· Private foundation
Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 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.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k16 grants · $85k
- $10k–50k18 grants · $325k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $190k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF GEORGIA | $70,000 |
| LAKEVIEW ACADEMY | $60,000 |
| ATLANTA CLASSICAL ACADEMY | $60,000 |
| THE ATLANTA OPERA | $45,000 |
| THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | $35,000 |
| ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | $30,000 |
| THE SUNSHINE HOUSE REGIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | $25,000 |
| SHEPHERD CENTER | $25,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| AMERICAN TRUST FOR OXFORD | $20,000 |
| GEORGIA TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION | $15,000 |
| THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER | $15,000 |
| GOLDEN ISLE YOUTH ORCHESTRA | $13,000 |
| EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL | $12,000 |
| ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $63k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-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.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against +6% for those funded once.
57 repeat relationships: 34 still active in FY2025, 23 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (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 FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TATHE ATLANTA OPERA INC9× · 2017–2025 · $275k · revenue +533%
- TUTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION9× · 2017–2025 · $171k · revenue +112%
- TLTHE LOVETT SCHOOL INC7× · 2017–2023 · $150k · revenue +60%
Funded once
- CBCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH INCone grant, 2021 · $15k
- QCQUALITY CARE FOR CHILDREN INCgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $15k · revenue +61%
- MIMOVING IN THE SPIRIT INCone grant, 2018 · $15k · revenue -56%
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.
Fernbank museum of natural history inspires a lifelong learning of natural history through immersive programming and unmatched experiences to encourage a greater appreciation of our planet and its inhabitants. fernbank is dedicated to…
Inspires the love of nature and cultivates environmental understanding and stewardship by: (1)Conserving and enhancing Dunwoody Park (2)Educating children, families and adults of all ages about the natural world and our place in…
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.
To provide education, networking opportunities, advocacy and professional industry information to the american institute of architects' atlanta chapter members.
Education and Public Service Mission: Rollins College educates students for global citizenship and responsible leadership, empowering graduates to pursue meaningful lives and productive careers. We are committed to liberal arts ethos and…
To be the fundraising arm for the georgia aquarium, inc., to hold financial and other investments for the benefit of the georgia aquarium, inc., and to make distributions/grants/loans to and for the benefit of the georgia aquarium, inc.…
The school's mission is to provide challenging academics in a diverse environment, drawing on the quaker testimonies, or values, of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship to empower students to go out into the…
Girls on the Run Georgia empowers girls with vital social-emotional skills to help them succeed in school, at home, and within friendships. Our programs, Girls on the Run (3rd-5th grade) and Heart & Sole (6th-8th grade) are taught by…
The philadelphia school educates children for a future that is impossible to know but not impossible to shape. learn here. go anywhere.
The mission of the South Fork Conservancy is to restore and preserve habitat along the tributaries of Peachtree Creek. We give the community access to these healthy, restored greenspaces by designing, building and maintaining nature trails.
Woodward academy provides college preparatory education for students in pre-k through grade 12. woodward intentionally brings together students from diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, creating a richer learning community…
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.…
How this is measured
50 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 50 of the 74 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.
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- Who funds GAINESVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL INC AKA LAKEVIEW ACADEMY ↗
- Who funds ATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
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- Who funds ATLANTA UNION MISSION CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds SHEPHERD CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF GEORGIA INC ↗
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- Who funds GOLDEN ISLES YOUTH ORCHESTRA INC ↗
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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: The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Imlay Foundation Inc · Fraser-Parker Foundation · J Bulow Campbell Foundation · Tull Charitable Foundation Inc · The Waterfall Foundation Inc · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc · Tw Marian W Ottley Atlanta Main · The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc · Atl Fdn-W Peters Main
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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