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Edgar B Hollis Testamentary Trust

Preselected recipients only Peachtree City, Georgia · EIN 266688552

Edgar B Hollis Testamentary Trust is a private foundation in Peachtree City, Georgia. In tax year 2024 it gave $141,334 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $70,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $135,140 the year before.

13% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$135,1408$2.9 million
2024$141,3348$3.0 million

How to apply

Edgar B Hollis Testamentary Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Edgar B Hollis Testamentary Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia8$141,334

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of West Ga Foundation in
Newnan, GA
Funds schlarships & improvements$70,000
Boys & Girls Club of Metr
Atlanta, GA
Charitable$25,000
Newnan Artist in Residenc
Newnan, GA
Charitable$25,000
Newnan Carnegie Library Foundation
Newnan, GA
Charitable$10,000
Coweta Samaritan Clinic
Newnan, GA
Charitable$5,000
Coweta County Public School System
Newnan, GA
Charitable$3,334
Back Street Community Art
Newnan, GA
Charitable$2,500
Mainstreet Newnan
Newnan, GA
Charitable$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Edgar B Hollis Testamentary Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Edgar B Hollis Testamentary Trust give?

$141,334 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Edgar B Hollis Testamentary Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists W Robert Hancock Jr (Trustee).

What does Edgar B Hollis Testamentary Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and arts and culture.

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