The Atlantic Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Atlantic Foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so organisations that have not been preselected should not send one.
- Its stated theme is sculpture and arts, and the filing shows grants chiefly for general operating support, so the work is most likely to fit if it sits within that theme.
- Half of its 40 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $10,000 and $1,800,000, so a request should be sized around that typical band rather than the largest grant.
- In the most recent filing, 99% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations the foundation had also funded in an earlier filing, which suggests the process is relationship-led and rewards existing ties.
Overview
The Atlantic Foundation is a US private foundation based in Hamilton, NJ.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants chiefly for general operating support, alongside a small number of project and capital-campaign grants. Recipients include sculpture and other arts organisations, arts colonies, screenwriting groups, education and civic organisations, a Costa Rica-focused organisation, environmental and food organisations, and faith and community groups. The foundation also reports direct support for the operation of a public sculpture park and for an atelier promoting public awareness and appreciation of sculpture. Contributions are made to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Themes
- Sculpture and arts
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey and New York.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 40 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 53% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Atlantic Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Costa Rica).
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $93,400 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Seward Johnson Atelier · General operating support$1,400,0002024 tax year
- Harmony Institute · General operating support$1,260,0002024 tax year
- Eyebeam Atelier · General operating support$505,0002024 tax year
- Amigos De Costa Rica · General operating support$201,0002024 tax year
- Grounds for Sculpture · General operating support$157,5002024 tax year
- Screenwriters Colony · General operating support$93,4002024 tax year
- Represent Us Education Fund · General operating support$52,5002024 tax year
- Almanack Arts Colony · General operating support$35,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Michael Greenleaf — Treasurer
- John S Johnson III — CEO
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,149,129 | $6,844,250 | $52,358,042 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $20,903,348 | $19,770,488 | $36,052,188 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,948,051 | $3,739,400 | $32,127,178 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Hamilton, NJ