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Callaway Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Lagrange, Georgia · EIN 580566147

Callaway Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lagrange, Georgia. In tax year 2024 it gave $12.0 million in 95 grants; the typical grant was $26,513 and the largest $1.5 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

How to apply

ContactPaul S Tripp Penn III
209 Broome Street P O Box 790, Lagrange, GA 30241
Phone or email(706) 884-7348
What to submitThe foundation has a grant application which should be followed. Access to this document can be obtained at www.callawayfoundation.org on the grant policies page. If the application is from a church located in troup county, Georgia, for a project for major additions and major improvements, a separate application is available on the same webpage. Such churches should follow the standard provisions of grant program for troup county churches and application for assistance form.
DeadlinesGrant requests should be received by mar. 15, jul. 15, oct. 15, or dec. 15 to be considered.
RestrictionsGrants are usually made for the benefit of projects and people in lagrange and troup county, Georgia. In unusual circumstances, contributions are sometimes made towards deserving causes elsewhere in Georgia where special consideration seems warranted. Significant grants are seldom made to projects elsewhere in the united states. The foundation prefers to contribute its funds for enduring construction projects and capital equipment. Grants are usually not made for loans, debt retirement, endowment, or operating expenses.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Callaway Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia89$10.1 million
New York2$44,700
Alabama1$10,000
Florida1$10,000
Washington1$3,000
South Carolina1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 95 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Troup County
Lagrange, GA
General support - permanent improvements$1.5 million
Friends of the Thread Trail
Lagrange, GA
General support - permanent improvements$500,000
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General support - permanent improvements$470,600
First United Methodist of Lagrange
Lagrange, GA
General support - permanent improvements$463,974
Lafayette Society of Performing Arts
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$403,779
Lagrange Academy
Lagrange, GA
General support - permanent improvements$390,083
Wellstar Foundation
Marietta, GA
Support for general operations$375,000
Lagrange-Troup County Homeless Coalition
Lagrange, GA
General support - permanent improvements$368,750
Lafayette Christian School
Lagrange, GA
General support - permanent improvements$312,500
Troup County Board of Education
Lagrange, GA
General support - permanent improvements$300,773
United Way of West Georgia
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$266,200
Harmony House Domestic Violence Shelter
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$250,000
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$250,000
University of Georgia Foundation
Athens, GA
General support - permanent improvements$250,000
Early Learning Property Management
Atlanta, GA
General support - permanent improvements$250,000
Lagrange Symphony Orchestra
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$210,658
United Way of West Georgia
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$210,000
Shepherd Center Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General support - permanent improvements$200,000
Georgia Tech Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General support - endowment fund$200,000
Communities in Schools of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
Support for general operations$183,333
Lagrange-Troup County Homeless Coalition
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$155,000
Boy Scouts of America Chattahoochee Council
Columbus, GA
Support for general operations$150,000
City of Lagrange
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$150,000
Lagrange Art Museum
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$144,928
Troup County Historical Society
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$140,000
Dash for Lagrange
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$125,000
Troup County Center for Strategic Planning
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$125,000
Baptist Tabernacle Church
Lagrange, GA
General support - permanent improvements$107,657
Clockwork Youth Academy
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$100,000
American Red Cross of Central Midwest Georgia
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$100,000
Point University
West Point, GA
General support - endowment fund$100,000
Troup County Center for Strategic Planning
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$92,500
Biblical History Center
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$85,000
Camp Southern Ground
Peachtree City, GA
General support - endowment fund$84,000
Elevation of 5C'S of Prophet
Hogansville, GA
Support for general operations$75,000
Feeding the Valley
Columbus, GA
General support - permanent improvements$73,190
Circles of Troup County
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$70,000
City of Lagrange Police Dept
Lagrange, GA
General support - endowment fund$55,456
Georgia Humanities
Atlanta, GA
Support for general operations$50,000
Troup Cares
Lagrange, GA
Support for general operations$50,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Callaway Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Grant requests should be received by mar. 15, jul. 15, oct. 15, or dec. 15 to be considered..

How much does Callaway Foundation Inc give?

$12.0 million in tax year 2024, across 95 grants, with a typical grant of $26,513.

Who runs Callaway Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Paul S Tripp Penn III (President), Heather Graham (Vice President), Esther S Rainey (Secretary/Treasurer) and Jane Alice Craig (Trustee) among 14 officers and trustees.

What does Callaway Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and faith communities.

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