Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services
Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services is a private foundation, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $98K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $11K.
Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services at a glance
In short: Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services gave $11K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,000
- -33.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,750
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,750
- Total assets
- $97,538
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Georgia (91% 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 Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Morehouse College ($5K). Together the top 2 received $10K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($1,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services gives
- Giving fell 47% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 725% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2025) to $51K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $11K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Morehouse College Atlanta, GA | Strategic Alliance General Support | $5,000 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA | Georgia Space Grant Consortium | $5,000 |
| 2 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $97,538 | $46,305 | $37,804 | $11,000 | 4 | $37,804 | $5,212 |
| 2024 | $89,037 | $80,515 | $69,791 | $16,600 | 6 | $69,791 | $5,010 |
| 2023 | $78,313 | $44,320 | $38,807 | $14,100 | 3 | $38,807 | $3,764 |
| 2022 | $72,800 | $88,034 | $73,303 | $20,650 | 6 | $73,303 | $2,817 |
| 2021 | $58,069 | $98,449 | $83,471 | $50,776 | 8 | $83,471 | $2,121 |
| 2020 | $43,091 | $67,929 | $49,650 | $23,000 | 2 | — | $1,621 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services is led by John Wesley Hines, CEO Chairman since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Wesley Hines
CEO Chairman
CEO & Chairman → CEO Chairman, 2021
On filings since 2020
28 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald G. James
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Kovacs
Technology Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ingrid Ellerbe
Director of Operations & Stem Education
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harold Boone Jr.
CFO Secretary
CFO & Secretary → CFO Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura L. McArthur Hines
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services
How much does Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services give each year?
Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services gave $11K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 6 grants.
What is Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services's typical grant size?
Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services's median grant in 2025 was $2,750, and its average grant was $2,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services give grants?
Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services gives mostly in Georgia: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (2 grants).
Does Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services give general operating support?
Yes: 25% of Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services?
Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services reported $98K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $38K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services's EIN?
Hines Family Foundation for Education Innovation and Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1268652. 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.
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 April 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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