The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation Grant

The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation
Last Updated: March 05, 2026

Summary

The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation Grant, established in memory of World War II veteran Scott Hudgens, supports public charities addressing the needs of Gwinnett County, Georgia, and the metropolitan Atlanta area. The foundation focuses on improving the lives of those facing socio-economic disadvantages, promoting self-sufficiency through educational initiatives, and considering capital contributions for long-term impact. Grants are limited to qualified public charities, with a review of one proposal per year per organization.

Overview

NOTE: Thank you for your interest in The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation's grant process. We are no longer accepting grant requests for the 2024 grant cycle. Please check back after September 30, 2024 for details on applying for a grant for 2025. Mission Scott Hudgens, a World War II veteran who lived and worked in Gwinnett County, Georgia, supported many local charities during his lifetime. It was his wish that this support continue after his death through a foundation that would focus its efforts primarily on the continuing and evolving needs of the Gwinnett County community, and secondarily on the metropolitan Atlanta community and the state of Georgia. Though Mr. Hudgens supported numerous worthy causes during his lifetime, some community needs were especially important to him. To that end, the Scott Hudgens Family Foundation will seek to fund worthy public charities within its geographic focus with missions related to: Improving the lives of individuals who through physical, mental or socio-economic disadvantages are unable to help themselves, including: Services for the developmentally handicapped Services for homeless individuals and families Services for veterans Hospice care and services for the elderly Alcoholism and substance abuse Promoting self-sufficiency through: Educational programs and projects, including technical training programs Community development projects impacting the areas of: Education Health Care The Arts Whenever practical, the foundation will consider capital campaign contributions in order to enhance the long-term impact of grant making.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation, Inc. is a private foundation and under Internal Revenue Service guidelines is limited to awarding grants only to qualified public charities.Your organization must be currently recognized as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue CodeYour organization's mission must focus on the needs of the Gwinnett County, Georgia community or those of the Metro Atlanta community and the state of Georgia. The Foundation will review only one grant proposal per calendar year per organization.

Ineligibility

The following are ineligible:  private individuals seeking funds to further your education or for other private purposegrants for purposes of influencing legislation or for any other political purposereligious organizations seeking a grant for religious purposesThe Scott Hudgens Family Foundation, Inc. does not fund religious initiatives.