The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation is seeking applications for grants to improve the quality of life in Georgia.
Donor Name: Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
State: Georgia
County: Selected Counties
City: Atlanta
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2023
Details:
The Foundation pursues their 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.
The Foundation funds
- 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:
- Health
- Education
- Environment
- Human Services
- Arts & Culture
- Community Development
- Successful grant applicants share these characteristics:
- Strong executive and volunteer leadership
- Track record of sustainable operations
- Broad base of financial support
- Proven program effectiveness.
Geographical Areas
The Foundation’s grant making is generally limited to organizations located and operating in metro Atlanta. They will occasionally consider grants to significant institutions and initiatives in communities throughout Georgia.
Eligibility Criteria
Your organization may be eligible for a grant if it:
- Is a 501(c)(3) public charity
- Is located or operating in Georgia
- Aligns with the Foundation’s program interests in Health, Education, Environment, Human Services, Arts & Culture or Community Development.
Ineligibility
- Organizations that do not have 501(c)(3) status
- Organizations without a presence in Georgia
- Human services outside of metro Atlanta
- Churches or their denominational programs
- Conferences
- Debt relief
- Endowments
- Festivals, performances or exhibits
- Films or documentaries
- Fundraising events
- Individuals
- Individual public schools
- Individual research projects
- Loans
- Political campaigns or lobbying activities
- Professional associations
- Private schools outside of metro Atlanta
- Sponsorships or special events
- Startup organizations or seed funding.
For more information, visit Robert W. Woodruff Foundation.
