OVERVIEW: The Allan C. and Lelia J. Garden Foundation supports health and human services causes in Ben Hill, Irwin, and Wilcox Counties in Georgia.
FUNDING AREAS: health, human services, children with disabilities
IP TAKE: This funder offers unrestricted general operating support for nonprofits that work with handicapped children. It prioritizes local, grassroots organizations.
PROFILE: Established in 1972, the Allan C. and Lelia J. Garden Foundation is a private foundation based in Georgia. The founders wished to support charitable causes that assist orphan and underprivileged children. Managed by Bank of America’s Georgia’s office, the foundation’s grantmaking supports “charitable organizations that maintain, care and educate orphan or underprivileged children” and “organizations that provide medical, dental, hospital care, nursing and treatment of crippled or physically handicapped children.”
Foundation grants often provide unrestricted general operating support. Past local grantees include the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities, Macon Volunteer Clinic, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Georgia.
Foundation grants often range between $10,000 and $50,000. Learn more about this funder’s local grantmaking by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Georgia counties of Ben Hill, Irwin, and Wilcox. A majority of foundation grants are for one-year periods, although some multi-year support is available too.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadline is June 1, and applicants can expect to hear back with a funding decision within about three to four months by letter after this date. Grant seekers must use the Bank of America online system to apply for a grant.
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