The Peyton Anderson Foundation focuses on place-based, capital and capacity-building investments in middle Georgia—especially Macon —supporting neighborhood revitalization, cultural institutions, higher education, and basic services. Grants overwhelmingly fund physical projects (building campaigns, facility expansion and maintenance) that strengthen community infrastructure and long-term service delivery. The foundation appears to favor well-established local institutions and collaborates repeatedly with select grantees to complete large capital initiatives.
A $1 million grant to the Otis Redding Foundation for the Otis Redding Center for the Arts shows how The Peyton Anderson Foundation uses major gifts to shape Macon’s civic and cultural infrastructure. The foundation backs capital campaigns, facility expansion, and long-term place-based projects more than short-term programming, with repeated support for institutions that anchor community life in Middle Georgia. Its recent grants include substantial awards to Newtown Macon, the Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia, and Macon Volunteer Clinic, all tied to construction, expansion, or facility improvement. The pattern is visible across arts, health, housing, education, and neighborhood redevelopment, but the common thread is physical and organizational capacity that can support long-term service delivery. Many awards go to established local nonprofits and public-serving institutions in Macon, reflecting a grantmaking style built around large community projects rather than small, one-off awards. The foundation also supports scholarship and talent-recruitment efforts, and it has made repeated grants to selected grantees across multiple years when a project continues over time.
Arts and culture is one of the foundation’s clearest areas of support. It gave $545,000 to the Museum of Arts and Sciences for the MAS Facility Maintenance Plan and $110,000 to the Macon Georgia Cherry Blossom Festival for the Bicentennial Stage and a Sidewalk Ch... project. In higher education, the foundation supported the Middle Georgia State University Foundation with $650,000 for the Center for Middle Georgia Studies and later $350,000 for the same effort, and it gave $500,000 to the Central Georgia Technical College Foundation for the CGTC Child Development Center expansion. Housing and homelessness also appear prominently: Macon Area Habitat for Humanity received $250,000 for Lynmore Estates and Napier Heights housing work, while Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia received $250,000 for Protect and Cover Our Mission, New R... In health, Macon Volunteer Clinic received $500,000 for the Building Healthier Futures campaign.
Typical grants are mid-sized to large, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $30,750, alongside occasional capital gifts far above the median. The recent record shows repeated support for the same organizations over multiple years: Newtown Macon, Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia, Middle Georgia State University Foundation, and Wesleyan College each appear more than once. The foundation is a private grantmaker that also funds individuals, and its grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Georgia, especially Macon-Bibb County. Unsolicited applications are accepted through several active programs.
$13.8M
$82.2M
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$6.6M
Most grants fall between $2K and $31K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$31K
About 94% of grants go to recipients in GA.
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Concentrated, large-dollar capital grants to a small set of local institutions; multiple repeat gifts to flagship community organizations and a preference for facility/campaign funding rather than small program grants.
Notable grantees: Newtown Macon, Otis Redding Foundation, Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia, Middle Georgia State University Foundation, Museum of Arts and Sciences
The grant pattern is overwhelmingly local and centered on Macon. Most recent awards went to recipients in Macon, GA, including downtown, neighborhood, education, health, and human-service institutions. Outside Georgia, the only named recipient location in the recent grants list is Savannah, GA, where the Georgia Historical Society received $125,000. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 287 grants and 100% of grants going to U.S. recipients.
The foundation most often funds capital campaigns, facility expansion, and maintenance projects. Recent awards include $1 million for the Otis Redding Center for the Arts, $600,000 for Newtown Macon’s leveraging local capital campaign, and $500,000 for the Macon Volunteer Clinic’s Building Healthier Futures campaign.
Yes. Recent grants cover arts and culture, higher education, housing stability, health care, and community development. Examples include the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Middle Georgia State University Foundation, Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia, and Macon Volunteer Clinic.
Yes. The foundation gives most often in Georgia, and 94% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grants list is dominated by Macon recipients, with one named recipient in Savannah.
Yes. Several grantees appear across multiple years in the recent grants list. Newtown Macon received grants in 2023 and 2025, Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Middle Georgia State University Foundation received grants in 2024 and 2025.
