Funding search · EIN 166054742 · Atlanta, GA
Elster Foundation Agt
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 193
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,000
- 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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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.
- Sarasota Ballet of Florida4 grants · $280,000
- Atlanta Ballet4 grants · $105,000
- Florida Studio Theatre4 grants · $90,000
- Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta3 grants · $75,000
- Robert W Woodruff Arts Center4 grants · $70,000
- Piedmont Arts Association4 grants · $65,000
- Charlotte Preparatory School4 grants · $46,000
- Martinsville-Henry County Ymca3 grants · $27,000
- The Atlanta Opera1 grant · $25,000
- Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre4 grants · $25,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 193 grants.
- $90,000
Sarasota Ballet of Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $70,000
Sarasota Ballet of Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $60,000
Sarasota Ballet of Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2025
Charitable
- $60,000
Sarasota Ballet of Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $40,000
Atlanta Ballet · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $30,000
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable
- $27,500
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Fdn · Brookhaven, GA · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
Florida Studio Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
Martinsville-Henry County Ymca · Martinsville, VA · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
The Atlanta Opera · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
Atlanta Ballet · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Charlotte Preparatory School · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Florida Studio Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Atlanta Ballet · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Florida Studio Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Piedmont Arts Association · Martinsville, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $17,500
Piedmont Arts Association · Martinsville, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $17,500
Piedmont Arts Association · Martinsville, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Atlanta Ballet · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Charitable
- $15,000
Florida Studio Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Berry College · Mt Berry, GA · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Ron Clark Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Piedmont Arts Association · Martinsville, VA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Rochester Area Community Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Spca of Martinsville and Henry Cnty · Martinsville, VA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre · Chattahoochee Hills, GA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Asolo Theater · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Berry College · Mt Berry, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Charlotte Preparatory School · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
San Diego Humane Society · San Diego, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Carlisle School · Martinsville, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Fdn · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Spca of Martinsville and Henry Cty · Martinsville, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $7,500
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $7,500
Spca of Martinsville and Henry Cty · Martinsville, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $6,000
Spca of Martinsville and Henry Cnty · Martinsville, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $6,000
Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $6,000
Charlotte Preparatory School · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Auburn University Foundation · Auburn, AL · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Carlisle School · Martinsville, VA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Charlotte Preparatory School · Charlotte, NC · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Citysprings Theatre Company · Sandy Springs, GA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Fleet Science Center · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fdn · Lexington, KY · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Maritime Museum Association of · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Ocean Beach Emergency Food Incorpora · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Rady Childrens Hospital San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
San Diego Humane Society · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
San Diego Symphony Orchestra Assoc · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitbale
- $5,000
Santa Catalina Island Conservancy · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Spreckels Organ Society · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Uss Midway Museum · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Virginia Museum of Natural History · Martinsville, VA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Carlisle School · Martinsville, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Citysprings Theatre Company · Sandy Springs, GA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fdn · Lexington, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Maritime Museum Association of · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
N-Lorem Foundation · Carlsbad, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Rady Childrens Hospital San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
San Diego Humane Society · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
San Diego Symphony Orchestra Assoc · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitbale
- $5,000
Spreckels Organ Society · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre · Chattahoochee Hills, GA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Uss Midway Museum · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Virginia Museum of Natural History · Martinsville, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Carlisle School · Martinsville, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Citysprings Theatre Company · Sandy Springs, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Spreckels Organ Society · San Diego, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre · Chattahoochee Hills, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Uss Midway Museum · San Diego, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Virginia Museum of Natural History · Martinsville, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Asolo Theater · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Spreckels Organ Society · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre · Chattahoochee Hills, GA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Uss Midway Museum · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Virginia Museum of Natural History · Martinsville, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Aaep Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2025
Charitable
- $3,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $3,000
Elon University · Elon, NC · 2025
Charitable
- $3,000
Aaep Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Auburn University Foundation · Auburn, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Wake Forest Uni Baptist Med Ctr · Winston Salem, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Auburn University Foundation · Auburn, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Park School of Buffalo · Amherst, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Wake Forest Uni Baptist Med Ctr · Winston Salem, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Elon University · Elon, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Park School of Buffalo · Amherst, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Alpha Epsilon Phi Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Charitable
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