ETS Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Kennesaw, GA EIN: 84-4088995

ETS Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Kennesaw, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $79K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $1K.

ETS Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: ETS Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,900
-72.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,900
-44.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,900
Total assets
$79,243
-0.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (100% 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 ETS Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Georgia Trade School: $10KGeorgia Trade School$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Georgia Trade School ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

AcworthhKennesawMurphyAtlanta

How ETS Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 34% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 5 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $36K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Georgia Trade School Acworthh, GAScholarship$9,900
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$79,243$10,578$10,823$9,9001$9,900$1,488
2024$79,487$36,500$35,714$35,9002$35,900$1,993
2023$77,612$13,143$11,377$9,7501$9,750$2,427
2022$86,351—$18,188$14,9255$14,925$2,923
2021$119,822$2,927$315———$5,071
2020$101,937$55,157$3,220———$826
2019$50,000$50,000—————

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

ETS Foundation Inc is led by Michael E. Russell, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael E. Russell

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Chaire T. Hardesty

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • James Beard

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Russell

    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 ETS Foundation Inc

How much does ETS Foundation Inc give each year?

ETS Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $36K across 2 grants.

How large is ETS Foundation Inc?

ETS Foundation Inc reported $79K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $11K.

What is ETS Foundation Inc?

ETS Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Kennesaw, GA. It holds $79K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does ETS Foundation Inc operate?

ETS Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Georgia, North Carolina.

What is ETS Foundation Inc's EIN?

ETS Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-4088995. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 5, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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