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.
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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.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISE AUGUSTA INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $89,138 | 2025 | THE HELPING HANDS WRAP AROUND SUPPORT, BOOKS, LITERACY SOFTWARE, AND LITERACY MATERIALS |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES OF AUGUSTA | AUGUSTA, GA | $51,885 | 2025 | A COOLER/FREEZER FOR THE NEW FOOD PANTRY |
| 143 MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | A TREATMENT HOME FOR MEN |
| GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK | AUGUSTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF EFFORTS |
| CSRA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | AUGUSTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF EFFORTS |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | AUGUSTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF EFFORTS |
| CHILD ENRICHMENT INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $42,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF THE CASA PROGRAM |
| APPARO ACADEMY | AUGUSTA, GA | $40,000 | 2025 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE CSRA | AUGUSTA, GA | $40,000 | 2025 | THE YOUTH FORCE PROGRAM AT GREAT FUTURES ACADEMY |
| CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES | AUGUSTA, GA | $40,000 | 2025 | LODGING AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES OF CANCER PATIENTS |
| AUGUSTA MINI THEATRE | AUGUSTA, GA | $35,000 | 2025 | TUITION SUBSIDIES FOR QUALIFYING STUDENTS |
| THE HALE FOUNDATION | AUGUSTA, GA | $33,000 | 2025 | THE THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT SERVICES OF THE PHASE I PROGRAM |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF PUEBLO COUNTY | PUEBLO, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | $20K FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND $10K FOR THE OUTDOOR EQUITY INITIATIVE. |
| 100 BLACK MEN OF AUGUSTA | AUGUSTA, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | THE STEAM AND ROBOTICS PROGRAMS |
| AUGUSTA RESCUE MISSION | AUGUSTA, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | CLASSROOMS AND COMMON AREA RENOVATIONS |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF S COLORADO | PUEBLO, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | THE HIPPY & PAT PROGRAMS |
| WALTON FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENCE | AUGUSTA, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | EXPENSES FOR CAMP TBI ($15K) AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS ($15K) |
| TUTTLE NEWTON HOME | AUGUSTA, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS ITEMS TO ENSURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED |
| FIRESIDE MINISTRIES | AUGUSTA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | HOMES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| HISTORIC AUGUSTA INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | MOVING EXPENSES FOR 3 HISTORIC COTTAGES FROM CCHS |
| CARE AND SHARE FOOD BANK | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | FOOD ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION |
| VIA COGNITIVE HEALTH | AUGUSTA, GA | $24,000 | 2025 | THE THERAPEUTIC GARDENING & BIKE REPAIR PROGRAMS |
| BRIDGE BUILDER COMMUNITIES | EVANS, GA | $23,525 | 2025 | APPLICANCES FOR THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN |
| GAP MINISTRIES | AUGUSTA, GA | $22,000 | 2025 | THE DIAPER PROGRAM AND THE ADULT INCONTINENCE BRIEF PROGRAM |
| AUGUSTA SYMPHONY INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE TUNING IN AND CAMP CRESCENDO PROGRAMS |
| UNITED WAY OF THE CSRA | AUGUSTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | THE FIVE 9 PROGRAM ($11,640), THE REFERNET PROGRAM ($5,900), AND THE PREVENTION PAYS PROGRAM ($2,460) |
| AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | AUGUSTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | TUITION GAP-FUNDING FOR "LAST MILE" STUDENTS |
| CASA OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH TRAINING CASA VOLUNTEERS |
| SAFEHOMES INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $18,114 | 2025 | UPDATE TO THE ACCESS CONTROL GATE SYSTEM |
| PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC | VIDALIA, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | TUITION SUBSIDIES EARMARKED FOR YOUTH FROM THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA |
| BURN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | AUGUSTA, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | TRANSPORTATION AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE FOR BURN PATIENTS |
| AUGUSTA TRAINING SHOP INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | BOOTH RENTAL AT THE ATLANTA MARKET |
| COLORADO FARM TO TABLE | SALIDA, CO | $15,000 | 2025 | PLANTS AND HARVEST SUPPLIES |
| HOPE HOUSE AUGUSTA | AUGUSTA, GA | $13,310 | 2025 | THE PURCHASE OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT HOPE HOUSE AUGUSTA |
| THE FAMILY Y OF GREATER AUGUSTA | AUGUSTA, GA | $12,627 | 2025 | ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT |
| CHEYENNE VILLAGE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $12,000 | 2025 | REPAIRS TO THE PEARL GROUP HOME |
| GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART | AUGUSTA, GA | $11,575 | 2025 | THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE OUTREACH PROGRAM AT MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| VETERANS K9 SOLUTIONS | EVANS, GA | $11,220 | 2025 | THE EXPANSION OF SERVICE DOG PROGRAM AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER |
| MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,500 | 2025 | THE STUDENT TOURS PROGRAM EXPENSES, WITH NO PORTION OF THIS GRANT SUPPORTING SALARIES |
