The Creel-Harison Foundation concentrates on supporting community-level organizations in Augusta/CSRA and similar regional communities, with a strong emphasis on youth development, basic needs, and therapeutic/residential services. Grants are frequently multi-year or repeat installments and often underwrite program operations, facility repairs, tuition subsidies, and targeted project costs (e.g., coolers, HVAC, sewer lines, therapy pools). The foundation consistently backs a mix of faith-based ministries, civic youth organizations, food banks, and education/training programs, favoring tangible, project-specific investments that enable service delivery for vulnerable populations.
Creel-harison Foundation Inc has made repeated support for Augusta-area literacy and wraparound family services a defining feature of its grantmaking. Across several years, Rise Augusta Inc received multiple awards for helping hands support, books, literacy software, and other literacy materials, showing a steady commitment to early learning and family-facing educational work. The foundation also backs institutions that meet immediate needs for children and caregivers, including Golden Harvest Food Bank for its children’s backpack program and Catholic Social Services of Augusta for a new food pantry cooler/freezer. Its giving also extends into services for young people and households facing instability. Grants have supported tuition subsidies for youth from the CSRA, academic-success supplies for children in need, and therapeutic services through organizations such as The Hale Foundation. The pattern suggests a funder that favors direct, practical support for local nonprofits serving children, families, and vulnerable adults in the Augusta/CSRA area. In addition to education and food access, the foundation has funded housing-related and health-related assistance, including transitional housing infrastructure, treatment-home support, and lodging and transportation for cancer patients.
Education and literacy are a clear theme in the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $89,138 in 2025, $72,200 in 2024, and $70,958 in 2023 to Rise Augusta Inc for helping hands wrap-around support, books, literacy software, and educational materials. The same youth-centered pattern appears in grants to Apparo Academy, including $40,000 in 2025 for tuition assistance and a $40,000 2023 installment toward a therapy pool. Food security is another recurring area. Golden Harvest Food Bank received $85,000 in 2024 for a cooler for the produce rescue center and $75,000 in 2023 for the children’s backpack program. The foundation also funded Catholic Social Services of Augusta in 2025 for a cooler/freezer for the new food pantry. For youth enrichment and student support, it gave $40,000 in 2025 to Boys & Girls Clubs of the CSRA for the Youth Force program at Great Futures Academy and $35,000 in 2024 to Augusta Mini Theatre for tuition subsidies for qualifying students.
$1.4M
$13.2M
$1.3M
$1.7M
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Concentrated, relationship-driven giving: many repeat grants and multi-year commitments to regional core grantees, funding medium-sized, project-specific requests (facility upgrades, program subsidies, equipment) rather than large national initiatives.
Notable grantees: RISE Augusta Inc, Golden Harvest Food Bank, Boys & Girls Clubs of the CSRA, Paul Anderson Youth Home Inc, Augusta Rescue Mission
Creel-harison Foundation Inc gives at a moderate local grant size, with a typical range centered on $10,000 to $30,000; the median grant is $20,000, with the 25th percentile at $10,000 and the 75th percentile at $30,000. The recent record shows larger awards when a project has a defined facility or program need, alongside many grants in the $35,000 to $50,000 range. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Rise Augusta Inc, Golden Harvest Food Bank, Child Enrichment Inc, Cancer Support Services, Apparo Academy, Paul Anderson Youth Home Inc, Tuttle Newton Home, and The Hale Foundation. The foundation also uses restricted, purpose-specific funding and multi-year pledge installments, such as a two-year pledge for a therapy pool.
The foundation’s giving is overwhelmingly local and centered on Georgia, which accounts for 84% of grants. Augusta is the main recipient city, with additional grants landing in nearby Grovetown and Vidalia. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 160 grants in the United States. In the recent grant list, Augusta recipients dominate, reinforcing a CSRA-centered pattern rather than a broad regional or national footprint.
