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    Act Foundation

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    ATLANTA, GA6786454659
    EIN (Tax ID): 58-6033966Latest Form 990: 2025Total assets: $50.5M3 filings on record

    About Act Foundation

    The ACT Foundation concentrates its giving on large, institution-building gifts—especially capital campaign support for higher education and elite independent K–12 schools—primarily in the Southeastern U.S. It also uses community foundation partnerships and intermediary grants to support special projects and regional philanthropy. The foundation makes a small number of substantial, repeat awards rather than many modest grants, indicating a preference for transformational, restricted capital or program support.

    Focus Areas

    Capital campaign support for research universities (e.g., Vanderbilt University)Major gifts to independent/private K–12 schools (e.g., Westminster Schools)Regional philanthropic intermediaries and community foundations in the SoutheastMulti-year/repeat institutional support for institutional capacity and special projectsLarge, restricted institutional grants for capital and program expansion

    Who They Fund

    children/pediatric patientsmedical researchers and clinical fellowshospitals and healthcare institutions (e.g., Children's Hospital of Los Angeles)

    About Act Foundation

    Act Foundation Inc. stands out for repeated seven-figure support to Vanderbilt University: $1,360,000 in 2023 for program support, another $1,360,000 in 2024 for program support, and the same amount again in 2025 for special project support. That kind of repeat award pattern points to a funder that favors sustained institutional backing rather than one-time, scattered gifts. Across its recent grants, the foundation also backs capital campaign work at schools and universities, with gifts that support expansion, facilities, and special initiatives. The foundation’s grantmaking is centered on institutions that already have a clear public presence, including higher education, independent schools, community foundations, museums, and conservation organizations. In Atlanta, it supported The Westminster Schools for program support in 2024 and Westminster Schools Inc for capital campaign support in 2025. Elsewhere, it has made large awards to the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc and to organizations in Kentucky, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Utah, and Texas. The overall pattern is a small number of substantial grants, often renewed across multiple years, with a noticeable tilt toward restricted institutional support and capital-oriented funding.

    What Act Foundation Funds

    Higher education is a core theme in the foundation’s recent giving. Vanderbilt University received $1,360,000 in 2025 for special project support, following $1,360,000 in 2024 for program support and $1,360,000 in 2023 for program support. That pattern suggests long-running institutional backing rather than project-by-project experimentation. The foundation also supports private K–12 education. The Westminster Schools received $500,000 in 2024 for program support, and Westminster Schools Inc received $500,000 in 2025 for capital campaign support. Beyond education, the foundation has made regional and cultural grants, including $955,983 to Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc for special project support and $150,000 to High Museum of Art for general operating support.

    How Act Foundation Gives

    Typical grant sizes cluster at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent list also includes several much larger institutional awards. Recipients often appear across multiple years: Vanderbilt University, Entitlements How Inc, North Atlantic Salmon Fund, International Animal Rescue US, and Noah's Ark all received repeat grants. The pattern favors operating, program, special project, and capital campaign support rather than individual giving or program-related investments. The grant list shows a steady preference for renewed institutional relationships over one-off awards.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $4.1M

    Total Assets

    $50.5M

    Total Revenue

    $6.2M

    Total Expenses

    $4.5M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.

    25th Percentile

    $10K

    Median

    $25K

    75th Percentile

    $50K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional12 states funded

    About 53% of grants go to recipients in GA.

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    Giving Approach

    Concentrated, high-dollar giving with a handful of repeat grantees; emphasis on multi-grant or multi-year commitments and direct capital campaign support rather than broad, small-dollar distributions.

    Funding Style

    general operating supportprogram supportspecial project/restricted project fundingcapital campaign/capital infrastructure supportfellowship/individual research support

    Notable grantees: Vanderbilt University, Westminster Schools / The Westminster Schools, Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Inc., Entitlements How Inc

    Topics

    pediatric neuro-oncology researchcancer and blood disease researchmedical/research fellow supportcapital/infrastructure fundraising for nonprofit institutionsshort-term special projects and pilot initiatives

    Where Act Foundation Makes Grants

    Giving is heavily concentrated in the Southeast, with 53% of grants going to recipients in Georgia and Atlanta appearing repeatedly in the list. Nashville is another major landing point through Vanderbilt University, while Chattanooga appears through the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc. Outside the Southeast, the foundation’s grants reach Lexington, Brunswick, Jacksonville, Harbor Springs, Salt Lake City, and Fort Worth. All listed grants are to U.S. recipients.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Act Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does Act Foundation Inc. support most often?

