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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-1735461

The Sledge Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Thomasville, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 29 grants and $53,250 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $53,250

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $251,450

  • Tax year 2024

    $57,150

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $275,099

  • Tax year 2023

    $40,575

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $307,563

  • Tax year 2022

    $16,892

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $321,332

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,075

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $214,147

  • Tax year 2020

    $44,050

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $215,127

Grants paid in 2025

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Roper St Francis FoundationLadson, SC

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  2. Lowcountry Open Land TrustCharleston, SC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  3. Cchaps WalterboroWalterboro, SC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. Chatham Hall SchoolChatham, VA

    Unrestricted

    $4,500
  5. Woodberry ForestWoodberry Forest, VA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  6. Porter Gaud SchoolCharleston, SC

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  7. American Civil War MuseumRichmond, VA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  8. East of the Cooper Young LifeCharleston, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  9. Stratford HallStratford, VA

    Unrestricted

    $1,200
  10. College of CharlestonCharleston, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  11. Highlands-Cashiers Land TrustHighlands, NC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  12. Nemours Wildlife FDNSeabrook, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  13. Oglethorpe UniversityBrookhaven, GA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar, VA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  15. Beyond Dementia CoalitionGainesville, GA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  16. Foccas WalterboroWalterboro, SC

    Unrestricted

    $750
  17. Highland Historical SocietyHighlands, NC

    Unrestricted

    $500
  18. Society of the CincinnatiWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $500
  19. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  20. Forest Landowner FoundationCarrollton, GA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  21. Longleaf AllianceAndalusia, AL

    Unrestricted

    $250
  22. Tall Timbers ResearchTallahassee, FL

    Unrestricted

    $250
  23. Highlands Cashiers Hospital FDNHighlands, NC

    Unrestricted

    $250
  24. Riverside Military AcademyGainesville, GA

    Unrestricted

    $200
  25. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Unrestricted

    $150
  26. Preservation North CarolinaRaleigh, NC

    Unrestricted

    $150
  27. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    Unrestricted

    $100
  28. Emory HCAtlanta, GA

    Unrestricted

    $100
  29. SC Policy CouncilColumbia, SC

    Unrestricted

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $21,00071% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $3,20011% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $3,00010% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $1,2504% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  6. Science and technology1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina9 grants $36,350
  2. Virginia6 grants $11,200
  3. Georgia6 grants $2,650
  4. North Carolina4 grants $1,900
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $500
  6. Alabama1 grant $250
  7. Florida1 grant $250
  8. Texas1 grant $150

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Eleanor Sledge BurkeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Franklin L BurkeTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Eleanor H BurkeTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $500
  • Richard C BurkeTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $500
  • Elizabeth M BurkeTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $500

The return

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