Recent grants go to literacy and family-support groups, food banks and pantry providers, youth homes and tuition programs, therapeutic services, housing and transitional-living ministries, and health-related assistance. Named recipients include Rise Augusta Inc, Golden Harvest Food Bank, Apparo Academy, The Hale Foundation, and Cancer Support Services.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also show some larger project grants in the $40,000 to $89,138 range.
Yes. The recent record includes repeat awards to Rise Augusta Inc across 2023, 2024, and 2025; Golden Harvest Food Bank in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Child Enrichment Inc in 2024 and 2025; Cancer Support Services in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Apparo Academy, Paul Anderson Youth Home Inc, Tuttle Newton Home, and The Hale Foundation across multiple years.
Georgia receives 84% of grants, and the recent recipient list is heavily concentrated in Augusta, with additional grants in Grovetown and Vidalia. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
It often funds specific, concrete needs: books and literacy software, a produce-rescue cooler, a food pantry cooler/freezer, sewer-line work for transitional houses, new flooring, a van, a therapy pool, tuition assistance, and lodging and transportation costs for patients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SALVATION ARMY AUGUSTA AREA COMMAND | AUGUSTA, GA | $100,000 | 2026 | THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A 3 YEAR PLEDGE TOTALING $300K |
| RISE AUGUSTA INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $100,000 | 2026 | THE HELPING HANDS PROGRAM AND WRAP AROUND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN NEED |
| 143 MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $98,700 | 2026 | THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOME FOR THE WOMEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM |
| GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK | AUGUSTA, GA | $67,217 | 2026 | FOOD (ONLY) FOR THE KIDS' BACKPACK PROGRAM |
| FIRESIDE MINISTRIES | AUGUSTA, GA | $50,000 | 2026 | HOMES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES | AUGUSTA, GA | $50,000 | 2026 | LODGING AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES OF CANCER PATIENTS |
| THE HALE FOUNDATION | AUGUSTA, GA | $50,000 | 2026 | TRANSPORTATION AND VEHICLE EXPENSES FOR THE THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM |
| 100 BLACK MEN OF AUGUSTA | AUGUSTA, GA | $45,020 | 2026 | THE STEM CYBER/IT PROGRAM |
| CHILD ENRICHMENT INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $45,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF THE CASA PROGRAM, CAC PROGRAM, AND PREVENTION PROGRAM |
| UNITED WAY OF THE CSRA | AUGUSTA, GA | $42,475 | 2026 | THE FIVE 9 PROGRAM ($12,505), THE REFERNET PROGRAM ($5,900), THE PREVENTION PAYS PROGRAM ($2,470) AND PROJECT DASH FOOD DELIVERY ($21,600) |
| APPARO ACADEMY | AUGUSTA, GA | $40,000 | 2026 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| SAFEHOMES INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $35,000 | 2026 | THE PURCHASE OF AN AGENCY VEHICLE FOR RESIDENTS' APPOINTMENTS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF PUEBLO COUNTY | PUEBLO, CO | $35,000 | 2026 | THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ($25K) AND THE OUTDOOR EQUITY INITIATIVE ($10K) |
| AUGUSTA MINI THEATRE | AUGUSTA, GA | $35,000 | 2026 | TUITION SUBSIDIES FOR QUALIFYING STUDENTS |
| CHEYENNE VILLAGE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $30,993 | 2026 | REPAIRS TO THE GROUP HOME |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF S COLORADO | PUEBLO, CO | $30,000 | 2026 | THE HIPPY & PAT PROGRAMS |
| TUTTLE NEWTON HOME | AUGUSTA, GA | $30,000 | 2026 | THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS ITEMS TO ENSURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED |
| GAP MINISTRIES OF AUGUSTA | AUGUSTA, GA | $30,000 | 2026 | THE DIAPER PROGRAM AND THE ADULT INCONTINENCE BRIEF PROGRAM |
