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The W Mansfield Jennings Jr Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Hawkinsville, Georgia · EIN 581880477

The W Mansfield Jennings Jr Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Hawkinsville, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $253,134 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $84,434. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $345,943 the year before.

33% 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$542,79418$7.7 million
2024$345,94318$8.7 million
2025$253,13418$8.6 million

How to apply

ContactMrs Genelle Jennings
PO Box 89, Hawkinsville, GA 31036
Phone or email(478) 892-3022
What to submitNo specific form requirements

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The W Mansfield Jennings Jr Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia16$238,134
Connecticut1$10,000
Florida1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA
Unrestricted grant$84,434
Central Ga Technical Foundation
Macon, GA
Unrestricted grant$25,000
Hawkinsville Pulaski Co Arts Counci
Hawkinsville, GA
Unrestricted grant$24,000
Pulaski County Elementary
Hawkinsville, GA
Unrestricted$18,750
St Lukes Episcopal Church
Hawkinsville, GA
Unrestricted$15,000
Little Carnegie of the South
Macon, GA
Unrestricted$15,000
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Unrestricted grant$14,500
Mercer University
Macon, GA
Unrestricted$11,000
Museum of Aviation Foundation
Warner Robins, GA
Unrestricted grant$10,000
Rome Chamber Music Festival
New Canaan, CT
Unrestricted$10,000
Educational Pathways Inc
Estero, FL
Unrestricted$5,000
The Otis Redding Foundation
Macon, GA
Unrestricted grant$5,000
Abraham Baldwin Agricultrual Colleg
Tifton, GA
Unrestricted$5,000
Community Foundation of Central Geo
Macon, GA
Unrestricted$5,000
Reach Ga Foundation
Tucker, GA
Unrestricted grant$4,000
Mount Hope 9
Hawkinsville, GA
Unrestricted$500
Perry Players Community Theatre
Perry, GA
Unrestricted$500
Macon Chamber of Commerce
Macon, GA
Unrestricted$450

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The W Mansfield Jennings Jr Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The W Mansfield Jennings Jr Charitable Trust give?

$253,134 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The W Mansfield Jennings Jr Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Scott Obert Thorn (Trustee), Gennelle B Jennings (Trustee), W Mansfield Jennings III (Trustee) and Meredith A McDaniel (Trustee) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does The W Mansfield Jennings Jr Charitable Trust fund?

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

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