Greene-Sawtell Foundation

Greene-Sawtell Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Truist Bank, in Orlando, FL.

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Greene-Sawtell Foundation supports charitable, religious and educational organisations, with the Trustee determining which receive support. Its considerations include organisations previously supported by the Foundation, those in which Mrs Sawtell had a personal interest, and organisations of a similar nature. Across the Truist Trusteed Foundations, the benefactors directed proceeds to non-profit, tax-exempt organisations with demonstrable records of superior service in Leadership Development, Economic Mobility, Thriving Communities and Education. Grants are made to fiscally sound non-profit organisations serving important community needs, with community benefit and return on investment primary considerations. The Trustee also considers capital improvements, special projects, one-time financial well-being or community needs, and pilot programmes that do not commit funds to recurring expenditure. The foundations usually look for successful operating records and no deficit for at least a year.

Themes

• Leadership Development
• Economic Mobility
• Thriving Communities
• Education

Geographic Focus

Metropolitan Atlanta: Barrow, Bartow, Butts and 26 more counties in Georgia.

What They Don't Fund

• General operating support such as salaries, maintenance, and debt service
• Political organizations
• Churches
• Individuals

Applicants must use the online form and, if their organisation fits the guidelines, submit by one of the recurring grant-cycle deadlines. The online application requires supporting and financial attachments, including current and projected operating budgets and a budget for the project or programme.

Deadlines: Requests received August 1–November 30 are considered in January; those received December 1–March 31 in May; and those received April 1–July 31 in October.

• Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 12% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
• Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 22 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

• Community benefit and return on investment are primary considerations in distribution decisions.
• The Trustee considers organisations the Foundation has supported before, those in which Mrs Sawtell had a personal interest, and organisations of a similar nature.
• Usually, the foundations favour organisations with successful operating records and no deficit for at least a year.
• The foundations consider coordination and support from the organisation and community, timeliness and precedence, and the organisation’s management and governance.