The Dugald W. Hudson Charitable Trust focuses its giving on local Atlanta-area religious and educational institutions, with repeated multi-year support for a few core beneficiaries. Major gifts fund capital projects and general operating/foundation support for K–12 independent schools, a public university, and a small arts/historic preservation group. Grants are concentrated rather than broadly distributed, indicating a preference for sustaining established institutions in the region.
Concentrated giving with a small number of relatively large grants, frequent repeat funding to the same institutions, and a mix of capital gifts and unrestricted/foundation support rather than many small one-off grants.
The Dugald W Hudson Charitable Trst Nancy Reeves Mansfield shows a clear pattern of backing a small set of Atlanta-area institutions over multiple years, with repeated grants to Georgia State University, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta Girls School, Christchurch School, and the Decorative Arts Trust. The largest recent award in the file was $25,000 to Georgia State University in 2025 for foundation support, followed by a series of similar institutional gifts rather than one-off project funding spread across many recipients. Its giving points to religious, educational, and cultural institutions that can use flexible support or capital/memorial funding. Trinity Presbyterian Church appears in the record for capital/memorial support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Atlanta Girls School received support in both 2023 and 2025. Christchurch School also appears more than once. The trust’s recent grants include both local Atlanta recipients and a small number of outside institutions such as Smith College and the Decorative Arts Trust, but the pattern remains centered on established organizations rather than broad, dispersed grantmaking.
Education is a major thread in the trust’s recent giving. It gave $25,000 to Georgia State University in 2025 for foundation support, and also supported Atlanta Girls School with $15,000 in 2025 and $15,000 in 2023, plus $10,000 in 2024. Religious and memorial giving is another consistent area. Trinity Presbyterian Church received $21,100 in 2023, $14,800 in 2024, and $18,850 in 2025, each listed as capital/memorial support. The trust also made a $5,000 grant to Christian City in 2023. Cultural and historic preservation work appears in grants to the Decorative Arts Trust, including $19,669 in 2024, $6,000 in 2023, and $2,300 in 2025. The Georgia Trust also received support in 2024 and 2025, indicating continued interest in preservation-related institutions.
The typical grant size is modest and concentrated: p25 is $5,501, the median is $10,000, and p75 is $14,900. That places many grants in the low five-figure range, with a smaller number of larger awards such as $25,000. The record also shows repeated support to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing institutional relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is a charitable trust, and it does not fund individuals or program-related investments.
$100K
$1.8M
$67K
$122K
Most grants fall between $6K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Notable grantees: Trinity Presbyterian Church, Georgia State University, Atlanta Girls School, Christchurch School, Decorative Arts Trust
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local and heavily centered in Georgia: 84% of grants in the record went to recipients in the HQ state, and Georgia is the top state by grant count. Atlanta is the main city appearing across the grants list, with additional Georgia recipients in St Simons, Union City, Marietta, and Decatur. Outside Georgia, the trust made smaller grants to Media, Pennsylvania and Northampton, Massachusetts. All recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants point to religious, educational, and cultural institutions. Examples in the record include a public university, independent schools, a Presbyterian church, a theological seminary, and organizations tied to decorative arts and historic preservation.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Trinity Presbyterian Church in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Atlanta Girls School in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Christchurch School in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and The Georgia Trust in 2024 and 2025.
The middle of the distribution is $10,000, with p25 at $5,501 and p75 at $14,900. Recent grants range from small awards like $1,500 to larger gifts such as $25,000.
