Funding search · EIN 582398209 · Savannah, GA

Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation

Name: Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

142
grants reported: $2.6M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Second Harvest of Coastal Ga4 grants · $620,000
Lake Junaluska Assembly5 grants · $330,000
Hospice Savannah4 grants · $150,000
Southern Environmental Law Center4 grants · $90,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Soceity4 grants · $80,000
Congregation Mickve Israel4 grants · $75,000
Georgia Conservancy4 grants · $60,000
Savannah Book Festival4 grants · $60,000
Community Housing Services Agency4 grants · $50,000
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation3 grants · $50,000

Giving over time

$431,000

2021

$880,100

2022

$527,050

2023

$731,800

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 142 grants.

$360,000
Second Harvest of Coastal Ga · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$120,000
Second Harvest of Coastal Ga · Savannah, GA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$120,000
Second Harvest of Coastal Ga · Savannah, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$100,000
Lake Junaluska Assembly · Lake Junaluska, NC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$70,000
Lake Junaluska Assembly · Lake Junaluska, NC · 2022
General charitable purposes
$70,000
Lake Junaluska Assembly · Lake Junaluska, NC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$60,000
Hospice Savannah · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$50,000
Lake Junaluska Assembly · Lake Junaluska, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$40,000
Lake Junaluska Assembly · Lake Junaluska, NC · 2021
General charitable purposes
$35,000
Haywood Christian Ministry · Waynesville, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$30,000
Hospice Savannah · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$30,000
Wesley Monumental Church · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$30,000
Congregation Mickve Israel · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$30,000
Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association · Mexico Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$30,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$30,000
Step Up Savannah · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$30,000
Hospice Savannah · Savannah, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$30,000
Hospice Savannah · Savannah, GA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$30,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Soceity · Savannah, GA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$30,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$30,000
Savannah Music Festival · Savannah, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$25,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Soceity · Savannah, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$20,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Soceity · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$20,000
National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$20,000
Savannah Book Festival · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$20,000
Union Mission · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$20,000
200 Club · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$20,000
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$20,000
Community Housing Services Agency · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$20,000
Georgia Conservancy · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$20,000
Savannah Book Festival · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$20,000
Alzheimer'S Association of Coastal Ga · Savannah, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$20,000
Benedictine Militray School · Savannah, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$20,000
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2021
General charitable purposes
$20,000
Georgia Conservancy · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$20,000
Georgia Public Broadcasting · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$20,000
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2021
General charitable purpose
$20,000
Performance Initiatives · Savannah, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$20,000
Second Harvest of Coastal Ga · Savannah, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$20,000
Union Mission · Savannah, GA · 2021
Geberal charitable purposes
$15,000
Congregation Mickve Israel · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$15,000
Savannah Music Festival · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$15,000
Alzheimer'S Association of Coastal Ga · Savannah, GA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$15,000
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
$15,000
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$15,000
Congregation Mickve Israel · Savannah, GA · 2022
General fund
$15,000
Congregation Mickve Israel · Savannah, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$15,000
Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association · Mexico Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$15,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$15,000
Step Up Savannah · Savannah, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$15,000
I Care Atlanta · Decatur, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$15,000
Mexico Beach Artificial Reef As · Mexico Beach, FL · 2021
General charitable purposes
$15,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$14,000
Chatham Savannah Authority · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Community Housing Services Agency · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Friends of Tos Theater · Pembroke, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Georgia Conservancy · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Pacific Crest Trail Assn · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
University of Va Athletics Fdn · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Ymca · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Benedictine Militray School · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Georgia Public Broadcasting · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Performance Initiatives · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Union Mission · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
University of Va Athletics Fdn · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
200 Club · Savannah, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Community Housing Services Agency · Savannah, GA · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Community Housing Services Agency · Savannah, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Georgia Conservancy · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$10,000
I Care Atlanta · Decatur, GA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$10,000
I Care Atlanta · Decatur, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Savannah Book Festival · Savannah, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Savannah Book Festival · Savannah, GA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$10,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Ymca · Savannah, GA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$10,000
Ymca · Savannah, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$10,000
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2021
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Caretta Research Project · Savannah, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity · Savannah, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$10,000
Nature Conservancy · Savannah, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$10,000
Pacific Crest Trail Assn · Sacramento, CA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$10,000
The Fresh Air Home · Tybee Island, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$10,000
United Way of Haywood County · Waynesville, NC · 2021
General charitable purposes
$10,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$7,500
Forgotten Paws Dog Rescue · San Marcos, CA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$7,500
International Friendship Center · Highlands, NC · 2021
501(c)3
$7,000
Tiny House Project · Savannah, GA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$7,000
Tiny House Project · Savannah, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$7,000
Tiny House Project · Savannah, GA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$6,800
Urban Hope · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
$6,800
Urban Hope · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
$6,800
Urban Hope · Savannah, GA · 2022
General fund
$6,800
Urban Hope · Savannah, GA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable grant
$5,000
Alzheimer'S Association of Coastal Ga · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant

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