Montgomery Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Alpharetta, GA EIN: 58-1928906

Montgomery Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Alpharetta, Georgia. In 2024, it awarded 23 grants totaling $709,923 to charitable organizations, including educational institutions, churches, and other organizations.

Key facts about Montgomery Family Foundation Inc

In short: Montgomery Family Foundation Inc gave $1.2M across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $52K), top state Georgia. 22% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
58-1928906
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,189,972
Grants made (2025)
23
Average grant
$51,738
Median grant
$6,141
New grantees (estimate)
22% first-time grantees (5 of 23, 2025)
Total assets
$15,605,819
Primary geography
Georgia (47% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$15.6M

+1.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

+67.6% YoY

Grant Count

23

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$52K

+67.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Montgomery Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $940K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Montgomery Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

22%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 5 of 23 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $65K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $14K repeat.

  • 74% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 49% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 127% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants included support for charitable program activities and undergraduate financial assistance. Grantees describe their own work in varied terms: Auburn University Foundation says it operates for the exclusive benefit of Auburn University, an educational, land-grant institution; the University of Nebraska Foundation says it grows relationships and resources to help the university change lives and save lives; and South Plains College Foundation says it supports student financial assistance and the college’s educational program.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the foundation made 23 grants totaling $709,923. Grant amounts ranged from $368 to $400,763, with a median grant of $4,500.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2024, 56% of grant dollars went to recipients in Alabama, 21% to Virginia, 7% to Georgia, 4% to Nebraska, and 3% to Texas. Other listed recipients were in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Florida, Maryland, and Tennessee.

Grant Distribution by State

17states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.

Cities

Poplar BluffAtlantaPostLevellandAuburnTiftonJacksonvilleCarrolltonLincolnMount DoraSan AntonioKnoxvilleMount BerrySpringfieldEau ClaireJohns CreekLa CrosseBirminghamDuluthGreat Falls

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M65 grants2019 45 grants2020 34 grants2021 27 grants2022 25 grants2023 23 grants2024 23 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $609K (2023) to $1.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $1.2M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Berry College Foundation: $505KBerry College Foundation$505KAuburn University Foundation: $405KAuburn University Foundation$405KGreat Falls United Methodist Church: $77KGreat Falls United MethodistChurch$77KLevelland Wallace Theatre: $37KLevelland Wallace Theatre$37KLutheran High School of San Antonio: $35KLutheran High School of SanAntonio$35KChopin Society of Atlanta: $25KChopin Society of Atlanta$25KUniversity of Nebraska Foundation: $25KUniversity of NebraskaFoundation$25KWestern Technical College Foundation: $18KWestern Technical CollegeFoundation$18KAbac Foundation: $14KAbac Foundation$14KGeorgia Tech Foundation: $13KGeorgia Tech Foundation$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Berry College Foundation ($505K). Together the top 10 received $1.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

132 grants across all recorded years

117<$50K2$50–100K8$100–250K4$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 117 grants of 132 (89%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Berry College Foundation Mount Berry, GAUndergraduate Financial Assistance$505,000
Auburn University Foundation Auburn, ALVarious Charitable Program Activities$405,000
Great Falls United Methodist Church Great Falls, VAVarious Charitable Program Activities$76,978
Levelland Wallace Theatre Levelland, TXVarious Charitable Program Activities$37,183
Lutheran High School of San Antonio San Antonio, TXUndergraduate Financial Assistance$35,000
Chopin Society of Atlanta Johns Creek, GAVarious Charitable Program Activities$25,000
University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NEUndergraduate Financial Assistance$25,000
Western Technical College Foundation La Crosse, WIUndergraduate Financial Assistance$17,500
Abac Foundation Tifton, GAVarious Charitable Program Activities$14,046
Georgia Tech Foundation Atlanta, GAVarious Charitable Program Activities$13,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2024 $15,323,709 $1,659,035 $1,060,322 $709,923
2023 $14,645,773 $1,221,576 $968,076 $609,436
2022 $14,466,699 $1,840,455 $1,144,266 $797,745
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$15,605,819$15,323,709$14,645,773
Revenue$1,876,981$1,659,035$1,221,576
Expenses$1,566,236$1,060,322$968,076
Qualifying Distributions$1,189,972$709,923$609,436
Net Investment Income$1,644,872$1,445,967$1,002,202
Distributable Amount$939,903$901,651$828,869

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists LJ Montgomery III as president, Mary Montgomery as treasurer, Elizabeth Scheine and Christine Eickstead as directors, and Beverly Bennett as senior director.

Montgomery Family Foundation Inc is led by Lj Montgomery III, President on every filing since 2019; 4 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lj Montgomery III

    President

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $25K (2019) → $50K (2025)

  • Beverly Edmundson Bennett

    Senior Director

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $23K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Christine Eickstead

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $5K (2019) → $2K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Montgomery Scheine

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    $10K (2019) → $10K (2025)

  • Mary Montgomery

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $20K (2019) → $25K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Lj Montgomery (2019) — CEO

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

LJ Montgomery III — President: $50KLJ Montgomery IIIPresident$50KMary Montgomery — Treasurer: $25KMary MontgomeryTreasurer$25KElizabeth Scheine — Director: $10KElizabeth ScheineDirector$10KChristine Eickstead — Director: $2KChristine EicksteadDirector$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $50K, to LJ Montgomery III (President). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 11175 Cicero Drive 300, Alpharetta, GA 30022
Phone: (678) 350-9500

Frequently asked questions about Montgomery Family Foundation Inc

How much does Montgomery Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Montgomery Family Foundation Inc gave $1.2M across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $710K across 23 grants.

What is Montgomery Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Montgomery Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $6,141, and its average grant was $51,738, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Montgomery Family Foundation Inc that year got $2K on average.

Where does Montgomery Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Montgomery Family Foundation Inc's top state is Georgia, with 47% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Alabama (34%) and Virginia (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Great Falls, VA (2 grants), Levelland, TX (2 grants), Atlanta, GA (2 grants) and Post, TX (2 grants).

Does Montgomery Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 23 grants with a stated purpose on Montgomery Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Various Charitable Program Activities" (17 grants) and "Undergraduate Financial Assistance" (6 grants).

Who are Montgomery Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Montgomery Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Berry College Foundation ($505,000), Auburn University Foundation ($405,000) and Great Falls United Methodist Church ($76,978), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Montgomery Family Foundation Inc?

Montgomery Family Foundation Inc reported $15.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $940K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Montgomery Family Foundation Inc fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants included support for charitable program activities and undergraduate financial assistance. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Montgomery Family Foundation Inc?

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Montgomery Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Montgomery Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1928906. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Montgomery Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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