ACT Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered and you should not send one unless you already have a route in.
- Its grants span a varied mix of charitable work, from universities and arts to social services and hospitals, and no single subject is named as its focus, so the question is whether your organisation is a charity doing work it could fund.
- Most of its grants fall between $5,000 and $250,000 and the median is $32,000, so a modest request in that range is typical, though the largest grant was about $1,350,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- About 52% of its grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so existing grantees make up a large share of its giving.
- Its grants are mainly in Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky, but no geographic focus is stated, so these are simply where the filing shows most of its money going.
Overview
ACT Foundation is a US private foundation based in Atlanta, GA.
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 foundation’s recorded grants went to a varied mix of charitable organisations: universities and schools; arts and cultural institutions; environmental and animal-welfare organisations; social-service charities; hospitals and research institutions; faith communities; and community recreation groups. The stated purposes chiefly describe programme support, special project support and general operating support, with some capital campaign support. By recipient location, Tennessee accounts for the largest share of recorded grant dollars, followed by Georgia and Kentucky. The filings do not identify one subject area as the foundation’s overall focus.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application instructions.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 52% 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 71 grants to organisations were $32,000 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: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 47% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 52% of grant dollars went to organisations ACT Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 10% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 26 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $41,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Vanderbilt University · Special project support$1,360,0002024 tax year
- Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga · Special project support$955,9832024 tax year
- Westminster Schools · Capital campaign support$500,0002024 tax year
- Entitlements How · Program support$250,0002024 tax year
- Atlantic Salmon Federation · General operating support$240,0002024 tax year
- North Atlantic Salmon Fund · General operating support$140,0002024 tax year
- Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre · Capital campaign support$100,0002024 tax year
- Utah Film Center · Special project support$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
- Nancy K Rigby — Secretary / Treasurer
- Alexander C Taylor — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,290,824 | $2,926,000 | $50,684,979 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,224,389 | $2,893,500 | $56,279,983 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,468,301 | $4,089,918 | $60,727,561 | 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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Contact
- Atlanta, GA