| WALTON FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENCE | AUGUSTA, GA | $30,000 | 2026 | CAMP TBI SUBSIDIES ($15K) AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS ($15K) |
| CARE AND SHARE FOOD BANK | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | FOOD ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE CSRA | AUGUSTA, GA | $25,000 | 2026 | RENOVATION EXPENSES FOR HAGLER'S TEEN CLUB VIBE |
| CASA OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | THE DEPENDENCY & NEGLECT PROGRAM |
| AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | AUGUSTA, GA | $20,000 | 2026 | TUITION GAP-FUNDING FOR "LAST MILE" STUDENTS |
| TURN BACK THE BLOCK | AUGUSTA, GA | $20,000 | 2026 | HOME BUILDING SUPPLIES |
| BRIDGE BUILDER COMMUNITIES | EVANS, GA | $16,525 | 2026 | 25 LAPTOPS AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS FOR FORMER FOSTER KIDS |
| CHRIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES | AUGUSTA, GA | $16,500 | 2026 | 3 EKG MACHINES |
| AUGUSTA TRAINING SHOP INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | DESIGN AND IMPLENTATION OF NEW PRODUCT LINE |
| AUGUSTA HERITAGE ACADEMY | AUGUSTA, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT FOR THE WARMING KITCHEN |
| COLORADO FARM TO TABLE | SALIDA, CO | $15,000 | 2026 | PLANTS AND HARVEST SUPPLIES |
| BURN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | AUGUSTA, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | TRANSPORTATION AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE FOR BURN PATIENTS |
| PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC | VIDALIA, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | TUITION SUBSIDIES EARMARKED FOR YOUTH FROM THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA |
| GARDEN CITY GOSPEL MISSION | AUGUSTA, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | TECHNOLOGY NEEDS |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES OF AUGUSTA | AUGUSTA, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A CARDBOARD BALER |
| VIA COGNITIVE HEALTH | AUGUSTA, GA | $12,500 | 2026 | THE BLOSSOMING MINDS PROGRAM |
| VETERANS K9 SOLUTIONS | EVANS, GA | $10,680 | 2026 | SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR DOG TRAINING PROGRAM |
| MIRACLE MAKING MINISTRIES | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | PRESCRIPTION SUBSIDIES AND MEDICAL EXAM EXPENSES FOR CLIENTS |
| MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | THE STUDENT TOURS PROGRAM |
| PREVENT BLINDNESS GEORGIA | SANDY SPRINGS, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | VISION EXAMS AND EYEGLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN RISE AUGUSTA SCHOOLS |
| SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | RENOVATION OF THE CATERER'S KITCHEN |
| KIDS RESTART INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, SUPPLIES, AND MATCHING GRANT FUNDS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN |
| THE FAMILY Y OF GREATER AUGUSTA | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | ADAPTIVE GYM EQUIPMENT FOR THE TOTAL ACCESS GYM |
| RESTART AUGUSTA INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | EXPENSES RELATED TO BUILDING BEDS FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | REPAIRS TO THE ROOF, ELEVATOR, AND HVAC UNIT |
| AUGUSTA SYMPHONY INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | THE TUNING IN PROGRAM AND CAMP CRESCENDO PROGRAM |
| ELEVATE AUGUSTA | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM |
| THE MOSAIC CENTER | EVANS, GA | $8,000 | 2026 | THE LIFE ON THE SPECTRUM PROGRAM. |
| HOPE HOUSE AUGUSTA | AUGUSTA, GA | $7,600 | 2026 | THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT |
| PROJECT REFRESH | AUGUSTA, GA | $7,500 | 2026 | STORAGE CABINETS FOR TRUCKS |
| AU PAULETTE HARRIS LITERACY CENTER | AUGUSTA, GA | $7,200 | 2026 | 120 LICENSES FOR LEXIA CORE5/POWER UP LICENSES |
| ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF PUEBLO | PUEBLO, CO | $6,000 | 2026 | OPERATION SCHOOL BELL |
THE SALVATION ARMY AUGUSTA AREA COMMAND