Most grants go to Georgia recipients, and 84% of grants in the record were made to organizations in the HQ state. Atlanta is the most common city among recipients, alongside other Georgia locations such as St Simons, Decatur, Marietta, and Union City.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2026 | FOUNDATION SUPPORT |
| TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ATLTANTA, GA | $13,000 | 2026 | CAPITAL/MEMORIAL |
| CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL | ST SIMONS, GA | $12,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| HISTORIC OAKLAND FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $12,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| SMITH COLLEGE | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $12,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| 11 OTHER CHARITIES | ATLANTA, GA | $9,339 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| GEORGIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS | MARIETTA, GA | $7,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| DECORATIVE ARTS TRUST | MEDIA, PA | $6,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| TRINITY EARLY LEARNING CENTER MILES | ATLANTA, GA | $1,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| THE GEORGIA TRUST | ATLANTA, GA | $250 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOUNDATION SUPPORT |
| TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ATLTANTA, GA | $18,850 | 2025 | CAPITAL/MEMORIAL |
| ATLANTA GIRLS SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL | ST SIMONS, GA | $12,750 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| 11 OTHER CHARITIES | ATLANTA, GA | $9,583 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| SMITH COLLEGE | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $7,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| THE GEORGIA TRUST | ATLANTA, GA | $4,950 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| GEORGIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS | MARIETTA, GA | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | DECATUR, GA | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| DECORATIVE ARTS TRUST | MEDIA, PA | $2,300 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| TRINITY EARLY LEARNING CENTER MILES | ATLANTA, GA | $2,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| DECORATIVE ARTS TRUST | MEDIA, PA | $19,669 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ATLTANTA, GA | $14,800 | 2024 | CAPITAL/MEMORIAL |
| GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $11,000 | 2024 | FOUNDATION SUPPORT |
| ATLANTA GIRLS SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| SMITH COLLEGE | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| 15 OTHER CHARITIES | ATLANTA, GA | $8,955 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL | ST SIMONS, GA | $6,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| THE GEORGIA TRUST | ATLANTA, GA | $2,850 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOLS | ATLANTA, GA | $2,800 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ATLANTA, GA | $1,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ATLTANTA, GA | $21,100 | 2023 | CAPITAL/MEMORIAL |
| GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $17,000 | 2023 | FOUNDATION SUPPORT |
| CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL | ST SIMONS, GA | $15,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| ATLANTA GIRLS SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| 22 OTHER CHARITIES | ATLANTA, GA | $12,410 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ATLANTA, GA | $6,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| DECORATIVE ARTS TRUST | MEDIA, PA | $6,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOLS | ATLANTA, GA | $5,002 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| CHRISTIAN CITY | UNION CITY, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$20,000FOUNDATION SUPPORT
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$13,000CAPITAL/MEMORIAL
CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL
$12,500SUPPORT
HISTORIC OAKLAND FOUNDATION
$12,500SUPPORT
SMITH COLLEGE
$12,500SUPPORT
11 OTHER CHARITIES
$9,339SUPPORT
GEORGIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS
SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$5,000SUPPORT
TRINITY EARLY LEARNING CENTER MILES
$1,500SUPPORT
THE GEORGIA TRUST
$250SUPPORT
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$25,000FOUNDATION SUPPORT
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$18,850CAPITAL/MEMORIAL
ATLANTA GIRLS SCHOOL
$15,000SUPPORT
CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL
$12,750SUPPORT
11 OTHER CHARITIES
$9,583SUPPORT
SMITH COLLEGE
$7,500SUPPORT
THE GEORGIA TRUST
$4,950SUPPORT
GEORGIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS
$2,500SUPPORT
COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$2,500SUPPORT
TRINITY EARLY LEARNING CENTER MILES
$2,000SUPPORT
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$14,800CAPITAL/MEMORIAL
ATLANTA GIRLS SCHOOL
$10,000SUPPORT
SMITH COLLEGE
$10,000SUPPORT
15 OTHER CHARITIES
$8,955SUPPORT
CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL
$6,000SUPPORT
THE GEORGIA TRUST
$2,850SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$1,500SUPPORT
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$21,100CAPITAL/MEMORIAL
CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL
$15,000SUPPORT
ATLANTA GIRLS SCHOOL
$15,000SUPPORT
22 OTHER CHARITIES
$12,410SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$6,000SUPPORT