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Hindman Family Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Dunwoody, Georgia · EIN 206139252

Hindman Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Dunwoody, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $108,750 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $15,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $95,200 the year before.

43% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$90,20025$2.0 million
2024$95,20025$2.4 million
2025$108,75021$2.7 million

How to apply

Hindman Family Charitable 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 Hindman Family Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia11$52,500
North Carolina6$18,750
Massachusetts1$15,000
Alabama1$7,500
District of Columbia1$7,500
New York1$7,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Harvard University Business School
Cambridge, MA
Education support$15,000
Dunwoody United Methodist Church
Dunwoody, GA
General support$15,000
Mount Vernon School
Atlanta, GA
Education support$10,000
The Westminster School
Atlanta, GA
General support$10,000
Equal Justice Initiative
Montgomery, AL
General support$7,500
Wikimedia Foundation Inc
Washington, DC
General support$7,500
The Innocence Project
New York, NY
General support$7,500
Duke University Pratt Annual Fund
Durham, NC
General support$7,500
Duke University - Trinity College
Durham, NC
Operating fund$7,500
Stage Door Theatre
Dunwoody, GA
General support$5,000
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
Atlanta, GA
Operating fund$5,000
Georgia Alzheimer's Foundation Inc
St Simons Island, GA
Research$2,500
Cashiers-Glenville Volunter Fire Department
Cashiers, NC
General support$1,500
Next Generation Men & Women Inc
Atlanta, GA
General support$1,000
Highlands Cashiers Health Fndtn
Highlands, NC
General support$1,000
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Atlanta, GA
Programming support$1,000
Ronald McDonald House
Atlanta, GA
General support$1,000
Vision Cashiers Inc
Cashiers, NC
General support$1,000
Sheltering Arms
Atlanta, GA
General support$1,000
City Springs Theatre Company
Sandy Springs, GA
Arts education$1,000
Mountain Theatre Company
Highlands, NC
General support$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hindman Family Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Hindman Family Charitable Trust give?

$108,750 in tax year 2025, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Hindman Family Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Stephen P Hindman (Trustee).

What does Hindman Family Charitable Trust fund?

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

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