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Ty Cobb Educational FD Tr UA

Accepts applications Orlando, Florida · EIN 586026003

Ty Cobb Educational FD Tr UA is a private foundation in Orlando, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $565,500 in 58 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $60,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $525,000 the year before.

26% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$607,00046$14.3 million
2024$525,00054$15.4 million
2025$565,50058$16.8 million

How to apply

ContactCathy Scott
PO Box 937, Sharpsburg, GA 30277
Phone or email(404) 588-7227
What to submitLetter of request for information, copy of transcript
DeadlinesMay - committee meets in july and january
RestrictionsScholarships awarded to Georgia residents based on need and strong academic record. Grants for Sophomore to Senior year of College and Professional School (Law, Medicine & Dentistry only).

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ty Cobb Educational FD Tr UA funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 18 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia32$472,500
North Carolina4$18,000
Massachusetts2$9,000
Alabama2$6,000
Florida2$6,000
Louisiana2$6,000
Pennsylvania2$6,000
South Carolina2$6,000
California1$6,000
Texas1$6,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 58 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Scholarship$60,000
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA
Scholarship$54,000
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Scholarship$48,000
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
Scholarship$48,000
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA
Scholarship$30,000
Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls, GA
Scholarship$27,000
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Scholarship$24,000
Morehouse Sch of Med
Atlanta, GA
Scholarship$24,000
Young Harris College
Young Harris, GA
Scholarship$21,000
Mercer University
Macon, GA
Scholarship$18,000
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
Scholarship$15,000
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Scholarship$12,000
Berry College
Mt Berry, GA
Scholarship$9,000
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
Scholarship$9,000
Mercer University School of Medicine
Macon, GA
Scholarship$9,000
Wake Forest University of Medicine
Winstonsalem, NC
Scholarship$9,000
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Scholarship$7,500
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA
Scholarship$6,000
Ft Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA
Scholarship$6,000
Piedmont College
Demorest, GA
Scholarship$6,000
Texas A&m University
College Station, TX
Scholarship$6,000
UCLA - David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Scholarship$6,000
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
Scholarship$6,000
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GA
Scholarship$3,000
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA
Scholarship$3,000
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Scholarship$3,000
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Scholarship$3,000
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Scholarship$3,000
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Scholarship$3,000
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Scholarship$3,000
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, GA
Scholarship$3,000
Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, GA
Scholarship$3,000
High Point Univ Workman Sch of Dental Medicine
High Point, NC
Scholarship$3,000
Kent State College
Kent, OH
Scholarship$3,000
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Med
Erie, PA
Scholarship$3,000
Lagrange College
Lagrange, GA
Scholarship$3,000
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Scholarships$3,000
LSU - Health Shreveport School of Medicine
Shreveport, LA
Scholarships$3,000
Middle Georgia State Univeristy
Macon, GA
Scholarship$3,000
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA
Scholarship$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ty Cobb Educational FD Tr UA accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May - committee meets in july and january.

How much does Ty Cobb Educational FD Tr UA give?

$565,500 in tax year 2025, across 58 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Ty Cobb Educational FD Tr UA?

Its 2025 filing lists Truist Bank (Trustee), Dr Frances J Tedesco (Chairman), Dr Cathy Cox (Committee Member) and Mr Hank Huckaby (Committee Member) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Ty Cobb Educational FD Tr UA fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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