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The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc: 27 grants to organizations, $4.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Atlanta, GA, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $4,215,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 7, 2025. The largest was $2,000,000 to MZC Foundation (dba the Ray) in Atlanta, GA for gray note grant - committed to $1,250,000 annually for five years, from 2022 through 2026.
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- EIN
- 581867303
- Based in
- Atlanta, GA
- Assets
- $43,049,683
- Grants paid
- $4,215,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202523119349100432. It reported $4,215,500 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MZC Foundation (dba the Ray) | Atlanta, GA | Gray note grant - committed to $1,250,000 annually for five years, from 2022 through 2026 | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgia Tech Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | Education | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Biomimicry Institute | Missoula, MT | Gray note grant - $500,000 of direct support & $150,000 for pass through to ray of hope prize winners. | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | Atlanta, GA | Drawdown georgia research grant | Health care | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Groundswell | Atlanta, GA | Drawdown georgia grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Drawdown | San Francisco, CA | Climate grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Climate Consortium of the Commons | Atlanta, GA | Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Community Action | Atlanta, GA | Drawdown georgia grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Georgia Interfaith Power & Light | Atlanta, GA | Drawdown georgia grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgia Wand Education Fund | Atlanta, GA | Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | Public and societal benefit | $46,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Captain Planet Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birds Georgia (fka Georgia Audubon) | Atlanta, GA | Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chattahoochee Riverkeeper | Atlanta, GA | Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Furman University Shi Center for Sustainability | Greenville, SC | Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lagrange Academy | Lagrange, GA | Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Wildlife Federation | Merrifield, VA | Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Biophilic Institute | Palmetto, GA | Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (igel) | Atlanta, GA | Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southface | Atlanta, GA | Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beloved Asheville | Asheville, NC | Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | Housing and shelter | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Agnes Scott College | Decatur, GA | Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peachtree Farm Inc | Peachtree Corners, GA | Nextgen grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Children's School | Atlanta, GA | Nextgen grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 2030 Inc | Santa Fe, NM | Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ecoforesters | Atlanta, GA | Nextgen grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgia Bikes | Athens, GA | Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | Recreation and sports | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Carolina Wildlife Federation | Raleigh, NC | Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $750,000 |
| Health care | $250,000 |
| Environment | $67,500 |
| Public and societal benefit | $46,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $7,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $2,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Georgia | $3,425,000 |
| Montana | $650,000 |
| California | $100,000 |
| South Carolina | $15,000 |
| Virginia | $15,000 |
| North Carolina | $8,000 |
| New Mexico | $2,500 |
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Updated November 7, 2025. 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.