    Its recent grants lean toward universities, independent schools, community foundations, museums, and conservation groups. Vanderbilt University, The Westminster Schools, Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc, High Museum of Art, and North Atlantic Salmon Fund all appear in the recent list with institutional support.

    Does Act Foundation Inc. make repeat grants?

    Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Vanderbilt University in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Entitlements How Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Noah's Ark across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That indicates recurring relationships rather than isolated gifts.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The distribution centers on $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger institutional grants, including multiple seven-figure commitments and several gifts in the $100,000 to $955,983 range.

    Where does Act Foundation Inc. give most often?

    Georgia receives the largest share of grants by count, and 53% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Atlanta and Locust Grove both appear in the recent grant list, and the foundation also gives in Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Utah, and Texas.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNASHVILLE, TN$1,360,0002025SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT
    COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA INCCHATTANOOGA, TN$955,9832025SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT
    WESTMINSTER SCHOOLS INCATLANTA, GA$500,0002025CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT
    ENTITLEMENTS HOW INCLEXINGTON, KY$250,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    ATLANTIC SALMON FEDERATIONBRUNSWICK, ME$240,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUNDJACKSONVILLE, FL$140,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    UTAH FILM CENTERSALT LAKE CITY, UT$100,0002025SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT
    HARBOR SPRINGS LYRIC THEATREHARBOR SPRINGS, MI$100,0002025CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT
    HARBOR SPRINGS AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETYHARBOR SPRINGS, MI$75,0002025CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT
    THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INCFORT WORTH, TX$50,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    NOAH'S ARK REHABILITATION CENTER INCLOCUST GROVE, GA$50,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    NOAH'S ARK REHABILITATION CENTER INCLOCUST GROVE, GA$50,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    NOAH'S ARK REHABILITATION CENTER INCLOCUST GROVE, GA$50,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUNDJACKSONVILLE, FL$32,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    SAVING HOPE FOUNDATIONFORT WORTH, TX$25,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    ATLANTIC SALMON FEDERATIONBRUNSWICK, ME$25,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUNDJACKSONVILLE, FL$18,0002025SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT
    FORWARD ARTS FOUNDATION INCATLANTA, GA$15,0002025SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT
    ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITALMEMPHIS, TN$10,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNASHVILLE, TN$10,0002025SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT
    BRAYDEN COLE HINCK FOUNDATION INCCALABASAS, CA$10,0002025TO SUPPORT A FELLOW IN CANCER & BLOOD DISEASE RESEARCH FOCUSED ON NEURO-ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES
    FINO DOGGIE RESCUE INCPARKLAND, FL$7,5002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICAALEXANDRIA, VA$5,4352025SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT
    BUCKHEAD BASEBALL INCALANTA, GA$5,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    FAMILIES OF CHILDREN UNDER STRESS INCATLANTA, GA$5,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH (WASHINGTON)VANCOUVER, WA$1,0002025SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT
    VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNASHVILLE, TN$1,360,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOLSATLANTA, GA$500,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    ENTITLEMENTS HOW INCLEXINGTON, KY$250,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUND USJACKSONVILLE, FL$160,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    APF SUPPORT INCATLANTA, GA$150,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE USSHREWSBURY, MA$125,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    AMERICAN RIVERSWASHINGTON, DC$50,0002024GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUND USJACKSONVILLE, FL$50,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    NOAH'S ARKLOCUST GROVE, GA$50,0002024GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    NOAH'S ARKLOCUST GROVE, GA$50,0002024GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    PATH FOUNDATIONATLANTA, GA$50,0002024GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    NOAH'S ARKLOCUST GROVE, GA$50,0002024GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    FORWARD ARTS FOUNDATIONATLANTA, GA$15,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONPETOSKEY, MI$10,0002024GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    ANIMAL RESCUE FUND OF THE HAMPTONS INCEAST HAMPTON, NY$10,0002024GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    FINO DOGGIE ETC RESCUE INCPARKLAND, FL$7,5002024GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    FOCUSATLANTA, GA$5,0002024GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    ATLANTA MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCYATLANTA, GA$1,0002024GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNASHVILLE, TN$1,360,0002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNASHVILLE, TN$600,0002023CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
    ENTITLEMENTS HOW INCLEXINGTON, KY$250,0002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    HIGH MUSEUM OF ARTATLANTA, GA$150,0002023GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE USSHREWSBURY, MA$125,0002023GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    HARBOR HALL FOUNDATIONHARBOR SPRINGS, MI$50,0002023CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

    VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

    $1,360,000
    NASHVILLE, TN2025

    SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT

    COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA INC

    $955,983
    CHATTANOOGA, TN2025

    SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT

    WESTMINSTER SCHOOLS INC

    $500,000
    ATLANTA, GA2025

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT

    ENTITLEMENTS HOW INC

    $250,000
    LEXINGTON, KY2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    ATLANTIC SALMON FEDERATION

    $240,000
    BRUNSWICK, ME2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUND

    $140,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    UTAH FILM CENTER

    $100,000
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT2025

    SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT

    HARBOR SPRINGS LYRIC THEATRE

    $100,000
    HARBOR SPRINGS, MI2025

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT

    HARBOR SPRINGS AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    $75,000
    HARBOR SPRINGS, MI2025

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT

    THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC

    $50,000
    FORT WORTH, TX2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    NOAH'S ARK REHABILITATION CENTER INC

    $50,000
    LOCUST GROVE, GA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    NOAH'S ARK REHABILITATION CENTER INC

    $50,000
    LOCUST GROVE, GA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    NOAH'S ARK REHABILITATION CENTER INC

    $50,000
    LOCUST GROVE, GA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUND

    $32,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    SAVING HOPE FOUNDATION

    $25,000
    FORT WORTH, TX2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    ATLANTIC SALMON FEDERATION

    $25,000
    BRUNSWICK, ME2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUND

    $18,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2025

    SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT

    FORWARD ARTS FOUNDATION INC

    $15,000
    ATLANTA, GA2025

    SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT

    ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL

    $10,000
    MEMPHIS, TN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

    $10,000
    NASHVILLE, TN2025

    SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT

    BRAYDEN COLE HINCK FOUNDATION INC

    $10,000
    CALABASAS, CA2025

    TO SUPPORT A FELLOW IN CANCER & BLOOD DISEASE RESEARCH FOCUSED ON NEURO-ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES

    FINO DOGGIE RESCUE INC

    $7,500
    PARKLAND, FL2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

    $5,435
    ALEXANDRIA, VA2025

    SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT

    BUCKHEAD BASEBALL INC

    $5,000
    ALANTA, GA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    FAMILIES OF CHILDREN UNDER STRESS INC

    $5,000
    ATLANTA, GA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH (WASHINGTON)

    $1,000
    VANCOUVER, WA2025

    SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT

    VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

    $1,360,000
    NASHVILLE, TN2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOLS

    $500,000
    ATLANTA, GA2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    ENTITLEMENTS HOW INC

    $250,000
    LEXINGTON, KY2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUND US

    $160,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    APF SUPPORT INC

    $150,000
    ATLANTA, GA2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE US

    $125,000
    SHREWSBURY, MA2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    AMERICAN RIVERS

    $50,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2024

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUND US

    $50,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    NOAH'S ARK

    $50,000
    LOCUST GROVE, GA2024

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    NOAH'S ARK

    $50,000
    LOCUST GROVE, GA2024

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    PATH FOUNDATION

    $50,000
    ATLANTA, GA2024

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    NOAH'S ARK

    $50,000
    LOCUST GROVE, GA2024

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    FORWARD ARTS FOUNDATION

    $15,000
    ATLANTA, GA2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION

    $10,000
    PETOSKEY, MI2024

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    ANIMAL RESCUE FUND OF THE HAMPTONS INC

    $10,000
    EAST HAMPTON, NY2024

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    FINO DOGGIE ETC RESCUE INC

    $7,500
    PARKLAND, FL2024

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    FOCUS

    $5,000
    ATLANTA, GA2024

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    ATLANTA MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY

    $1,000
    ATLANTA, GA2024

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

    $1,360,000
    NASHVILLE, TN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

    $600,000
    NASHVILLE, TN2023

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

    ENTITLEMENTS HOW INC

    $250,000
    LEXINGTON, KY2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    HIGH MUSEUM OF ART

    $150,000
    ATLANTA, GA2023

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE US

    $125,000
    SHREWSBURY, MA2023

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    HARBOR HALL FOUNDATION

    $50,000
    HARBOR SPRINGS, MI2023

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN