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Grant recipient EIN 20-8038859Jobs and employment

Who funds First Step Staffing?

30 private foundations gave First Step Staffing in Atlanta, GA $11.3 million across 69 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

69 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009Chicago, IL 2025

    General operating

    $100,000
  2. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Working Our Way Home

    $30,000
  3. The Imlay Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2025

    To fulfill mission

    $30,000
  4. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Financial Literature & Empowerment

    $20,000
  5. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    Working our way home

    $250,000
  6. Georgia Power Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2024

    To support second chance employment

    $175,000
  7. The Hearst FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support employment and retention services

    $100,000
  8. Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009Chicago, IL 2024

    General operating

    $100,000
  9. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2024

    Capacity building support on atlanta's westside

    $66,300
  10. J B Fuqua Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2024

    Working our way home campaign

    $50,000
  11. Beatty Helen D Groome UWPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General operating

    $35,000
  12. The Patricia Kind Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    To support employment

    $25,000
  13. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Employment & financial empowerment

    $20,000
  14. AEC TrustWilmington, DE 2024

    Working our Way Home

    $10,000
  15. Edward R Fisher Charitable FNDNJefferson, GA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  16. Atl FDN-W Peters MainSaint Louis, MO 2024

    General operating

    $4,600
  17. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 2023

    General operating

    $3,000,000
  18. The Marcus Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2023

    To support the exempt purpose of the recipient organization

    $1,000,000
  19. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    Employment & retention services

    $250,000
  20. James M Cox Foundation of Georgia IncAtlanta, GA 2023

    Capital campaign

    $250,000
  21. Georgia Power Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2023

    Second chance employment

    $125,000
  22. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2023

    Hiring full-time executive director

    $110,500
  23. J B Fuqua Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2023

    Working our way home campaign

    $75,000
  24. Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009Chicago, IL 2023

    General operating

    $75,000
  25. The Patricia Kind Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    To support employment

    $25,000
  26. TR UW Charles I BrananSaint Louis, MO 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  27. Edward R Fisher Charitable FNDNJefferson, GA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $54
  29. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 2022

    General operating

    $2,000,000
  30. Joseph B Whitehead FoundationAtlanta, GA 2022

    Support to relocate headquarters and grow Atlanta programs as part of $25 million campaign.

    $500,000
  31. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    Employment & training for disadvantaged populations

    $250,000
  32. The Marcus Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    To support the exempt purpose of the recipient organization

    $250,000
  33. NCR FoundationAtlanta, GA 2022

    Charitable grant

    $195,075
  34. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    Empowering Women, One Step at a Time

    $100,000
  35. Georgia Power Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    Employment, training, and support services for recently incarcerated individuals

    $100,000
  36. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $75,000
  37. J B Fuqua Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    Working our way home campaign

    $75,000
  38. Samuel S Fels FundPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    FSS philly

    $30,000
  39. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $25,000
  40. Beatty Helen D Groome UWPittsburgh, PA 2022

    General operating

    $25,000
  41. Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009Chicago, IL 2022

    General

    $25,000
  42. The Imlay Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    To fulfill mission

    $25,000
  43. AEC TrustWilmington, DE 2022

    Empowering Women, One Step at a Time

    $10,000
  44. Edward R Fisher Charitable FNDNJefferson, GA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  45. Atl FDN-W Peters MainSaint Louis, MO 2022

    General operating

    $5,000
  46. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $211
  47. William Josef Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    Capital campaign, unrestricted ops.

    $600,000
  48. Sorenson Impact FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2021

    Job support for homeless individuals

    $125,000
  49. The Kendeda FundWilmington, DE 2021

    Capital Campaign

    $75,000
  50. J B Fuqua Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    Donation to further the organization's mission

    $50,000
  51. Tull Charitable Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    Grant support of recipient organization's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  52. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $25,000
  53. The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    To support the mission of the recipient organization

    $15,000
  54. Edward R Fisher Charitable FNDNJefferson, GA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  55. The Marcus Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2020

    Operating expenses

    $250,000
  56. Sorenson Impact FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2020

    Job support for homeless individuals

    $125,000
  57. William Josef Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2020

    Unrestricted operations

    $100,000
  58. J B Fuqua Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2020

    Donation to further the organization's mission

    $50,000
  59. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2020

    To provide westside residents with immediate income opportunities and transportation services that integrate with and supplement westside works programs.

    $50,000
  60. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $20,000
  61. The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2020

    To support the mission of the recipient organization

    $15,000
  62. AEC TrustWilmington, DE 2020

    Employment and Support for Men and Women Experiencing Homelessness program

    $10,000
  63. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $6
  64. The Imlay Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2019

    To fulfill mission

    $25,000
  65. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $20,000
  66. The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2019

    To support the mission of the recipient organization

    $15,000
  67. The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2018

    To support the mission of the recipient organization

    $25,000
  68. AEC TrustWilmington, DE 2018

    Support for Homeless Jobseekers

    $20,000
  69. The Deepak Raghavan Family Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2018

    Community

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other jobs and employment organizations in Atlanta, GA and are not among First Step Staffing’s funders above.

  1. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 12 grants Preselected only $657,487 to similar organizations
  2. John H & Wilhelmina D Harland Charitable FoundationAtlanta, GA 4 grants Accepts applications $95,000 to similar organizations
  3. Bennett Thrasher Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 8 grants Accepts applications $68,500 to similar organizations
  4. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 6 grants Accepts applications $68,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Jals Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2 grants Accepts applications $10,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Richard C Munroe Foundation IncHavana, FL 2 grants Accepts applications $10,000 to similar organizations
  7. Synchrony FoundationStamford, CT 4 grants Preselected only $5,690 to similar organizations
  8. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 3 grants Preselected only $150 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-8038859 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.