Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc
Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Columbus, Georgia. Its 2025 filing reports 24 grants totaling $44,000 to charitable organizations, including organizations in Georgia and elsewhere.
Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc gave $44K across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Georgia. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $44,000
- +63.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 24
- +41.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,833
- +15.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $652,591
- +4.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (7 of 24, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Georgia (66% 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 Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 100 Spring Harbor Drive 659, Columbus, GA 31904
Phone: (706) 323-7739
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was ACLU ($5K). Together the top 10 received $30K.
Grant Size Distribution
108 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 108 grants of 108 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 66% of grant dollars went to recipients in Georgia and 25% to recipients in New York. Recipients in Vermont, Washington, DC, and Missouri each received 2% of grant dollars.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 24 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. With only 24 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 58% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% 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 $27K (2024) to $62K (2023). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $44K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ACLU New York, NY | Unrestricted Contribution | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | Unrestricted Contribution | $5,000 |
| Feeding the Valley Midland, GA | Unrestricted Contribution | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Columbus, GA | Unrestricted Contribution | $5,000 |
| United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley Columbus, GA | Unrestricted Contribution | $5,000 |
| Ann Elizabeth Shepherd Home Columbus, GA | Unrestricted Contribution | $1,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley Columbus, GA | Unrestricted Contribution | $1,000 |
| Columbus Symphony Orchestra Columbus, GA | Unrestricted Contribution | $1,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Shelburne, VT | Unrestricted Contribution | $1,000 |
| Greenpeace Fund Washington, DC | Unrestricted Contribution | $1,000 |
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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 | $652,591 | $74,956 | $44,373 | $44,000 | 24 | $44,000 | $74,600 | $44,180 |
| 2024 | $622,008 | $40,413 | $31,516 | $27,000 | 17 | $28,300 | $38,623 | $39,758 |
| 2023 | $623,601 | $89,172 | $66,564 | $62,024 | 21 | $63,279 | $76,375 | $34,506 |
| 2022 | $591,099 | $24,292 | $49,156 | $44,582 | 22 | $45,786 | $27,725 | $38,922 |
| 2021 | $616,860 | $36,414 | $48,208 | $43,727 | 24 | $44,833 | $29,318 | $40,033 |
| 2020 | $629,459 | $41,177 | $45,737 | $42,561 | 22 | — | $36,273 | $34,149 |
| 2019 | $634,665 | $32,804 | $45,914 | $43,036 | 11 | — | $33,055 | $38,160 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $44K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas such as community services, hunger relief, environmental protection, and historic preservation. These are examples of grantees’ work, not stated focus areas of the foundation.
Feeding the Valley describes its mission as empowering neighbors to overcome hunger by ensuring access to food. Valley Rescue Mission says it provides services for homeless and needy people in the community. Historic Columbus Foundation describes work to preserve historic structures, revitalize historic neighborhoods, and educate the public about local history. Trees Columbus says it works to plant, preserve, and protect Columbus’s environment, especially trees and urban forests.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 24 grants totaling $44,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median grant of $1,000. Recipients included ACLU, Doctors Without Borders, Feeding the Valley, Planned Parenthood, and United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley, each receiving $5,000. Other $1,000 grants included awards to Valley Rescue Mission, Greenpeace Fund, Historic Columbus Foundation, and Trees Columbus.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Thornton F. Jordan and Sue J. Jordan as trustees.
Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sue J. Jordan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thornton F. Jordan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
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 Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc
How much does Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc gave $44K across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 17 grants.
What is Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,833, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc that year got $2K on average.
Where does Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Georgia: 66% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Columbus, GA (16 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (24 of 24) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include ACLU ($5,000), Doctors Without Borders ($5,000) and Feeding the Valley ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 34% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc?
Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc reported $653K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $44K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $44K (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 Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas such as community services, hunger relief, environmental protection, and historic preservation. These are examples of grantees’ work, not stated focus areas of the foundation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Thornton Jordan Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2547965. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Thornton Jordan 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 October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 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 April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
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