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Patrick Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Decatur, Georgia · EIN 581820403

Patrick Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Decatur, Georgia. In tax year 2024 it gave $306,000 in 49 grants; the typical grant was $4,750 and the largest $24,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $290,000 the year before.

32% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$291,50053$2.9 million
2023$290,00055$6.5 million
2024$306,00049$6.9 million

How to apply

ContactHilda B Patrick
417 Clairemont Avenue 305, Decatur, GA 30030
Phone or email(404) 687-8999
What to submitProposals should include the following: 1) brief description of the organization and program in need, 2) names of organization's officers, 3) amount requested and other expected sources of support, 4) a copy of the IRS exemption letter.
DeadlinesThe board of directors will consider grant requests twice each year at winter and summer meetings.
RestrictionsThe primary emphasis of the foundation is the support of institutions of the presbyterian church (USA), with a secondary focus on the capital expenditures of local charities in the communities of the directors. Grants will not normally be made to private, primary, or secondary schools, or directly to national organizations. A written follow-up report on the use of each grant is expected.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Patrick Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia22$153,000
South Carolina6$36,500
Tennessee3$26,000
Virginia2$24,000
North Carolina5$22,000
Ohio5$16,000
New York1$8,000
New Jersey1$5,000
District of Columbia1$4,750
Wyoming1$4,750

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 49 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Decatur Education Foundation
Decatur, GA
Patrick family scholarship$24,000
St Christopher's School
Richmond, VA
Racquet sports center$22,000
Univeristy of Georgia Foundation
Athens, GA
Skidaway internship$20,000
Heritage Classic Foundation
Hilton Head Island, SC
Deep well project, pockets of sunshi$14,000
Pace Academy
Atlanta, GA
Accelerate pace$14,000
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Career services$13,000
Blue Monarch
Monteagle, TN
Operating budget$11,000
Agape Youth and Family Center
Atlanta, GA
Operating budget$10,000
Morningside Presbyterian Church
Atlanta, GA
General budget$10,000
The Kyle Pease Foundation Inc
Atlanta, GA
Aid to the disabled$10,000
The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
Fowler building remodel$10,000
High Museum of Art
Atlanta, GA
Photography acquisition fund$9,250
Northwood School
Lake Placid, NY
Facility enhancement$8,000
The Nature Conservancy- Ga CH
Atlanta, GA
Annual fund$7,250
Atrium Health Foundation
Charlotte, NC
Nurse fund$7,000
Matthews Maversicks
Matthews, NC
Children's soccer fund$7,000
Individual
GA
Infrastructure project$7,000
East Lake YMCA
Atlanta, GA
Early childhood programs$5,000
Furniture Bank of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
General budget$5,000
Global Village Project
Decatur, GA
Operating expenses$5,000
Intown Cares
Atlanta, GA
General budget$5,000
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Annual fund$5,000
St Stephen's Episcopal Church
East Liverpool, OH
Maintenance and repair fund$5,000
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Annual fund$5,000
American Rivers
Washington DC, DC
Anglers fund$4,750
Jackson Hole Land Trust
Jackson, WY
R park$4,750
Help the Persecuted
Atlanta, GA
Operating budget$4,000
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Kimberly, ID
South pittsburg tn chap operating$4,000
University of Georgia Foundation
Athens, GA
Coe fund for excellence$4,000
Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC
Patrick scholarship$3,500
All Saints Episcopal Church
Hilton Head Island, SC
Operations$3,000
East Lake Foundation
Atlanta, GA
Sheltering arms center$3,000
East Liverpool Fawcett Community
Liverpool, OH
Thompson park$3,000
East Liverpool Historical Society
Ast Liverpoole, OH
Roof and porch repairs$3,000
Holy Trinity School
Charlotte, NC
General budget$3,000
Riverview Cemetery
East Liverpool, OH
Masonry repairs$3,000
Saint Gabriel Catholic School
Charlotte, NC
Elementary school$3,000
Angels Among US Pet Rescue
Alpharetta, GA
Resuce operations$2,000
Community Foundation of GRTR Atl
Atlanta, GA
Newton big heart award$2,000
Deam
Decatur, GA
General budget$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Patrick Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: The board of directors will consider grant requests twice each year at winter and summer meetings..

How much does Patrick Family Foundation Inc give?

$306,000 in tax year 2024, across 49 grants, with a typical grant of $4,750.

Who runs Patrick Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Dorothea P Smith (President), Joseph E Patrick Jr (First V.P.), William L Smith IV (Second V.P.) and Hilda B Patrick (Sec./Treas.).

What does Patrick Family Foundation Inc fund?

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

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