Robert & Polly Dunn Foundation Inc
Brookhaven, GA · EIN 58-1671255. Reported 186 grants totalling $3,047,574 to 84 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Robert & Polly Dunn Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,375. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $98 and the largest $245,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen's Kids | Atlanta, GA | $663,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Path to Hope Inc | Atlanta, GA | $455,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Digital Love Inc | Atlanta, GA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Reach | Tucker, GA | $110,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Safepath Childrens Advocacy Center | Marietta, GA | $106,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Watoto Trust Inc | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Send Relief | Alpharetta, GA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Hope Box | Acworth, GA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gold Star Teen Adventures | Fayetteville, NC | $74,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Calvary Childrens Home | Powder Springs, GA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Shady Dale Rodeo | Shady Dale, GA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $63,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Great American Greenway Inc | Liberty, TN | $63,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Presbyterian Church | Atlanta, GA | $47,615 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Chris 180 | Atlanta, GA | $37,681 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Childrens Restoration Network | Roswell, GA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Macon Tracs Inc | Otto, NC | $33,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mercy Street Ministries | Smyrna, GA | $33,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Moving in the Spirit | Atlanta, GA | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Special Liberty Project Inc | Franklin, NC | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Create Your Dreams | Atlanta, GA | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hancock Day School | Savannah, GA | $30,280 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Awake Inc | Blairsville, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Faith Inc | Clayton, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shepherd Center Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Children and Young Adult | Marietta, GA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kaylees Closet | Franklin, NC | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Georgia State University Foundation | Decatur, GA | $25,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boyce L Ansley School | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Christ Central Ministries | Dallas, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marist School | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Team Rubicon Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reliant Church | Dallas, GA | $24,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Nobis Works | Marietta, GA | $23,875 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Eagle Ranch | Flowery Branch, GA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Must Ministries | Marietta, GA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Noahs Ark Animal Sanctuary | Locust Grove, GA | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Prince Avenue Christian School | Bogart, GA | $20,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Apogee Strong Foundation | Loomis, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Sunshine | Decatur, GA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Culture Link Inc | Marietta, GA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Communities in Schools of Marietta | Marietta, GA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Western Nc | Asheville, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Northeast Georgia | Athens, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gcapp | Atlanta, GA | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Opera | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Glynn Visual Arts Inc | St Simons Island, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hosea Helps Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Piedmont Park Conservancy | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Center for Child Advocacy | Atlanta, GA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Ballet | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society for Creative Anachronism | Milpitas, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gathering Industries Inc | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mountain Circuit CASA | Toccoa, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Space Time and Community Inc | Marietta, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Hospital Art | Woodstock, GA | $2,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Fdn for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prentiss Church of God | Franklin, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Virginia Law School Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $2,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Appalachian Animal Rescue Macon County Humane Society | Franklin, NC | $2,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Macon County Humane Society | Franklin, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Virginia Law School | Charlottesville, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Susan G Komen Foundation | Dallas, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alpharetta Christian Academy | Alpharetta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Benjamin Franklin Academy | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crossroads Community Ministries Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Richmond SPCA | Richmond, VA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Animal Welfare League of the Northern Neck Inc | Kilmarnock, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Essex County Animal Shelter | Tappahannock, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Garfields Rescue Inc | Kilmarnock, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Good Mews Animal Foundation | Marietta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthy Harvest Food Bank | Warsaw, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacobs Ladder School | Roswell, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rikkis Refuge Animal Sanctuary | Orange, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Youth Classics Institute | Burke, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Botanical Garden | Atlanta, GA | $223 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting | Atlanta, GA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Friends Animal Shelter | Marietta, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Essex County Conservation Alliance | Tappahannock, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robert W Woodruff Arts Center | Atlanta, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
46 of 84 (55%) 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 68%, across 2 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.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 109 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 | 42 | $822,250 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 53 | $782,693 | $6,365 |
| 2024 | 53 | $812,631 | $7,000 |
| 2025 | 38 | $630,000 | $5,500 |
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.
Where its money goes
87% of its giving went to organizations in Georgia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,375. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Georgia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Robert & Polly Dunn Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 1116 Brookhaven Row Ne, Brookhaven, GA, 30319. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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