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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-6470891

The James 127 Foundation

A private foundation in Duluth, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $34,500 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $34,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $518,496
  • Tax year 2024

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $494,120
  • Tax year 2023

    $31,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $479,595
  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $439,612
  • Tax year 2021

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $417,323
  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $380,649
  • Tax year 2019

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $380,808
  • Tax year 2018

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $390,033

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sure Foundation InternationalPlainview, TX

    To benefit the aloha house in the phillipines

    $14,000
  2. Open Door HaitiLake Mary, FL

    To benefit haitian orphans

    $11,000
  3. Genesis International Orphanage FoundationChula Vista, CA

    To assist in raising awarenesss and funds for genesis diez, a.c. Of baja california, mexico.

    $9,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $20,50059% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $14,00041% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $14,000
  2. Florida1 grant $11,000
  3. California1 grant $9,500

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Todd B RatliffMANAGING TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jamie RatliffTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Debbie RatliffTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brent ReidTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • William ShawTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeremy ConradTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Melanie SnareTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jonathan GaddTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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