Richard and Susan Dugas Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker Atlanta, GA EIN: 20-3650410

Richard and Susan Dugas Family is a private foundation, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $311K. Net investment income was $193K.

Richard and Susan Dugas Family at a glance

In short: Richard and Susan Dugas Family gave $311K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$310,500
-4.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
-43.8% vs 2024
Average grant
$34,500
+70.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$3,666,022
-3.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (97% 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 Richard and Susan Dugas Family funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Children's Healthcare: $200KChildren's Healthcare$200KAtlanta Ronald McDonald House: $20KAtlanta Ronald McDonald House$20KCamp Twin Lakes: $20KCamp Twin Lakes$20KKaleidoscope Child Foundation: $20KKaleidoscope Child Foundation$20KOLA Catholic Church: $20KOLA Catholic Church$20KBakhita Charities for Southern Afr: $10KBakhita Charities for SouthernAfr$10KWestside Future Fund: $10KWestside Future Fund$10KGrady Foundation: $10KGrady Foundation$10KThe Mediation Carter: $500The Mediation Carter$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Healthcare ($200K). Together the top 9 received $311K.

Grant Size Distribution

71 grants across all recorded years

66<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 66 grants of 71 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

AtlantaOxfordBaton RogueNeedhamWilliamsburgTuckerLittle RockSouthfieldBaltimoreHendersonvilleNew HavenAnn ArborBogartChambleeJohns CreekKansas CityManhattan BeachMills RiverOld BethpageRaleign

How Richard and Susan Dugas Family gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 156% 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$100K$200K$300K$400K23 grants2019 20 grants2020 15 grants2021 17 grants2022 14 grants2023 16 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $303K (2020) to $356K (2021). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $311K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Healthcare Atlanta, GACharitable$200,000
Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Atlanta, GACharitable$20,000
Camp Twin Lakes Atlanta, GACharitable$20,000
Kaleidoscope Child Foundation Tucker, GACharitable$20,000
OLA Catholic Church Atlanta, GACharitable$20,000
Bakhita Charities for Southern Afr Oxford, MICharitable$10,000
Westside Future Fund Atlanta, GACharitable$10,000
Grady Foundation Atlanta, GACharitable$10,000
The Mediation Carter Atlanta, GACharitable$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$3,666,022$217,467$334,790$310,5009$310,500$193,177$198,833
2024$3,790,773$259,872$347,442$323,48016$323,480$235,910$195,871
2023$3,884,760$128,300$331,951$311,57514$311,575$93,234$191,146
2022$4,079,620$47,510$337,492$318,50017$318,500$100,207$198,971
2021$4,360,184$243,894$376,796$356,00015$356,000$174,273$228,556
2020$4,486,472$137,143$315,805$303,35020—$124,688$218,108
2019$4,663,393$133,636$318,657$310,15023—$125,129$228,786

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Richard and Susan Dugas Family reported a distributable amount of $199K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Richard and Susan Dugas Family is led by Richard J Dugas Jr., President & Treasurer since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard J Dugas Jr.

    President & Treasurer

    President → President & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren C Dugas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Susan O Dugas

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    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 Richard and Susan Dugas Family

How much does Richard and Susan Dugas Family give each year?

Richard and Susan Dugas Family gave $311K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $323K across 16 grants.

What is Richard and Susan Dugas Family's typical grant size?

Richard and Susan Dugas Family's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $34,500, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Richard and Susan Dugas Family give grants?

Richard and Susan Dugas Family gives mostly in Georgia: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (7 grants).

Does Richard and Susan Dugas Family give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Richard and Susan Dugas Family's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (9 grants).

Who are Richard and Susan Dugas Family's largest grantees?

Richard and Susan Dugas Family's largest 2025 grantees include Children's Healthcare ($200,000), Atlanta Ronald McDonald House ($20,000) and Camp Twin Lakes ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Richard and Susan Dugas Family?

Richard and Susan Dugas Family reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $311K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $199K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Richard and Susan Dugas Family's EIN?

Richard and Susan Dugas Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3650410. 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 June 5, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)

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