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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-2501770

The Albert E Harrison Foundation

A private foundation in Ellijay, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $294,700 paid in grants.

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

    $294,700

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,408,923
  • Tax year 2024

    $288,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,730,398
  • Tax year 2023

    $292,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,921,098
  • Tax year 2022

    $290,600

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,132,301
  • Tax year 2021

    $305,700

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,280,161
  • Tax year 2020

    $320,300

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,438,933

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Gilmer Education FoundationEllijay, GA

    Scholarship

    $90,700
  2. Fannin County Scholarship Foundation IncBlue Ridge, GA

    Scholarship

    $50,000
  3. Pickens County School SystemJasper, GA

    Scholarship

    $50,000
  4. American Legion-Post 149-PICKENS Co GaJasper, GA

    Unrestricted donation

    $25,000
  5. Mountain Education Charter High SchoolEllijay, GA

    Scholarships

    $25,000
  6. North Georgia Christian AcademyEllijay, GA

    Scholarship

    $16,000
  7. Copper Basin Rural Community AssociationCopperhill, TN

    Scholarships

    $15,000
  8. University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GA

    Unrestricted donation

    $10,000
  9. Gilmer College & Career AcademyEllijay, GA

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  10. Reinhardt UniversityWaleska, GA

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  11. Gilmer Christian Learning CenterEllijay, GA

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  12. Ne Ga Council for Boy ScoutsPendergrass, GA

    Unrestricted donation

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $189,200100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia11 grants $279,700
  2. Tennessee1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John M HarrisonPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marianne H BowmanSEC-TREAS/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Douglas P HarrisonVP/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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