· Private foundation
Edmondson Telford Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| COMMERCE HIGH SCHOOL | $1,100 |
| GAINESVILLE CITY SCHOOLS | $1,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $750 |
| Individual grant recipient | $600 |
| Individual grant recipient | $550 |
| Individual grant recipient | $500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $450 |
| Individual grant recipient | $450 |
| Individual grant recipient | $350 |
| Individual grant recipient | $350 |
| Individual grant recipient | $350 |
| Individual grant recipient | $300 |
| SAUTEE-NACOOCHEE CULTURAL CENTER | $258 |
| BOY SCOUTS OF NE GEORGIA | $250 |
| Individual grant recipient | $250 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–26) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 31% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
21 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2026, 14 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 47% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- IGIndividual grant recipient5× · 2017–2023 · $24k
- IGIndividual grant recipient2× · 2023–2024 · $6k
- JAJANEY AND BEN SMITH4× · 2019–2025 · $5k
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2017 · $2k
- LLL L ROSSone grant, 2017 · $2k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2023 · $2k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…
Embry-riddle is the world leader in aviation and aerospace higher education. its mission is to teach the science, practice and business of aviation and aerospace, preparing students for productive careers and leadership roles in business,…
It is the mission of early childhood academy public charter school to foster the academic and social/emotional growth and development of each student in a safe and holistic learning environment that will equip all students with the…
A preschool through 12th grade, private, college preparatory school. the school's mission statement is "together, cultivating the best in each for the benefit of all."
The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.
As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.
Florida southern college (florida southern or the college) is committed to educational excellence and is a selective comprehensive, private, united methodist affiliated college with a strong liberal arts core and signature programs. (see…
The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…
Coker university is a student-centered, comprehensive university. it is dedicated to providing every student an academic curriculum based upon a uniformly excellent liberal arts core that enhances the structured development of key personal…
To advance knowledge, foster intellectual curiosity, build community, and empower lives of purpose, service, and leadership.
The mission of the george washington university (gw) is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings…
Charleston southern university (csu) is a private, four-year co-educational institution organized under the laws of the state of south carolina as a non-profit organization and sponsored by the south carolina baptist convention. the…
How this is measured
12 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 12 of the 136 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: James D and Diane S Magnus Foundation · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Edmondson Telford Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Edmondson Telford Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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