Funding search · EIN 471668346 · Atlanta, GA
Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 166
- grants reported
- $2.1M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The Atlanta Opera4 grants · $150,000
- Atlanta Classical Academy4 grants · $145,000
- Lakeview Academy4 grants · $145,000
- The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $140,000
- Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia4 grants · $118,000
- St Luke'S Episcopal Church4 grants · $117,500
- Shepherd Center4 grants · $100,000
- University of Georgia Foundation8 grants · $98,000
- The Sunshine House Regional Children'S Advocacy Center4 grants · $75,000
- American Trust for Oxford4 grants · $67,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 166 grants.
- $70,000
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operations
- $60,000
Atlanta Classical Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operations
- $60,000
Lakeview Academy · Gainesville, GA · 2025
General operations
- $50,000
Atlanta Classical Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Lakeview Academy · Gainesville, GA · 2024
General operations
- $45,000
The Atlanta Opera · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operations
- $37,500
St Luke'S Episcopal Church · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Church renovations
- $35,000
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operations
- $35,000
The Atlanta Opera · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operations
- $35,000
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operations
- $35,000
The Atlanta Opera · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $35,000
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $35,000
The Atlanta Opera · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $35,000
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $30,000
St Luke'S Episcopal Church · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Church renovations
- $30,000
St Luke'S Episcopal Church · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Church renovations
- $27,000
American Trust for Oxford · New York, NY · 2024
Oriel college
- $25,000
Shepherd Center · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operations
- $25,000
The Sunshine House Regional Children'S Advocacy Center · Swainsboro, GA · 2025
General operations
- $25,000
Shepherd Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operations
- $25,000
Atlanta Classical Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $25,000
Lakeview Academy · Gainesville, GA · 2023
General operations
- $25,000
Shepherd Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $25,000
Shepherd Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $22,000
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $20,000
American Trust for Oxford · New York, NY · 2025
Oriel college
- $20,000
University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2025
Hodgson edge music fund , medical school, and president's fund
- $20,000
The Sunshine House Regional Children'S Advocacy Center · Swainsboro, GA · 2024
General operations
- $20,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2022
General operations
- $20,000
Historic Oakland Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $20,000
St Luke'S Episcopal Church · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Church renovations
- $20,000
The Atlanta History Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Building campaign
- $20,000
The Church of the Apostles · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $20,000
The Lovett School · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Golden lions
- $16,000
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operations
- $15,000
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operations
- $15,000
The Atlanta History Center · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Building campaign
- $15,000
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operations
- $15,000
Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $15,000
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $15,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2023
General operations
- $15,000
The Church of the Apostles · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $15,000
The Sunshine House Regional Children'S Advocacy Center · Swainsboro, GA · 2023
General operations
- $15,000
University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2023
Terry college of business & grady school of journalism
- $15,000
Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $15,000
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $15,000
The Sunshine House Regional Children'S Advocacy Center · Swainsboro, GA · 2022
General operations
- $15,000
University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2022
Terry college of business & grady school of journalism
- $13,000
Golden Isle Youth Orchestra · Brunswick, GA · 2025
General operations
- $13,000
Episcopal High School · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General operations
- $13,000
Golden Isle Youth Orchestra · Brunswick, GA · 2024
General operations
- $13,000
Episcopal High School · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General operations
- $12,000
Episcopal High School · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General operations
- $12,000
Brevard Music Center · Brevard, NC · 2023
General operations
- $12,000
University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2022
Hodgson edge music fund
- $11,000
The Atlanta History Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Building campaign
- $10,000
Atlanta Botanical Garden · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Capital campaign
- $10,000
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operations
- $10,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2025
General operations
- $10,000
Historic Oakland Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operations
- $10,000
Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2025
General operations
- $10,000
The Lionheart Life Center · Alpharetta, GA · 2025
General operations
- $10,000
University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2025
Terry college of business
- $10,000
Atlanta Botanical Garden · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Capital campaign
- $10,000
Brevard Music Center · Brevard, NC · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Clayton State University Foundation · Morrow, GA · 2024
Support for spivey hall
- $10,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Historic Oakland Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
The Lionheart Life Center · Alpharetta, GA · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2024
Terry college of business & grady school of journalism
- $10,000
American Trust for Oxford · New York, NY · 2023
Oriel college
- $10,000
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Clayton State University Foundation · Morrow, GA · 2023
Support for spivey hall
- $10,000
Forward Arts Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Georgia Historical Society · Savannah, GA · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Golden Isle Youth Orchestra · Brunswick, GA · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Historic Oakland Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
The Atlanta History Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Building campaign
- $10,000
The Lionheart Life Center · Alpharetta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2023
Hodgson edge music fund
- $10,000
American Trust for Oxford · New York, NY · 2022
Oriel college
- $10,000
Atlanta Classical Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Brevard Music Center · Brevard, NC · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Clayton State University Foundation · Morrow, GA · 2022
Support for spivey hall
- $10,000
Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta · Decatur, GA · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Golden Isle Youth Orchestra · Brunswick, GA · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Lakeview Academy · Gainesville, GA · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Schenck School · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
The Howard School · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
The Paideia School · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $9,000
No Longer Bound · Cumming, GA · 2025
General operations
- $8,000
Georgia Historical Society · Savannah, GA · 2022
General operations
- $7,500
The Howard School · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
- $7,000
Clayton State University Foundation · Morrow, GA · 2025
Support for spivey hall
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