Delta Air Lines Foundation
The Delta Air Lines Foundation is a private foundation based in Atlanta, Georgia. It supports charitable organizations and programs, including education, aviation career pathways, health care, economic opportunity, disaster response, and humanitarian work, as reflected in its recent grants.
Delta Air Lines Foundation at a glance
In short: Delta Air Lines Foundation gave $20.2M across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $672K), mostly in Georgia. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,161,670
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- +36.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $672,056
- -21.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $325,000
- Total assets
- $23,682,114
- +4.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (8 of 28, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Georgia (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Delta Air Lines Foundation
- Contact
Application contact: Delta Air Lines Foundation
Mailing address: 1020 Delta Blvd Dept 983, Atlanta, GA 30354
Phone: (404) 715-2600
Website: https://news.delta.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Delta Air Lines Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Delta Employee Matching Gifts to Collegesuniversities via Bonterra ($3.8M). Together the top 10 received $14.0M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($1,000,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
116 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 39 grants of 116 (34%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were reported across recipient states as follows: Georgia, 60%; Texas, 19%; Washington, D.C., 10%; New York, 7%; and Michigan, 2%. The Foundation’s filing also states that priority is given to programs meeting compelling needs in communities where Delta has a presence.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Delta Air Lines Foundation open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 28 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $297K; repeat grants $839K. How we count
Medians: $250K first-time, $750K repeat.
- 61% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 77% 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 $10.4M (2020) to $20.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $20.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Employee Matching Gifts to Collegesuniversities via Bonterra Austin, TX | Matching Qualifying Grants in Support of Education | $3,811,670 |
| Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum Inc Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the renovation of the delta flight museum for delta's centennial year | $2,000,000 |
| Global Citizen New York, NY | Grant for the purpose of supporting global citizen's efforts involving human capital, gender equality and sustainability.( 1 of 3) | $1,125,000 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the never settle campaign with support focused on hughes spalding children's hospital | $1,000,000 |
| Clayton County Public Schools Foundation Morrow, GA | Grant to support the junior achievement discovery center in Clayton county | $1,000,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Georgia Clayton CO Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the junior achievement discovery center in Clayton county | $1,000,000 |
| Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA | Grant to support expansion of capacity for flight operations and technical operations at school of aviation | $1,000,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $1,000,000 |
| Operation Hope Atlanta, GA | Grant to Expand Economic Opportunity for All | $1,000,000 |
| American Red Cross Washington, DC | Grant to the American red cross for the annual disaster giving program to be proactive in disaster response initiatives. | $1,000,000 |
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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 | $23,682,114 | $21,509,286 | $20,427,046 | $20,161,670 | 30 | $20,353,860 | $949,390 | $1,681,122 |
| 2024 | $22,599,874 | $19,227,713 | $18,995,968 | $18,770,715 | 22 | $18,894,555 | $673,900 | $1,445,839 |
| 2023 | $22,368,129 | $13,927,826 | $12,624,788 | $12,404,315 | 20 | $12,558,711 | $263,623 | $1,376,107 |
| 2022 | $21,057,040 | $11,760,346 | $11,586,977 | $11,385,407 | 21 | $11,522,569 | $49,837 | $1,212,933 |
| 2021 | $20,890,429 | $32,586,358 | $12,222,425 | $12,133,337 | 23 | $12,186,017 | $242,386 | $709,163 |
| 2020 | $556,937 | $6,239,023 | $10,552,556 | $10,408,751 | 24 | — | $170,124 | $183,521 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Delta Air Lines Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.7M 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 standalone mission statement for the Foundation is provided. Its grants have supported educational and aviation programs, health care, economic opportunity, disaster response, humanitarian meals, and the renovation of the Delta Flight Museum.
The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported. The Clayton County Public Schools Foundation says it fosters students’ sustainable growth, development, and academic achievement. Junior Achievement of Georgia says it prepares K–12 students for success in the global economy, including through financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and workforce-readiness programs. An individual recipient State University Foundation says it provides resources to the university and its students to enhance the educational experience. Operation HOPE says it expands economic opportunity in underserved communities through financial education and empowerment. World Central Kitchen says it provides meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 30 grants totaling $20,161,670. Grant amounts ranged from $25,000 to $3,811,670, with a median of $325,000. Among the largest reported grants were $3,811,670 for employee matching gifts to colleges and universities, $2 million to the Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum for renovation, and $1,125,000 to Global Citizen. Several other grants were $1 million each, including awards to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, Clayton County Public Schools Foundation, Junior Achievement of Georgia Clayton County, an individual recipient State University, Operation HOPE, the American Red Cross, the University of Georgia Foundation, and World Central Kitchen.
The Foundation’s filing states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. How to apply: An online application is available; the filing lists no required form or materials beyond applying online and states there are no restrictions on awards. Priority is given to programs meeting compelling needs in communities where Delta has a presence. Deadline: None.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Timothy W. Mapes as president; Alicia Tillman, Tad Hutcheson, Allison Marques, Rachel Fox, and Kirk Willingham as vice presidents or senior vice presidents; and Edward H. Bastian, Alain Bellemare, Allison Ausband, and Henry Ting as trustees.
Delta Air Lines Foundation is led by Timothy W. Mapes, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Timothy W. Mapes
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward H. Bastian
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glen W. Hauenstein
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter W. Carter
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rahul D. Samant
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Sear
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alain Bellemare
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Ausband
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Janki
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henry Ting
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Laughter
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erik Snell
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tad Hutcheson
Senior Vice President
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Tillman
Senior Vice President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirk Willingham
Vice President - Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Marques
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Fox
Vice President - Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Joanne D. Smith (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Quinnie Jenkins (2021–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Rachel Weitz (2022–2024) — Vice President - Secretary
- Former: Mike Spanos (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Sam Sibble (2020–2022) — Vice President - Treasurer
- Former: Julie Young (2020–2021) — Vice President - Secretary
- Former: Michelle K. Gallagher (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Molly Battin (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Paul A. Jacobson (2020) — Trustee
- Former: W. Gil West (2020) — Trustee
- Former: William P. Lentsch (2020) — Trustee
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 Delta Air Lines Foundation
How much does Delta Air Lines Foundation give each year?
Delta Air Lines Foundation gave $20.2M across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18.8M across 22 grants.
What is Delta Air Lines Foundation's typical grant size?
Delta Air Lines Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $325,000, and its average grant was $672,056, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Delta Air Lines Foundation that year got $297K on average.
Where does Delta Air Lines Foundation give grants?
Delta Air Lines Foundation gives mostly in Georgia: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (19%) and District of Columbia (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (13 grants), New York, NY (3 grants), Washington, DC (2 grants) and Athens, GA (2 grants).
Does Delta Air Lines Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 30 grants with a stated purpose on Delta Air Lines Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Delta Air Lines Foundation's largest grantees?
Delta Air Lines Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Delta Employee Matching Gifts to Collegesuniversities via Bonterra ($3,811,670), Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum Inc ($2,000,000) and Global Citizen ($1,125,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($1,000,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 34% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Delta Air Lines Foundation?
Delta Air Lines Foundation reported $23.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.7M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Delta Air Lines Foundation fund?
No standalone mission statement for the Foundation is provided. Its grants have supported educational and aviation programs, health care, economic opportunity, disaster response, humanitarian meals, and the renovation of the Delta Flight Museum. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Delta Air Lines Foundation?
Delta Air Lines Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check news.delta.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Delta Air Lines Foundation's EIN?
Delta Air Lines Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-6073119. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 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 May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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