Who funds education in Georgia
$5.4B reached 1,959 education organizations in Georgia, from 4,874 funders, with no single one dominating.
The short version
- 4,874 funders gave $5.4B to 1,959 education organizations in Georgia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 52% of that came from funders also based in Georgia; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of education in Georgia is Spelman College Special Ventures Fund Inc, at $453M.
- The education organization drawing the most is Emory University, at $886M.
Largest funders of education in Georgia
The funders giving the most to education organizations in Georgia, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Education organizations in Georgia that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find education funders in Georgia
- 1Start with the funders already active in Georgia
The funders giving the most to education in Georgia are Spelman College Special Ventures Fund Inc, Atlantic Coast Conference, Gates Foundation. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
48% of education money in Georgia comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Georgia.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Georgia?
- Start with the funders already giving to education in Georgia, currently Spelman College Special Ventures Fund Inc, Atlantic Coast Conference, Gates Foundation. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Georgia from out of state.
- Who is the largest education funder in Georgia?
- Spelman College Special Ventures Fund Inc gives the most to education organizations in Georgia, $453M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to education in Georgia?
- $5.4B reached 1,959 education organizations in Georgia, from 4,874 funders. 52% came from funders also based in Georgia.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.