$100,000THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A 3 YEAR PLEDGE TOTALING $300K
THE HELPING HANDS PROGRAM AND WRAP AROUND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN NEED
143 MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC
$98,700THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOME FOR THE WOMEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM
FIRESIDE MINISTRIES
$50,000HOMES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES
LODGING AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES OF CANCER PATIENTS
THE HALE FOUNDATION
$50,000TRANSPORTATION AND VEHICLE EXPENSES FOR THE THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM
100 BLACK MEN OF AUGUSTA
$45,020THE STEM CYBER/IT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OF THE CASA PROGRAM, CAC PROGRAM, AND PREVENTION PROGRAM
THE FIVE 9 PROGRAM ($12,505), THE REFERNET PROGRAM ($5,900), THE PREVENTION PAYS PROGRAM ($2,470) AND PROJECT DASH FOOD DELIVERY ($21,600)
SAFEHOMES INC
$35,000THE PURCHASE OF AN AGENCY VEHICLE FOR RESIDENTS' APPOINTMENTS
THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ($25K) AND THE OUTDOOR EQUITY INITIATIVE ($10K)
AUGUSTA MINI THEATRE
$35,000TUITION SUBSIDIES FOR QUALIFYING STUDENTS
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF S COLORADO
$30,000THE HIPPY & PAT PROGRAMS
TUTTLE NEWTON HOME
$30,000THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS ITEMS TO ENSURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED
GAP MINISTRIES OF AUGUSTA
$30,000THE DIAPER PROGRAM AND THE ADULT INCONTINENCE BRIEF PROGRAM
WALTON FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENCE
$30,000CAMP TBI SUBSIDIES ($15K) AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS ($15K)
TUITION GAP-FUNDING FOR "LAST MILE" STUDENTS
TURN BACK THE BLOCK
$20,000HOME BUILDING SUPPLIES
BRIDGE BUILDER COMMUNITIES
$16,52525 LAPTOPS AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS FOR FORMER FOSTER KIDS
CHRIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
$16,5003 EKG MACHINES
AUGUSTA TRAINING SHOP INC
$15,000DESIGN AND IMPLENTATION OF NEW PRODUCT LINE
COLORADO FARM TO TABLE
$15,000PLANTS AND HARVEST SUPPLIES
BURN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$15,000TRANSPORTATION AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE FOR BURN PATIENTS
PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC
$15,000TUITION SUBSIDIES EARMARKED FOR YOUTH FROM THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA
GARDEN CITY GOSPEL MISSION
$15,000TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES OF AUGUSTA
$15,000THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A CARDBOARD BALER
VETERANS K9 SOLUTIONS
$10,680SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR DOG TRAINING PROGRAM
MIRACLE MAKING MINISTRIES
$10,000PRESCRIPTION SUBSIDIES AND MEDICAL EXAM EXPENSES FOR CLIENTS
MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART
$10,000THE STUDENT TOURS PROGRAM
PREVENT BLINDNESS GEORGIA
$10,000VISION EXAMS AND EYEGLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN RISE AUGUSTA SCHOOLS
SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER
$10,000RENOVATION OF THE CATERER'S KITCHEN
KIDS RESTART INC
$10,000TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, SUPPLIES, AND MATCHING GRANT FUNDS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN
THE FAMILY Y OF GREATER AUGUSTA
$10,000ADAPTIVE GYM EQUIPMENT FOR THE TOTAL ACCESS GYM
RESTART AUGUSTA INC
$10,000EXPENSES RELATED TO BUILDING BEDS FOR THOSE IN NEED
LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY
$10,000REPAIRS TO THE ROOF, ELEVATOR, AND HVAC UNIT
ELEVATE AUGUSTA
$10,000THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
THE MOSAIC CENTER
$8,000THE LIFE ON THE SPECTRUM PROGRAM.
THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
PROJECT REFRESH
$7,500STORAGE CABINETS FOR TRUCKS
AU PAULETTE HARRIS LITERACY CENTER
$7,200120 LICENSES FOR LEXIA CORE5/POWER UP LICENSES
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF PUEBLO
$6,000OPERATION SCHOOL BELL