The Whitehead Charitable Foundation

ATLANTA, GA EIN: 06-0956618

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.9M

+4.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$264K

-2.2% YoY

Grant Count

4

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$66K

+46.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$183K$365K$548K$730K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,856,467$4,632,643$4,612,621
Revenue$543,638$370,968$663,692
Expenses$319,814$350,946$378,807
Qualifying Distributions$264,452$280,000$312,875
Net Investment Income$488,276$315,022$601,760
Distributable Amount$286,577$256,990$267,458

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$75K$150K$225K$300K7 grants20207 grants202113 grants20226 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE$163KRAISING EXPECTATIONS INC$75KMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE …$13KMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HO…$13K

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K6$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN WHITEHEADPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR/TREASURER
PETER J WHITEHEADVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
SUSAN E WHITEHEADVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
TRACIE K HENDERSONSECRETARY

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AtlantaBostonBrooklineCambridgeNew YorkPhiladelphiaSan FranciscoWarrentonWashingtonWoodstock

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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