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The Ray C Anderson 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.

$4.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2024
57
Organizations funded FY2023
37%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,000,000
Organizations funded a year
41 to 57
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$43M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 37% of the organizations The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $647k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentEducationFood & NutritionScience & TechHealthHousing & 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 arriving27$4.2M22%
FY202357$4.3M37%
FY202249$3.6M59%
FY202141$3.8M41%
FY202043$3.3M40%
FY201945$2.9Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Environment$14MScience & Tech$3.2MEducation$2.7MArts & Culture$2.1MFood & Nutrition$108kHousing & Shelter$107kAnimals$91kYouth Development$85kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MT
NY
PA
CT
CA
VA
NM
KS
TN
NC
SC
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 59 grantees
All grantees of The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc$2,250,00030%
The Biomimicry Institute$1,950,000324%
Georgia Tech Research Corporation$1,222,57040%
Project Drawdown$450,00035%
Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership$290,137657%
Emory University$230,07730%
Georgia Interfaith Power & Light Inc$210,00067%
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Inc$195,06765%
Environmental Community Action Inc$100,00027%
Gwinnett Housing Corporation$100,00019%
Athens Land Trust Inc$100,00013%
The Biophilic Institute Inc$97,167619%
Captain Planet Foundation Inc$85,05762%
Lagrange Academy Inc$85,00061%
Agnes Scott College$61,51760%
Lifecycle Building Center Inc$60,08751%
Chattahoochee Nature Center Inc$53,11751%
Climate Consortium of the Commons Inc$50,0001n/a
Georgia Wand Education Fund$46,00015%
National Wildlife Federation$45,00030%
Birds Georgia Corporation$45,00031%
Philanthropy Southeast Inc$41,00051%
Journalism Funding Partners$40,00021%
Georgia Forestry Foundation Inc$40,00034%
Southface Energy Institute Inc$37,00030%
Fernbank Inc$35,00050%
Georgia Organics Inc$26,00050%
Trees Atlanta Inc$25,10350%
Kiss the Ground$25,00011%
Wildcoast$25,00011%
Croatan Institute$25,00012%
Partnership for Southern Equity$20,00040%
Grist Magazine Inc$20,00020%
The University of Georgia Foundation$20,00020%
The Children's School$15,00030%
Morehouse College$15,00010%
Furman University$15,00010%
Peachtree Farm$15,00033%
Live-Thrive Inc$12,00020%
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance$10,00020%
The Land Institute$10,00010%
Wake Forest University$10,00020%
Beloved Asheville$7,00010%
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc$5,15010%
Georgia Conservancy Inc$5,00010%
Muddy Sneakers Inc$5,00010%
Multiplier$5,00010%
Friends of Refugees Inc$5,00010%
Georgia State University Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Rodale Institute$5,00010%
Truly Living Well Ctr for Natural Urban$3,00011%
2030 Inc$2,50010%
Georgia Solar Energy Association Inc$2,00012%
HBCU Green Fund Inc$2,00010%
Cool Earth Action USA Inc$2,00010%
Georgia Bikes Inc$2,00011%
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy$2,00010%
Veggie & Soul Inc$1,5001n/a
Drew Charter School Inc$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 76 recipients with no EIN on record ($14M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 57 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGeorgia Tech Foundation Inc: $2,250,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Biomimicry Institute: $1,950,000 over 3y, 24% of budgetGeorgia Tech Research Corporation: $1,222,570 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetProject Drawdown: $450,000 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetInstitute for Georgia Environmental Leadership: $290,137 over 6y, 57% of budgetEmory University: $230,077 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgia Interfaith Power & Light Inc: $210,000 over 6y, 6.7% of budgetChattahoochee Riverkeeper Inc: $195,067 over 6y, 4.8% of budgetEnvironmental Community Action Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetGwinnett Housing Corporation: $100,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetAthens Land Trust Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetThe Biophilic Institute Inc: $97,167 over 6y, 19% of budgetCaptain Planet Foundation Inc: $85,057 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetLagrange Academy Inc: $85,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetAgnes Scott College: $61,517 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLifecycle Building Center Inc: $60,087 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetChattahoochee Nature Center Inc: $53,117 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetGeorgia Wand Education Fund: $46,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetNational Wildlife Federation: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBirds Georgia Corporation: $45,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetPhilanthropy Southeast Inc: $41,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetJournalism Funding Partners: $40,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetGeorgia Forestry Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetSouthface Energy Institute Inc: $37,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFernbank Inc: $35,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGeorgia Organics Inc: $26,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTrees Atlanta Inc: $25,103 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetKiss the Ground: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWildcoast: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCroatan Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetPartnership for Southern Equity: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGrist Magazine Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe University of Georgia Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's School: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMorehouse College: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFurman University: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeachtree Farm: $15,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetLive-Thrive Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWest Atlanta Watershed Alliance: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Land Institute: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWake Forest University: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBeloved Asheville: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAtlanta Community Food Bank Inc: $5,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgia Conservancy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMuddy Sneakers Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMultiplier: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Refugees Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGeorgia State University Foundation Inc: $5,000 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 57.

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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 IncGA40.8× affinity21 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 · United States Energy Foundation · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · The Waterfall Foundation Inc · The Kendeda Fund · Environmental Fund for Georgia Inc · Turner Foundation Inc · AEC Trust · United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc · James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc · Patagoniaorg · The Imlay Foundation Inc

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 Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Ray C Anderson 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.

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About The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc

How much does The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc give?
The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc reported 27 grants totaling $4,215,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 57 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (61%), Science & Tech (14%), Education (12%).
Who are The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Georgia Tech Foundation Inc ($2.3M), The Biomimicry Institute ($1.9M), Georgia Tech Research Corporation ($1.2M).
Does The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Ray C Anderson 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 Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc, United States Energy Foundation, The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation.
Where is The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc based?
The Ray C Anderson 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 136 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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