The Hart Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on education and community institutions in west Georgia, committing substantial gifts to local colleges, a regional library system, a private school and disability services. Grants are largely place-based and mission-focused, supporting program and institutional capacity for organizations that serve LaGrange, Troup County and nearby Columbus. The foundation favors established charities and education institutions over a broad spread of causes.
A defining pattern in The Hart Family Foundation Inc’s giving is its repeated support for education institutions and community anchors in west Georgia. One of the largest recent grants, $205,316 to Columbus State University Foundation in 2024, sits alongside major support for the University of Georgia Foundation-la in Athens and recurring gifts to local organizations in LaGrange. The foundation’s grants favor mission strengthening rather than a wide mix of short-term projects: several awards are labeled to enhance charitable mission, and the recipients include public higher education, a regional library system, a private school, and disability services. That mix shows a funder working through established institutions that already serve LaGrange, Troup County, Columbus, and nearby communities. Recent giving also reaches into faith-based, arts, youth, and service organizations, including First Baptist Church, Lagrange Art Museum, Young Life Lagrange Georgia, and Calumet Center for Healing. Across the recent grant list, the pattern is steady support for organizations with a local footprint and a practical institutional role in the region.
Education is central to the foundation’s portfolio. In 2025, it gave $150,000 to University of Georgia Foundation-la in Athens for enhance charitable mission, and in 2024 it awarded $124,989 to Columbus State University Foundation in Columbus for the same purpose. The funder also backs K–12 education locally, including a $50,000 grant to Lagrange Academy in 2023 and a $10,000 grant to Hillside Montessori School in 2025. Community-serving infrastructure is another clear theme. The foundation gave $100,000 to Troup Harris Regional Library in 2023, supporting a regional library system that serves the LaGrange area. It also supported disability services with grants to The Exceptional Way Inc and Easterseals of West Georgia Inc, showing attention to organizations that work directly with local residents and families.
The Hart Family Foundation Inc gives in a middle-to-larger grant band, with a typical grant size of p25 $250, median $5,000, and p75 $10,000. The recent record shows both one-time and recurring support: Columbus State University Foundation, University of Georgia Foundation-la, First Baptist Church, The United Way of West GA, Lagrange Art Museum, Camp Viola, American Red Cross, Easterseals of West Georgia Inc, and Calumet Center for Healing each appear in more than one year. The foundation is not making grants to individuals and does not make program-related investments. The awards are framed largely as mission support, with several listed as enhance charitable mission and some recurring institutional gifts spread across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
$2.5M
$20.4M
$4.3M
$2.7M
Most grants fall between $250 and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$250
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated, relatively large grants to a small set of repeat local grantees; funding emphasizes institutional support and capacity building rather than many small one-off grants.
Notable grantees: Columbus State University Foundation, University of Georgia Foundation - LaGrange, Troup Harris Regional Library, LaGrange Academy, The Exceptional Way, Inc.
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Georgia, with 71% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The strongest recipient city pattern is LaGrange, where many grants land with local institutions and community groups. Outside LaGrange, Columbus appears repeatedly through Columbus State University Foundation and Easterseals of West Georgia Inc, while Athens appears through University of Georgia Foundation-la. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 91 grants in the United States and no non-U.S. recipients in the recent data.
Its recent grants center on education and community institutions: public higher education, a regional library system, a private school, disability services, and local organizations in LaGrange and nearby West Georgia. The list also includes faith-based, arts, youth, and human-service grantees.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Columbus State University Foundation, University of Georgia Foundation-la, First Baptist Church, The United Way of West GA, Lagrange Art Museum, Camp Viola, American Red Cross, Easterseals of West Georgia Inc, and Calumet Center for Healing.
The grant-size distribution is p25 $250, median $5,000, and p75 $10,000. The recent list also includes larger awards such as $205,316 to Columbus State University Foundation and $150,000 to University of Georgia Foundation-la.
