The kitchen of a community center, with a serving counter and a folding chair

Grant recipient EIN 36-4763575Human services

Who funds Georgia Works?

28 private foundations gave Georgia Works in Atlanta, GA $4.5 million across 59 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

59 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. Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2025

    Provides workforce readiness, job placement, and supportive services

    $100,000
  3. Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2025

    Provides workforce readiness, job placement, and supportive services

    $100,000
  4. The Imlay Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2025

    To fulfill mission

    $25,000
  5. William & Lisa McGahan Family FoundationDorado, PR 2025

    General support

    $15,000
  6. William Josef Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2024

    Restricted project grant

    $150,000
  7. J B Fuqua Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2024

    Capital campaign

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

    General operating

    $100,000
  9. The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165Atlanta, GA 2024

    General

    $35,000
  10. John & Polly Sparks FoundationPennington, NJ 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $30,000
  11. Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Inc 26-28164Atlanta, GA 2024

    General

    $10,000
  12. The Jals Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2024

    General support of organization

    $5,000
  13. William & Lisa McGahan Family FoundationDorado, PR 2024

    General support

    $1,500
  14. Joseph B Whitehead FoundationAtlanta, GA 2023

    $10 million campaign to acquire and renovate a permanent facility on Auburn Avenue to expand housing and workforce development services.

    $1,500,000
  15. J Bulow Campbell FoundationAtlanta, GA 2023

    Support exempt purpose of the recipient organization

    $500,000
  16. Fraser-Parker FoundationAtlanta, GA 2023

    Capital campaign

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

    Capital campaign

    $200,000
  18. William Josef Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2023

    Restricted project grant

    $150,000
  19. Tull Charitable Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2023

    Grant support of recipient organization's exempt purpose

    $125,000
  20. Georgia Power Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2023

    Establishing a new home for georgia works: the acquisition and restoration of the odd fellows building in the historic sweet auburn district

    $100,000
  21. TW Marian W Ottley Atlanta MainSaint Louis, MO 2023

    General operating

    $100,000
  22. Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009Chicago, IL 2023

    General operating

    $75,000
  23. William & Lisa McGahan Family FoundationDorado, PR 2023

    General support

    $51,673
  24. The Goizueta Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2023

    Program

    $50,000
  25. The Vasser Woolley Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2023

    To support on-going needs of the recipient organization

    $50,000
  26. The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165Atlanta, GA 2023

    General

    $35,000
  27. John & Polly Sparks FoundationPennington, NJ 2023

    General operating

    $30,000
  28. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 2023

    General operating

    $25,000
  29. TR Walter Rich Et Al Mem FD UWOrlando, FL 2023

    General operating

    $25,000
  30. The Imlay Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2023

    To fulfill mission

    $15,000
  31. Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Inc 26-28164Atlanta, GA 2023

    General

    $10,000
  32. Publix Super Markets Charities IncLakeland, FL 2023

    Organization's charitable purpose

    $7,500
  33. Atl FDN-W Peters MainSaint Louis, MO 2023

    General operating

    $5,000
  34. The Jals Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2023

    General support of organization

    $5,000
  35. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2023

    Program Support

    $2,500
  36. Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009Chicago, IL 2022

    General

    $25,000
  37. Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    To support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

    $20,000
  38. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Support for community beautification

    $16,000
  39. Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Inc 26-28164Atlanta, GA 2022

    General

    $10,000
  40. The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165Atlanta, GA 2022

    General

    $10,000
  41. William & Lisa McGahan Family FoundationDorado, PR 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  42. The Jals Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2022

    General support of organization

    $5,000
  43. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2022

    Program Support

    $2,500
  44. William Josef Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    Restricted project grant

    $60,000
  45. J B Fuqua Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    Donation to further the organization's mission

    $25,000
  46. The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165Atlanta, GA 2021

    General

    $25,000
  47. The Catherine H and John H Crawford III Family Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $22,500
  48. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2021

    Support for community beautification

    $13,000
  49. Akers Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  50. Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Inc 26-28164Atlanta, GA 2021

    General

    $5,000
  51. The Jals Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2021

    General support of organization

    $5,000
  52. The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165Atlanta, GA 2020

    General

    $10,000
  53. Akers Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  54. The Jals Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2020

    General support of organization

    $5,000
  55. William & Lisa McGahan Family FoundationDorado, PR 2020

    General Support

    $5,000
  56. The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165Atlanta, GA 2019

    General

    $50,000
  57. Akers Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  58. The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165Atlanta, GA 2018

    General

    $50,000
  59. The Goizueta Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2018

    Board discretionary

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Atlanta, GA and are not among Georgia Works’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 686 grants Preselected only $151,688 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 301 grants Accepts applications $1,043,752 to similar organizations
  3. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 80 grants Preselected only $23,151,706 to similar organizations
  4. TR UW Charles I BrananSaint Louis, MO 53 grants Accepts applications $586,900 to similar organizations
  5. AEC TrustWilmington, DE 62 grants Preselected only $887,500 to similar organizations
  6. Ryan Ida Alice TUW MainSaint Louis, MO 43 grants Preselected only $463,800 to similar organizations
  7. Ron and Lisa Brill Charitable TrustWilmington, DE 80 grants Preselected only $714,530 to similar organizations
  8. TUW Thomas H PittsSaint Louis, MO 42 grants Accepts applications $49,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-4763575 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.