The Aderhold Family Foundation
The Aderhold Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Brookhaven, Georgia. In its 2025 filing, it reported 16 grants totaling $465,000 to charitable organizations.
The Aderhold Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Aderhold Family Foundation gave $465K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in Georgia. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $465,000
- -11.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,063
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $8,275,327
- +6.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (5 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Georgia (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Aderhold Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2901 Stone Brook Park Ne, Brookhaven, GA 30319
Phone: (404) 797-3700
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Aderhold Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Peachtree Presbyterian Church ($110K). Together the top 10 received $410K.
Grant Size Distribution
69 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 55 grants of 69 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 92% of grant dollars went to recipients in Georgia, 4% to Alabama, and 3% to Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Aderhold Family Foundation open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 16 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $34K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 69% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $240K (2021) to $552K (2022). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $465K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Peachtree Presbyterian Church Atlanta, GA | General Purpose | $110,000 |
| Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation Atlanta, GA | General Purpose | $80,000 |
| Historic Oakland Foundation Atlanta, GA | General Purpose | $50,000 |
| The Exceptional Foundation of Atlanta Snellville, GA | General Purpose | $35,000 |
| Dooly Campground Vienna, GA | General Purpose | $30,000 |
| Raising Expectations Atlanta, GA | General Purpose | $25,000 |
| The Foundation for Hospital Art Woodstock, GA | General Purpose | $25,000 |
| Andrew College Cuthbert, GA | General Purpose | $20,000 |
| Atlanta 300 Club Atlanta, GA | General Purpose | $20,000 |
| St George Island Cat Allies Apalachicola, FL | General Purpose | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,275,327 | $1,135,927 | $604,924 | $465,000 | 16 | $561,376 | $236,530 | $605,896 |
| 2024 | $7,744,324 | $1,209,921 | $624,214 | $525,000 | 17 | $595,350 | $315,729 | $519,531 |
| 2023 | $7,158,617 | $1,068,489 | $490,153 | $400,000 | 11 | $467,470 | $182,429 | $417,946 |
| 2022 | $6,580,281 | $1,041,454 | $633,209 | $552,000 | 15 | $610,275 | $153,454 | $378,214 |
| 2021 | $6,172,036 | $1,038,623 | $306,111 | $240,000 | 10 | $294,083 | $160,359 | $390,726 |
| 2020 | $5,439,524 | $985,378 | $410,054 | $366,000 | 10 | — | $97,114 | $281,810 |
| 2019 | $4,864,200 | $1,009,553 | $285,005 | $244,500 | 9 | — | $131,289 | $235,443 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Aderhold Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $606K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees’ own descriptions show the range of organizations it supported. Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation says it works to support Atlanta’s fire and emergency response ecosystem and firefighters. Historic Oakland Foundation says it partners with the City of Atlanta to preserve, restore, enhance, and share Oakland Cemetery. Raising Expectations describes its work as empowering youth in crisis and supporting high school graduation and postsecondary plans. Andrew College describes its role as preparing students for lives of servant leadership and purpose through higher education.
Other 2025 recipients included hospital-related foundations, a schools foundation, a church, and organizations serving people with disabilities and animals. These descriptions reflect the grantees’ missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $465,000 through 16 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $110,000, with a median grant of $20,000.
The largest reported grants included $110,000 to Peachtree Presbyterian Church, $80,000 to Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation, $50,000 to Historic Oakland Foundation, $35,000 to The Exceptional Foundation of Atlanta, and $30,000 to Dooly Campground. Other grants included $25,000 each to Raising Expectations and The Foundation for Hospital Art, and $20,000 each to Andrew College and Atlanta 300 Club.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Thomas E Aderhold and Kay M Aderhold as directors.
The Aderhold Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kay M. Aderhold
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Thomas E. Aderhold
Director
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 The Aderhold Family Foundation
How much does The Aderhold Family Foundation give each year?
The Aderhold Family Foundation gave $465K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $525K across 17 grants.
What is The Aderhold Family Foundation's typical grant size?
The Aderhold Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $29,063, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Aderhold Family Foundation that year got $19K on average.
Where does The Aderhold Family Foundation give grants?
The Aderhold Family Foundation gives mostly in Georgia: 92% 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) and Vienna, GA (2 grants).
Does The Aderhold Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of The Aderhold Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Aderhold Family Foundation's largest grantees?
The Aderhold Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Peachtree Presbyterian Church ($110,000), Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation ($80,000) and Historic Oakland Foundation ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Aderhold Family Foundation?
The Aderhold Family Foundation reported $8.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $561K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $606K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does The Aderhold Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees’ own descriptions show the range of organizations it supported. Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation says it works to support Atlanta’s fire and emergency response ecosystem and firefighters. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Aderhold Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it 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 The Aderhold Family Foundation's EIN?
The Aderhold Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4442854. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Aderhold Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). The Aderhold Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-aderhold-family-foundation-morg_6ac6209553784570894533ba6373c5e1
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