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Thomas McKey Tillman Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Athens, Georgia · EIN 586055331

Thomas McKey Tillman Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Athens, Georgia. In tax year 2024 it gave $33,000 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $7,500. 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 $32,000 the year before.

13% 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$32,00014$656,302
2024$33,00015$727,237

How to apply

ContactJoseph E Tillman
Thomas McKey Tillman Foundation Inc, PO Box 1308, Athens, GA 30603
Phone or email(706) 461-3882
What to submitThe foundation has no formal application form. Letter request is acceptable.
RestrictionsNo restrictions. The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, religious and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the united states internal revenue code of 1986, as amended (or the corresponding provision of any future united states internal revenue law). The specific purpose of the corporation is to support programs primarily in the areas of human social services with emphasis on those benefiting the elderly and children; education, including libraries; health; and the environment; with an emphasis on those programs within the athens-clarke county, Georgia area.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Thomas McKey Tillman Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia15$33,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Athens Academy
Athens, GA
Faculty endowment fund$7,500
Athens YMCA
Athens, GA
New digital two way radios$6,000
The Ark
Athens, GA
Mission work$3,000
Ashton Hope Keegan Foundation
Watkinsville, GA
Scholarships$2,000
Athens Symphony Inc
Athens, GA
Operating expenses$2,000
Family Counseling Services Inc
Athens, GA
Operating$2,000
Oconee Hill Cemetery
Athens, GA
Endowment fund$2,000
Young Life of Greater Athens
Athens, GA
Wyldlife staff funding$2,000
Athens Community Council on Aging
Athens, GA
Meals on wheels projects$1,000
Boys and Girls Club of Athens
Athens, GA
Club learning hubs funding$1,000
Mercy Health Center Inc
Athens, GA
Operating expenses$1,000
The Sparrow's Nest
Athens, GA
Operating expenses$1,000
Uga Foundation
Athens, GA
Ferdinand phinizy lecture series fd$1,000
Ywco
Athens, GA
Summer girls club program$1,000
Athens Community Foundation
Athens, GA
Community needs$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Thomas McKey Tillman Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Thomas McKey Tillman Foundation Inc give?

$33,000 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Thomas McKey Tillman Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Joseph E Tillman (Ceo), Louise T Adams (Vice Preside) and Gay T Crowe (Secretary /).

What does Thomas McKey Tillman Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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