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Tr Allan C & Lelia J Garden Fdn

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 586103546

Tr Allan C & Lelia J Garden Fdn is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $294,650 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $6,500 and the largest $85,000. 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 $269,500 the year before.

39% 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$260,50021$6.2 million
2024$269,50014$6.5 million
2025$294,65018$7.6 million

How to apply

ContactBank of America Attn Mark Drake
3414 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326-1113
Phone or email(404) 264-1377
What to submitAPPLICATION FORM AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.bankofamerica.com/grantmaking
Deadlines, restrictionsContact trustee for information

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tr Allan C & Lelia J Garden Fdn funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia16$282,400
Florida1$10,000
North Carolina1$2,250

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Murphy-Harpst Children's Centers
Cedartown, GA
Unrestricted general$85,000
Atlanta Ronald McDonald House
Atlanta, GA
Unrestricted general$60,900
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
Unrestricted general$30,000
Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia
Macon, GA
Unrestricted general$30,000
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
Scholarships$20,000
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Fdn
Tifton, GA
Scholarships$14,750
Mercer University
Macon, GA
Scholarships$11,250
Mercy Flight Southeast
Leesburg, FL
Unrestricted general$10,000
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Scholarships$8,500
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Scholarships$4,500
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA
Scholarships$4,500
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
Scholarships$2,250
Berry College
Mount Berry, GA
Scholarships$2,250
Andrew College
Cuthbert, GA
Scholarships$2,250
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville, GA
Scholarships$2,250
South Georgia State College
Douglas, GA
Scholarships$2,250
Georgia College & State University
Millegeville, GA
Scholarships$2,250
Savannah College of Art & Design
Savannah, GA
Scholarships$1,750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tr Allan C & Lelia J Garden Fdn accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Contact trustee for information.

How much does Tr Allan C & Lelia J Garden Fdn give?

$294,650 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $6,500.

Who runs Tr Allan C & Lelia J Garden Fdn?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee).

What does Tr Allan C & Lelia J Garden Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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