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 20222025. 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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Funding pattern

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3 grants matching “charm · $14,000

  • $4,000

    Live-Thrive Inc Aka Charm Recycling Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General operations

  • $5,000

    Live-Thrive Inc Aka Charm Recycling Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General operations

  • $5,000

    Live-Thrive Inc Aka Charm Recycling Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    General operations

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

$507,280
2022
$507,000
2023
$506,360
2024
$600,400
2025

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.