Robert W. Woodruff Foundation: Education Grant

The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation aims to enhance the quality of life in Georgia by focusing on health, education, economic opportunity, and community vitality. It seeks to achieve this by responding to community needs and making grants to institutions and projects with strong leadership and wide support, preferring collaborative funding efforts.

Type of Support

Overview

The Foundation provides grants based on community needs, emphasizing support for organizations with a successful track record that are looking to expand their impact on significant opportunities or meet exceptional needs. It generally prefers collaborative funding efforts but is open to leading grants for compelling initiatives. The grant process is inclusive, considering applications throughout the year with specific deadlines for review meetings.

Eligibility

Organization's Location
USA
Program Location
Preferred locations: GA (Barrow County, Bartow County, Butts County, Carroll County, Cherokee County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Coweta County, DeKalb County, Douglas County, Fayette County, Forsyth County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Hall County, Henry County, Morgan County, Newton County, Paulding County, Pickens County, Rockdale County, Spalding County, Walton County), All eligible locations: GA
Organization Type
Organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other
  • Located and operating in metro Atlanta
  • Occasionally considers grants to institutions and initiatives throughout Georgia
  • Aligns with the Foundation’s interests in Health, Education, Environment, Human Services, Arts & Culture, or Community Development

Ineligibility

Individual public schools or school programs
Private day schools outside of metro Atlanta
Organizations that do not have 501(c)(3) status
Organizations without a presence in Georgia
Human services outside of metro Atlanta
Churches or their denominational programs
Conferences
Debt relief
Endowments
Festivals, performances, or exhibits
Films or documentaries
Fundraising events
Individuals
Individual research projects
Loans
Political campaigns or lobbying activities
Professional associations
Private schools outside of metro Atlanta
Sponsorships or special events
Startup organizations or seed funding
100k – 5M

Submission

Review Criteria

Grant recipients often exhibit the following qualities:

  • Robust leadership from both executive staff and volunteers
  • A history of stable operational management
  • A wide-ranging network of financial backing
  • Demonstrated effectiveness in their programming initiatives

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