J C Kennedy Foundation Inc
Atlanta, GA · EIN 20-0424251. Reported 304 grants totalling $13.8M to 135 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". J C Kennedy Foundation Inc checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations J C Kennedy Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 4 grants totalling $375,000 to them. That is 5% of the $7,718,100 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Greater Gallatin United Way Inc | federated giving programme | Montana | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc | federated giving programme | Georgia | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $800 and the largest $1,654,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,654,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | Memphis, TN | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ducks Unlimited Canada | Stonewall, Manitoba | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $580,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Medical Foundation | Charleston, MS | $440,600 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| All Saints' Episcopal | Atlanta, GA | $302,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Police Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Canine Assistants | Milton, GA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cure Childhood Cancer Inc | Atlanta, GA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | East Point, GA | $270,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mia's Miracles Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $255,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Restoration Network | Roswell, GA | $250,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chris 180 Inc | Atlanta, GA | $250,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Empty Stocking Fund | Atlanta, GA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delta Waterfowl Foundation | Bismarck, ND | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Property and Environment Research Center | Bozeman, MT | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Assistance Center | Sandy Springs, GA | $165,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Path Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| All Saints' Episcopal Church | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foster Care Support Foundation | Roswell, GA | $150,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgia CASA | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Movember Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Montana Foundation | Missoula, MT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlanta Mission | Atlanta, GA | $125,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Greenwich Country Day School | Greenwich, CT | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Foundation | Charleston, MS | $110,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Triangle, VA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Political Economy Research Center | Bozeman, MT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Must Ministries Inc | Marietta, GA | $85,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation | Columbus, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Protestant Episcopal High School in Virginia | Alexandria, VA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Woodward Academy | College Park, GA | $71,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons Inc | East Hampton, NY | $70,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Children's Shelter | Atlanta, GA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Family Resources | Marietta, GA | $65,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Child Abuse Prevention Association | Port Royal, SC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Charleston | Charleston, MS | $56,480 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Outdoor Leadership School | Lander, WY | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Westminster Schools | Atlanta, GA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colorado Open Lands | Lakewood, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dfcs Secret Santa | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund Inc | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Gallatin United Way Inc | Bozeman, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Movember | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Fulton Community Charities | Roswell, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Cathedral of St Philip | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Center for Children & Young Adults | Marietta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tutwiler Community Education Center Inc | Tutwiler, MS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City on a Hill Ministries | Charleston, MS | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Episcopal High School | Alexandria, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Snowmass Chapel & Community Center Inc | Snowmass Village, CO | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vox Press Inc | Oxford, MS | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation | Jackson, MS | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Happy Tails Pet Therapy Inc | Roswell, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Montana Land Reliance | Helena, MT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vermont Foodbank | Barre, VT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Villages Georgia | Douglasville, GA | $30,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Agape Youth and Family Center | Atlanta, GA | $26,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Compassion and Choices | Littleton, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Covenant House Georgia | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ecdysis Foundation | Estelline, SD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| French Broad River Academy Inc | Asheville, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maui Humane Society Inc | Puunene, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montpelier Alive | Montpelier, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sheltering Arms | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Dakota Grass Lands Coalition | Presho, SD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Steadman Philippon Research Institute | Vail, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Montana Western Foundation | Dillon, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wellroot Family Services | Tucker, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlanta Speech School | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bonefish & Tarpon Trust | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Sunshine | Decatur, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cobb Sheriff's Foundation | Marietta, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fernbank Museum of Natural History | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| G-Capp | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential Inc | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc | Augusta, GA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grenada Educational Foundation Inc | Grenada, MS | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Healthwell Foundation | Germantown, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lowcountry Food Bank Inc | Charleston, SC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Agape Community Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Charleston, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | Moose, WY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hannah's House Inc | Waitsfield, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hannahs House Inc | Waitsfield, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hilton Head Island Deep Well Project | Hilton Head Island, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Twin Bridges Kid Country Learning Center | Twin Bridges, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beaverhead Community Wood Bank Ministry Inc | Dillon, MT | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George West Mental Health Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $11,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Memorial Park Conservancy | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brayden Cole Hinck Foundation Inc | Calabasas, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Horizon Inc | Sandy Springs, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carrie Steele-Pitts Home | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Druid Hills Child Development Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Preparatory Academy | Kamuela, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillside Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mississippi Wildlife Federation | Jackson, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montana Renewable Energy Association | Helena, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation | New Canaan, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Respite Care Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shepherd Center Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Skyland Trail | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Boyce L Ansley School | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Gate City Day Nursery Association | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wetlands America Trust Inc | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| USA Cycling Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grand Teton National Park | Moose, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sheridan High School | Sheridan, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uva Ducks Unlimited | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Rivers | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Visiting Nurse Health System | Atlanta, GA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jacksons Community Gardens | Sheridan, MT | $3,280 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | Richmond, VA | $2,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beaufort County Open Land Trust | Beaufort, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chambliss Center for Children | Chattanooga, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twin Bridges Senior & Community Center Inc | Twin Bridges, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| USA Cycling Development Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Center for Civil and Human Rights | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harry Re Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund | Chesnee, SC | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
70 of 135 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 61%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Emory University
SUPPORT FOR THE WINSHIP PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - Ducks Unlimited Inc
SUPPORT FOR DUCKS UNLIMITED DE MEXICO - Prostate Cancer Foundation
2021 MILKEN INSTITUTE EVENT SUPPORT - Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
NORTH ATLANTA TOY CAMPAIGN - Brayden Cole Hinck Foundation Inc
TO SUPPORT A FELLOW IN CANCER & BLOOD DISEASE RESEARCH FOCUSED ON NEURO-ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES - Youth Villages Georgia
HOLIDAY HEROES PROGRAM SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 221 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | $2,461,400 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 87 | $3,064,780 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 79 | $4,440,510 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 77 | $3,848,580 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. J C Kennedy Foundation Inc has 1 of them, worth $3,346,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $3,346,000 |
Where its money goes
36% of its giving went to organizations in Georgia.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from J C Kennedy Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 6205A Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA, 30328. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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