Thurber Family Foundation
Thurber Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Roswell, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $826K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $72K.
Thurber Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Thurber Family Foundation gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $825,900
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Thurber Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hall-Dawson CASA Program ($10K). Together the top 4 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Thurber Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 106% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2021) to $738K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hall-Dawson CASA Program Gainesville, GA | Ensured abused and neglected children have the right to a safe placement and permanent home | $10,000 |
| Songs for Kids Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA | Mentoring Program | $10,000 |
| Star House Foundation Roswell, GA | After School/Summer Program at Esther Jackson Elementary | $10,000 |
| North Fulton Community Charities Roswell, GA | Help ease hardship and foster financial stability in our community | $10,000 |
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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 | $825,900 | $78,500 | $46,239 | $40,000 | 4 | $40,000 | $72,261 | $37,904 |
| 2024 | $763,886 | $25,224 | $40,921 | $35,000 | 4 | $35,000 | $19,303 | $36,219 |
| 2023 | $684,514 | $21,855 | $34,954 | $30,000 | 4 | $30,000 | $16,901 | $32,552 |
| 2022 | $596,027 | $29,597 | $45,234 | $40,000 | 4 | $40,000 | $24,363 | $32,960 |
| 2021 | $784,856 | $52,086 | $32,351 | $28,000 | 3 | $28,000 | $47,735 | $38,374 |
| 2020 | $679,992 | $38,990 | $743,597 | $738,127 | 7 | — | $33,520 | $56,999 |
| 2019 | $1,251,744 | $20,990 | $68,092 | $61,000 | 4 | — | $16,963 | $59,285 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Thurber Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $38K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Thurber Family Foundation is led by Claire Thurber, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Claire Thurber
President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eleanor B. Thurber
Secretary
President → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert E. Thurber
Secretary & Treasurer
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 Thurber Family Foundation
How much does Thurber Family Foundation give each year?
Thurber Family Foundation gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 4 grants.
What is Thurber Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Thurber Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Thurber Family Foundation give grants?
Thurber Family Foundation gives mostly in Georgia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Roswell, GA (2 grants).
Does Thurber Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Thurber Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Thurber Family Foundation?
Thurber Family Foundation reported $826K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $38K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Thurber Family Foundation's EIN?
Thurber Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0553690. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 22, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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