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Delta Air Lines Foundation: 30 grants to organizations, $20.2 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Delta Air Lines Foundation, a private foundation in Atlanta, GA, paid 30 grants to organizations totaling $20,161,670 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 16, 2026. The largest was $3,811,670 to Delta Employee Matching Gifts To Collegesuniversities Via Bonterra in Austin, TX for matching qualifying grants in support of education.
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- EIN
- 586073119
- Based in
- Atlanta, GA
- Assets
- $38,043,592
- Grants paid
- $20,161,670
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 16, 2026, IRS object ID 202640759349100859. It reported $20,161,670 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Employee Matching Gifts To Collegesuniversities Via Bonterra | Austin, TX | Matching qualifying grants in support of education | $3,811,670 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum Inc | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the renovation of the delta flight museum for delta's centennial year | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Citizen | New York, NY | Grant for the purpose of supporting global citizen's efforts involving human capital, gender equality and sustainability.( 1 of 3) | $1,125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | Grant to the american red cross for the annual disaster giving program to be proactive in disaster response initiatives. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the never settle campaign with support focused on hughes spalding children's hospital | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clayton County Public Schools Foundation | Morrow, GA | Grant to support the junior achievement discovery center in clayton county | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Junior Achievement of Georgia Clayton Co | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the junior achievement discovery center in clayton county | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middle Georgia State University | Macon, GA | Grant to support expansion of capacity for flight operations and technical operations at school of aviation | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middle Georgia State University | Macon, GA | Grant to support scholarships for students from clayton county public schools studying aviation at middle georgia state univ | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Hope | Atlanta, GA | Grant to expand economic opportunity for all | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | Grant to support the school of medicine | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Grant to support fresh meals to the frontlines of humanitarian, climate and community crisis | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Common School Foundation | Detroit, MI | Grant for the adams-young center for the american promise - a school named after john adams and andrew young | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the spelman ascends campaign directed to the center for innnovation and the arts | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Club Metro Atlanta - Clayton County | Chamblee, GA | Grant to support the junior achievement discovery center in clayton county | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Agnes Scott College | Decatur, GA | Grant for the global journeys initiative and summit program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grady Health Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Grant to grady health foundation to support the capital campaign | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Civil and Human Rights | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the education lobby in the east wing of the ncchr | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | Grant for stem education | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodruff Arts Center | Atlanta, GA | Grant for capital campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Greater Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the phillis wheatley center | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Greater New York | New York, NY | Grant to support flushing ymca capital campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zoo Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | Grant to zoo capital campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement of Georgia | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the 3de schools in georgia | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellspring Living | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the welcome home campaign | Religion-related | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis | St Paul, MN | Grant for assistance for the healing of the community after mass shooting | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jane Goodall Institute (memory of Jane Goodall) | New York, NY | Grant for the purpose of supporting global citizen's efforts involving human capital, gender equality and sustainability. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | Grant in memory of former president jimmy carter | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | Grant in memory of sonny smart to support the kirby and mary beth smart scholarship fund | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Sinai Medical FDN (memory of Larry Mendelson) | Miami Beach, FL | Grant in memory of larry mendelson of heico corp. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202540979349101104. It reported $18,770,715 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum Inc | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the renovation of the delta flight museum for delta's centennial year | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Delta Employee Matching Gifts To Collegesuniversities Via Bonterra | Austin, TX | Matching qualifying grants in support of education | $2,088,543 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Citizen | New York, NY | Grant for the purpose of supporting global citizen's efforts involving human capital, gender equality and sustainability.( 1 of 3) | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middle Georgia State University Foundation | Macon, GA | Grant to support expansion of capacity for flight operations and technical operations at school of aviation | Education | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Delta Employee Matching Gifts To Collegesuniversities Via Cybergrants | Andover, MA | Matching qualifying grants in support of education | $1,182,172 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | Grant to the american red cross for the annual disaster giving program to be proactive in disaster response initiatives. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the never settle campaign with support focused on hughes spalding children's hospital | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement of Georgia Clayton Co | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the junior achievement discovery center in clayton county | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Hope | Atlanta, GA | Grant to expand economic opportunity for all | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | Grant to support delta innovation hub and student success center at driftmier school of engineering | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | Grant to support the school of medicine | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Kitchen | Washington, DC | Grant to support fresh meals to the frontlines of humanitarian, climate and community crisis | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Common School Foundation | Detroit, MI | Grant for the adams-young center for the american promise - a school named after john adams and andrew young | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the spelman ascends campaign directed to the center for innnovation and the arts | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Agnes Scott College | Decatur, GA | Grant for the global journeys initiative and summit program (2 of 4) | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support patient activity center at arthur m. blank children's hospital (2 of 2) | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Greater Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the phillis wheatley center | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Greater New York | New York, NY | Grant to support flushing ymca capital campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zoo Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | Grant to zoo capital campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement of Georgia | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the 3de schools in georgia | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellspring Living | Atlanta, GA | Grant to support the welcome home campaign | Religion-related | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Martin Luther King Jr Center | Atlanta, GA | Grant in memory of dexter king | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $7,350,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,250,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,100,000 |
| Religion-related | $400,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Georgia | $23,250,000 |
| Texas | $5,900,213 |
| District of Columbia | $4,000,000 |
| New York | $3,225,000 |
| Massachusetts | $1,182,172 |
| Michigan | $1,000,000 |
| Minnesota | $350,000 |
| Florida | $25,000 |
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Updated March 16, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.