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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 58-6043415

Community Enterprises Inc

A private foundation in Thomaston, GA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $656,756 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Neil Hightower
PO Box 1089
Thomaston, GA 30286
(706) 647-7684
Form and materials
Applications should be submitted in writing with supporting data
Deadlines
December 31, annually
Restrictions
Primarily charitable, religious, or educational institutions in the state of georgia withing approximately 100 miles of thomaston, ga. Also, the thomaston city and upson county government receive donations.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $656,756

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $16,955,780

  • Tax year 2023

    $608,328

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $14,919,504

  • Tax year 2022

    $658,422

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $12,900,758

  • Tax year 2021

    $547,180

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $12,039,030

  • Tax year 2020

    $512,858

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $13,551,229

  • Tax year 2019

    $531,436

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $9,449,022

  • Tax year 2018

    $525,076

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $11,259,913

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Georgia Tech FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Educational

    $135,500
  2. First United Methodist ChurchThomaston, GA

    Religious

    $110,000
  3. Gordon State College FoundationBarnesville, GA

    Educational

    $75,000
  4. Urmc Health FoundationThomaston, GA

    Charitable

    $67,386
  5. Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar, VA

    Educational

    $50,000
  6. Upson County SchoolsThomaston, GA

    Educational

    $25,731
  7. Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA

    Educational

    $25,000
  8. Georgia Historical SocietyThomaston, GA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  9. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $20,000
  10. Thomaston Upson Arts CouncilThomaston, GA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  11. Joy Community Development ProgramThomaston, GA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  12. Skipstone Academy - Westwood CampusThomaston, GA

    Educational

    $10,000
  13. First Baptist ChurchThomaston, GA

    Religious

    $10,000
  14. Upson Historical SocietyThomaston, GA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  15. Flint River Council Boy ScoutsGriffin, GA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  16. Thomaston-Upson County Humane SocietyThomaston, GA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  17. Thomaston-Upson County AirportThomaston, GA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  18. Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta IncMableton, GA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  19. Mercer UniversityMacon, GA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  20. City of Thomaston - Greatest Generation ParkThomaston, GA

    Charitable

    $5,269
  21. Thompson-Upson's Heart & Soul IncThomaston, GA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  22. Valdosta State University - Annual FundValdosta, GA

    Educational

    $2,000
  23. Georgia State Society - NsdarWarrenton, GA

    Charitable

    $870
  24. Augusta Preparatory Day SchoolMartinez, GA

    Educational

    $0
  25. Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist ChurchThomaston, GA

    Charitable

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $145,50058% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $67,38627% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $20,0008% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $10,0004% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $10,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia23 grants $586,756
  2. Virginia1 grant $50,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • H Stewart DavisSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Neil Hightower SrPRES/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • George Hightower JrVP/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Neil Hightower JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • William H Hightower IVTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • John S DavisTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • John B HightowerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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