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The Hart Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.5M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
23
Grants FY2025
28
Organizations funded FY2024
25%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$2,010,970
Organizations funded a year
6 to 44
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$20M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 25% of the organizations The Hart Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesAnimalsEducationRecreation & SportsInternationalOther
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
FY2025still arriving22$2.5M18%
FY202428$468k25%
FY202329$424k34%
FY202233$401k58%
FY202128$789k54%
FY202044$915k50%
FY201927$748k81%
FY20186$536k17%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$4.3MHealth$952kPhilanthropy$336kReligion$214kHuman Services$183kCommunity Improvement$156kHousing & Shelter$155kPublic Benefit$150kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The University of Georgia Foundation$3,085,97051%
Columbus State University Foundation Inc$620,80572%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$225,50040%
United Way of West Georgia Inc$160,00093%
The Exceptional Way Inc$110,000328%
The Salvation Army$94,0005n/a
Lagrange Art Museum Inc$72,00064%
Friends of Christ in India Inc$52,00093%
Lagrange Academy Inc$50,00011%
Camp Viola Inc$45,00048%
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All grantees of The Hart Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The University of Georgia Foundation$3,085,97051%
Columbus State University Foundation Inc$620,80572%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$225,50040%
United Way of West Georgia Inc$160,00093%
The Exceptional Way Inc$110,000328%
The Salvation Army$94,0005n/a
Lagrange Art Museum Inc$72,00064%
Friends of Christ in India Inc$52,00093%
Lagrange Academy Inc$50,00011%
Camp Viola Inc$45,00048%
Easter Seals West Georgia Inc$40,00031%
The Joseph Sams School Inc$30,00040%
Family Tree Inc$30,00010%
Bridges of Hope Charitable Trust$29,00050%
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Inc$22,50040%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$21,00030%
United Way of Northwest Georgiainc$20,00040%
Casa of Troup County Inc$19,00043%
West Georgia Autism Foundation Inc$17,000613%
West Georgia Auburn Club Inc$15,000116%
Franconia Mennonite Camp Associatio$15,00010%
Helen Woodward Animal Center$15,00010%
Feeding the Valley Inc$12,00020%
Second Chance Wildlife Center Inc$10,00010%
Georgia FFA Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Heart to Heart International Inc$10,00010%
Lafayette Christian School Inc$10,00010%
Lagrange Troup County Homeless Coalition Inc$10,00025%
National Park Foundation$5,00010%
Fayette CARE Clinic Inc$5,0001n/a
Rocky Mountain Brainspotting Institute$5,00013%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Special People of Fayette County Inc$4,00023%
Self-Help Harbor Inc$4,00029%
Hope Harbor Inc$3,00020%
Circles of Troup County Inc$2,00011%
Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes Inc$2,00020%
American Heart Association Inc$1,35010%
National Domestic Violence Hotline$1,00010%
Hope Harbor Inc$1,00011%
Partners in Ministry$1,00010%
Lagrange Troup County Humane Societ$50020%
American Cancer Society Inc$50020%
Breast Friends for Life Inc$50011%
Dayton Children's Hospital$25010%
A Kid Again Inc$25010%
Down Syndrome Innovations$25010%
Newnan Coweta Humane Society$25010%
Tash Inc$25010%
Cerebral Palsy Foundation Inc$25010%
Grandy Community Church$2501n/a
St Marks Episcopal Church$2501n/a
First United Methodist Church$2501n/a
North Texas Food Bank$25010%
Grace Place Ministry Inc$25010%
Matthew 25 Ministries Inc$25010%
Chattahoochee Hospice Inc$20010%
Postpartum Support International$20010%
Lewy Body Dementia Association Inc$10010%
Atlanta Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Hart Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe University of Georgia Foundation: $3,085,970 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetColumbus State University Foundation Inc: $620,805 over 7y, 2.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $225,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of West Georgia Inc: $160,000 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetThe Exceptional Way Inc: $110,000 over 3y, 28% of budgetLagrange Art Museum Inc: $72,000 over 6y, 3.5% of budgetFriends of Christ in India Inc: $52,000 over 9y, 2.7% of budgetLagrange Academy Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCamp Viola Inc: $45,000 over 4y, 7.9% of budgetEaster Seals West Georgia Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetThe Joseph Sams School Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetFamily Tree Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBridges of Hope Charitable Trust: $29,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetChattahoochee Riverkeeper Inc: $22,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Northwest Georgiainc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCasa of Troup County Inc: $19,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetWest Georgia Autism Foundation Inc: $17,000 over 6y, 13% of budgetWest Georgia Auburn Club Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetFranconia Mennonite Camp Associatio: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHelen Woodward Animal Center: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding the Valley Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSecond Chance Wildlife Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGeorgia FFA Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHeart to Heart International Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLafayette Christian School Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLagrange Troup County Homeless Coalition Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRocky Mountain Brainspotting Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial People of Fayette County Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetSelf-Help Harbor Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 8.8% of budgetHope Harbor Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCircles of Troup County Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGeorgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Domestic Violence Hotline: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope Harbor Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPartners in Ministry: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLagrange Troup County Humane Societ: $500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBreast Friends for Life Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetDayton Children's Hospital: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA Kid Again Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDown Syndrome Innovations: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNewnan Coweta Humane Society: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTash Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCerebral Palsy Foundation Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% 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 55.

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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.

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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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How do I get to The Hart Family Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Hart 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.

About The Hart Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Hart Family Foundation Inc give?
The Hart Family Foundation Inc reported 23 grants totaling $2,501,095 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 44 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Hart Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (62%), Health (14%), Philanthropy (5%).
Who are The Hart Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The University of Georgia Foundation ($3.1M), Columbus State University Foundation Inc ($621k), St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc ($226k).
Does The Hart Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Hart Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Hart Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Charter Foundation Inc, The Ekkebus Family Foundation Inc, Georgia Power Foundation Inc.
Where is The Hart Family Foundation Inc based?
The Hart Family 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 108 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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