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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-2539274

The Gable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $346,100 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

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

    $346,100

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $5,250,755
  • Tax year 2024

    $292,200

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $5,271,745
  • Tax year 2023

    $342,850

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,279,929
  • Tax year 2022

    $346,250

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,460,793
  • Tax year 2021

    $324,950

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,963,983
  • Tax year 2020

    $348,100

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,667,293
  • Tax year 2018

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,067,592

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Historic Oakland FoundationAtlanta, GA

    General

    $100,000
  2. Woodruff Arts CenterAtlanta, GA

    General

    $51,000
  3. The Atlana Botancial GardenAtlanta, GA

    General

    $50,000
  4. Brevard Music CenterBrevard, NC

    General

    $40,000
  5. Georgia Trust for Historic PreservationAtlanta, GA

    General

    $35,000
  6. Trinity Presbyterian ChurchAtlanta, GA

    General

    $31,500
  7. Atlanta History CenterAtlanta, GA

    General

    $10,000
  8. Booth Western Art MuseumCartersville, GA

    General

    $10,000
  9. Franklin Pond Chamber MusicSandy Springs, GA

    General

    $7,300
  10. Atlanta Symphony OrchestraAtlanta, GA

    General

    $5,000
  11. Museum of Contemporary Art of GeorgiaAtlanta, GA

    General

    $1,500
  12. Agape Youth & Family CenterAtlanta, GA

    General

    $1,000
  13. Drayton Hall Preservation TrustCharleston, SC

    General

    $1,000
  14. The Georgian Chamber PlayersMarietta, GA

    General

    $1,000
  15. University of Georgia FoundationAthens, GA

    General

    $1,000
  16. The Metropolitan Opera GuildNew York, NY

    General

    $500
  17. Atlanta Community Food BankAtlanta, GA

    General

    $100
  18. Harvard-Radcliffe Class of 1961Cambridge, MA

    General

    $100
  19. Harvard UniverstyCambridge, MA

    General

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $44,30095% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia14 grants $304,400
  2. North Carolina1 grant $40,000
  3. South Carolina1 grant $1,000
  4. New York1 grant $500
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Carl I GableTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sarah B GableTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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