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Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Greensboro, GA EIN: 47-4816220 Website

To promote the education of children in grades pre-k through 12 in lake oconee area of Georgia.

Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc at a glance

In short: Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc gave $268K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$268,000
-19.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$44,667
-19.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$143,525
-12.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Gatewood School: $216KGatewood School$216KYoung Life Greater Millegeville: $25KYoung Life GreaterMillegeville$25KPutnam Reads: $8KPutnam Reads$8KThe Plaza Arts Center: $7KThe Plaza Arts Center$7KPete Nance Boys & Girls Club: $6KPete Nance Boys & Girls Club$6KVictory Train: $6KVictory Train$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Gatewood School ($216K). Together the top 6 received $268K.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 19 (79%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

States

Cities

EatontonMilledgevilleGreensboro

How Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc gives

  • Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K3 grants2018 2 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 6 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $213K (2018) to $376K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $268K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gatewood School Eatonton, GAK-12 Education$216,000
Young Life Greater Millegeville Milledgeville, GA—$25,000
Putnam Reads Eatonton, GA—$8,000
The Plaza Arts Center Eatonton, GA—$7,000
Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club Greensboro, GA—$6,000
Victory Train Greensboro, GA—$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$143,525$253,532$273,167$268,0006
2024$164,721$219,871$341,929$333,0006
2023$288,277$286,097$322,080$299,0003
2022$323,109$309,964$391,666$376,0004
2021$402,679$151,654$30——
2020$249,523$44,783$1,956——
2019$208,423$396,926$261,120$245,0002
2018$74,197$233,125$221,804$213,0003

About Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc

Based on IRS filings

Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Greensboro, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $144K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $268K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc is led by Teresa Doster, President on every filing since 2018; none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Teresa Doster

    President

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Schneider

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Cooper Rainey

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Vick

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Derek Welch

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Weeks

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Marie Rainey

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Harty

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Schneider

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Jana Roper

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Belans

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Blayre Haley

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Noles

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Cullens

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Wil Haley

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Welch

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Cornelia

    Secretary

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Jamie Dutton (2018–2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc

How much does Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc give each year?

Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc gave $268K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $333K across 6 grants.

What is Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc's typical grant size?

Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $44,667, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc give grants?

Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc gives mostly in Georgia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Eatonton, GA (3 grants) and Greensboro, GA (2 grants).

Who are Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc's largest grantees?

Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Gatewood School ($216,000), Young Life Greater Millegeville ($25,000) and Putnam Reads ($8,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 93% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc?

Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc reported $144K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $254K.

What is Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc?

Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Greensboro, GA. It holds $144K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc's EIN?

Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4816220. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS July 21, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 4, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)

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