The Blackwell Testamentary Charitable Trust concentrates its giving locally in Coweta County/West Georgia, prioritizing educational opportunity and direct community services. The trust makes sizeable, repeated grants to a small set of local organizations—notably funding scholarships and campus improvements at the University of West Georgia, student-support programming through Elevate Coweta Students, and primary care access via Coweta Samaritan Clinic. Their grants emphasize tangible, place-based impact on students and basic health needs.
Concentrated, local-focused giving: a small number of relatively large grants with multiple repeat awards to the same core grantees rather than many one-off gifts.
A defining feature of the Fred R & Nell W Blackwell Testamentary Charitable Trust is its repeated support for the University of West GA Fou, where grants of $74,000 in 2023, $71,000 in 2024, and $55,000 in 2025 were all marked for scholarships and improvements. That pattern points to a funder that favors sustained, place-based support rather than one-off awards. The trust also backs student-serving organizations in Newnan, including Elevate Coweta Students, which received $50,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025. Those recurring gifts suggest a consistent interest in educational opportunity for local students. Beyond education, the trust has made grants to Coweta Samaritan Clinic, Newnan Carnegie Library, and community foundations in the area, showing a mix of institutional support and direct community services. Across the recent grants list, the recipients are all in Georgia and mostly in Newnan, reinforcing a clearly local pattern of giving. The trust’s grantmaking is built around recurring relationships with a small set of nearby organizations rather than a broad statewide or national portfolio.
Education is the clearest focus. In 2025, the trust gave $55,000 to University of West GA Fou for scholarships and improvements, following $71,000 in 2024 and $74,000 in 2023 for the same purpose. It also supported Elevate Coweta Students with $50,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating an ongoing commitment to student support in Coweta County. Health and basic services appear as another theme. The trust gave $20,000 in 2025 to Coweta Samaritan Clinic, after grants of $5,000 in both 2024 and 2023. Civic and community institutions are included as well: Newnan Carnegie Library received $2,500 in 2025, and local community foundations and youth-serving nonprofits also appear in the recent grants list. The grant record centers on Newnan and nearby Coweta County organizations.
Typical grant size sits at a p25 of $2,500, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $50,000, showing a mix of smaller local awards and larger recurring commitments. The trust’s recent record also shows repeat funding to the same recipients across multiple years, especially for education and student support. It appears to operate as a testamentary charitable trust rather than a family foundation with an open application process, and the grants are restricted or project-oriented rather than program-related investments. The distribution suggests deliberate relationship-based giving, with larger awards reserved for a small number of priority organizations and smaller grants used for local civic groups.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $50K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Notable grantees: University of West Georgia Foundation, Elevate Coweta Students, Coweta Samaritan Clinic
Giving is concentrated in Georgia, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the state. Most recipients are in Newnan, including University of West GA Fou, Elevate Coweta Students, Coweta Samaritan Clinic, and Newnan Carnegie Library. The recent grants list also includes Atlanta recipients such as Newnan Carnegie Foundation and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. The pattern is local rather than regional or national, with Coweta County and nearby West Georgia organizations receiving the bulk of support.
The recent grants point to four main priorities: scholarships and campus improvements at the University of West GA Fou, student support through Elevate Coweta Students, community health through Coweta Samaritan Clinic, and local civic support such as Newnan Carnegie Library. Education is the most prominent thread across the grants list.
Yes. University of West GA Fou received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Elevate Coweta Students received $50,000 in each of those same three years. Coweta Samaritan Clinic also appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing a recurring pattern rather than isolated awards.
The reported grant-size distribution is p25 of $2,500, median of $20,000, and p75 of $50,000. That mix reflects both smaller local grants and larger annual commitments to a few repeat recipients.
Its giving is entirely in Georgia, and the recent grants are concentrated in Newnan. The list also includes Atlanta recipients, but the largest share of support goes to Newnan and nearby Coweta County organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF WEST GA FOUNDATION | NEWNAN, GA | $54,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ELEVATE COWETA STUDENTS | NEWNAN, GA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| COWETA SAMARITAN CLINIC | NEWNAN, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE NEWNAN CLUB | NEWNAN, GA | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| PIEDMONT FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF WEST GA FOU | NEWNAN, GA | $55,000 | 2025 | FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS AND IMPROVEMENTS |
| ELEVATE COWETA STUDENTS | NEWNAN, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| COWETA SAMARITAN CLINIC | NEWNAN, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| NEWNAN CARNEGIE LIBRARY | NEWNAN, GA | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF WEST GA FOU | NEWNAN, GA | $71,000 | 2024 | FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS AND IMPROVEMENTS |
| ELEVATE COWETA STUDENTS | NEWNAN, GA | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| COWETA SAMARITAN CLINIC | NEWNAN, GA | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF WEST GA FOU | NEWNAN, GA | $74,000 | 2023 | FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS AND IMPROVEMENTS |
| ELEVATE COWETA STUDENTS | NEWNAN, GA | $50,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| COWETA SAMARITAN CLINIC | NEWNAN, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| NEWNAN COWETA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NEWNAN, GA | $1,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| NEWNAN CARNEGIE FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $1,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
UNIVERSITY OF WEST GA FOUNDATION
$54,500CHARITABLE
THE NEWNAN CLUB
$2,000CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF WEST GA FOU
FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS AND IMPROVEMENTS
NEWNAN CARNEGIE LIBRARY
$2,500CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF WEST GA FOU
$71,000FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS AND IMPROVEMENTS
UNIVERSITY OF WEST GA FOU
$74,000FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS AND IMPROVEMENTS
NEWNAN COWETA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,500CHARITABLE
NEWNAN CARNEGIE FOUNDATION
$1,500CHARITABLE