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Empty Stocking Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Atlanta, GA EIN: 23-7159125 Website

The Empty Stocking Fund (ESF) brings joy to the lives of disadvantaged children by providing toys and gifts during the holiday season and other core essential supplies throughout the year to support positive social and emotional development and academic success.

Empty Stocking Fund Inc at a glance

Total assets
$4,290,531
+20.8% vs 2025
Revenue (2026)
$4,892,069
+61.9% vs 2025
Net investment income (2026)
$83,459
-43.0% vs 2025
Expenses (2026)
$3,997,467
+45.9% vs 2025
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2026 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2026; updated September 2026.

Who Empty Stocking Fund Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

JonesboroAtlantaBuffaloCharoletteDaytonEast PointOrlandoPompano BeachStone MountainSuwaneeWichita

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 4 grants2020 8 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025 0 grants2026

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $357K (2020) to $419K (2021). In 2021 it made 8 grants totaling $419K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2026$4,290,531$4,892,069$3,997,467——$83,459
2025$3,552,020$3,021,913$2,739,975——$146,339
2024$3,407,290$2,151,728$2,463,306——$42,424
2023$3,670,519$2,201,714$2,733,146——$17,581
2022$3,409,829$2,169,289$2,400,287——$77,132
2021$3,552,769$2,525,453$2,088,680$418,6488$25,395
2020$2,635,486$2,427,335$1,550,157$357,3204$68,108
2019$1,959,297$1,160,111$979,745——$109,600

About Empty Stocking Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Empty Stocking Fund Inc is a public charity, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2026. As of 2026, the organization holds $4.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $83K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Empty Stocking Fund Inc is led by Gregory Hill, Executive Director on every filing since 2025; 1 of 17 officers listed in 2026 is compensated.

Officers on the 2026 filing

  • Gregory Hill

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2025

    40 hrs/week

    $23K (2025) → $149K (2026)

  • Brian Nealon

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2026

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Vogel

    Director

    Chairman → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandeep Kharidhi

    Director

    Treasurer → Vice Chairman, 2022

    Vice Chairman → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan Cunningham

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Little

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2026

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Casey Choate

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerard Dash

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rawlings Joerres

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Guimbellot

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Hubbard

    Director

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Brown

    Director

    New on the 2026 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Travis Norvell

    Director

    New on the 2026 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Manusakis

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Moylan

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2026

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annemarie Reagan

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2026

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (33)
  • Former: Jennifer Cowart (2019–2025) — Director
  • Former: Karin Bursa (2019–2025) — Director
  • Former: Manda Hunt (2019–2025) — Executive Director
  • Former: CJ Stewart (2022–2025) — Director
  • Former: Faith Walker (2022–2025) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Blalock (2024–2025) — Executive Director
  • Former: Jaime McMurtrie (2024–2025) — Director
  • Former: Kristine Jordan (2024–2025) — Chairman
  • Former: Barry Boniface (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Beth Paschetto (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: David Bell (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bala Sundaramoorthy (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kristy Jordan (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: W Benjamin Barkley (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: William Falconer (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: James Stevens (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Justin Elanjian (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Hollingsworth (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Blackmon (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Steve Stone (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Alvin Glymph (2022) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Crawford (2022) — Director
  • Former: Ben Barkley (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bill Falconer (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Doug Brown (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Riley (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Nate Cunningham (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rachel Sprecher (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Tony Trentini (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Wesley Lacefield (2020) — Director
  • Former: Daryl Dean (2019) — Director
  • Former: Wade Latham (2019) — Director
  • Former: Will Williams (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2026. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2026 IRS filing

Gregory Hill — Executive Director: $149KGregory HillExecutive Director$149K

The highest reported compensation on the 2026 filing was $149K, to Gregory Hill (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Empty Stocking Fund Inc

How large is Empty Stocking Fund Inc?

Empty Stocking Fund Inc reported $4.3M in total assets on its 2026 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.

Where does Empty Stocking Fund Inc operate?

Empty Stocking Fund Inc has awarded grants in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, New York, Ohio.

What is Empty Stocking Fund Inc's EIN?

Empty Stocking Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7159125. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2026.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 10, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 14, 2020)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2026 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)

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