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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 74-2829433

LDB Foundation

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $497,513 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $497,513

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $10,624,625
  • Tax year 2023

    $679,900

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $10,736,393
  • Tax year 2022

    $734,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $11,496,262
  • Tax year 2021

    $929,529

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $11,201,287
  • Tax year 2020

    $747,397

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,849,254
  • Tax year 2019

    $661,460

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $10,410,635
  • Tax year 2018

    $384,961

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,976,573

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. BrightstoneFranklin, TN

    General funding

    $134,000
  2. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    General funding

    $100,000
  3. Georgia CyclingBlue Ridge, GA

    General funding

    $100,000
  4. Pace AcademyAtlanta, GA

    General funding

    $75,413
  5. SorbaKnoxville, TN

    General funding

    $30,000
  6. Peachtree Presbyterian ChurchAtlanta, GA

    General funding

    $15,000
  7. Trellis FoundationRound Rock, TX

    General funding

    $15,000
  8. Telluride AcadmeyTelluride, CO

    General funding

    $10,000
  9. Rehab and BeyondSnellville, GA

    General funding

    $7,500
  10. Northeast Sorba Ypt ChapterLawrenceville, GA

    General funding

    $5,000
  11. Operation RamboGrants Pass, OR

    General funding

    $5,000
  12. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    General funding

    $500
  13. Swim Across AmericaCharlotte, NC

    General funding

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $309,41392% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $15,0004% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $8,0002% of the total
  4. Veterans and military1 grant $5,0001% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee3 grants $264,000
  2. Georgia5 grants $202,913
  3. Texas1 grant $15,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $10,000
  5. Oregon1 grant $5,000
  6. New York1 grant $500
  7. North Carolina1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Linda D BrooksPRES/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Daniel A BrooksVP/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • E Ashley BrooksDIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0
  • Elizabeth HeastonSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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