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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8686890

The Lookout Foundation

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 77 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,402,875

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $24,800,061

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,206,464

    Grants listed
    76
    Assets, end of year
    $21,982,258

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,267,500

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $18,436,334

  • Tax year 2021

    $793,977

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $16,323,089

  • Tax year 2020

    $795,329

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $16,199,999

  • Tax year 2019

    $710,046

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $11,021,255

  • Tax year 2018

    $458,750

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $9,900,473

Grants paid in 2024

77 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Institute for Responsibile CitizensWashington, DC

    General fund

    $135,000
  2. Individual

    LOOKOUT [individual] PLEDGE

    $110,000
  3. Duke Divinity SchoolDurham, NC

    General fund

    $70,000
  4. East Carolina University FoundationGreenville, NC

    Ecu community school

    $70,000
  5. Individual

    [individual] SCHOLARSHIP FUND

    $60,000
  6. Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA

    TLC black students program

    $55,000
  7. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    General fund

    $50,000
  8. Individual

    General fund

    $50,000
  9. Individual

    General fund

    $45,000
  10. Individual

    General fund

    $38,000
  11. Mtoto Africa IncAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $37,570
  12. Leap YearAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $35,000
  13. Individual

    Core committment

    $35,000
  14. Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA

    General

    $35,000
  15. Individual

    General fund

    $30,000
  16. Individual

    General fund

    $30,000
  17. Duke Fuqua School of BusinessDurham, NC

    General

    $30,000
  18. East Atlanta Kids ClubAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $25,000
  19. Individual

    General fund

    $25,000
  20. Atlanta Youth AcademyAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $20,000
  21. Individual

    General fund

    $20,000
  22. Individual

    Farmer/first generation

    $20,000
  23. Yunis Creative Lab - Black Stu FundAtlanta, GA

    Black students fund

    $20,000
  24. Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA

    Enhancing student success

    $20,000
  25. Individual

    General fund

    $20,000
  26. Individual

    General fund

    $20,000
  27. Trinity Community MinistriesAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $15,000
  28. Bible Way Ministries InternationalAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $15,000
  29. Elite Women of Excellence IncSmyrna, GA

    General fund

    $15,000
  30. Individual

    General fund

    $15,000
  31. Atlanta History CenterAtlanta, GA

    Black programs

    $15,000
  32. Woodberry Forest Amici FundWoodberry Forest, VA

    Black students fund

    $10,000
  33. Individual

    [individual]

    $10,000
  34. UNC Chapel Hill -School of EducatioChapel Hill, NC

    Tim smith education fund

    $10,000
  35. STEM Compass IncAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $10,000
  36. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  37. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  38. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  39. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  40. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  41. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  42. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  43. Individual

    General fund

    $7,000
  44. Individual

    General fund

    $5,350
  45. Theatrical OutfitAtlanta, GA

    Annual support

    $5,000
  46. Homeless at HeartAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $5,000
  47. Individual

    KIPP school

    $5,000
  48. Individual

    [individual] & [individual]

    $5,000
  49. Individual

    General fund

    $5,000
  50. Individual

    GENERAL [individual]

    $5,000
  51. Individual

    General fund

    $5,000
  52. Individual

    General fund

    $5,000
  53. Individual

    General fund

    $5,000
  54. Ford Arts FoundationAtlanta, GA

    General

    $5,000
  55. Individual

    GENERAL [individual]

    $5,000
  56. Kates ClubBrookhaven, GA

    General fund

    $5,000
  57. Individual

    General fund

    $5,000
  58. Individual

    General fund

    $5,000
  59. Social Venture PartnersSeattle, WA

    General fund

    $5,000
  60. Individual

    General fund

    $2,500
  61. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  62. National Black Arts FestivalAtlanta, GA

    General

    $2,500
  63. Reflection MinistriesAtlanta, GA

    Ministry

    $2,000
  64. Individual

    General fund

    $2,000
  65. Individual

    General

    $2,000
  66. Individual

    General fund

    $2,000
  67. Individual

    General fund

    $2,000
  68. Individual

    General fund

    $2,000
  69. Individual

    General fund

    $1,031
  70. B Robert Williamson Jr FoundationNew York, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  71. Individual

    General fund

    $1,000
  72. Individual

    General fund

    $515
  73. Individual

    General fund

    $500
  74. Individual

    General fund

    $500
  75. Individual

    General fund

    $350
  76. Individual

    General fund

    $300
  77. Lung Cancer Foundation of AmericaNew Ulm, MN

    General

    $259

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education6 grants $225,00057% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $62,57016% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $50,00013% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $15,0004% of the total
  6. Arts and culture2 grants $7,5002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $6,2592% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia17 grants $252,070
  2. North Carolina4 grants $180,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $135,000
  4. California2 grants $55,259
  5. Alabama1 grant $50,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $35,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  8. Washington1 grant $5,000
  9. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sunny H BurrowsPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Robert Lee Burrows JrSEC/TREAS Hours 2Pay $0

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