ED & Claude Fortson Charitable Trust
Private foundation · St Louis, MO · EIN 58-6201850 · reported 2023–2025 · files as ED and Claude Fortson Charitable Trust
69grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$1.3Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in GA. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 20 of its 69 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $460K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 66916
Saint Louis, MO 63166-6916
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 107 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Center | Jonesboro, GA | $80,000 |
| Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Center | Jonesboro, GA | $65,000 |
| Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Center | Jonesboro, GA | $65,000 |
| Fortson Youth Training Center | Fayetteville, GA | $60,000 |
| Fortson Youth Training Center | Fayetteville, GA | $60,000 |
| Fortson Youth Training Center | Fayetteville, GA | $60,000 |
| Berea Christian Church | Hampton, GA | $50,000 |
| Berea Christian Church | Hampton, GA | $50,000 |
| Berea Christian Church | Hampton, GA | $50,000 |
| Henry County Scholarship Foundation | McDonough, GA | $40,000 |
| Harvest Point Church | Locust Grove, GA | $40,000 |
| Henry County Cancer Services Inc | McDonough, GA | $40,000 |
| Hampton United Methodist Church | Hampton, GA | $40,000 |
| Henry County Scholarship Foundation | McDonough, GA | $40,000 |
| Hampton First Baptist Church | Hampton, GA | $25,000 |
| Hampton United Methodist Church | Hampton, GA | $25,000 |
| Hampton First Baptist Church | Hampton, GA | $25,000 |
| Harvest Point Church | Locust Grove, GA | $25,000 |
| Calvary Baptist Church of Hampton Inc | Hampton, GA | $20,000 |
| Remembering Officers Children Inc | McDonough, GA | $20,000 |
| Hampton First Baptist Church | Hampton, GA | $20,000 |
| Hampton United Methodist Church | Hampton, GA | $15,000 |
| A Friends House Inc | McDonough, GA | $15,000 |
| People First of Henry County Inc | Lovejoy, GA | $15,000 |
| Zion Baptist Church | Hampton, GA | $15,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America Flint River Count | Griffin, GA | $15,000 |
| A Friends House Inc | McDonough, GA | $15,000 |
| Connecting Henry Inc | McDonough, GA | $15,000 |
| People First of Henry County Inc | Lovejoy, GA | $15,000 |
| Calvary Baptist Church of Hampton Inc | Hampton, GA | $15,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America Flint River Count | Griffin, GA | $15,000 |
| A Friends House Inc | McDonough, GA | $15,000 |
| Connecting Henry Inc | McDonough, GA | $15,000 |
| People First of Henry County Inc | Lovejoy, GA | $15,000 |
| Remembering Officers Children Inc | McDonough, GA | $15,000 |
| Calvary Baptist Church of Hampton Inc | Hampton, GA | $15,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America Flint River Count | Griffin, GA | $10,000 |
| Remembering Officers Children Inc | McDonough, GA | $10,000 |
| Zion Baptist Church | Hampton, GA | $10,000 |
| Zion Baptist Church | Hampton, GA | $10,000 |
| Mighty Hero Home Foundation Inc | McDonough, GA | $10,000 |
| Tennis People Inc | Griffin, GA | $7,500 |
| Henry for Music Inc | Stockbridge, GA | $5,000 |
| Hampton High School | Hampton, GA | $5,000 |
| Hampton Elementary School | Hampton, GA | $5,000 |
| Ferst Readers for Henry County GA | Madison, GA | $5,000 |
| Hampton Middle School | Hampton, GA | $5,000 |
| Mighty Hero Home Foundation Inc | McDonough, GA | $5,000 |
| Rocky Creek Elementary | Hampton, GA | $5,000 |
| High Museum of Art GNERAL SUPPORT | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| Henry for Music Inc | Stockbridge, GA | $5,000 |
| Hampton High School | Hampton, GA | $5,000 |
| Hampton Elementary School | Hampton, GA | $5,000 |
| Hampton Middle School | Hampton, GA | $5,000 |
| New Wardell United Methodist Church | Hampton, GA | $5,000 |
| First Readers | McDonough, GA | $5,000 |
| Mighty Hero Home Foundation Inc | McDonough, GA | $5,000 |
| Rocky Creek Elementary | Hampton, GA | $5,000 |
| Henry for Music Inc | Stockbridge, GA | $5,000 |
| Hampton High School | Hampton, GA | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 69 reported grants.
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