Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dunwoody, GA EIN: 58-2022334

Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Dunwoody, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $74K. Net investment income was $82K.

Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc gave $74K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$73,500
+2.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-27.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,188
+41.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,000
Total assets
$1,649,076
+26.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (59% 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 Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Lake Junaluska: $30KLake Junaluska$30KDunwoody School Foundation: $19KDunwoody School Foundation$19KDunwoody Methodist Church: $11KDunwoody Methodist Church$11KGainesville Fumc: $5KGainesville Fumc$5KChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta Fdn: $3KChildren's Healthcare ofAtlanta Fdn$3KCure Childhood Cancer: $3KCure Childhood Cancer$3KPerimeter North Young Life: $2KPerimeter North Young Life$2KRonald McDonald House: $2KRonald McDonald House$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lake Junaluska ($30K). Together the top 8 received $74K.

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 45 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

AtlantaCarrolltonDunwoodyLake JunaluskaGainesvillePrescottTallulah FallsAthensBremenDahlonegaLincolnshire

How Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 92% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K6 grants2019 7 grants2020 6 grants2021 8 grants2022 12 grants2023 11 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $72K (2024) to $82K (2022). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $74K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lake Junaluska Lake Junaluska, NCGIFT$30,000
Dunwoody School Foundation Dunwoody, GAChurch Ministry$18,500
Dunwoody Methodist Church Dunwoody, GAGIFT$11,000
Gainesville Fumc Gainesville, GAChurch Ministry$5,000
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Fdn Atlanta, GAEducational$3,000
Cure Childhood Cancer Atlanta, GAProviding Nutritious Meals$2,500
Perimeter North Young Life Atlanta, GAGIFT$2,000
Ronald McDonald House Atlanta, GAMedical Family Housing$1,500
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,649,076$90,666$86,985$73,5008$73,500$81,665$79,609
2024$1,302,905$126,650$81,373$71,50011$71,500$118,972$74,055
2023$1,256,419$78,254$84,009$75,00012$75,000$71,354$71,241
2022$1,262,174$75,635$94,112$81,5008$81,500$66,008$75,133
2021$1,280,651$239,555$83,027$74,0006$74,000$231,678$81,165
2020$1,124,123$27,990$80,252$72,2007—$24,930$73,742
2019$1,176,385$80,182$85,558$77,0006—$72,804$73,137

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $80K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc is led by Mary Covington, President & Chair on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary Covington

    President & Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Auer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Berrong

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Secretary → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    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 Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc

How much does Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc give each year?

Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc gave $74K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $72K across 11 grants.

What is Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $9,188, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc give grants?

Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc gives mostly in Georgia: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (41%). The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (4 grants) and Dunwoody, GA (2 grants).

Does Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Gift" (3 grants).

Who are Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Lake Junaluska ($30,000), Dunwoody School Foundation ($18,500) and Dunwoody Methodist Church ($11,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 81% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc?

Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $74K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $80K (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 Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc's EIN?

Hardy & Merryl McCalman Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2022334. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 7, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 2, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)

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