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The Shadydale Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Woodstock, Georgia · EIN 586407211

The Shadydale Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Woodstock, Georgia. In tax year 2024 it gave $160,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $30,000. 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 $140,000 the year before.

8% 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$140,00013$2.8 million
2024$160,00012$3.0 million

How to apply

The Shadydale Charitable 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 Shadydale Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia7$95,000
South Carolina3$45,000
Kansas1$10,000
New York1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Georgia Foundation
Athens, GA
Education assistance$30,000
DGD Outdoor Adventures Inc
Athens, GA
Education assistance$20,000
Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding
Johns Island, SC
Assistance to disabled individuals$15,000
Edisto Island Open Land Trust
Edisto Island, SC
Environmental assistance$15,000
The Nature Conservancy of SC
Mt Pleasant, SC
Environmental assistance$15,000
Cherokee Co Animal Shelter
Canton, GA
Assistance with caring for/saving an$10,000
Cherokee Family Violence Center
Canton, GA
Assistance with enhancing safety of$10,000
Darlington School
Rome, GA
Education assistance$10,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Veteran assistance$10,000
Wormsloe Foundation
Savannah, GA
Environmental assistance$10,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Topeka, KS
Veteran assistance$10,000
The Eden Project
Fayetteville, GA
Education assistance$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Shadydale Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Shadydale Charitable Foundation give?

$160,000 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Shadydale Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Tye D Smith (Trustee).

What does The Shadydale Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and veterans.

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