Public Charity

FUND FOR SOUTHERN COMMUNITIES INC

Based in DECATUR, GA, FUND FOR SOUTHERN COMMUNITIES INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $379K in revenue, $455K in expenses, $4.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 113 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $2.6M.

EIN: 581426028 DECATUR, GA Federated Giving Programs NTEE: T70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$379K
Total Expenses$455K
Total Assets$4.4M
Grants Given113
Grant Total$2.6M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

The Fund for Southern Communities is a public foundation that supports and unites organizations and donors working to create just and sustainable communities that are free of oppression and that embrace and celebrate all people. Through grant-making and related activities the Fund for Southern Communities fosters social change initiated by community-based groups in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Where $100 goes at Fund for Southern Communities Inc

How Fund for Southern Communities Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $90 for programs

$90
The Fund for Southern Communities (FSC or The Fund) provides the financial resource to help move groups from thought to action
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

ATLANTA, GA · 2024
VARIOUS
$78,550
COLUMBIA, SC · 2024
BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND
$20,000
ATLANTA, GA · 2024
EMERGENCY GRANT
$20,000
ATLANTA, GA · 2024
SBGWC Emergency Grant
$20,000
DECATUR, GA · 2024
ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
$6,000

Showing up to 5 of 113 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Executive Dir. Alice Eason Jenkins
Director Brian K Sanders
Director Chrystal Morris
Chairman Darren Holmes
Treasurer Demetria Ledbetter
Secretary Imara Canady

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,484,624 71 grants
Health & Medicine
$72,000 4 grants
Youth Development
$66,500 4 grants
Economic Development
$40,163 2 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$20,179 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $379K $455K $4.4M
2024 $678K $680K $4.7M
2023 $1.3M $1.3M $4.4M
2021 $2.0M $1.0M $4.4M
2020 $534K $280K $2.7M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $534K to $379K (-29%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.4M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, AR, CA, DC, FL, GA, and 4 other states.

ALARCADCFLGAINKYMAMS

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