Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,892,069
- Total expenses
- $3,997,467
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,635,442
- Grants paid
- $2,866,480
- Program service revenue
- $170,690
- Investment income
- $83,459
- Other revenue
- $2,478
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,290,531
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $549,816
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,740,715
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,607,597
- Management and general expenses
- $190,600
- Fundraising expenses
- $199,270
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,607,597
Program services were 90.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,635,442
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$3,217,648
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2a · Program service revenue: SCHOOL SUPPLY PROGRAM
total $170,690 · related or exempt $170,690
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3 · Investment income
total $40,837 · excluded $40,837
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $177,935
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $135,313
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $42,622
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $42,622 · excluded $42,622
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $2,478 · excluded $2,478
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,478
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $2,866,480 · program services $2,866,480
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $172,077 · program services $128,513 · management and general $7,572 · fundraising $35,992
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $182,595 · program services $136,368 · management and general $8,035 · fundraising $38,192
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $3,486 · program services $2,604 · management and general $153 · fundraising $729
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $20,212 · program services $15,095 · management and general $889 · fundraising $4,228
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $26,356 · program services $19,683 · management and general $1,160 · fundraising $5,513
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $13,732 · management and general $13,732
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11g · Fees: other
total $168,026 · management and general $112,717 · fundraising $55,309
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $23,427 · program services $5,238 · fundraising $18,189
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13 · Office expenses
total $23,766 · program services $18,061 · management and general $186 · fundraising $5,519
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $189,407 · program services $183,783 · management and general $5,624
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17 · Travel
total $5,684 · program services $5,509 · fundraising $175
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $96,659 · program services $96,659
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23 · Insurance
total $20,092 · program services $18,311 · management and general $1,781
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24a · Other expenses: COST OF DISTRIBUTION
total $72,343 · program services $71,693 · management and general $84 · fundraising $566
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER
total $49,703 · program services $25,529 · management and general $9,087 · fundraising $15,087
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24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTION
total $33,059 · program services $8,817 · management and general $6,807 · fundraising $17,435
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24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES
total $23,328 · management and general $22,463 · fundraising $865
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24e · All other expenses
total $7,035 · program services $5,254 · management and general $310 · fundraising $1,471
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $342,729 · end of year $374,724
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $39,819 · end of year $56,312
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $11,675 · end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $460,165 · end of year $1,269,740
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,985 · end of year $5,804
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$732,493
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$363,393
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $407,292 · end of year $369,100
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,682,075 · end of year $1,717,745
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $594,738 · end of year $487,564
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $9,542 · end of year $9,542
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $46,295 · end of year $15,393
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $645,933 · end of year $534,423
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,859,792 · end of year $3,740,715
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE EMPTY STOCKING FUND (ESF) BRINGS JOY TO THE LIVES OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN BY PROVIDING TOYS AND GIFTS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND OTHER CORE ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SUPPORT POSITIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE EMPTY STOCKING FUND (ESF) BRINGS JOY TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN BY PROVIDING HOLIDAY GIFTS AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
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Established in 1927, The Empty Stocking Fund (ESF) is a cornerstone of Atlanta's philanthropic community. While originally founded to bring joy to children during the holiday season, ESF has evolved into a year-round 501(c)(3) bridging the resource gap for low-income families and under-resourced educators across the metropolitan area. ESF operates with a dual focus: ensuring every child experiences the dignity of the holidays and every student has the tools to succeed in the classroom. We accomplish our mission through three programs: 1. Support for Families during the Christmas and Holiday Season: This past December, ESF served 27,000+ children from over 10,000 families, providing gifts that promote joy, dignity, and inclusion. No organization in Georgia has the infrastructure or capacity to meet at this high level of need. 2. Teacher Resource Center (TRC): ESF operates the largest TRC in Georgia, supporting Title I educators. Last year over 4,000 teachers "shopped" for up to $500 worth of classroom supplies and essentials. With over 9,000 teachers currently on their waiting list, ESF is aggressively scaling its operations to ensure no classroom in the Greater Atlanta area goes unsupported. The TRC is supported mainly through in-kind donations received and processed at our 25,000+ square foot warehouse in Atlanta. 3. Student Readiness Kits: Leveraging purchasing power through national partnerships and closeout vendors, ESF distributed nearly 30,000 Student Readiness Kits packed with core learning essentials through strategic school district partnerships. Nearly a century after our founding, we continue to evolve-scaling our reach to meet the growing needs of metropolitan Atlanta's families, students, and educators, one gift and one classroom at a time.
Expenses $3,607,597 · Grants $2,866,480 · Revenue $170,690
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Gregory Hill
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $191,426
- From this org
- $148,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $42,926
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $135,000
- Bonus
- $13,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,919
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,007
- Filer's total
- $191,426
-
Susan Guimbellot
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rawlings Joerres
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nathan Cunningham
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sara Miller
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sandeep Kharidhi
director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Beth Little
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph Manusakis
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian Nealon
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christina Moylan
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gerard Dash
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill Vogel
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Casey Choate
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Hubbard
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Annemarie Reagan
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sandra Brown
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Travis Norvell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 15 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202642169349301229
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