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The Halle Foundation

ATLANTA, GA EIN: 58-6201529 Website

THE HALLE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGE, AND FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF GERMANY, AS SEEN IN ITS EUROPEAN CONTEXT, AND THOSE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS INITIATIVES IN THE FIELDS OF CULTURE, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCE, LANGUAGE, SCHOLARSHIP, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THAT TAKE PLACE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF EMORY UNIVERSITY AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, THE SOUTHERN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, THE ROBERT W. WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER, ATLANTIK BRUCKE, THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON GERMANY, AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS WHICH THE TRUSTEES MAY SELECT FROM TIME TO TIME THAT SEEK THE SAME GOALS AS THE FOUNDATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$97.9M

+5.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.0M

+70.3% YoY

Grant Count

29

+3.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$70K

+64.4% YoY

About The Halle Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Halle Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in ATLANTA, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $97.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 29 grants totaling $2.0M. Net investment income was $5.7M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

AthensAtlantaAustinBroomfieldBuckheadCambridgeCarrolltonCherry HillDaltonDecaturDemorestDonalsonvilleKennesawLawrencevilleMariettaMilledgevilleNew YorkRoswellSeattleSt Paul

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$3M$5M$6M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$97,919,404$92,871,317$85,978,768
Revenue$5,705,894$1,550,154$-25,320
Expenses$3,604,819$3,626,041$3,083,919
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$5,705,894$1,550,154$-25,320
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$504K$1M$2M$2M16 grants202015 grants202121 grants202228 grants202329 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS C…$275KUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA$177KKENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY$169KGEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION …$155KTHE ATLANTA OPERA INC$125KGERMAN AMERICAN CHAMBER …$115KAMERICAN ASSOC OF TEACHE…$94KGEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERS…$94KAMERICAN COUNCIL ON GERM…$92KMOREHOUSE COLLEGE$84K

Grant Size Distribution

109 grants across all recorded years

62<$50K24$50–100K20$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from The Halle Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

W MARSHALL SANDERSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$308K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DR EIKE JORDANCHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE24
MR JOSEPH R BANKOFFTRUSTEE - PASSED AWAY DURING 20241
DR ROSEMARY M MAGEETRUSTEE1
CHRISTOPH EHLANDTRUSTEE1
JUERGEN GENTZKETRUSTEE - ADDED 6/20241
W MARSHALL SANDERSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$308,269

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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