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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Betty A & James B Williams Foundation

Takes applications · Mostly scholarships or aid to individuals

Takes applications. See how to apply below.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $50,000
Typical grant
$50,000 (1 grant)
A realistic first ask
About $50,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Hamilton County · plus 7 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Total giving that year
$250,000

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2025$250K$50K1
2024$270K$50K1
2023$295K$50K1

How to apply

Contact
Allen mast truist financial · atlanta · 4048139105
What to send
Written or verbal
Limits
Qualifying charity

As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2025. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.

Board and officers

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  • Betty A WilliamsChairman
  • James Bryan WilliamsBoard member
  • Elizabeth W BeanBoard member
  • Russell HardinBoard member
  • E Jenner Wood IIIBoard member

As listed in its 2025 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

Tennessee organizations it funded

Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

It also made 1 grant to individual people. We don't list their names.

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