Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Grant Program

Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Lettie Pate Evans Foundation
Last Updated: December 22, 2025

Summary

The Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Grant Program primarily supports education and arts initiatives in Georgia, with occasional grants to Virginia institutions linked to Mrs. Evans. The foundation emphasizes community-driven projects with strong leadership, preferring to collaborate rather than serve as the sole funder. Grants are typically awarded for capital needs, historic preservation, and performing arts, targeting well-established organizations that demonstrate a proven track record of success and community support.

Overview

About the Foundation The Lettie Pate Evans Foundation is an independent private foundation that invests primarily in education and arts and culture. Most grants are made to institutions in Georgia. Occasional grants are made to institutions in Virginia that were supported by Mrs. Evans during her life. Our Approach We pursue our mission by responding to community needs, typically making grants to institutions and projects with strong leadership and a broad base of support. The Foundation seeks to help organizations with a proven track record of success stretch further to seize new opportunities or to meet extraordinary needs. Generally, the Foundation prefers not to be the only funder for a project, but to participate with the community in supporting initiatives led by others. The Foundation will occasionally make leading grants when the need is great and the initiative is compelling. Our Work The Foundation makes grants in the program areas of education and arts and culture. Education grants support health education, higher education and select independent schools, while arts and culture grants primarily support historic preservation, museums and performing arts organizations. The Foundation typically makes grants to well-established institutions and projects with strong leadership and a broad base of support. We seek to help organizations with a proven track record of success stretch further to seize new opportunities or to meet extraordinary needs. Generally, the Foundation prefers not to be the only funder for a project, but to participate with the community in supporting initiatives led by others. The Foundation will occasionally make leading grants when the need is great and the initiative is compelling. What We Fund The Foundation makes grants to qualified nonprofit organizations. Grants are typically awarded for capital needs or other initiatives of well-established charitable organizations in the following program areas: Education Arts & Culture

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Foundation’s grantmaking is generally limited to organizations located and operating in Georgia, with a focus on metro Atlanta. Institutions in Virginia are considered for grants only if they received support from Mrs. Evans during her life.

Ineligibility

What We Do Not FundOrganizations that do not have 501(c)(3) statusOrganizations in Virginia that were not supported by Mrs. Evans during her lifeConferencesDebt reliefEndowmentsFestivals, performances or exhibitsFilms or documentariesFundraising eventsIndividualsLoansProfessional associationsPublic schools, colleges or universitiesResearchSponsorships or special eventsStartup organizations or seed fundingAnnual operating supportAcquisition of works of art