Tr Edna Wardlaw Charitable Tr UA Magnolia Trust Company Trustee

The Trust’s stated mission is to make charitable contributions that are ethical and humanitarian, respect social justice, protect the environment, and support the well-being of the world, recognizing that needs are universal. Its stated family values include accountability and ethics, care and nurture, equality and liberation, justice and social order, knowledge and insight, and unity and diversity.

The Trust identifies animal welfare and rescue, education, the environment, and human rights as funding priorities. It prefers general or operating support and program support; capital requests are generally not a priority but may be considered case by case.

Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of grantees’ work. Planned Parenthood Federation of America describes its mission as providing comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care and advocating public policies. The Soda Mountain Wilderness Council says it works to protect and promote wilderness in the Soda Mountain/Pilot Rock area and educate the public. Barnabas Horse Foundation describes providing equine-assisted therapy to people and families recovering from trauma. Earthjustice describes itself as an environmental law organization working to protect health, places, and wildlife, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. These are grantees’ descriptions of their own work.

The Trust’s website says it generally focuses giving where family members live: Georgia, mostly Metro Atlanta; California; Colorado; South Carolina; Florida; and Oregon. It also considers grants that are national in scope. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were California (27%), Georgia (14%), Washington, D.C. (13%), South Carolina (11%), and New York (10%).

The 2025 filing lists Magnolia Trust Company and Truist Bank as trustees.

Mailing address: 832 Georgia Ave 401, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone: (310) 806-4000
Website: https://ednawardlawtrust.com