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The Edward Colston Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$828k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
59
Grants FY2024
50
Organizations funded FY2023
12%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
40 to 50
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
14
Total assets, FY2024
$12M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 12% of the organizations The Edward Colston Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationInternationalEnvironmentReligionHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving58$813k21%
FY202350$709k12%
FY202248$620k13%
FY202146$560k26%
FY202042$488k5%
FY201945$532k7%
FY201844$501k20%
FY201740$431kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$924kEducation$880kInternational$766kEnvironment$485kHuman Services$437kPublic Safety & Disaster$330kFood & Nutrition$285kHousing & Shelter$225kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
MT
IL
NY
OR
OH
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
NC
SC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mercy Care Foundation Inc$245,00081%
EARTH University Foundation Inc$232,36080%
Catholic Relief Services$220,0008n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$220,00080%
The Good Samaritan Health Center Inc$220,00081%
Southern Environmental Law Center$195,00080%
Red Earth Rising$170,0008n/a
Food for the Poor Inc$165,00080%
Shepherd Center Foundation Inc$110,000429%
Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School Inc$100,0004n/a
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All grantees of The Edward Colston Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mercy Care Foundation Inc$245,00081%
EARTH University Foundation Inc$232,36080%
Catholic Relief Services$220,0008n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$220,00080%
The Good Samaritan Health Center Inc$220,00081%
Southern Environmental Law Center$195,00080%
Red Earth Rising$170,0008n/a
Food for the Poor Inc$165,00080%
Shepherd Center Foundation Inc$110,000429%
Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School Inc$100,0004n/a
Society of St Vincent de Paul Georgia Inc$97,50080%
Reach for Excellence Inc$90,00083%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$90,00080%
Habitat for Humanity International Inc$90,00030%
World Central Kitchen Inc$90,00070%
Sustainable Harvest International$80,00081%
Spring Island Trust$70,00071%
Shepherd Center Inc$70,00040%
Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta Inc$70,00080%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$50,00050%
Catholic Charities USA$45,0004n/a
Blue Monarch$42,50070%
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc$40,00080%
The Salvation Army$40,0005n/a
Families First Inc$40,00080%
Samaritan's Purse$40,00020%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$30,00030%
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc$30,00010%
Eagle Ranch Inc$27,50070%
Central Asia Institute$25,00070%
Atlanta Union Mission Corporation$25,00040%
Notre Dame Academy Inc$25,0001n/a
Citrus County Education Foundation$25,00021%
Marshview Community Organic Farm$25,00024%
Buckhead Christian Ministry Inc$25,00030%
Churchill School and Center$25,00010%
Rebuild Lamar Inc$25,000145%
South River Watershed Alliance$20,00024%
Covenant House$20,00040%
The Extension Inc$15,00030%
Beloved Asheville$15,00010%
True North Treks NFP$15,00023%
Team Rubicon Inc$15,00010%
Aerial Recovery$10,00010%
The Cajun Navy Relief Inc$10,00010%
The Cancer Foundation Inc$10,00011%
University of Colorado Foundation$10,00010%
Operation Airdrop Inc$10,00010%
Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati$10,00012%
Ascensa Health Inc$10,00020%
National Geographic Society$9,00060%
Camp Sunshine Inc$9,00060%
University of Virginia Alumni Association$8,00080%
Crossroads Community Ministries Inc$5,00010%
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue Inc$5,00010%
Lighthouse Family Retreat Inc$5,00010%
Manna Food Bank Inc$5,00010%
Nami Northside Atlanta Inc$5,00017%
Living Room Inc$2,5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 31 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Edward Colston Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 52 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMercy Care Foundation Inc: $245,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetEARTH University Foundation Inc: $232,360 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $220,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Good Samaritan Health Center Inc: $220,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetSouthern Environmental Law Center: $195,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $165,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetShepherd Center Foundation Inc: $110,000 over 4y, 29% of budgetSociety of St Vincent de Paul Georgia Inc: $97,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetReach for Excellence Inc: $90,000 over 8y, 2.9% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $90,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity International Inc: $90,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $90,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSustainable Harvest International: $80,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetSpring Island Trust: $70,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetShepherd Center Inc: $70,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity in Atlanta Inc: $70,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBlue Monarch: $42,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetRobert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFamilies First Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEagle Ranch Inc: $27,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCentral Asia Institute: $25,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetAtlanta Union Mission Corporation: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCitrus County Education Foundation: $25,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMarshview Community Organic Farm: $25,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetBuckhead Christian Ministry Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetChurchill School and Center: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRebuild Lamar Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 45% of budgetSouth River Watershed Alliance: $20,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetCovenant House: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Extension Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBeloved Asheville: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTrue North Treks NFP: $15,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetTeam Rubicon Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAerial Recovery: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Cajun Navy Relief Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Cancer Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Airdrop Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCivic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetAscensa Health Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Geographic Society: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Sunshine Inc: $9,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Virginia Alumni Association: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCrossroads Community Ministries Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 52.

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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.

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncGA25.9× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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.

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About The Edward Colston Foundation Inc

How much does The Edward Colston Foundation Inc give?
The Edward Colston Foundation Inc reported 59 grants totaling $828,360 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 40 and 50 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Edward Colston Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (19%), Education (18%), International (16%).
Who are The Edward Colston Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Mercy Care Foundation Inc ($245k), EARTH University Foundation Inc ($232k), Catholic Relief Services ($220k).
Does The Edward Colston Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Edward Colston Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Edward Colston Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc, Georgia Power Foundation Inc, United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc.
Where is The Edward Colston Foundation Inc based?
The Edward Colston Foundation Inc is based in GA.

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 94 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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