About Southface Energy Institute
Together, we empower sustainable communities through advocacy, education, and services to improve health, the environment, and economic opportunity.
Focus Areas
energy efficiencyclean energysustainable buildingscommunity resiliencetraining and workforce developmentnonprofit facility upgradesclean transportation
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (NPOs)nonprofit-owned buildings/facilities
Funding Style
capital/infrastructure grantsfacility improvement/renovationrestricted/project-based support
About Southface Energy Institute
Southface Energy Institute Inc. directs much of its grantmaking toward nonprofit buildings and facilities, using project-based support to fund utility system upgrades, building-system improvements, and other capital repairs. The recent record shows repeated awards at the same size point, with grants commonly clustered around $75,000 and $60,000, alongside larger facility investments for organizations in Georgia and beyond. That pattern fits its active programs, which emphasize energy efficiency, sustainable buildings, and nonprofit facility support. The foundation has backed a wide range of institutions that operate community-serving properties. Boys and Girls Club of America in Atlanta received one grant for utility system improvements and another for nonprofit improvements, while the Salvation Army appears multiple times across different locations with building-system and facility-improvement awards. Southface also supported groups such as Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, Acton Academy in Chattahoochee Hills, and the Levite Jewish Community Center in Birmingham. Across these awards, the throughline is not general operating support but targeted physical upgrades that affect energy use, resilience, and operating costs.
What Southface Energy Institute Funds
A major theme is utility and building systems work for nonprofits. Southface gave $163,125 to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley in Phoenix for utility system improvements, and $79,500 to the Levite Jewish Community Center in Birmingham for the same purpose. Those awards point to a grantmaking pattern centered on infrastructure rather than program delivery. They also fund facility modernization. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Rabun Gap received $75,000 for building-system improvements, and the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham received the same amount for a similar purpose. Related support went to Miracle City Church in Baltimore and Salvation Army sites in St. Petersburg, Miami, and Metro Atlanta. The foundation’s nonprofit-assistance work extends to resilience and cost reduction. Fulton County Resilience Hub in Mobile received $90,000 for improvements to a nonprofit facility, while Chatt Foundation in Chattanooga and Salvation Army Galveston TX also received facility-focused awards.
How Southface Energy Institute Gives
Southface Energy Institute Inc. gives at a fairly consistent middle-grant level: p25 is $20,000, median grant size is $30,000, and p75 is $47,526. The recent-grants list shows many awards above that upper quartile, including repeated $60,000, $75,000, and $75,000-plus grants, which suggests that larger capital projects are a regular part of the portfolio. The grants shown are project-based and restricted to facility or infrastructure work, not unrestricted operating support. The pattern also appears recurring rather than one-off, with organizations such as Boys and Girls Club of America and the Salvation Army appearing more than once across different years.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.1M
Total Assets
$6.9M
Total Revenue
$8.6M
Total Expenses
$8.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $48K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$48K
Geographic Reach
Regional19 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JAMES MARLOW
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