Funding search · EIN 582309103 · Cumming, GA
The Shannon 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.
- 84
- grants reported
- $560,750
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $3,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Trinity Washington University6 grants · $135,000
- El Rio Community School7 grants · $105,000
- Palama Settlement3 grants · $77,000
- The Place of Forsyth County3 grants · $32,000
- University of Georgia4 grants · $27,000
- Doctors Without Borders USA1 grant · $27,000
- Emory University4 grants · $27,000
- Onstage Atlanta3 grants · $13,500
- Vanderbilt University3 grants · $11,000
- Mercy Care Foundation3 grants · $10,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 84 reported grants, largest first.
- $45,000
Palama Settlement · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Social work in hi
- $40,000
Trinity Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
- $40,000
Trinity Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
- $40,000
Trinity Washington University · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
- $27,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2023
Medical assistance
- $26,000
El Rio Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Early childhood education
- $22,000
Palama Settlement · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Social work in hi
- $18,000
El Rio Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Early childhood education
- $16,000
El Rio Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Early childhood education
- $15,000
El Rio Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Early childhood education
- $15,000
The Place of Forsyth County · Cumming, GA · 2023
Emergency assistance
- $10,000
El Rio Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Early childhood education
- $10,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Education
- $10,000
The Place of Forsyth County · Cumming, GA · 2024
Emergency assistance
- $10,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2024
Education
- $10,000
El Rio Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Early childhood education
- $10,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Education
- $10,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2023
Education
- $10,000
El Rio Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Early childhood education
- $10,000
Palama Settlement · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Social work in hi
- $9,000
Onstage Atlanta · Decatur, GA · 2024
Promoting arts in community
- $7,500
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Education
- $7,000
The Place of Forsyth County · Cumming, GA · 2022
Emergency assistance
- $5,000
Atlanta Community Food Bank · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Fight hunger
- $5,000
National Ataxia Foundation · Golden Valley, MN · 2024
Research for cure for ataxia
- $5,000
Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Care for elderly religious
- $5,000
Theatre Artists Studio · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Theatre arts
- $5,000
Trinity Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
- $5,000
Atlanta Community Food Bank · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Fight hunger
- $5,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Education/classics
- $5,000
Mercy Care Foundation · Chamblee, GA · 2023
Healthcare for homeless
- $5,000
Theatre Artists Studio · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Theatre arts
- $5,000
Trinity Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
- $5,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2023
Education
- $5,000
Trinity Washington University · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
- $3,500
Freewaves · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Out the window project
- $3,000
Agnes Scott College · Decatur, GA · 2024
Education
- $3,000
God'S Love We Deliver · New York, NY · 2024
Fight hunger
- $3,000
Legal Outreach · Long Island City, NY · 2024
Law related educational assist
- $3,000
Mercy Care Foundation · Chamblee, GA · 2024
Healthcare for homeless
- $3,000
God'S Love We Deliver · New York, NY · 2023
Fight hunger
- $3,000
Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart · Yardley, PA · 2023
Care for elderly religious
- $3,000
Legal Outreach · Long Island City, NY · 2023
Law related educational assist
- $3,000
National Ataxia Foundation · Golden Valley, MN · 2023
Research for cure for ataxia
- $3,000
Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Care for elderly religious
- $3,000
St Vincent De Paul · Roswell, GA · 2023
Financial assistance to needy
- $3,000
The Dressage Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Advancement of dressage in us
- $3,000
The Dressage Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Advancement of dressage in us
- $2,500
Onstage Atlanta · Decatur, GA · 2023
Promoting arts in community
- $2,500
Legal Outreach · Long Island City, NY · 2022
Law related educational assist
- $2,500
Mercy Care Foundation · Chamblee, GA · 2022
Healthcare for homeless
- $2,500
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Education
- $2,250
Freewaves · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Out the window project
- $2,000
Mockingbird Incubator · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Supports/ trains emerging nonprofits
- $2,000
The American Classical League · Hamilton, OH · 2023
Education greek and latin languages
- $2,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Education
- $2,000
Onstage Atlanta · Decatur, GA · 2022
Promoting arts in community
- $2,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Dickinson Colege · Carlisle, PA · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Freewaves · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Out the window project
- $1,000
Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart · Yardley, PA · 2024
Care for elderly religious
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Fed of America · Washington, DC · 2024
Women's rights
- $1,000
The American Classical League · Hamilton, OH · 2024
Education greek and latin languages
- $1,000
Unrwa USA · Washington, DC · 2024
Gasa support
- $1,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Education
- $1,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foun · New York, NY · 2023
Civil liberties
- $1,000
American Foundation Forsuicide Prev · New York, NY · 2023
Suicide prevention
- $1,000
Cumberland Academy of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Dickinson College · Carlisle, PA · 2023
Education
- $1,000
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
Environmental protection
- $1,000
Paideia School · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Fed of America · Washington, DC · 2023
Women's rights
- $1,000
Uncf · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
- $1,000
American Foundation Forsuicide Prev · New York, NY · 2022
Suicide prevention
- $1,000
Cumberland Academy of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Dickinson College · Carlisle, PA · 2022
Education
- $500
Cumberland Academy of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Education
- $500
Earlham College · Richmond, IN · 2024
Education
- $500
Paideia School · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Education
- $500
Atlanta Humane Society · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Prevent animal cruelty
- $500
Atlanta Humane Society · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Prevent animal cruelty
- $500
Paideia School · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Education
- $250
Atlanta Humane Society · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Prevent animal cruelty
- $250
Wild Nest Bird Rehab · Decatur, GA · 2024
Rehab injured and orphaned birds
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