Yes. The active program areas listed for the foundation accept unsolicited applications, including Community Development, Health & Medical Grants, Education Grants, Arts & Culture Grants, Human Services Grants, and its named initiatives.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWTOWN MACON | MACON, GA | $600,000 | 2025 | LEVERAGING LOCAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| RESCUE MISSION OF MIDDLE GEORGIA | MACON, GA | $500,000 | 2025 | HOMES OF HOPE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| MACON VOLUNTEER CLINIC | MACON, GA | $500,000 | 2025 | BUILDING HEALTHIER FUTURES CAMPAIGN |
| MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | MACON, GA | $350,000 | 2025 | CENTER FOR MIDDLE GEORGIA STUDIES |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL GEORG | MACON, GA | $300,000 | 2025 | BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL GEORGI |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL GEORGIA INC | MACON, GA | $300,000 | 2025 | BICENTENNIAL PARK |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE GEORGIA INC | MACON, GA | $250,000 | 2025 | PROTECT AND COVER OUR MISSION, NEW R |
| FORWARD MACON | MACON, GA | $250,000 | 2025 | CHOOSE MACON - TALENT RECRUITMENT PL |
| WESLEYAN COLLEGE | MACON, GA | $150,000 | 2025 | BRINGING WESLEYAN COLLEGE INTO THE D |
| GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | SAVANNAH, GA | $125,000 | 2025 | RESTORING TRUST IN AMERICAN INSTITUT |
| METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME | MACON, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS/MATCHING GIFT OP |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL GEORGIA | MACON, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SCHOOLS UNITED |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS | DUBLIN, GA | $95,000 | 2025 | GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTER F |
| MACON AIM | MACON, GA | $87,500 | 2025 | MACON AIM CASE WORKER |
| MIDDLE GEORGIA ACCESS TO JUSTICE COUNCIL INC | MACON, GA | $66,000 | 2025 | EXPANDING CAPACITY TO GROW COMMUNITY |
| THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY | MACON, GA | $60,000 | 2025 | THE MACON-MERCER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA |
| MERCER UNIVERSITY | MACON, GA | $58,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | ATLANTA, GA | $56,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA | ATHENS, GA | $55,750 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MASONIC HOME OF GEORGIA | MACON, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | INDEPENDENT LIVING LAUNCH & SOCIAL S |
| GEORGIA PRESS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIO | MARIETTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPITOL BEAT EXPANSION |
| THE MORNING MUSIC CLUB | MACON, GA | $36,000 | 2025 | PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS INITIATIVE OF |
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY | STATESBORO, GA | $32,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WEALTH ASAP | MACON, GA | $31,000 | 2025 | WEALTH ASAP |
| FAMILY ADVANCEMENT MINISTRIES | MACON, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | FAM WORK READY |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL GEORGIA | MACON, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | MACON RBI PROGRAM |
| LBJ FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | TRUST, NEWS, & DEMOCRACY: CREATING A |
| REBUILDING MACON INC | MACON, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | DISCRETIONARY |
| NEXT LEVEL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER | MACON, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | CAMP ZION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL GEORGIA INC | MACON, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | ONE MACON |
| METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME | MACON, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | DISCRETIONARY - HURRICANE HELENE REL |
| KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY | KENNESSAW, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSIT | MILLEDGEVILLE, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| JAY'S HOPE FOUNDATION | MACON, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | 6TH ANNUAL HOPE AGAINST HOPE RETREAT |
| GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE | MACON, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF |
| ANGEL FLIGHT SOARS INC | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | FLY A GEORGIA PATIENT (MACON) PROGRA |
| GRAND OPERA HOUSE | MACON, GA | $12,000 | 2025 | GRANDKIDS EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCES |
| NEWTOWN MACON | MACON, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 INNER CITY TOUR |
| JAY'S HOPE FOUNDATION | MACON, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | EXECUTIVE DISCRETIONARY |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL GEORGIA INC | MACON, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | MERRIE CHRISTMAS PROJECT |
| DEPAUL USA INC | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | SHELTERING STATUE |
| MACON POPS INC | MACON, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | DISCRETIONARY |
| MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY | MACON, GA | $8,750 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESLEYAN COLLEGE | MACON, GA | $7,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $6,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| VISION ATLANTA | ROBERTA, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM FOR 2024 |
| GEORGIA COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | HELPING BIBB COUNTY TEACHERS TEACH P |
| THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY | MACON, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | STETSON-HATCHER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS |
| STORYBOOK FARM | OPELIKA, AL | $5,000 | 2025 | DISCRETIONARY |
| THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY | MACON, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | MERCER UNIVERSITY PRESS |
NEWTOWN MACON
$600,000LEVERAGING LOCAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
RESCUE MISSION OF MIDDLE GEORGIA
$500,000HOMES OF HOPE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
MACON VOLUNTEER CLINIC
$500,000BUILDING HEALTHIER FUTURES CAMPAIGN
MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
$350,000CENTER FOR MIDDLE GEORGIA STUDIES
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL GEORG
$300,000BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL GEORGI
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL GEORGIA INC
$300,000BICENTENNIAL PARK
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE GEORGIA INC
$250,000PROTECT AND COVER OUR MISSION, NEW R
FORWARD MACON
$250,000CHOOSE MACON - TALENT RECRUITMENT PL
WESLEYAN COLLEGE
$150,000BRINGING WESLEYAN COLLEGE INTO THE D
GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$125,000RESTORING TRUST IN AMERICAN INSTITUT
METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME
$100,000CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS/MATCHING GIFT OP
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL GEORGIA
$100,000COMMUNITY SCHOOLS UNITED
NATIONAL TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS
$95,000GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTER F
MACON AIM
$87,500MACON AIM CASE WORKER
MIDDLE GEORGIA ACCESS TO JUSTICE COUNCIL INC
$66,000EXPANDING CAPACITY TO GROW COMMUNITY
THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY
$60,000THE MACON-MERCER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MERCER UNIVERSITY
$58,000SCHOLARSHIPS
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$56,500SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
$55,750SCHOLARSHIPS
MASONIC HOME OF GEORGIA
$50,000INDEPENDENT LIVING LAUNCH & SOCIAL S
GEORGIA PRESS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIO
$50,000CAPITOL BEAT EXPANSION
THE MORNING MUSIC CLUB
$36,000PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS INITIATIVE OF
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
$32,000SCHOLARSHIPS
WEALTH ASAP
$31,000WEALTH ASAP
FAMILY ADVANCEMENT MINISTRIES
$30,000FAM WORK READY
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL GEORGIA
$30,000MACON RBI PROGRAM
LBJ FOUNDATION
$25,000TRUST, NEWS, & DEMOCRACY: CREATING A
REBUILDING MACON INC
$25,000DISCRETIONARY
NEXT LEVEL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$25,000CAMP ZION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL GEORGIA INC
$25,000ONE MACON
METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME
$15,000DISCRETIONARY - HURRICANE HELENE REL
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
$15,000SCHOLARSHIPS
GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSIT
$15,000SCHOLARSHIPS
JAY'S HOPE FOUNDATION
$15,0006TH ANNUAL HOPE AGAINST HOPE RETREAT
GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE
$15,000HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF
ANGEL FLIGHT SOARS INC
$15,000FLY A GEORGIA PATIENT (MACON) PROGRA
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
$12,000GRANDKIDS EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCES
NEWTOWN MACON
$10,0002024 INNER CITY TOUR
JAY'S HOPE FOUNDATION
$10,000EXECUTIVE DISCRETIONARY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL GEORGIA INC
$10,000MERRIE CHRISTMAS PROJECT
DEPAUL USA INC
$10,000SHELTERING STATUE
MACON POPS INC
$10,000DISCRETIONARY
MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$8,750SCHOLARSHIPS
WESLEYAN COLLEGE
$7,000SCHOLARSHIPS
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$6,000SCHOLARSHIPS
VISION ATLANTA
$5,000SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM FOR 2024
GEORGIA COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION
$5,000HELPING BIBB COUNTY TEACHERS TEACH P
THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY
$5,000STETSON-HATCHER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
STORYBOOK FARM
$5,000DISCRETIONARY
THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY
$5,000MERCER UNIVERSITY PRESS
Current and upcoming funding from Peyton Anderson Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Community members who completed 30 days of local service and submitted completed challenge applications. Winners were randomly drawn from completed entries.
Deadline: Example: July 1–30, 2019 (challenge period) — historic dates provided; future dates not specified.
Who can apply: Qualified 501(c)(3) organizations with projects benefiting Macon and Bibb County, Georgia. Out-of-state applications will not be considered. Projects should have measurable and lasting results and demonstrate collaboration.
Deadline: April 1 and September 1 annually
Who can apply: Projects should benefit Macon-Bibb County and have measurable and lasting results. The Foundation supports capital projects, health organizations improving access and outcomes, and lifesaving services. Endowments, event sponsorships, general operations, individual medical research projects, and statewide initiatives are typically not funded.
Deadline: April 1 and September 1 annually
Who can apply: Nonprofit higher education institutions and education programs serving Macon-Bibb County, with measurable and lasting results. Private schools and statewide initiatives are typically not funded.
Deadline: April 1 and September 1 annually
Who can apply: Arts and cultural projects in Macon-Bibb with measurable and lasting results. Festivals, endowments, general operations, and event sponsorships are typically not funded.
Deadline: April 1 and September 1 annually
Who can apply: 501(c)(3) organizations serving Macon-Bibb and demonstrating measurable results, collaboration, and innovative approaches. Direct financial relief, endowments, event sponsorships, general operations, individuals, and statewide initiatives are typically not funded.
Deadline: April 1 and September 1 annually
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