Pennies From Heaven Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, primarily focusing on human services, addiction recovery programs, and community service initiatives. It provides funding to organizations that offer general operations for homeless shelters and other social services, reflecting a commitment to addressing homelessness and supporting vulnerable populations. The foundation's grantmaking is concentrated in Georgia, where it has established partnerships with numerous local charities and faith-based organizations to further its mission.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Georgia-based human services or faith-based nonprofit with an established local track record seeking general operating support and known to trustees or existing portfolio organizations.
Good Fit
- • Organization operates in Georgia (in-state).
- • Asks for general operating or unrestricted support rather than a novel pilot.
- • Has established local presence and reputational ties to the Atlanta/Newnan/Fayetteville region.
- • Request size aligns with past awards (roughly $15k–$50k typical).
- • Can be introduced via an existing grantee, board member, or local intermediary.
Geography
Observed giving is entirely in Georgia across all three reported years, with every grant routed to in-state recipients and the foundation listed in GA.
Recipient Variety
Each year the foundation funded roughly a dozen distinct, independent nonprofits (12–14 recipients annually), showing a moderately broad local portfolio despite some dollar concentration among top recipients.
New Applicants
Behavior and published materials indicate the foundation funds only preselected organizations; multi-year data show very high returning-recipient rates (12 of 13 in 2024) and only one new recipient in 2024, so unsolicited new entrants appear unlikely to gain support.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
