OVERVIEW: The Callaway Foundation supports religion, charity, education and community development in LaGrange and Troup County, Georgia. IP TAKE: A Georgia funder for over 80 years, Callaway funds broadly in terms of issues and narrowly in terms of geography. This is a transparent grantmaker that gives access to annual reports and provides clear application guides. […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Carlos and Marguerite Mason Trust supports improvements to the organ transplantation process for needy residents of Georgia. IP TAKE: This funder has been trying to make the organ transplant process easier for Georgia residents for more than three decades. Because it is managed by the Wells Fargo system, it is both transparent and […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Abraham J. and Phyllis Katz Foundation supports medicine, life enhancement and music, primarily in the Atlanta area of Georgia. IP TAKE: According to the foundation’s website, it has shuttered and no longer accepts applications. PROFILE: Established in 1994, the Abraham J. and Phyllis Katz Foundation is a private foundation based in Atlanta, Georgia. […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Courts Foundation supports education, religion, healthcare, human services, and arts and culture in Atlanta, Georgia. IP TAKE: This funder is dedicated to the city of Atlanta and open to learning about new nonprofit causes in Georgia. Unfortunately, it lacks transparency, restricting further information. Also, it has supported only one organization for nearly a […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation supports education in the Atlanta metro area. It also funds Parkinson’s Disease research. IP TAKE: Lanier is a longtime education funder in the Atlanta, Georgia area. This funder is not particularly open to new grantees, although it does accept unsolicited LOIs. It lacks transparency; however, it is very approachable…| www.insidephilanthropy.com