Open Foundations · Georgia

The Peyton Anderson Foundation Inc

Macon, Georgia · EIN 581803562. It paid $4.3M across 84 grants in 2025, a median of $6K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$4.3M
paid in 2025
84
grants paid
$6K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$92.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
KAREN J LAMBERT
Address
577 MULBERRY STREET SUITE 830, MACON, GA, 31201
Phone
4787435359
Email
KLAMBERT@PAFDN.ORG
Form the request should take
SEE PAF GRANT APPLICATION ATTACHED.
Submission deadline
APRIL 1ST AND SEPTEMBER 1ST
Restrictions on awards
SEE PAF GRANT APPLICATION ATTACHED.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202601339349100240. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

discretionaryscholarshipsmacon

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 84 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1The Corporation of MercerGA$1,000,000MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
2Newtown MaconGA$600,000LEVERAGING LOCAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
3Crossroads Christian CounselingGA$250,000FACILITY RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENT
4Forward MaconGA$250,000CHOOSE MACON - TALENT RECRUITMENT
5Museum of AviationGA$225,000IGNITING INNOVATION
6Historic Riverside CemeteryGA$200,000RIVERSIDE CEMETERY HISTORIC
7Middle Georgia State UniversityGA$200,000CENTER FOR MIDDLE GEORGIA STUDIES
8Wesleyan CollegeGA$150,000BRINGING WESLEYAN INTO DT MACON
9The Corporation of MercerGA$100,000SENIOR CIVIC JOURNALISM FELLOW
10United Way of Central GeorgiaGA$100,000COMMUNITY SCHOOLS UNITED
11National Trust for Local NewsCO$95,000GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTER
12Macon AimGA$87,500MACON AIM CASE WORKER
13United Way of Central GeorgiaGA$75,000TO REINSTATE READ UNITED IN THE FALL
14Visit Macon IncGA$75,000CHRISTMAS MART
15The University of GeorgiaGA$74,000SCHOLARSHIPS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202086$4.6M
202196$5.1M
202293$4.2M
202383$4.6M
202493$4.7M
2025 (partial year)84$4.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Georgia91%
Florida2%
Colorado1%
Connecticut1%
Maryland1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Karen J LambertPRESIDENT · 2025
Kathryn H DennisTRUSTEE · 2025
Marc T TreadwellTRUSTEE · 2025
R Kirby GodseyTRUSTEE · 2025
Reid Hanson JrTRUSTEE · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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