Collaborative Grantmaking - The Tull Charitable Foundation

Collaboration creates momentum

Collaboration is one of the Tull Charitable Foundation’s core values. We believe the best work happens together, with the nonprofits we fund and with other foundations. When we team up, our dollars go further. That’s why we join funds that pool money from several foundations to support work led by our partners. Together, we bring people, money, and ideas to the table to meet needs in our community and open doors for more Atlantans. Below are the local funds that we support.

Photo: Global Village Project Inc.

Atlanta Emergency Response Collaborative

Collaborative Grant, Offered 2020

The Atlanta Emergency Response Collaborative (AERC) was formed by a group of Atlanta-based foundations to streamline emergency funding during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a shared application process, nonprofits could apply once to be considered by multiple funders, helping frontline organizations quickly access resources to serve Atlanta’s most vulnerable communities. The collaborative complemented other philanthropic efforts across the region while allowing foundations to continue supporting nonprofits through additional funding channels.

Photo: HOPE Atlanta Inc

Photo: Status: Home Inc.

Eviction Prevention Grants

Managed by six participating foundations, Offered Fall 2021

In response to the rise in housing instability during the pandemic, a coalition of foundations distributed $720,000 to 13 Metro Atlanta nonprofits. Funding supported organizations helping residents access rental relief, providing assistance to underserved households, strengthening nonprofit capacity and offering advocacy and legal support to families facing eviction.

Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions and Equity Grants

Managed by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation
Offered 2024-2026

These grants supported the Drawdown Georgia mission by supporting climate solutions that create opportunity and strengthen communities. Funding helps nonprofits empower BIPOC communities across Georgia through initiatives that generate jobs, improve public health, deliver environmental benefits and invest in neighborhoods where support is needed most.

Six two-year grants of $100,000 annually were awarded in 2024–25, with five additional grants awarded in 2025–26.

Photo: Partnership Against Domestic Violence Inc.

Photo: Global Growers Network Inc.

Nonprofit Sector Sustainability Fund

Managed by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Offered 2026

These grants are designed to help nonprofits strengthen financial sustainability, explore new operating models and build capacity through multi-year, general operating support grants and targeted technical assistance based on the needs of nonprofits in this moment. By combining financial and non-financial resources, the fund aims to support a resilient nonprofit sector both now and in the long term.

Policy and Advocacy Fund

Managed by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Offered 2026

These grants provide flexible, unrestricted support to nonprofit coalitions focused on state policy and advocacy in response to changes in the federal funding and policy environment impacting vulnerable populations in Georgia.

Photo: GreenLight Fund Inc. (Atlanta)

“Working with the Tull Charitable Foundation has been a collaborative and supportive experience. Tull has a sincere understanding and appreciation for the current environment and provides resources to address the current opportunities.”

Libby Saylor Wright, President & CEO
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta