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Hardman Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Hardman Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$309k
Granted FY2023
104
Grants FY2023
12
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$258kArts & Culture$92kEnvironment$92kReligion$78kInternational$64kRecreation & Sports$62kPhilanthropy$31kHuman Services$27kOther$0
02FY2023 · 104 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 104 grants below total $287,219, the rows itemized in this filing. The $308,688 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $21,469 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k95 grants · $181k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $107k
$1,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$5.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
The Carter Center$15,000
First Baptist Church of Commerce$15,000
UGA Athletic Association Hartman Fund$13,597
Woodruff Arts Center$11,000
Ships of the Sea Museum$11,000
The Trust for Public Land$11,000
Field School$10,000
State Botanical Gardens of Georgia$10,000
Chi Phi Educational Trust for ETA Chapter$10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Jackson County$7,500
Commerce Public Library$7,500
Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church$5,686
Rumsey Hall School$5,000
Military Officers Association of American Cape Canaveral Chapter, Inc.$5,000
Athens Academy$5,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$662k · 77 repeat orgs$130k to everyone else

77 repeat relationships: 71 still active in FY2023, 6 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

77
40

Total granted

$662k
$94k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+30%

Still filing today

58%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’22’23
EducationArts & CultureEnvironmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION
    3× · 2020–2023 · $73k · revenue +160%
  • TC
    THE CARTER CENTER INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $48k · revenue +25%
  • THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
    3× · 2020–2023 · $32k · revenue +113%

Funded once

  • MT
    Merri-Mac Timberlake Scholarship Fund
    one grant, 2020 · $20k
  • SN
    Sautee Nacoochee Center
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • TW
    The Wake Forest Fund
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
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.

03Its field

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.

1
The Georgia Center for Nonprofits

Our mission is to create thriving communities by helping nonprofits succeed. our work revolves around four primary areas of focus.1. we are a hub for social innovation 2. we are a capacity accelerator for organizations and their people3.…

Community Improvement
2
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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3
Spelman College

Spelman college, a historically black college and global leader in the education of women of african descent, is dedicated to the academic excellence of its students.

Education
4
The George Washington University

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…

Education
5
Furman University

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.

Education
6
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
7
Trustees of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens

The broad mission of the ASCSA has remained constant over its distinguished history: teaching research archaeological exploration publication and dissemination of research. Founded in 1881 the ASCSA provides graduate students and scholars…

Arts & Culture
8
Thomas Jefferson School of Law

The mission of the school is to provide outstanding legal education in a collegial and supportive environment with attention to newly emerging areas of law, particularly those related to technological development, globalization and the…

Education
9
Coker University

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…

Education
10
Atlanta Committee for Progress Inc

ACP is a group committed to identifying and providing leadership on selected issues important to driving the economic development of the city of Atlanta and for which the ACP's active involvement will make a major difference. The ACP has a…

—
11
Vanderbilt University

See Disclosure Above.

Education
12
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Grady Health Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mima Music. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

70 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. 70 of the 134 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
70/70
Grantees still filing
55/70
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The State Botanical Gardens of Georgia: $39,000 · OtherThe State Botanical Gardens of GeorgiaUGA Athletic Association Hartman Fund: $38,681 · OtherUGA Athletic Association Hartman FundFirst Baptist Church of Commerce: $35,000 · OtherFirst Baptist Church of CommerceShips of the Sea Museum: $23,000 · OtherChi Phi Educational Trust for ETA Chapter: $22,500 · OtherMerri-Mac Timberlake Scholarship Fund: $20,000 · OtherField School: $20,000 · OtherREID MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $16,574 · Other+80 more: $252,456 · Other+80 moreTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $72,579 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEO…Athens Academy Inc: $10,500 · EducationAthens Academy IncCHRIST SCHOOL INC: $10,000 · EducationCHRIST SCHOOL INCRUMSEY HALL SCHOOL INC: $10,000 · EducationRUMSEY HALL SCHOOL IN…The Trustees of Princeton University: $8,000 · EducationThe Trustees of Princ…Atlanta Speech School Inc: $8,000 · EducationAtlanta Speech School…Emory University: $7,250 · EducationTHE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY: $6,000 · Education+7 more: $16,843 · Education+7 moreTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $48,000 · InternationalCOUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC: $10,000 · InternationalROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC: $27,000 · Arts & CultureATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $7,500 · Arts & CultureSAUTEE-NACOOCHEE COMMUNITY ASSOCIAT: $6,000 · Arts & Culture+9 more: $7,713 · Arts & CultureTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $31,500 · EnvironmentWILDARKORG INC: $6,934 · EnvironmentThe Crane Institute of Sustainability Inc: $2,250 · EnvironmentINSTITUTE FOR GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP: $2,000 · Environment+4 more: $4,244 · EnvironmentPATH FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 · Recreation & SportsATLANTA MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $3,500 · Recreation & SportsMISSION INVESTORS EXCHANGE INC: $3,000 · PhilanthropyTHE GRADY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · PhilanthropyInternational Neighbors Inc: $2,500 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA INC: $2,000 · PhilanthropyTHE ATLANTA WOMENS FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · PhilanthropyJessye Norman School of the Arts Inc: $1,000 · PhilanthropyPhilanthropy Southeast Inc: $600 · Philanthropy
Other$467,211Education$149,172International$58,000Arts & Culture$48,213Environment$46,928Recreation & Sports$16,000Philanthropy$13,600

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $72,579 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $48,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $31,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC: $27,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPATH FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAthens Academy Inc: $10,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHRIST SCHOOL INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRUMSEY HALL SCHOOL INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAtlanta Speech School Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetATLANTA CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC: $8,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JACKSON COUNTY INC: $7,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEmory University: $7,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWILDARKORG INC: $6,934 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAUTEE-NACOOCHEE COMMUNITY ASSOCIAT: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPIEDMONT JOURNALISM FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ATHENS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAthens Country Club: $4,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetATLANTA MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $3,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY: $3,450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC: $3,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMISSION INVESTORS EXCHANGE INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVILLAGE SCHOOL: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERSHIP FOR SOUTHERN EQUITY: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE OSSABAW ISLAND FOUNDATIONINC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE GRADY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVIA COGNITIVE HEALTH INC: $2,936 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetST ANNE'S-BELFIELD INC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Neighbors Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Crane Institute of Sustainability Inc: $2,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE GATEWAY CENTER INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOMOHUNDRO INSTITUTE OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $1,936 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBAYLOR SCHOOL: $1,893 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PARAMOUNT THEATER FOUNDATION IN F/K/A THE PARAMOUNT THEATER INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE ATLANTA WOMENS FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TASK FORCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPIEDMONT FAMILY YMCA INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMIMA MUSIC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budget
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.

  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE CARTER CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND ↗
  • Who funds ROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds PATH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Athens Academy Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHRIST SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds RUMSEY HALL SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds The Trustees of Princeton University ↗
  • Who funds Atlanta Speech School Inc ↗
  • Who funds ATLANTA CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JACKSON COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds ATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds Emory University ↗
  • Who funds WILDARKORG INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds SAUTEE-NACOOCHEE COMMUNITY ASSOCIAT ↗
  • Who funds PIEDMONT JOURNALISM FOUNDATION ↗

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.

The Community Foundat…Georgia Power Foundat…The Arthur M Blank Fa…The Knox FoundationAthens Area Community…The Imlay Foundation …The Community Foundat…Creel-Harison Foundat…John H & Wilhelmina D…The Sartain Lanier Fa…Georgia Health Initia…The Kendeda Fund
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncGA42.7× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · The Knox Foundation · Athens Area Community Foundation Inc · The Imlay Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area Inc · Creel-Harison Foundation Inc · John H & Wilhelmina D Harland Charitable Foundation · The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc · Georgia Health Initiative Inc · The Kendeda Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
04Through Plinth

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How do I get to Hardman Family Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Hardman Family Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 134 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $336k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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