| KIDS RESTART INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, SUPPLIES, AND MATCHING GRANT FUNDS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN |
| MIRACLE MAKING MINISTRIES | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | PRESCRIPTIONS AND MEDICAL EXAMS FOR CLIENTS |
| RESTART AUGUSTA INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | EXPENSES RELATED TO BUILDING BEDS FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| CHRIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND MEDICAL REFERRAL FEES FOR PATIENTS |
| THE MOSAIC CENTER | EVANS, GA | $8,725 | 2025 | THE LIFE ON THE SPECTRUM PROGRAM. |
| LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY | AUGUSTA, GA | $7,663 | 2025 | UPGRADES TO THE GARDEN AREA |
| AUGUSTA HERITAGE ACADEMY | AUGUSTA, GA | $6,200 | 2025 | SUBSIDIES FOR CHILDEN IN THE BRIDGE PROGRAM |
| ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF PUEBLO | PUEBLO, CO | $6,000 | 2025 | OPERATION SCHOOL BELL |
| COLUMBIA COUNTY CONNECTIONS | GROVETOWN, GA | $6,000 | 2025 | A SMART BOARD AND LAMINATOR FOR THE DREAM ACADEMY |
| THE RECING CREW | NORTH AUGUSTA, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | THE CRUISERS PROGRAM |
| AU PAULETTE HARRIS LITERACY CENTER | AUGUSTA, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | 100 LICENSES FOR LEXIA POWER UP CURRICULUM |
THE HELPING HANDS WRAP AROUND SUPPORT, BOOKS, LITERACY SOFTWARE, AND LITERACY MATERIALS
CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES OF AUGUSTA
$51,885A COOLER/FREEZER FOR THE NEW FOOD PANTRY
143 MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC
$50,000A TREATMENT HOME FOR MEN
CSRA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$50,000HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF EFFORTS
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$50,000HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF EFFORTS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE CSRA
$40,000THE YOUTH FORCE PROGRAM AT GREAT FUTURES ACADEMY
CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES
$40,000LODGING AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES OF CANCER PATIENTS
AUGUSTA MINI THEATRE
$35,000TUITION SUBSIDIES FOR QUALIFYING STUDENTS
THE HALE FOUNDATION
$33,000THE THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT SERVICES OF THE PHASE I PROGRAM
$20K FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND $10K FOR THE OUTDOOR EQUITY INITIATIVE.
100 BLACK MEN OF AUGUSTA
$30,000THE STEAM AND ROBOTICS PROGRAMS
AUGUSTA RESCUE MISSION
$30,000CLASSROOMS AND COMMON AREA RENOVATIONS
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF S COLORADO
$30,000THE HIPPY & PAT PROGRAMS
WALTON FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENCE
$30,000EXPENSES FOR CAMP TBI ($15K) AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS ($15K)
TUTTLE NEWTON HOME
$30,000THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS ITEMS TO ENSURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED
FIRESIDE MINISTRIES
$25,000HOMES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
HISTORIC AUGUSTA INC
$25,000MOVING EXPENSES FOR 3 HISTORIC COTTAGES FROM CCHS
CARE AND SHARE FOOD BANK
$25,000FOOD ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION
BRIDGE BUILDER COMMUNITIES
$23,525APPLICANCES FOR THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN
GAP MINISTRIES
$22,000THE DIAPER PROGRAM AND THE ADULT INCONTINENCE BRIEF PROGRAM
UNITED WAY OF THE CSRA
$20,000THE FIVE 9 PROGRAM ($11,640), THE REFERNET PROGRAM ($5,900), AND THE PREVENTION PAYS PROGRAM ($2,460)
TUITION GAP-FUNDING FOR "LAST MILE" STUDENTS
EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH TRAINING CASA VOLUNTEERS
SAFEHOMES INC
$18,114UPDATE TO THE ACCESS CONTROL GATE SYSTEM
PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC
$15,000TUITION SUBSIDIES EARMARKED FOR YOUTH FROM THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA
BURN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$15,000TRANSPORTATION AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE FOR BURN PATIENTS
AUGUSTA TRAINING SHOP INC
$15,000BOOTH RENTAL AT THE ATLANTA MARKET
COLORADO FARM TO TABLE
$15,000PLANTS AND HARVEST SUPPLIES
HOPE HOUSE AUGUSTA
$13,310THE PURCHASE OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT HOPE HOUSE AUGUSTA
THE FAMILY Y OF GREATER AUGUSTA
$12,627ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART
$11,575THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE OUTREACH PROGRAM AT MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VETERANS K9 SOLUTIONS
$11,220THE EXPANSION OF SERVICE DOG PROGRAM AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER
MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART
$10,500THE STUDENT TOURS PROGRAM EXPENSES, WITH NO PORTION OF THIS GRANT SUPPORTING SALARIES
KIDS RESTART INC
$10,000TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, SUPPLIES, AND MATCHING GRANT FUNDS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN
MIRACLE MAKING MINISTRIES
$10,000PRESCRIPTIONS AND MEDICAL EXAMS FOR CLIENTS
RESTART AUGUSTA INC
$10,000EXPENSES RELATED TO BUILDING BEDS FOR THOSE IN NEED
CHRIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
$10,000DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND MEDICAL REFERRAL FEES FOR PATIENTS
THE MOSAIC CENTER
$8,725THE LIFE ON THE SPECTRUM PROGRAM.
LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY
$7,663UPGRADES TO THE GARDEN AREA
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF PUEBLO
$6,000OPERATION SCHOOL BELL
COLUMBIA COUNTY CONNECTIONS
$6,000A SMART BOARD AND LAMINATOR FOR THE DREAM ACADEMY
THE RECING CREW
$5,000THE CRUISERS PROGRAM
AU PAULETTE HARRIS LITERACY CENTER
$5,000100 LICENSES FOR LEXIA POWER UP CURRICULUM