The Dollar General Employee Assistance Foundation is a private operating foundation established in 2006 and based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The foundation provides direct financial assistance to Dollar General employees and their families who are experiencing financial hardship due to circumstances beyond their control.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$4.5M
-19.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$2.6M
+27.3% YoY
Grant Count
1,654
+51.5% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$2K
-16.0% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's primary purpose is to provide aid to distressed Dollar General employees and their families experiencing financial hardship. Specific areas of assistance include:
- Funeral expenses related to the death of an employee or immediate family member
- Travel assistance to attend funerals of immediate family members or to visit immediate family members suffering from life-threatening illness or injury with imminent death
- Home damage or loss due to fire or natural disaster
- Temporary disaster displacement of employees due to classified state or federal disasters
- Extraordinary expenses (excluding medical, healthcare, or lost wages) arising from life-threatening or unexpected acute illness or injury requiring extended hospitalization and extensive medical treatment for employees or their immediate family members living with the employee
- Uninhabitable or condemned rental housing assistance when an employee's rented home is condemned or classified as uninhabitable by local authorities
Grantmaking
Grant Range
$32–$5,000
Average Grant
amount varies by program type
How to Apply
** Employees must complete and sign an application with appropriate supporting documentation. Incomplete applications will not be approved. The selection committee reviews requests on a "blind basis" and bases decisions solely on need.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation operates primarily in Tennessee, with headquarters in Goodlettsville.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Assets & Giving:
- Total assets: $5.6 million
- Total giving: $2.55 million (most recent year)
- Annual revenue: $2.37 million
- Annual expenses: $2.22 million
- Expense ratio: 93.8% of total revenue spent on programs
- Giving rate: 50.4%
Tax Status: 501(c)(3) private operating foundation; tax-exempt since January 2007
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $4,504,253 | $5,622,976 | $5,474,080 |
| Revenue | $1,529,049 | $2,371,575 | $1,416,117 |
| Expenses | $2,647,587 | $2,224,144 | $2,126,321 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $2,552,189 | $2,005,354 | $1,970,826 |
| Net Investment Income | $173,643 | $186,982 | $81,560 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
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
250 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
- Anita Elliott – Treasurer (serves without compensation)
- Rod West – Director (serves without compensation)
- Rhonda Taylor – Director (serves without compensation)
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
From 2025 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANITA ELLIOTT | TREASURER | — | — |
| ROD WEST | DIRECTOR | — | — |
| RHONDA TAYLOR | DIRECTOR | — | — |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
The foundation celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2020 with a $5 million donation from Dollar General. The foundation continues to award grants across all assistance categories, with recent activity documented through 2025 filings.
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Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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