Conner Foundation
Conner Foundation is a private foundation, based in Macon, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $44K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $4K.
Conner Foundation at a glance
In short: Conner Foundation gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), top state Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,000
- +45.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $43,643
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Conner Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Jude Childrens Research Hospital ($2K). Together the top 4 received $4K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Conner Foundation gives
- Giving grew 78% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $4K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis, TN | IHO Collson Layne | $1,500 |
| The Menninger Foundation Houston, TX | Mental Health Programs | $1,000 |
| Samaritans Purse Boone, NC | Where Most Needed | $1,000 |
| Washington Memorial Library Macon, GA | Geneaological and Historical Room | $500 |
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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 | $43,643 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $4,000 | 4 | $4,000 | — | $4,290 |
| 2024 | $43,643 | $3,001 | $3,675 | $2,750 | 3 | $2,750 | — | $2,423 |
| 2023 | $44,317 | $5,001 | $2,885 | $2,000 | 3 | $2,000 | — | $2,246 |
| 2022 | $42,201 | $3,000 | $3,158 | $2,250 | 2 | $2,250 | — | $2,125 |
| 2021 | $42,359 | — | $3,070 | $2,250 | 3 | $2,250 | — | $2,234 |
| 2020 | $45,429 | $-49,309 | $3,299 | $2,250 | 4 | — | — | $3,346 |
| 2019 | $98,037 | $14,229 | $3,050 | $2,250 | 4 | — | $11,429 | $3,300 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Conner Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Conner Foundation is led by Edward Conner, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edward Conner
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Benjamin E. Conner
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Laurel Conner
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Conner Foundation
How much does Conner Foundation give each year?
Conner Foundation gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 3 grants.
What is Conner Foundation's typical grant size?
Conner Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Conner Foundation give grants?
Conner Foundation's top state is Tennessee, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Texas (25%) and North Carolina (25%).
Does Conner Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Conner Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Conner Foundation?
Conner Foundation reported $44K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Conner Foundation's EIN?
Conner Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-0943228. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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