Georgia · Private foundation
The Harris Foundation
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.
- $125k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 21
- Grants FY2025
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 11%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $6,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 19
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 11% of the organizations The Harris Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 18 | $123k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 19 | $111k | 11% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $109k | 6% |
| FY2022 | 16 | $113k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 16 | $106k | 13% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $103k | 6% |
| FY2019 | 15 | $97k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 17 | $99k | 18% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta University Real Estate Foundation Inc | $246,000 | 9 | 10% |
| Emory University | $92,000 | 9 | n/a |
| Mercy Health Center Inc | $67,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Project Safe Inc | $42,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Athens Wellness Clinic Inc | $39,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Athens Community Council on Aging Inc | $36,209 | 9 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $29,500 | 9 | n/a |
| Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Inc | $29,017 | 8 | 0% |
| Firefly Trail Inc | $26,000 | 6 | 8% |
| Athens Area Habitat for Humanity for Humanity Inc | $22,449 | 5 | 0% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta University Real Estate Foundation Inc | $246,000 | 9 | 10% |
| Emory University | $92,000 | 9 | n/a |
| Mercy Health Center Inc | $67,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Project Safe Inc | $42,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Athens Wellness Clinic Inc | $39,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Athens Community Council on Aging Inc | $36,209 | 9 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $29,500 | 9 | n/a |
| Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Inc | $29,017 | 8 | 0% |
| Firefly Trail Inc | $26,000 | 6 | 8% |
| Athens Area Habitat for Humanity for Humanity Inc | $22,449 | 5 | 0% |
| Extra Special People Inc | $18,519 | 8 | 0% |
| United Way of Northeast Georgia Inc | $16,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Athens Area Humane Society of Clarke County and Spca Inc | $9,500 | 3 | 0% |
| St Mary's Foundation Inc | $9,000 | 4 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $7,485 | 2 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity International INC | $2,500 | 1 | 10% |
| Eagle Ranch Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($265k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Harris Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Athens Area Community Foundation Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Inc · Tr Lois & Lucy Lampkin Fdn Ua · Jackson Emc Foundation Inc Attn Amy Rouse · Lonnie L Michael Foundation · The Newland Family Foundation Inc · Glickman Family Foundation · America's Charities · The Turner Family Foundation Inc · The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
How this is measured
About The Harris Foundation
- How much does The Harris Foundation give?
- The Harris Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $125,370 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 19 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Harris Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (35%), Education (35%), Human Services (15%).
- Who are The Harris Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Augusta University Real Estate Foundation Inc ($246k), Emory University ($92k), Mercy Health Center Inc ($67k).
- Does The Harris Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Harris Foundation 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 Harris Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Athens Area Community Foundation Inc, Georgia Power Foundation Inc, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Inc.
- Where is The Harris Foundation based?
- The Harris Foundation is based in GA.
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