Greene-Sawtell Foundation

Quick Stats

• Annual Giving: $459,683 in grants paid (tax year 2023, per Form 990-PF)
• Geographic Focus: Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia (29-county Metropolitan Statistical Area)
• Application Method: Fixed deadlines (applications accepted online on a rolling basis; reviewed in January, May, and October)

Contact Details

Address: PO Box 919798, Orlando, FL 32891-9798

Phone: 404-813-9304

Website: Applications accepted through Truist Trusteed Foundations portal at truist.com/trusteed-foundations

Overview

The Greene-Sawtell Foundation is a trusteed foundation administered by Truist Bank (formerly SunTrust Bank). The bank serves as trustee and determines which charitable, religious, and educational organisations receive support from the foundation.

The foundation is one of six trusteed foundations administered by Truist Bank. Each proposal submitted is automatically considered for funding by all six foundations: the Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund, Harriet McDaniel Marshall Trust, Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund, Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable Trust, Nell Warren Elkin and William Simpson Elkin Foundation, and Greene-Sawtell Foundation.

The foundation gives primarily to support worthwhile educational, cultural, and human service programs in metropolitan Atlanta.

Funding Priorities

What They Fund

The foundation focuses on:

• Leadership Development
• Economic Mobility
• Thriving Communities
• Education

The trustee considers requests for:

• Capital improvements such as buildings, furniture, and equipment
• Alterations to existing structures
• Special projects or "one-time" needs of a financial well-being or community nature
• Pilot programs which do not commit the funds to recurring expenditures

Community benefit and return on investment are primary considerations in distribution decisions.

What They Don't Fund

The foundation will not consider requests for:

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

Application Process

How to Apply

Only online applications are accepted. Organisations that fit within the guidelines are encouraged to begin an online grant application through the Truist Trusteed Foundations portal and submit it by one of the grant cycle deadlines.

Only one application form is needed to apply to all six trusteed foundations. Each proposal submitted is automatically considered for funding by all six foundations.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed as follows:

• Requests received between 1 August and 30 November will be considered in January
• Requests received between 1 December and 31 March will be considered in May
• Requests received between 1 April and 31 July will be considered in October

Eligibility

• Must be a non-profit organisation with 501(c)(3) status (automatically verified by the online system)
• Must be fiscally sound
• Must serve important needs in the community
• Must be located in metropolitan Atlanta (specifically the 29-county Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties)

The foundations do not accept unsolicited grant applications from outside metropolitan Atlanta unless an organisation has been specifically named by the donor as an eligible recipient.

Key Takeaways

• The Greene-Sawtell Foundation operates as part of a group of six trusteed foundations administered by Truist Bank; one application is considered by all six foundations simultaneously.
• The foundation prioritises capital projects and one-time special projects rather than general operating support.
• Geographic eligibility is strictly limited to the 29-county Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area.
• Applications are reviewed three times per year based on fixed submission windows, though applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year.
• Organisations must demonstrate fiscal soundness and clear community benefit to be competitive.

References

• Truist Trusteed Foundations (truist.com/trusteed-foundations)
• ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/586037828)