JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Atlanta, GA EIN: 84-2849120

JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $52K. Net investment income was $98K.

JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc gave $52K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$51,750
+16.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,469
-41.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$1,932,374
+179.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (67% 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 JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

The Georgia Tech Foundation Inc: $20KThe Georgia Tech FoundationInc$20KWikimedia Foundation: $5KWikimedia Foundation$5KActors Express: $5KActors Express$5KInternational Charter Academy of GA: $5KInternational Charter Academyof GA$5KUS Water Polo: $5KUS Water Polo$5KUS Rowing: $5KUS Rowing$5KHoly Innocents Church: $5KHoly Innocents Church$5KSuccess Academy Charter Schools: $2KSuccess Academy CharterSchools$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Georgia Tech Foundation Inc ($20K). Together the top 8 received $52K.

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 31 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

AtlantaWashingtonIrvinePhiladelphiaChicagoKennesawMariettaNew YorkPeachtree CornersSandy SpringsSmyrnaWest Windsor

How JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+12%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 102% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 4 grants2020 8 grants2021 4 grants2022 7 grants2023 4 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $52K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $52K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Georgia Tech Foundation Inc Atlanta, GAWater Polo and Rowing$20,000
Wikimedia Foundation Washington, DCOperating Grant$5,100
Actors Express Atlanta, GAArts Community$5,000
International Charter Academy of GA Peachtree Corners, GAEducation$5,000
US Water Polo Irvine, CAWater Polo$5,000
US Rowing West Windsor, NJROWING$5,000
Holy Innocents Church Atlanta, GAOperating Expenses$4,650
Success Academy Charter Schools New York, NYEducation$2,000
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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$1,932,374$1,299,380$59,017$51,7508$57,571$98,002$56,322
2024$692,011$23,355$48,272$44,3504$47,058$22,141$50,029
2023$716,928$16,772$49,454$45,3007$48,129$15,497$46,209
2022$749,610$15,501$49,406$46,2004$48,245$14,364$47,933
2021$783,515$12,099$34,897$32,0008$33,852$12,791$47,090
2020$806,313$14,483$8,190$2,9004—$11,992$38,292
2019$800,020$800,100$80————$216

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $56K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc is led by J. Peter Brinker-Uys, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • J. Peter Brinker-Uys

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/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 JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc

How much does JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc give each year?

JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc gave $52K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $44K across 4 grants.

What is JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,469, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc give grants?

JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc gives mostly in Georgia: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (10%) and California (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (3 grants).

Does JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 25% of JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Georgia Tech Foundation Inc ($20,000), Wikimedia Foundation ($5,100) and Actors Express ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc?

JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $58K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $56K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc's EIN?

JP Brinker-UYS Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2849120. 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 12, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 28, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 22, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)

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