Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundat

Foundation · Grantmaker Cumming, GA EIN: 58-2413726 Website

The Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundation is a private independent foundation established in Georgia in 1999. Based in Cumming, Georgia, the foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to philanthropic grantmaking across multiple states.

Key facts about Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundat

EIN: 58-2413726
Latest 990 filing: Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025): $694,830
Grants made (2025): 34
Average grant: $20,436
Median grant: $12,500
New grantees (estimate): 29% first-time grantees (10 of 34, 2025)
Primary geography: Georgia (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundat funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundat's 34 itemized 2025 grants were Georgia (88%) and North Carolina (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cumming, GA (17 grants), Atlanta, GA (2 grants), Rome, GA (2 grants) and Gainesville, GA (2 grants). None of its 34 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Fund Operations" (27 grants) and "To Fund Youth Programs" (3 grants).

Is Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundat open to new grantees?

29%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 10 of 34 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $15K; repeat grants $23K. How we count

Medians: $13K first-time, $13K repeat.

71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

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Annual Giving

$695K

+9.1% YoY

Grant Count

+13.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

-3.8% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation supports organizations primarily in Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida. Within Georgia, the foundation has funded organizations in Atlanta, Cumming, and Roswell.

Grant Distribution by State

Georgia $610K (88%)

North Carolina $50K (7%)

Virginia $25K (4%)

Texas $5K (1%)

Maine $5K (1%)

Share of all 34 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

California Florida Georgia Maine North Carolina Texas Virginia

Cities

CummingAtlantaRoswellGainesvilleRomeOakwoodCantonClevelandFlowery BranchMt VernonTyroneTampaBooneClaytonMonroeWinderArlingtonChestnut MTNColumbia FallsDillard

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Assets: $10,870,400 (as of 2023); $10,802,828 (as of 2024)

Annual Giving: $566,000 (2023); $637,000 (reported in another source)

Total Revenues: $1,456,283 (2023); $809,187 (2024)

Total Expenses: $759,174 (2023); $875,374 (2024)

Total Liabilities: $0 (2023)

The foundation maintains a healthy financial position with no outstanding liabilities and an expense ratio of approximately 52.1%.

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

September 26, 2026 Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 10, 2023)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
September 26, 2026 Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
March 1, 2026 IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

142 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Uso ($100,000), Unseen Hands Ministry ($75,000), Lanier Technical College ($50,000).

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
USO Atlanta, GA	TO FUND OPERATIONS	$100,000
UNSEEN HANDS MINISTRY Cumming, GA	TO FUND FOOD BANK FOR NEEDY	$75,000
LANIER TECHNICAL COLLEGE Oakwood, GA	TO FUND OPERATIONS	$50,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE Boone, NC	TO FUND OPERATIONS	$50,000
HIGHTOWER BAPTIST CHURCH Cumming, GA	TO FUND YOUTH PROGRAMS	$36,169
AMERICAN RED CROSS Cumming, GA	TO FUND OPERATIONS	$25,000
BREWTON PARKER COLLEGE Mt Vernon, GA	TO FUND OPERATIONS	$25,000
FORSYTH FCA Cumming, GA	TO FUND OPERATIONS	$25,000
KEYSTONE VILLAGE Cumming, GA	TO FUND OPERATIONS	$25,000
SHORTER UNIVERSITY Rome, GA	TO FUND DORMITORY RENOVATIONS	$25,000

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The foundation is managed by four compensated trustees:

Eric S. Chofnas
James J. Myers
Phillip Bettis
Ronald H. Pilcher

Each trustee receives annual compensation of $12,000.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Name	Title	Hours	Compensation
James J Myers	Trustee	2	$12,000
Phillip Bettis	Trustee	3	$12,000
April Pruitt	Trustee	4	$10,000
Scott Hansard	Trustee	2	$7,000

Contact Information

Address: PO Box 1200, Cumming, GA 30028-1200

Phone: 770-887-8529

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I apply for a grant from Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundat?

The foundation makes grants primarily in the ranges of $1,000 to $100,000. Recent grantmaking activity shows the foundation awarded 23 grants in 2024, with total giving of $566,000 that year. Notable recent grants include: • The Unseen Hand Ministries: $95,000 (to fund food bank for needy) • Samaritan's Purse: $35,000 (to fund operations) • Brewton Parker College: $35,000 (to fund operations) • Leadership Forsyth: $9,000 (to fund operations) The foundation funds operations, youth programs, coll…

Where does Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundat make grants?

The foundation supports organizations primarily in Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida. Within Georgia, the foundation has funded organizations in Atlanta, Cumming, and Roswell.

What size grants does Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundat award?

In 2025, Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundat awarded 34 grants totaling $695K — an average of about $20K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundat's EIN?

Benjamin F Brady Charitable Foundat's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2413726. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.