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The Aderhold Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Brookhaven, Georgia · EIN 464442854

The Aderhold Family Foundation is a private foundation in Brookhaven, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $465,000 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $110,000. 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 down from $525,000 the year before.

31% of its 2025 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
2023$400,00011$9.7 million
2024$525,00017$11.5 million
2025$465,00016$14.1 million

How to apply

The Aderhold Family Foundation 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 The Aderhold Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia13$430,000
Alabama2$20,000
Florida1$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
Atlanta, GA
General purpose$110,000
Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General purpose$80,000
Historic Oakland Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General purpose$50,000
The Exceptional Foundation of Atlanta
Snellville, GA
General purpose$35,000
Dooly Campground
Vienna, GA
General purpose$30,000
Raising Expectations
Atlanta, GA
General purpose$25,000
The Foundation for Hospital Art
Woodstock, GA
General purpose$25,000
Andrew College
Cuthbert, GA
General purpose$20,000
Atlanta 300 Club
Atlanta, GA
General purpose$20,000
St George Island Cat Allies
Apalachicola, FL
General purpose$15,000
Alabama Children's Hospital Foundation
Birmingham, AL
General purpose$10,000
Atlanta Resource Center
Atlanta, GA
General purpose$10,000
Hoover City Schools Foundation
Hoover, AL
General purpose$10,000
Murphy Harpst Children's Center
Cedartown, GA
General purpose$10,000
Shepherd Center Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General purpose$10,000
Entryway
Vienna, GA
General purpose$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Aderhold Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Aderhold Family Foundation give?

$465,000 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs The Aderhold Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas E Aderhold (Director) and Kay M Aderhold (Director).

What does The Aderhold Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and youth programs.

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