Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation
The Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation is a private foundation based in Newnan, Georgia. Its 2025 Form 990-PF is marked as the organization’s final return; the filing says the foundation entered into a court-approved plan of termination in 2024 and made terminating distributions of its assets in 2025. It therefore appears to have wound down and stopped grantmaking.
Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation at a glance
In short: Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation gave $22.6M across 37 grants in 2025 (avg $610K), mostly in Georgia. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $22,580,152
- +68.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 37
- -15.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $610,274
- +100.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $300,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (4 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Georgia (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. The filing describes terminating distributions in 2025; it does not provide a current application process.
- Contact
Mailing address: 57 Amlajack Blvd, Newnan, GA 30265-1093
Phone: (770) 304-3040
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Healthcare of Atlanta ($7.4M across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $20.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
205 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 68 grants of 205 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 75% of grant dollars went to recipients in Georgia, 19% to Ohio, and 6% to New York. California and Alabama each accounted for 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 37 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 20 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $575K; repeat grants $1.2M. How we count
Medians: $500K first-time, $228K repeat.
- 80% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 202% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6.5M (2021) to $22.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 37 grants totaling $22.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA | Research: Sickle Cell Disease Healthy Lives Program | $4,000,000 |
| Cleveland Cord Blood Center Cleveland, OH | General operating support, 2023-2027 | $3,000,000 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA | Research: Sickle Cell Disease Health Services and Outcomes | $1,884,769 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA | Research: Sickle Cell Disease | $1,467,024 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank Atlanta, GA | General operating support | $1,200,000 |
| Cleveland Cord Blood Center Cleveland, OH | National Cord Blood Transplant Network Phase 2 expansion | $1,000,000 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | Program support fund | $1,000,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | Preventive Cardiology Fellowship Program | $940,000 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | Research: Ocular disease/Retinal degeneration | $750,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
2025 assets are not provided in the filing data.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $-688,731 | $23,258,740 | $22,580,152 | 37 | $23,015,805 | $630,033 | $641,915 |
| 2024 | $23,947,471 | $2,326,183 | $14,017,576 | $13,368,169 | 44 | $13,684,507 | $2,252,717 | $1,496,389 |
| 2023 | $35,638,864 | $2,159,476 | $8,478,426 | $8,118,985 | 42 | $8,415,608 | $2,043,125 | $1,741,435 |
| 2022 | $41,957,814 | $4,143,354 | $7,844,984 | $7,478,126 | 40 | $7,753,807 | $4,072,985 | $2,028,673 |
| 2021 | $45,659,444 | $3,885,911 | $6,905,204 | $6,460,898 | 42 | $6,744,077 | $3,832,896 | $2,249,453 |
| 2020 | $48,678,737 | $4,412,136 | $7,084,284 | $6,576,218 | 35 | — | $4,324,133 | $2,444,905 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation reported a distributable amount of $642K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided for the foundation. Its 2025 grants included research on sickle cell disease and ocular disease, cord blood services, food access, higher education for incarcerated people, music programs for youth, and services for people experiencing vision loss.
The Atlanta Community Food Bank describes its mission as engaging, educating, and empowering its community to fight hunger and improve access to nutritious meals. Common Good Atlanta says it provides incarcerated people with access to higher education. Atlanta Music Project says it empowers youth in under-resourced communities through music, while the Center for the Visually Impaired describes its work as empowering people affected by vision loss to live with independence and dignity.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 37 grants totaling $22,580,152. Grant amounts ranged from $23,810 to $4,000,000, with a median grant of $300,000. The filing identifies these as terminating distributions made in connection with the foundation’s termination.
Among the largest reported grants were $4,000,000 to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for sickle cell disease research; $3,000,000 to Cleveland Cord Blood Center for general operating support for 2023–2027; $1,200,000 to Atlanta Community Food Bank for general operating support; and $1,000,000 each to Cleveland Cord Blood Center for a national cord blood network expansion, Emory University for a program support fund, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art for general operating support. Other listed grants included $1,884,769 and $1,467,024 to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for sickle cell disease research, and $940,000 to Emory University for a preventive cardiology fellowship program.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Alexander S Katz, David Katz, Ellen B Doft, and David Katz-Doft as trustees.
Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alexander S Katz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Katz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Katz-Doft
Trustee
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen B Doft
Trustee
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation
How much does Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation give each year?
Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation gave $22.6M across 37 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13.4M across 44 grants.
What is Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation's typical grant size?
Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $300,000, and its average grant was $610,274, across 37 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation that year got $575K on average.
Where does Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation give grants?
Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation gives mostly in Georgia: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Ohio (19%) and New York (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (27 grants), Cleveland, OH (4 grants) and New York, NY (3 grants).
Does Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 38% of Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 37) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Program support fund" (3 grants).
Who are Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation's largest grantees?
Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Children's Healthcare of Atlanta ($7,351,793 across 3 grants), Emory University ($4,568,359 across 11 grants) and Cleveland Cord Blood Center ($4,300,000 across 4 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
What does Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided for the foundation. Its 2025 grants included research on sickle cell disease and ocular disease, cord blood services, food access, higher education for incarcerated people, music programs for youth, and services for people experiencing vision loss. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
How much is Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation reported a distributable amount of $642K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation's EIN?
Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-6442077. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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