Sapelo Foundation

Sapelo Foundation is a left-of-center grantmaker that supports liberal and left-progressive causes in Georgia.

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Location: Brunswick, GA View on map
Tax ID: 58-0827472
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $35,459,943 Revenue: $2,134,968 Expenses: $2,713,169

Sapelo Foundation is a left-of-center grantmaker that supports liberal and left-progressive causes in Georgia.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $35,459,943 $2,134,968 $2,713,169 View
2023 $35,121,938 $1,279,564 $2,194,605 View
2022 $34,926,097 $1,007,811 $2,540,757 View
2021 $42,646,474 $4,522,872 $2,055,591 View
2020 $38,805,529 $1,037,464 $3,463,224 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Joseph ThomasEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$145,000

Grant Activity

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $5,255,440
  • Number of Grants: 318
  • Number of Recipients: 113

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

AmountYearFunderSubject
$77,5002020 Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition IncGRANT TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$75,0002020 Deep Center, Inc.GRANT TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$40,0002023 Deep Center, Inc.SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$40,0002022 BVM Capacity Building Institute IncSOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$40,0002021 Deep Center, Inc.SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$40,0002021 Harambee House IncENVIRONMENT JUSTICE & PROTECTION GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$35,0002024 Deep Center, Inc.SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$30,0002021 Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition IncSPECIAL GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$30,0002020 Georgia Wand Education FunGRANT TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$25,0002024 ACLU Foundation of Georgia, Inc.GRANT TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$25,0002024 Georgia Wand Education FunGRANT TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$25,0002024 Ogeechee-Canoochee RiverkeeperENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & PROTECTION GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$25,0002023 Georgia Porestwatcm Inc.GRANT TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$25,0002023 Georgia Wand Education FunGRANT TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$25,0002022 Georgia Wand Education FunGRANT TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$20,0002023 ACLU Foundation of Georgia, Inc.GRANT TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$12,5002020 College of Coastal Georgia Financial Aid OfficeSCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR INDIVIDUAL(S) TO ATTEND THIS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
$7,0002023 Georgia Porestwatcm Inc.TOOLS: ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$6,5002020 University of GeorgiaSCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR INDIVIDUAL(S) TO ATTEND THIS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
$5,0002024 Grey Matters Project/The CurrentSMITH BAGLEY AWARD – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$5,0002024 Ogeechee-Canoochee RiverkeeperCOLLABORATION DEVELOPMENT FUND GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$5,0002021 Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition IncTOOLS: COLABERATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$4,5002024 Ogeechee-Canoochee RiverkeeperMUSGROVE AWARD – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$2,0002024 Georgia Wand Education FunTOOLS: ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$2,0002024 Ogeechee-Canoochee RiverkeeperTOOLS: ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT – TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION