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The Devereaux F and Dorothy M McClatchey Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Atlanta, Georgia · EIN 586250115

The Devereaux F and Dorothy M McClatchey Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $203,005 in 24 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $235,000 the year before.

33% 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$121,50021$6.1 million
2024$235,00025$6.5 million
2025$203,00524$6.8 million

How to apply

ContactJohn M Saunders
1579 Monroe Dr NE Ste F231, Atlanta, GA 30324-5039
Phone or email(706) 594-1042
What to submitApplicants should submit a brief resume of academic qualifications for research grants, include an outline of the proposed investigation, and a proposed budget. Donations will not be made outright to individuals.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Devereaux F and Dorothy M McClatchey Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia14$132,005
North Carolina4$39,000
Florida2$15,000
Missouri2$11,000
District of Columbia1$3,000
New York1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Duke University
Durham, NC
General$30,000
Westminster Christian Fellowship
Atlanta, GA
General$25,000
Georgia Council for Social Sciences
Roswell, GA
General$15,005
Ansley Park Beautification Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General$15,000
Historic Oakland Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General$15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattahoochee Valley
Columbus, GA
General$10,000
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Atlanta, GA
Curator & overhead expenses$10,000
First Presbyterian Church of Eustis
Eustis, FL
General$10,000
Georgia Tech Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General$10,000
St Pauls Lutheran High School
Concordia, MO
General$10,000
West Georgia Health Foundation
Lagrange, GA
General$10,000
Friends of Wycliffe Hall Oxford
Winter Park, FL
General$5,000
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Atlanta, GA
General$5,000
Lafayette Society for Performing Arts
Lagrange, GA
General$5,000
Wabe FM 901
Atlanta, GA
General$5,000
Wdav - Davidson College
Davidson, NC
General$5,000
West Georgia Hospice
Lagrange, GA
General$5,000
American Council of Trustees and Alumni
Washington, DC
General$3,000
The New Criterion
New York, NY
General$3,000
Charlotte Family Housing
Charlotte, NC
General$2,000
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Charlotte, NC
General$2,000
Pilot International
Macon, GA
General$1,000
Troup County Historical Society
Lagrange, GA
General$1,000
Washington University
St Louis, MO
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Devereaux F and Dorothy M McClatchey Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Devereaux F and Dorothy M McClatchey Foundation Inc give?

$203,005 in tax year 2025, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Devereaux F and Dorothy M McClatchey Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists John M Saunders (President), Dorothy P Saunders (Member at Large), Elaine Knight (Secretary) and Patricia J Klein (Treasurer) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Devereaux F and Dorothy M McClatchey Foundation Inc fund?

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

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