Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation
The Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation is a private foundation established in Georgia in 1986 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The Foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to strengthening education and mental health systems across Georgia, with particular focus on communities experiencing inequities.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$34.0M
+2.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$985K
-9.1% YoY
Grant Count
52
-35.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$19K
+39.9% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
Mission Statement: The Foundation's mission is to honor Betty and Davis Fitzgerald by making a difference in the lives of others, primarily by creating opportunities in education and healthcare. The Foundation envisions a Georgia where all families thrive with equitable access to high-quality education and comprehensive mental health support.
Core Values:
- Forward-thinking
- Integrity
- Compassion
- Respect
- Humility
- Responsibility
- Equity and justice
Funding Priorities:
The Foundation focuses grantmaking on efforts that:
- Strengthen and sustain the education and mental health workforce
- Improve conditions that shape access to services
- Advance aligned systems and policy solutions
- Improve coordination across organizations and resources so individuals and communities receive the right support at the right time
The Foundation provides programmatic, general operating, and organizational capacity-building support to organizations and initiatives that expand access to high-quality mental health care and improve educational outcomes, with particular emphasis on addressing racial inequities in access, experience, and outcomes.
Strategic Approach:
The Foundation prioritizes partners with:
- Deep community relationships
- Ability to strengthen systems and improve how resources flow
- Capacity to safeguard continuity of services for populations most affected by inequities
- Demonstrated potential in navigating abrupt changes in public or philanthropic funding
The Foundation does not prioritize standalone direct service programs that operate outside of these strategic priorities.
Grantmaking
The Foundation provides programmatic support, general operating support, and organizational capacity-building support.
Grant Types
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation primarily funds organizations in Georgia, with particular emphasis on Metro Atlanta and surrounding communities.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
As of 2024:
- Total Assets: $34,000,000
- Revenue: $1,889,296
- Expenses: $1,740,000
- Total Liabilities: $504,000
As of 2023:
- Total Assets: $33,014,925
- Total Revenues: $1,826,578
- Total Expenses: $2,200,290
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $33,972,559 | $33,014,925 | $30,697,210 |
| Revenue | $1,889,296 | $1,826,578 | $1,482,352 |
| Expenses | $1,735,357 | $2,200,290 | $1,926,745 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $1,446,418 | $1,649,700 | $1,666,913 |
| Net Investment Income | $1,226,839 | $1,128,488 | $1,136,298 |
| Distributable Amount | $1,635,538 | $1,524,790 | $1,572,803 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
250 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Staff:
- Brittany Collins: Executive Director
Board Members:
- Alice Hall: Board Member
- J Lindsay Stradley Jr.
- William Gurley
- Jack R Hall
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANK GURLEY | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| WILLIAM GURLEY | DIRECTOR/SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | 0.5 | — |
| ALICE HALL | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| JACK R HALL | DIRECTOR/TREASURER/VICE PRESIDENT | 0.75 | — |
| JOSEPH HALL | DIRECTOR | 1.5 | — |
| J LINDSAY STRADLEY JR | DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT | 0.75 | — |
| LINDSAY STRADLEY | DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT | 0.5 | — |
| STEPHEN STRADLEY | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| QAADIRAH ABDUR-RAHIM | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| BRITTANY COLLINS | SECRETARY/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 30 | $203,200 |
| BELISA M URBINA | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
**2025 Response to Funding Crisis:**
In January 2026, the Foundation released a statement reflecting on 2025, noting that the past year was marked by significant political, funding, and operational challenges for organizations working at the intersection of education, mental health, and racial equity. The Foundation reported that across Georgia, communities and nonprofits navigated an increasingly destabilizing environment shaped by deep and unexpected funding cuts, shifting policy landscapes, and constraints on work addressing inequitable conditions.
Announcement from the Fitzgerald Foundation \u2014 Purpose PossibleIn response, the Foundation:
Listened closely to grantees and intermediaries responding to abrupt funding losses, staffing constraints, delayed reimbursements, and increased pressure on organizations
Remained anchored in its mission and values rather than retreating or recalibrating its purpose
Deployed additional flexible funding to support partners and communities during this period of disruption
The Foundation emphasized that this moment required both steadiness and action, with clarity about values paired with practical support deployed when and where most needed.
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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