About Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation
Provide need-based scholarships for female Christian students in nine Southeastern states and support the care of senior women.
Focus Areas
Higher education scholarshipsIndependent educationHealth education (nursing, medicine, allied health)Senior care and services for womenInstitutional grant support (not individuals)
Who They Fund
nursing students (including nurse practitioner candidates)allied health students/traineesmedical studentspublic health studentsMSW/social work studentsdental studentssenior/aged women (care recipients)
About Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc concentrates its giving on scholarships for women in health and higher education, alongside support for the care of senior women. In the latest grants, Emory University received $2,939,000 in 2025 for general, nursing, allied health and public health scholarships, the largest single award in the list. Mercer University also received $942,000 in 2025 for general and nursing scholarships, reflecting the foundation’s sustained support for institutions training women in health professions. The pattern extends across medical, nursing, allied health, public health, dental, and social work education, with awards often structured as scholarship support rather than programmatic grants. The foundation’s work is tied to female Christian students in nine Southeastern states, and it also supports organizations serving aged and senior women. Recent examples include Westminster-Canterbury Foundation in Richmond for the care of senior women, A G Rhodes Home Inc in Atlanta for the care of senior women, and university-based scholarship support at places such as Radford University Foundation Inc, University of Virginia Medical School Foundation, and Augusta University Foundation. The grant record shows a consistent institutional approach centered on tuition support and elder care.
What Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Funds
Higher education scholarships are central to the foundation’s work. Emory University received $2,939,000 in 2025 for general, nursing, allied health and public health scholarships, while Berry College received $750,000 in 2025 for general scholarship support. Health workforce training is another clear theme: Augusta University Foundation received $760,000 in 2025 for nursing, medical, dental, public health and allied health scholarships. The foundation also backs graduate-level professional preparation. University of Virginia Medical School Foundation received $804,800 in 2025 for medical and nursing scholarships, and Medical College of Virginia Foundation received $809,000 in 2025 for nursing scholarships. Care for older women appears as a separate strand, with Westminster-Canterbury Foundation receiving $813,500 in 2025 for the care of senior women.
How Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Gives
Typical awards are substantial scholarship grants: p25 is $167,000, the median is $250,000, and p75 is $349,420. The recent record also shows many larger institutional awards well above that range, reflecting a layered scholarship model across multiple recipient schools. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Emory University, Mercer University, Radford University Foundation Inc, University of Virginia Medical School Foundation, Augusta University Foundation, Berry College, Westminster-Canterbury Foundation, and Medical College of Virginia Foundation. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals. Its grants are institutional rather than direct aid to students, with scholarship support and senior-women care as the dominant grant types.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$63.3M
Total Assets
$990.9M
Total Revenue
$233.5M
Total Expenses
$65.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $167K and $349K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$167K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$349K
Geographic Reach
Regional9 states funded
About 17% of grants go to recipients in VA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
P Russell Hardin
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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