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The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$160k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2025
37
Organizations funded FY2024
14%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$40,600
Organizations funded a year
37 to 52
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$1.2M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 14% of the organizations The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G funded were first-time grantees, receiving 42% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $57k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEnvironmentHousing & ShelterEducationHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
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 arriving39$119k21%
FY202437$138k14%
FY202341$93k29%
FY202245$146k20%
FY202139$141k23%
FY202047$142k21%
FY201952$137k58%
FY201843$148kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Religion$242kPhilanthropy$216kEducation$167kArts & Culture$155kFood & Nutrition$147kHealth$75kEnvironment$55kHuman Services$44kOther$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, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Emmanuel Episcopal Church$235,6608n/a
The University of Georgia Foundation$109,35040%
The Salvation Army$28,5008n/a
Mercy Health Center Inc$26,00023%
Hand in Hand$20,00022%
Iowa Wesleyan University$11,50040%
Family Promise of Athens Inc$9,00031%
Athens Community Council on Aging Inc$8,50080%
Athens Academy Inc$8,30080%
Books for Keeps Inc$7,50051%
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All grantees of The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Emmanuel Episcopal Church$235,6608n/a
The University of Georgia Foundation$109,35040%
The Salvation Army$28,5008n/a
Mercy Health Center Inc$26,00023%
Hand in Hand$20,00022%
Iowa Wesleyan University$11,50040%
Family Promise of Athens Inc$9,00031%
Athens Community Council on Aging Inc$8,50080%
Athens Academy Inc$8,30080%
Books for Keeps Inc$7,50051%
American Farmland Trust$7,00070%
Oconee River Land Trust$6,50080%
Athens Land Trust Inc$6,00080%
The Bigger Vision of Athens Inc$6,00012%
Athens Wellness Clinic Inc$6,00021%
Young Designers Sewing Program Inc$5,50052%
Athens Area Diaper Bank Inc$3,00030%
Boys & Girls Club of Athens Inc$2,60040%
Georgia Historical Society$2,60080%
Ashton Hope Keegan Foundation Inc$2,10030%
Menlo College$2,10080%
Community Christmas$2,00021%
The Quebec-Labrador Foundation Inc$2,00070%
National Park Foundation$1,30080%
Clute Barrow Nelson Life Foundation Inc$1,10070%
Emory University$1,0001n/a
American Friends of Canadian Nature Inc$1,00010%
Montreat College$1,00010%
The Nuci Phillips Memorial Foundation Inc$1,00010%
The Oglethorpe Echo Legacy Inc$1,0001n/a
Piedmont Athens Regional Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Aiken Land Conservancy Inc$1,0001n/a
Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation Inc$90050%
St Mark's School of Southborough Inc$80070%
Atlantic Salmon Federation (US) Inc$70050%
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc$60040%
A Cup of Cold Water$50010%
Wayside Waifs Inc$5001n/a
The Somerset Club Charitable Trust$50013%
Friends of Oconee Hill Cemetery Inc$50030%
The Jeannette Rankin Foundation Inc$50010%
Shell to Shore Inc$30010%
Lowcountry Land Trust Inc$20010%
Athens Fore Kids Inc$2001n/a
Best Friends Animal Society$10010%
1832 Foundation Inc$1001n/a
Alpha XI Delta Foundation$10010%
St Mary's Foundation Inc$10010%
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States$10010%
Delta Waterfowl Foundation$10010%
National Deer Association$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 75 recipients with no EIN on record ($530k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe University of Georgia Foundation: $109,350 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMercy Health Center Inc: $26,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetHand in Hand: $20,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetIowa Wesleyan University: $11,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Promise of Athens Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetAthens Community Council on Aging Inc: $8,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAthens Academy Inc: $8,300 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBooks for Keeps Inc: $7,500 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetAmerican Farmland Trust: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetOconee River Land Trust: $6,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetAthens Land Trust Inc: $6,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bigger Vision of Athens Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetAthens Wellness Clinic Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetYoung Designers Sewing Program Inc: $5,500 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetAthens Area Diaper Bank Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Athens Inc: $2,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgia Historical Society: $2,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAshton Hope Keegan Foundation Inc: $2,100 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMenlo College: $2,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Christmas: $2,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetThe Quebec-Labrador Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $1,300 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetClute Barrow Nelson Life Foundation Inc: $1,100 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Friends of Canadian Nature Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMontreat College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Nuci Phillips Memorial Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPiedmont Athens Regional Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAthens Clarke Heritage Foundation Inc: $900 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSt Mark's School of Southborough Inc: $800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAtlantic Salmon Federation (US) Inc: $700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetA Cup of Cold Water: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Somerset Club Charitable Trust: $500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetFriends of Oconee Hill Cemetery Inc: $500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Jeannette Rankin Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShell to Shore Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLowcountry Land Trust Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlpha XI Delta Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Mary's Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDelta Waterfowl Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Deer Association: $100 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 43.

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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.

Athens Area Community Foundation IncGA52.9× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Athens Area Community Foundation Inc · The Newland Family Foundation Inc · Jackson Emc Foundation Inc Attn Amy Rouse · Lonnie L Michael Foundation · Glickman Family Foundation · Tr Lois & Lucy Lampkin Fdn Ua · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Alice and Noah N Langdale Jr Foundation Inc · Gerald and Carol Driver Foundation Inc · The Turner Family Foundation Inc · Terrell Family Foundation · Walton Electric Trust 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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About The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G

How much does The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G give?
The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G reported 40 grants totaling $159,900 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 37 and 52 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (20%), Philanthropy (18%), Education (14%).
Who are The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Emmanuel Episcopal Church ($236k), The University of Georgia Foundation ($109k), The Salvation Army ($29k).
Does The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Athens Area Community Foundation Inc, The Newland Family Foundation Inc, Jackson Emc Foundation Inc Attn Amy Rouse.
Where is The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G based?
The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G 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 130 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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