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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 58-0827472

The Sapelo Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Savannah, GA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 47 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Joseph Thomas Executive Director
100 Bull Street Ste 200
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 298-0222
Form and materials
Http://sapelofoundation.org/grant-reporting/ http://sapelofoundation.org/organizational-development-fund/ https://www.grantrequest.com/login.aspx?returnurl=%2faccountmanager.aspx%3fs id%3d1613&sid=1613
Deadlines
Http://sapelofoundation.org/grant-reporting/
Restrictions
Http://sapelofoundation.org/what-we-fund/about-our-funding/

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,421,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $35,459,943

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,354,110

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $35,121,938

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,534,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $34,926,097

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,561,950

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $42,646,474

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,742,738

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $38,805,529

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,339,908

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $36,089,359

Grants paid in 2024

47 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Georgia River Network IncAddress not given on the return

    Environment justice & protection grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $250,000
  2. Progeorgia State Table IncAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $100,000
  3. Southern Center for Human RightsAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $100,000
  4. Community in Schools of Glynn County IncAddress not given on the return

    Mcintosh county grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $85,000
  5. Glynn Environmental Coalition IncAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $62,000
  6. BVM Capacity Building InstituteAddress not given on the return

    Social justice grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $50,000
  7. Georgia Alliance Education FundAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $50,000
  8. Georgia Budget and Policy Institute IncAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $50,000
  9. As You SowEl Cerrito, CA

    Social justice grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $40,000
  10. Fair CountAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $40,000
  11. New Georgia Project IncAddress not given on the return

    Social justice grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $40,000
  12. Deep CenterSavannah, GA

    Social justice grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $35,000
  13. Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and JusticeAddress not given on the return

    Social justice grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $35,000
  14. Georgia Conservation Voters Ed FundAddress not given on the return

    Environment justice & protection grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $35,000
  15. Georgia Justice Project IncAddress not given on the return

    Social justice grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $35,000
  16. Georgia Forestwatch IncAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $30,000
  17. ACLU Foundation of Georgia IncAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $25,000
  18. Boys and Girls Club of Southeast GeorgiaAddress not given on the return

    Mcintosh county grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $25,000
  19. Flint Riverkeeper IncAddress not given on the return

    Environmental justice and protection grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $25,000
  20. Georgia Wand Education FundAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $25,000
  21. Ogeechee-Canoochee RiverkeeperSavannah, GA

    Environmental justice & protection grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $25,000
  22. One Hundred Miles IncAddress not given on the return

    Environment justice & protection grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $25,000
  23. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $25,000
  24. Southwest Georgia Project IncAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $25,000
  25. American Farmland TrustWashington, DC

    Environmental justice & protection grant - to support the charitable mission of the receipient organization

    $25,000
  26. RhizomeAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $22,000
  27. 9 to 5 National Association of Working WomenAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $20,000
  28. Galeo Latino Community Development FundAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $20,000
  29. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Social justice grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $20,000
  30. Georgia River Network IncAddress not given on the return

    Tools: colaberation development grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $10,000
  31. Shell to ShoreAddress not given on the return

    Environmental justice & protection grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $10,000
  32. Albany Communities Together IncAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $5,000
  33. Georgia Budget and Policy Institute IncAddress not given on the return

    Musgrove award - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $5,000
  34. Ogeechee-Canoochee RiverkeeperSavannah, GA

    Collaboration development fund grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $5,000
  35. Grey Matters Project DBA the CurrentAddress not given on the return

    Smith bagley award - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $5,000
  36. Galeo Latino Community Development FundAddress not given on the return

    Musgrove award - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $5,000
  37. Georgia Alliance Education FundAddress not given on the return

    Musgrove award - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $4,500
  38. One Hundred Miles IncAddress not given on the return

    Collaboration development fund grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $4,500
  39. Ogeechee-Canoochee RiverkeeperSavannah, GA

    Musgrove award - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $4,500
  40. Georgia River Network IncAddress not given on the return

    Tools: organizational development grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $4,000
  41. Southern Center for Human RightsAddress not given on the return

    Musgrove award - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $3,000
  42. Georgia Conservation Voters Ed FundAddress not given on the return

    Tools: organizational development grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $2,000
  43. Georgia Forestwatch IncAddress not given on the return

    Tools: organizational development grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $2,000
  44. Georgia Wand Education FundAddress not given on the return

    Tools: organizational development grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $2,000
  45. The Imani GroupAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $2,000
  46. Ogeechee-Canoochee RiverkeeperSavannah, GA

    Tools: organizational development grant - to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $2,000
  47. One Hundred Miles IncAddress not given on the return

    Grant to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment5 grants $56,50048% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $35,00030% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,00021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia47 grants $1,421,000

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

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

  • Bettieanne Childers HartTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Irene Reynolds SchierTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura MountcastleTRUSTEE, TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael GrantTRUSTEE, SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Midge SweetTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nicole BagleyTRUSTEE, PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Phillip N CareyTRUSTEE, VICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • The Honorable Nan Grogan OrrockTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • William K BrokerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Avery GalietteTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hattie Portis-JonesTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph ThomasEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $145,000

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