How much funding does Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Grant Program provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Grant Program?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Grant Program?

Geography: Operating in Georgia, with a focus on metro Atlanta. Not funded: Organizations that do not have 501(c)(3) status.

Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Grant Program

Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Inc

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Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Geography

Operating in Georgia, with a focus on metro Atlanta

Other requirements

Institutions in Virginia are considered for grants only if they received support from Mrs.
Evans during her life.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Organizations that do not have 501(c)(3) status
Not eligible: Organizations in Virginia that were not supported by Mrs.
Not eligible: Evans during her lifeConferences.
Not eligible: Debt reliefEndowmentsFestivals, performances or exhibits.
Not eligible: Films or documentaries.
Not eligible: Fundraising eventsIndividualsLoans.
Not eligible: Professional associations.
Not eligible: Public schools, colleges or universitiesResearch.
Not eligible: Sponsorships or special events.
Not eligible: Startup organizations or seed funding.
Not eligible: Annual operating support.
Not eligible: Acquisition of works of art

Overview

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.

Most grants are made to institutions in Georgia. Occasional grants are made to institutions in Virginia that were supported by Mrs.
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

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

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

What Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025: 10
Total given: $21.45M
Median grant: $1.15M
Range: $500K–$8.6M

By dollars: Georgia 97%, Virginia 3%. Top recipient cities: Atlanta, GA; Smyrna, GA; Covington, VA.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
60% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA

Pediatric medical residency program conducted by Children's in partnership with the…

$8.6M
Atlanta Botanical Garden · Atlanta, GA

$150 million campaign to expand the Garden by eight acres and construct a new entrance…

$5M
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia · Atlanta, GA

$14.5 million campaign to establish a permanent facility at the Goat Farm Arts Center

$2M
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center · Atlanta, GA

Continuation of Family Fun program to expand access to the Woodruff Arts Center campus

$1.3M
Whitefield Academy · Smyrna, GA

Construction of Learning Commons as part of $39.2 million campaign

$1M