Snapping Shoals Electric Trust
Snapping Shoals Electric Trust is a public charity based in Covington, Georgia. Formed in 1993, it accumulates and distributes funds for charitable purposes in the service area of Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation.
Snapping Shoals Electric Trust at a glance
In short: Snapping Shoals Electric Trust gave $216K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Georgia. 56% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $215,850
- +57.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +28.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,992
- +22.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,000
- Total assets
- $198,802
- +21.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 56% first-time grantees (10 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Snapping Shoals Electric Trust
- Contact
Mailing address: 14750 Brown Bridge Road, Covington, GA 30016
Phone: (770) 786-3484
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Snapping Shoals Electric Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Helping in His Name ($38K). Together the top 10 received $161K.
Grant Size Distribution
75 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 75 grants of 75 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Trust’s stated charitable service area is the service area of Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation. All 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Georgia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Snapping Shoals Electric Trust open to new grantees?
56%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 18 grantees (56%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $17K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $10K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $97K (2021) to $223K (2023). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $216K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Helping in His Name Stockbridge, GA | Donation | $38,000 |
| Rockdale Emergency Relief Conyers, GA | Donation | $30,000 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank Atlanta, GA | Donation | $24,500 |
| Hosea Helps Atlanta, GA | Donation | $10,500 |
| Newborn Methodist Church Food Pantr Newborn, GA | Donation | $10,050 |
| Hands of Hope Clinic Stockbridge, GA | Donation | $10,000 |
| Lady T'S Homeless Ministry Inc Stonecrest, GA | Donation | $10,000 |
| Prevent Child Abuse Rockdale Rockdale, GA | Donation | $10,000 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Georgia Atlanta, GA | Donation | $10,000 |
| Operation Appreciation Hiawassee, GA | Donation | $8,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $198,802 | $526,588 | $491,587 | $215,850 | 18 |
| 2024 | $163,801 | $491,226 | $485,794 | $137,513 | 14 |
| 2023 | $158,369 | $492,583 | $487,868 | $223,000 | 20 |
| 2022 | $153,654 | $484,978 | $453,859 | $128,000 | 12 |
| 2021 | $122,535 | $447,686 | $452,362 | $97,000 | 11 |
| 2020 | $127,211 | $487,446 | $440,667 | $148,922 | 11 |
| 2019 | $80,432 | $402,768 | $401,366 | $185,003 | 8 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Trust’s stated mission is to accumulate and distribute funds for charitable purposes in the service area of Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation.
Its 2025 grants include support for organizations with varied missions. The Atlanta Community Food Bank describes its work as engaging, educating, and empowering the community to fight hunger and improve access to nutritious meals. Hands of Hope Clinic says it provides health care services and medications to people who lack private health insurance, do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid, and lack the financial resources to meet their health care needs. Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia describes its mission as creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Other 2025 grantees include organizations whose stated missions address help with utility bills, housing payments, and the financial burden of cancer.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the Trust gave 18 grants totaling $215,850. Grants ranged from $5,500 to $38,000, with a median of $9,000. The largest grants were $38,000 to Helping in His Name and $30,000 to Rockdale Emergency Relief. Other notable awards were $24,500 to Atlanta Community Food Bank, $10,500 to Hosea Helps, and $10,000 each to Hands of Hope Clinic, Lady T’s Homeless Ministry, Prevent Child Abuse Rockdale, and Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia.
The filing says each organization, family, or individual is required to complete a grantee report or application so the Trust can be informed about the use of grant funds.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Tommy Moseley as chairman, Richard Brown as vice chairman, and Beth Miller as secretary. Directors listed are Deborah Nolley, Selina Harrison, Mike Sellers, Ginger Irby, Lorenzo McWilliams, Albert Walker, and Dan Patterson.
Snapping Shoals Electric Trust is led by Tommy Moseley, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tommy Moseley
Chairman
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Albert Walker
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Patterson
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Nolley
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorenzo McWilliams
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Sellers
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Selina Harrison
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ginger Irby
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Miller
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Brown
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Mike Hardeman (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Aaron Varner (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Ben Mainor (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Benson Dial (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Don Garrard (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Jeff Wigington (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Miriam Avery (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Pam Vining (2019–2022) — Director
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 Snapping Shoals Electric Trust
How much does Snapping Shoals Electric Trust give each year?
Snapping Shoals Electric Trust gave $216K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $138K across 14 grants.
What is Snapping Shoals Electric Trust's typical grant size?
Snapping Shoals Electric Trust's median grant in 2025 was $9,000, and its average grant was $11,992, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Snapping Shoals Electric Trust that year got $8K on average.
Where does Snapping Shoals Electric Trust give grants?
Snapping Shoals Electric Trust 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 Stockbridge, GA (3 grants), Atlanta, GA (3 grants) and Covington, GA (3 grants).
Does Snapping Shoals Electric Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Snapping Shoals Electric Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (18 grants).
Who are Snapping Shoals Electric Trust's largest grantees?
Snapping Shoals Electric Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Helping in His Name ($38,000), Rockdale Emergency Relief ($30,000) and Atlanta Community Food Bank ($24,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Snapping Shoals Electric Trust?
Snapping Shoals Electric Trust reported $199K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $527K.
What does Snapping Shoals Electric Trust fund?
The Trust’s stated mission is to accumulate and distribute funds for charitable purposes in the service area of Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Snapping Shoals Electric Trust?
Snapping Shoals Electric Trust has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Snapping Shoals Electric Trust's EIN?
Snapping Shoals Electric Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2058035. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Snapping Shoals Electric Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/snapping-shoals-electric-trust-morg_112d2cd75cc84149a256e7fe4db7ea0a
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