Clear Family Foundation
Clear Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Atlanta, Georgia. Its 2025 filing reports 17 grants totaling $56,500, supporting organizations providing medical care and research, food assistance, housing, and services for children and soldiers.
Clear Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Clear Family Foundation gave $57K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state Georgia. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $56,500
- -28.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -19.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,324
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,500
- Total assets
- $848
- -89.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (3 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Georgia (41% 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 Clear Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3657 Peachtree Rd 3A, Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: (404) 659-1440
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Clear Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Jude Childrens Hospital ($5K). Together the top 10 received $39K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
86 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 86 grants of 86 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars went to recipients in multiple states. The reported shares were Georgia, 41%; New York, 17%; Florida, 16%; Tennessee, 9%; and Virginia, 9%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Clear Family Foundation open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 16 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 81% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 44% 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 $35K (2020) to $79K (2024). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $57K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Jude Childrens Hospital Memphis, TN | Hospital Care | $5,000 |
| Shriners Hospital Tampa, FL | Hospital Care | $5,000 |
| 2 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
| Wounded Warriors Project Jacksonville, FL | Assist Soldiers | $4,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Staten Island, NY | Provide Housing | $4,000 |
| Emory University Winship Cancer Atlanta, GA | Cancer Research | $4,000 |
| Covenant House Atlanta, GA | Housing & Support to Disadv Children | $3,500 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank Atlanta, GA | Food to Indigent Families | $3,500 |
| Overian Cancer Research Fund New York, NY | Cancer Research | $3,500 |
| Hosea Feed the Hungry Atlanta, GA | Food to Indigent Families | $3,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $848 | $50,001 | $57,350 | $56,500 | 17 | $57,350 | $1 | $223 |
| 2024 | $8,197 | $85,002 | $79,150 | $78,500 | 21 | $79,148 | — | $260 |
| 2023 | $2,345 | $35,008 | $52,500 | $52,000 | 17 | $52,492 | — | $546 |
| 2022 | $19,837 | $25,005 | $39,750 | $39,250 | 16 | $39,745 | — | $1,340 |
| 2021 | $34,582 | $50,000 | $36,653 | $35,000 | 15 | $36,653 | — | $1,375 |
| 2020 | $20,626 | $20,000 | $34,500 | $34,500 | 12 | — | — | $1,373 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Clear Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $223 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its listed 2025 grants included support for hospital care, medical care, cancer research, food assistance, housing, children’s services, and assistance to soldiers.
Among its grantees, an individual recipient describes its mission as providing surgery for people born with cleft lip and cleft palate and other surgical conditions, as well as medical education and health-system support. The Atlanta Community Food Bank describes its mission as engaging, educating, and empowering its community to fight hunger and improve access to nutritious meals.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $56,500 through 17 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median grant of $3,500.
Notable 2025 grants included $5,000 each to St. Jude Children’s Hospital for hospital care, Shriners Hospital for hospital care, an individual recipient for medical care, and an individual recipient for medical care. Other grants included $4,000 to Wounded Warriors Project to assist soldiers, $4,000 to Tunnel to Towers for housing, $4,000 to Emory University Winship Cancer for cancer research, and $3,500 each to Covenant House for housing and support to disadvantaged children and the Atlanta Community Food Bank for food to indigent families.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William Clear and Elaine Clear as trustees.
Clear Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elaine Clear
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
William Clear
Trustee
On filings since 2020
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 Clear Family Foundation
How much does Clear Family Foundation give each year?
Clear Family Foundation gave $57K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $79K across 21 grants.
What is Clear Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Clear Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,500, and its average grant was $3,324, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Clear Family Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Clear Family Foundation give grants?
Clear Family Foundation's top state is Georgia, with 41% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (17%) and Florida (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (9 grants).
Does Clear Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Clear Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Clear Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Clear Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Jude Childrens Hospital ($5,000), Shriners Hospital ($5,000) and Wounded Warriors Project ($4,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Clear Family Foundation?
Clear Family Foundation reported $848 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $57K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $223 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Clear Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its listed 2025 grants included support for hospital care, medical care, cancer research, food assistance, housing, children’s services, and assistance to soldiers. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Clear Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Clear Family Foundation's EIN?
Clear Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-7501843. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Clear Family 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 September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Clear Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/clear-family-foundation-morg_85d84c3f9a804a11a1388b7d226299d3
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