About Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation
To equip, support and honor service-oriented college students and faculty in institutions across the American South to make lasting positive change in their communities.
Focus Areas
EducationYouth leadership developmentCommunity developmentEntrepreneurship and innovationEnvironment and climateHealth and wellnessJustice and equality
Who They Fund
students/learnersteachers and educatorsschools and educational institutions
Funding Style
program fundingdirect educational support
About Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation centers its giving on service-oriented college students and faculty, using scholarships, awards, and leadership programming to support community-minded work across the American South. Its active programs show a strong emphasis on multi-year student development: the Sullivan Fellows track runs for three years and combines cohort learning, mentorship, community immersion, and campus-based experiences, while the Sullivan Impact Prize supports students and young alumni developing community-impact solutions. Recent grants reinforce that pattern. The foundation gave $50,000 to Davidson College in 2023 and $27,000 to Sewanee: The University of the South in 2023, alongside repeated $20,000 grants to schools such as Brenau College, Wofford College, and Converse College. The portfolio also includes support for partner institutions that administer service-based scholarships and awards, indicating that the foundation works through colleges and universities rather than through individual giving. Across the recent grant list, the recipients are institutions rather than individuals, which matches the foundation’s stated focus on students, educators, and educational institutions. The overall picture is of a regional education funder that links grantmaking to leadership, service, and campus-based recognition programs.
What Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation Funds
In higher education, the foundation backed Davidson College with $50,000 in 2023 and Brenau College with $24,000 in 2025. Those grants sit alongside a broader pattern of college support through partner schools and campus awards. The organization also funds service and leadership development: it gave $20,000 to Lincoln Memorial University in 2025, consistent with its student-facing programming for rising sophomores and young alumni. Community engagement appears repeatedly in the program design and the grants. For example, the Sullivan Fellows program combines mentorship, retreats, and community immersion, while the Impact Prize supports students testing community-impact ideas. The foundation also supports institutions where service recognition is built into campus life, including grants to schools that administer Sullivan Awards and scholarships. The repeated tie between campus programs and institutional grants shows that education, leadership, and service are treated as connected parts of the same funding model.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$451K
Total Assets
$15.1M
Total Revenue
$1.3M
Total Expenses
$2.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $20K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Regional11 states funded
About 5% of grants go to recipients in NC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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