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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-6380925

J Michael Gearon Jr Foundation

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $1 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,035,833

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,772,563

  • Tax year 2024

    $332,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,202,440

  • Tax year 2023

    $253,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,097,504

  • Tax year 2022

    $598,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,075,237

  • Tax year 2021

    $266,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,956,042

  • Tax year 2020

    $413,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,647,248

  • Tax year 2019

    $302,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,131,238

  • Tax year 2018

    $617,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,626,164

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Lovett SchoolAtlanta, GA

    Non-Restricted

    $833,333
  2. Cure Childhood CancerAtlanta, GA

    Non-Restricted

    $200,000
  3. Alive 2 Love International Church IncPonte Vedra, FL

    Non-Restricted

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $833,33381% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $200,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia2 grants $1,033,333
  2. Florida1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Sandee L DeanCo-Trustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lauren L GearonCo-Trustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • J Michael Gearon JrDistribution Cmte Hours 0Pay $0
  • J Michael Gearon IIIDistribution Cmte Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth L GearonDistribution Cmte Hours 0Pay $0
  • William B GearonDistribution Cmte Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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