The Tull Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation funds Metro Atlanta work in nonprofit capacity building, under-resourced communities, racial equity, historically marginalised people, parks and greenspace, cultural institutions and educational institutions, and it prioritises collaborative applications.
- Half of its grants to organisations were $2,000 or less, so a modest request fits, although its typical band runs from $600 to $100,000 and its largest grant was $500,000.
- Groups seeking annual programme or operating support, re-granting, research, conferences, productions or special events, debt retirement, or grants to individuals should not apply, because the foundation does not fund these.
- Applications go through its application portal in three grant cycles each year, and the Rebuild Grant is stated at up to $100,000 for a single programme.
- The filing shows that 41% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had funded in earlier years, so applicants should expect returning grantees to receive a substantial share of its funding.
Overview
The Tull Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Atlanta, GA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Tull Charitable Foundation partners with Metro Atlanta nonprofits to strengthen their organisational capacity, helping them build scale, resilience and operating strength. It invests in organisations working in under-resourced communities, promoting racial equity through their work and organisational practice, and providing services or support to historically marginalised people. It also supports organisations building community assets, including parks and greenspace, cultural institutions and educational institutions. Its grantmaking has focused on the core building blocks organisations need to expand their reach and deepen their impact, including programme space, technology, administrative infrastructure and efforts to unlock additional federal funding. It prioritises collaborative applications and organisations advancing racial equity and serving historically marginalised communities.
Themes
- Nonprofit capacity building
- Under-resourced communities
- Racial equity
- Historically marginalized people
- Parks and greenspace
- Cultural institutions
- Educational institutions
Geographic Focus
Metro Atlanta.
What They Don't Fund
- Annual program or operating support
- Re-granting programs
- Tickets to charitable events or dinners
- Research projects
- Conferences or seminars
- Productions, performances, or special events
- Legislative lobbying or political activities
- Requests to retire accumulated debt
- Grants or loans to individuals
How to apply
Organisations begin the application process through the Foundation’s application portal.
Deadlines: Applications are accepted in three grant cycles each year.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 41% 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 496 grants to organisations were $2,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Foundation prioritises applications involving collaboration among nonprofits.
- It emphasises organisations advancing racial equity and serving historically marginalised communities.
- It values adapting to changes in funding, policy and community needs.
- It values exploring more sustainable revenue models and rethinking traditional operations or service delivery.
- It favours organisations centring equity in their mission and practice.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 4% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 41% of grant dollars went to organisations The Tull Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 7% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 151 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $3,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Raising Expectations · Grant support of recipient organization's exempt purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- GreenLight Fund · Grant support of recipient organization's exempt purpose$125,0002024 tax year
- JM Tull Donor Advised Fund · Grant support of recipient organization's exempt purpose$109,0002024 tax year
- Good Samaritan Health Center · Grant support of recipient organization's exempt purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative · Grant support of recipient organization's exempt purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation · Grant support of recipient organization's exempt purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Atlanta Legal Aid · Grant support of recipient organization's exempt purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Youth Empowerment Success Services · Grant support of recipient organization's exempt purpose$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Gabrielle Sheely — Secretary / Treasurer & Executive Director
- Beverly Daniel Tatum — Board Chair
- Glen Jackson — Board Member
- Tina Fernandez — Board Member
- Timothy P Tassopoulos — Board Member
- Napoleon Rutledge JR — Board Member
- Clay Rolader — Board Member
- Lillian C Giornelli — Board Member
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,553,127 | $4,359,347 | $85,923,985 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,246,764 | $3,866,102 | $86,559,137 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,511,327 | $3,491,000 | $88,071,995 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- (404) 659-7079
- Atlanta, GA
- tullfoundation.org
Applying to The Tull Charitable Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (404) 659-7079
- Atlanta, GA
- tullfoundation.org