough Atlanta
$80K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants

<$10K
23
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Georgia
$1.8M
74% of total
New Jersey
$210K
9% of total
North Carolina
$200K
8% of total
Massachusetts
$100K
4% of total
Hawaii
$61K
2% of total
Rhode Island
$25K
1% of total
Florida
$16K
1% of total
Alabama
$10K
0% of total
Montana
$5K
0% of total
Colorado
$4K
0% of total

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