Thornwell Family Foundation
Thornwell Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Atlanta, Georgia. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including organizations working in home repair, education, food assistance, and other areas.
Thornwell Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Thornwell Family Foundation gave $1.8M across 42 grants in 2025 (avg $43K), mostly in Ohio. 52% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,792,940
- +200.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 42
- +55.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $42,689
- +92.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $55,465,804
- +6.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 52% first-time grantees (22 of 42, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Ohio (52% 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 Thornwell Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4200 Northside Pkwy Bldg 14 250, Atlanta, GA 30327
Phone: (470) 359-9275
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Thornwell Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was People Working Cooperatively ($250K). Together the top 10 received $1.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
123 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 103 grants of 123 (84%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio (52%), Florida (23%), Georgia (22%), Tennessee (1%), and South Carolina (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 42 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Thornwell Family Foundation open to new grantees?
52%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 22 of 42 grantees (52%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $47K; repeat grants $38K. How we count
Medians: $23K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 45% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 796% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 69% 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 (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $150K (2020) to $1.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 42 grants totaling $1.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| People Working Cooperatively Cincinnati, OH | To Support Charity | $250,000 |
| The Boyce L Ansley School Inc Atlanta, GA | To Support Charity | $150,000 |
| Raymond James Charitable fbo Rembert and Katherine Thornwell Family Fund St Petersburg, FL | To Support Charity | $101,487 |
| Raymond James Charitable fbo David and Terri Dozier Family Fund St Petersburg, FL | To Support Charity | $101,453 |
| Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio Cincinnati, OH | To Support Charity | $100,000 |
| Cise Cincinnati, OH | To Support Charity | $100,000 |
| Greater Cincinnati Foundation fbo Katherine and Tim Stautberg Family Fund Cincinnati, OH | To Support Charity | $100,000 |
| LISC Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL | To Support Charity | $100,000 |
| MARR Addiction Treatment Centers Doraville, GA | To Support Charity | $100,000 |
| Matthew 25 Ministries Blue Ash, OH | To Support Charity | $100,000 |
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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 | $55,465,804 | $1,748,332 | $2,380,736 | $1,792,940 | 42 | $1,799,700 | $1,235,216 | $2,623,363 |
| 2024 | $51,878,969 | $47,728,352 | $989,622 | $597,500 | 27 | $602,553 | $2,100,418 | $1,980,518 |
| 2023 | $3,443,159 | $208,377 | $274,498 | $242,500 | 20 | $242,500 | $175,981 | $172,986 |
| 2022 | $3,509,280 | $399,626 | $230,720 | $200,000 | 20 | $200,000 | $382,015 | $160,102 |
| 2021 | $3,340,374 | $809,771 | $190,372 | $151,500 | 14 | $151,500 | $795,415 | $155,915 |
| 2020 | $2,720,975 | $1,229,616 | $160,485 | $150,000 | 19 | — | $1,218,144 | $111,248 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Thornwell Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.6M 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 grants include support for organizations with varied missions. For example, People Working Cooperatively says it performs critical home repairs and services to help low-income homeowners live independently in safe, sound homes. The Boyce L Ansley School says it provides family support and an academic program to help children and families thrive. CISE describes its work as providing access to Catholic education for urban children. Matthew 25 Ministries says it provides food, water, clothing, shelter, medical care, and humanitarian supplies to people in need.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 42 grants totaling $1,792,940. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $250,000, with a median of $20,000. The largest listed grant was $250,000 to People Working Cooperatively in Cincinnati, Ohio. Other notable grants included $150,000 to The Boyce L Ansley School in Atlanta; $100,000 each to CISE, Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio, and Matthew 25 Ministries in Ohio; and $100,000 to MARR Addiction Treatment Centers in Georgia.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Thornwell Family Foundation is led by Katherine Thornwell Stautberg, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Katherine Thornwell Stautberg
President
Treasurer → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rembert Marshall Thornwell
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Conrad Thornwell
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Edward Stautberg
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: James R. Thornwell (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Rem Thornwell (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tim Stautberg (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Katherine Stuatberg (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Linda Thornwell (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Thornwell Family Foundation
How much does Thornwell Family Foundation give each year?
Thornwell Family Foundation gave $1.8M across 42 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $598K across 27 grants.
What is Thornwell Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Thornwell Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $42,689, across 42 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Thornwell Family Foundation that year got $47K on average.
Where does Thornwell Family Foundation give grants?
Thornwell Family Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (23%) and Georgia (22%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cincinnati, OH (18 grants), Atlanta, GA (3 grants), Jacksonville, FL (3 grants) and St Petersburg, FL (2 grants).
Does Thornwell Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 42 grants with a stated purpose on Thornwell Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Support Charity" (42 grants).
Who are Thornwell Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Thornwell Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include People Working Cooperatively ($250,000), The Boyce L Ansley School Inc ($150,000) and Raymond James Charitable fbo Rembert and Katherine Thornwell Family Fund ($101,487), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Thornwell Family Foundation?
Thornwell Family Foundation reported $55.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.6M (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 Thornwell Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for organizations with varied missions. For example, People Working Cooperatively says it performs critical home repairs and services to help low-income homeowners live independently in safe, sound homes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Thornwell Family Foundation?
The foundation 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 Thornwell Family Foundation's EIN?
Thornwell Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0716497. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Thornwell 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Thornwell Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/thornwell-family-foundation-morg_50f028d07a8346079838fbb7dce4d2ca
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