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About Duluth Fall Festival
The Duluth Fall Festival Inc. is a hyper-local funder concentrating on community vitality in Duluth, GA — underwriting municipal programming, neighborhood schools, family safety-net services, and local cultural institutions. Their grants support both civic operations/events and direct-service nonprofits that address food security, housing stability, health, and special-needs support. They repeatedly fund a small set of core local partners rather than a broad national portfolio.
Focus Areas
Municipal/civic event and programming support in Duluth (large grants to City of Duluth)Local K–12 and charter school support (Duluth Cluster School)Historic/cultural tourism and museums (Southeastern Railway Museum)Basic needs and family services including food pantry/co-op and emergency housing (Hands of Christ Duluth Co-op; Rainbow Village)Behavioral and physical health services and disability support (Wellroot Family Service; Spectrum Autism Support Group; Peachtree Christian Health)
Who They Fund
local communities / neighborhood residentsgrassroots or community-based organizations
About Duluth Fall Festival
Duluth Fall Festival Inc. centers its giving on Duluth’s own civic and community life, with its largest recent grants going to the City of Duluth for municipal programming and local event support. That pattern points to a funder that treats community operations, public events, and neighborhood-facing institutions as core priorities rather than side interests. The foundation’s recent grants also show sustained support for Duluth Cluster School, indicating attention to local K–12 needs alongside civic work. Beyond public programming, the foundation funds a small set of nearby nonprofits that serve practical community needs. Hands of Christ - Duluth Co-op has appeared repeatedly in the recent grants list, and Wellroot Family Service has also received support for community projects. The portfolio includes cultural and heritage institutions as well, with Southeastern Railway Museum among the recipients. Taken together, the grant record reflects a place-based funder working through recurring local partners to support schools, safety-net services, and organizations that shape daily life in Duluth, GA.
What Duluth Fall Festival Funds
A central thread in the foundation’s giving is municipal and civic support. The City of Duluth received $100,500 in 2025, $50,500 in 2024, and $51,500 in 2023, showing repeated backing for local public programming and operations. School support is another visible area. Duluth Cluster School received $25,000 in 2023, $10,000 in 2024, and $20,000 in 2025, placing education among the foundation’s recurring commitments. The grant record also includes basic-needs and family services. Hands of Christ - Duluth Co-op received $15,000 in 2023, $15,000 in 2024, and $15,000 in 2025, while Rainbow Village received $15,000 in 2023. Cultural and health-related organizations appear too, including $40,000 to Southeastern Railway Museum in 2024 and $15,000 to Peachtree Christian Health in 2024.
How Duluth Fall Festival Gives
Grant sizes cluster in the mid-thousands to low tens of thousands, with a p25 of $13,000, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $28,750. The recent record shows both larger civic awards and a steady run of smaller local grants. Recipients often reappear across multiple years: the City of Duluth, Duluth Cluster School, Hands of Christ - Duluth Co-op, and Southeastern Railway Museum all received support in more than one year. The foundation is not a family foundation in the data provided; it is a local nonprofit with annual grants of $421,500 and total assets of $452,809. It also accepts unsolicited nonprofit participation through its vendor booth discount program, which offers a 20% discount for qualified local 501(c)(3) organizations.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$181K
Total Assets
$425K
Total Revenue
$3K
Total Expenses
$5K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $29K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$29K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KAY MONTGOMERY
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