Recipients in Georgia account for 71% of grants. LaGrange is the most visible recipient city, with additional repeated grants in Columbus and Athens. All recent grants in the data go to U.S. organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION | ATHENS, GA | $2,010,970 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| CITY OF LAGRANGE GEORGIA | LAGRANGE, GA | $150,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT |
| TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS | LAGRANGE, GA | $150,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIO | COLUMBUS, GA | $50,500 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| THE UNITED WAY OF WEST GA | LAGRANGE, GA | $20,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH | LAGRANGE, GA | $20,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| YOUNG LIFE LAGRANGE GEORGIA | LAGRANGE, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| LAGRANGE ART MUSEUM | LAGRANGE, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER | SMYRNA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| THE EXCEPTIONAL WAY | LAGRANGE, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| CALUMET CENTER FOR HEALING | LAGRANGE, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA | DALTON, GA | $5,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| BRIDGES OF HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST | MORVEN, GA | $5,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| FRIENDS OF CHRIST INDIA | FAIRFIELD, CT | $5,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| FAYETTE CARE CLINIC | FAYETTEVILLE, GA | $5,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| LAGRANGE-TROUP COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION | LAGRANGE, GA | $5,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| TROUP COUNTY JUVENILE COURTS | LAGRANGE, GA | $5,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT |
| CAMP VIOLA | LAGRANGE, GA | $5,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| WEST GA AUTISM FOUNDATION | CARROLLTON, GA | $2,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SELF HELP HARBOR INC | LAGRANGE, GA | $1,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| GEORGIA SHERIFFS YOUTH HOMES | LAGRANGE, GA | $1,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| TWIN CEDARS YOUTH & FAMILY | LAGRANGE, GA | $500 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| ATHENS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ATHENS, GA | $125 | 2026 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION-LA | ATHENS, GA | $150,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIO | COLUMBUS, GA | $124,989 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH | LAGRANGE, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| THE UNITED WAY OF WEST GA | LAGRANGE, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| YOUNG LIFE LAGRANGE GEORGIA | LAGRANGE, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| FRANCONIA MENNONITE CAMP ASSOCIATIO | CANADENSIS, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| LAGRANGE ART MUSEUM | LAGRANGE, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| CALUMET CENTER FOR HEALING | LAGRANGE, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| CAMP VIOLA | LAGRANGE, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | LAGRANGE, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| HILLSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | LAGRANGE, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| BRIDGES OF HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST | MORVEN, GA | $6,500 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| WEST GA HOSPICE | LAGRANGE, GA | $5,250 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER | SMYRNA, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| EASTERSEALS OF WEST GEORGIA INC | COLUMBUS, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| FRIENDS OF CHRIST INDIA | FAIRFIELD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA | DALTON, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| TWIN CEDARS YOUTH & FAMILY | LAGRANGE, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| LAGRANGE-TROUP COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION | LAGRANGE, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| WEST GA AUTISM FOUNDATION | CARROLLTON, GA | $2,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| GEORGIA SHERIFFS YOUTH HOMES | LAGRANGE, GA | $1,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | LAGRANGE, GA | $1,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| OPTIMIST CLUB OF LAGRANGE | LAGRANGE, GA | $1,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| TASH | WASHINGTON, DC | $250 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| LAGRANGE TROUP COUNTY HUMANE SOCIET | LAGRANGE, GA | $250 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $250 | 2025 | ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION |
CITY OF LAGRANGE GEORGIA
$150,000COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT
TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
$150,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
THE UNITED WAY OF WEST GA
$20,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
$20,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
YOUNG LIFE LAGRANGE GEORGIA
$15,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
LAGRANGE ART MUSEUM
$15,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
THE EXCEPTIONAL WAY
$10,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
CALUMET CENTER FOR HEALING
$10,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
FRIENDS OF CHRIST INDIA
$5,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
FAYETTE CARE CLINIC
$5,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
LAGRANGE-TROUP COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION
$5,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
TROUP COUNTY JUVENILE COURTS
$5,000COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT
CAMP VIOLA
$5,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
WEST GA AUTISM FOUNDATION
$2,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
SELF HELP HARBOR INC
$1,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
GEORGIA SHERIFFS YOUTH HOMES
$1,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
$30,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
THE UNITED WAY OF WEST GA
$20,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
YOUNG LIFE LAGRANGE GEORGIA
$15,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
FRANCONIA MENNONITE CAMP ASSOCIATIO
$15,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
LAGRANGE ART MUSEUM
$15,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA
$10,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
CALUMET CENTER FOR HEALING
$10,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
CAMP VIOLA
$10,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$10,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
HILLSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
$10,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
BRIDGES OF HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST
$6,500ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
WEST GA HOSPICE
$5,250ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
FRIENDS OF CHRIST INDIA
$5,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
LAGRANGE-TROUP COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION
$5,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
WEST GA AUTISM FOUNDATION
$2,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
GEORGIA SHERIFFS YOUTH HOMES
$1,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
THE SALVATION ARMY
$1,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
OPTIMIST CLUB OF LAGRANGE
$1,000ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
TASH
$250ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
LAGRANGE TROUP COUNTY HUMANE SOCIET
$250ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$250ENHANCE CHARITABLE MISSION