Georgia Alliance Education Fund

Georgia Alliance Education Fund is a grantmaking operation for voter mobilization groups based in Atlanta, Georgia. It aims to persuade lawmakers to implement left-of-center policies and finances other groups to do the same. It also conducts reviews of “civic engagement” organizations in state and grades the performance of community outreach initiatives. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Affiliated with:

Georgia Alliance for Progress

Formation:

2015

Executive Director:

Christine White

Tax ID: 47-4735442
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $3,464,171 Revenue: $5,111,493 Expenses: $4,388,536

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    The fund is affiliated with Georgia Alliance for Progress, which it both lists as its website on its tax return and features as an independent contractor. 2 3 The Education Fund has provided grants to a number of left-of-center groups such as Black Male Voter Project Education Fund, New Georgia Project, and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia. 4

    Background

    Georgia Alliance Education Fund is a grantmaking operation for educational institutions based in Atlanta, Georgia. 5 It was founded in 2015 and its principal officer was listed as Christine White in 2021. 6

    It aims to persuade lawmakers to implement left-of-center policies based on evidence it presents, and finances other groups to do the same. It also conducts reviews of “civic engagement” organizations in state and grades the performance of community outreach initiatives. 1

    According to its tax returns, Georgia Alliance Education Fund is affiliated with Georgia Alliance for Progress. 2 The fund also lists Georgia Alliance for Progress as an independent contractor, crediting it with $287,597 worth of management services performed in 2021. 3

    Financials

    In 2021, Georgia Alliance Education Fund had a total revenue of $3,103,939, total expenses of $2,398,010, and net assets of $1,643,124. 7

    Grantmaking

    In 2021, George Alliance Education Fund provided grants for “voter education” or “mobilization” to Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta ($25,000), Atlanta Labor Foundation ($25,000), Black Male Initiative Georgia ($100,000), Black Male Voter Project Education Fund ($348,750), BVM Capacity Building Institute ($25,000), Collective Renaissance Georgia ($600,000), New Georgia Project ($25,000), ProGeorgia ($356,000), and Rise Education Fund ($50,000). 8

    That year, it gave to the following abortion-advocacy organizations practicing what it called “reproductive justice work”: Feminist Women’s Health Center ($10,000), SisterSong ($10,000), Women Engaged ($10,000), and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia ($10,000). 8

    It also gave $92,000 to REP GA (Represent Georgia) Institute, a left-of-center leadership training organization based in Georgia. 8

    Leadership

    As of 2021, Christine White was working as the group’s executive director. Its board members included William Hall, Robert Herndon, Cheryl Lowery, and Valerie Barnhart. 9

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $3,464,171 $5,111,493 $4,388,536 View
    2023 $2,626,188 $7,112,163 $6,375,498 View
    2021 $704,936 $871,717 $525,524 View
    2020 $335,615 $505,483 $526,449 View
    2019 $356,081 $517,789 $479,923 View

    Prior year filings: 2018, 2017, 2016

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $15,649,947
    • Number of Grants: 156
    • Number of Funders: 75

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $895,0002022 Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $800,0002024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
    $800,0002024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
    $667,2502023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.EDUCATION
    $521,6502023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $500,0002021 The David Rockefeller Fund IncCoalition to build a permanent, powerful, strategic and inclusive progressive movement in Georgia.
    $450,0002024 Windward FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
    $386,0002024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.EDUCATION
    $350,0002023 Telescope FundGENERAL SUPPORT
    $350,0002022 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.EDUCATION
    $350,0002020 Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation IncorporatedGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $280,0002024 Goodnation Foundation
    $255,0002023 The David Rockefeller Fund IncSTATEWIDE COALITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES.
    $255,0002021 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.EDUCATION
    $250,0002024 Park FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT
    $250,0002024 The David Rockefeller Fund IncTO SUPPORT A STATEWIDE COALITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES IN GEORGIA.
    $225,0002022 State Leadership ProjectELECTION PROTECTION AND NONPARTISAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND GOTV
    $212,5002020 State Leadership ProjectTO SUPPORT ELECTION PROTECTION EFFORTS AND BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
    $210,0002024 The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
    $200,0002022 Jampart Charitable TrustCHARITABLE
    $200,0002022 Lois & Irving Blum Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
    $188,8912022 The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT
    $185,0002022 RSF | Regenerative Social FinanceFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $180,0002020 Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaEDUCATION
    $150,0002024 Way to RiseGENERAL OPERATING

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $7,104,361
    • Number of Grants: 60
    • Number of Recipients: 42

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $1,200,0002023 Progeorgia State Table IncGOTV AND ELECTION PROTECTION
    $850,0002023 Collective Renaissance GuildOPERATING SUPPORT AND PROGRAM GRANTS
    $500,0002023 Georgia Strategic Alliance for New Directions and Unified PoliciesGENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
    $415,0002024 Dialogue CollaborativeGRANTS AND FISCAL SPONSOR
    $300,0002023 Georgia Muslim Voter ProjectMOBILIZATION GRANTS
    $250,0002024 ACLU Foundation of Georgia, Inc.GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
    $215,0002024 Project 68 Education Fund IncGENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
    $200,0002024 New Georgia Project IncGENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
    $200,0002024 Progeorgia State Table IncGOTV AND ELECTION PROTECTION
    $200,0002023 BVM Capacity Building Institute IncMOBILIZATION GRANTS
    $180,0002024 Collective Renaissance GuildOPERATING SUPPORT AND PROGRAM GRANTS
    $150,0002023 Equality Foundation of Georgia IncOPERATING SUPPORT AND PROGRAM GRANTS
    $150,0002023 Rise Education FundMOBILIZATION GRANTS
    $125,0002023 ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE – ATLANTAGOTV AND MOBILIZATION GRANTS
    $125,0002023 Black Male Voter ProjectGENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
    $100,0002023 Environment Georgia Research & Policy CenterMOBILIZATION GRANTS
    $100,0002023 GALEO Latino Community Development Fund IncLATINX ALLIANCE RESEARCH PROJECT
    $100,0002023 Georgia Muslim Voter ProjectGOTV EFFORTS
    $90,0002020 Georgia Investor Action Fund IncVoter Education
    $66,6272020 Repga Institute Inc
    $65,0002020 Progeorgia State Table IncVoter Education
    $60,0002023 Fair Elections CenterCAMPUS PROGRAM
    $51,5002020 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute IncVoter Education
    $50,3002024 CASA, Inc.GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
    $50,0002024 ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE – ATLANTAGOTV AND MOBILIZATION GRANTS

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    References

    1. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part I, 1.
    2. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Box J.
    3. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part VII. Section B. – Independent Contractors.
    4. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Schedule I.
    5. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Box L.
    6. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Box F.
    7. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part I, lines 12, 18, 22.
    8. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part II – Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments.
    9. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part VII, Section A. – Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees.