About Speedwell Foundation
The Speedwell Foundation concentrates on large, targeted gifts to higher-education and national-service institutions, often funding endowed positions, campaign priorities, and student scholarships. Their grants favor technical and strategic education (notably Georgia Tech) and military education (United States Naval Academy), while also using donor-advised vehicles for flexible philanthropy and supporting individual student aid (including Cristo Rey students).
Focus Areas
Higher education finance and technology initiatives at Georgia Tech (centers, fellowships, operational support)Military and national service education (endowed professorships and campaign support for the U.S. Naval Academy)Scholarships for low-income Catholic work-study students (Cristo Rey tuition and student support)Philanthropic giving vehicles and donor-advised fund allocations
Who They Fund
low-income K-12 students (including students in publicly funded private school choice)minority studentsCristo Rey high school students
About Speedwell Foundation
Speedwell Foundation’s recent giving is marked by a mix of large institutional commitments and targeted support for students, schools, and urban parks. One of its biggest commitments went to Georgia Tech Foundation, where the foundation funded a center for finance and technology, a fellowship endowment, a Promise Scholarship program, and support tied to Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School. Another major line of giving supports the United States Naval Academy Foundation, including a professorship in Foreign Studies and campaign funding. The foundation also backs higher-education access through scholarship-related grants and endowments, including support for student scholarship funds and graduate student aid. Alongside education, Speedwell has sustained a second major track in parks and land reuse, funding projects that convert distressed or vacant property into green space and park infrastructure. Recent support in that area includes grants to park alliances, conservancies, and trail-related work. Across its portfolio, the foundation combines unrestricted support, designated project funding, and endowed support. It also funds individuals, which aligns with its student-aid activity and scholarship-related grants.
What Speedwell Foundation Funds
Education support is a major thread in Speedwell Foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $218,000 to Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School for quality education and work experience for young men and women of limited economic means, and $65,000 to Charleston Catholic Schools for a minority students scholarship program. Higher education appears through structured support for scholarships and academic programs. The foundation granted $315,000 to Afs USA for a student scholarship fund, and $30,000 to St Vincent Academy for the Promise Scholars program that awards full four-year scholarships to ten ninth-grade applicants. Urban parks and land reuse form another distinct cause area. Speedwell gave $150,300 to City Park Alliance for management software, the Greater & Greener Conference, and unrestricted support, and $149,000 to the Center for Independent Documentary for a Rails to Trails documentary. It also supports local parks organizations, such as $100,000 to Atlanta Beltline Partnership and $50,000 to Park Pride for the Parks for All comprehensive campaign.
How Speedwell Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.1M
Total Assets
$175.3M
Total Revenue
$19.2M
Total Expenses
$7.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $106K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$106K
Geographic Reach
National14 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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