Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc
Annual Giving
$63.3M-1% YoY
Grants
208
Median Grant
$254K
Organizations Funded
189
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Foundation Overview
Mission
The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation is a public charity that provides support for the education of female students and for the care of senior women in nine Southeastern states. It was chartered in 1946 for the "aid and benefit of poor and deserving Christian girls and women" in nine states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
The Foundation devotes most of its resources to the Lettie Pate Whitehead scholarship program, which provides scholarship grants for deserving female students with financial need at more than 200 colleges, universities and schools. A significant number of our grants target education in the medical, nursing and allied health fields. More than 10,000 students receive scholarships each year in individual amounts determined by their respective institutions. The Foundation has awarded more than $998 million in grants since inception.
How to Apply
The Foundation does not make grants to individuals. All requirements must be submitted online using our grantee portal. Grant Request Letter (due no later than Sept. 30): Submit a PDF of a signed letter on letterhead providing an update on your institution and its academic programs and requesting grant consideration for the upcoming year. Grant Acceptance Letter (due no later than March 15): Submit a PDF of a signed letter on letterhead confirming acceptance of our proposed grant. Grant decisions are made at the November meeting of our Board of Trustees and grant award letters are mailed in mid-January. The Foundation rarely adds new institutions to its grants program.
Does Not Fund
Grants are not made to institutions outside of these nine specified states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals. Foundation funds be awarded only to female, Christian women who demonstrate financial need and live in specified states. Institutions that fail to meet our eligibility and reporting requirements may see their funding decrease or may not receive further support. Note the Foundation rarely adds new institutions to this program.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$63.3M
Grants
208
Median
$254K
States
9
$64.0M
Grants
210
Median
$255K
States
9
$59.1M
Grants
209
Median
$235K
States
9
Grant Size Distribution
$254K
Typical Grant (Median)
$73K
Smallest
$171K
25th Pctile
$362K
75th Pctile
$2.9M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $171K and $362K.
Largest Recent Grants
$2.9M
2024
Emory University
GA · For general, nursing, allied health and public health scholarships.
$942K
2024
Mercer University
GA · For general and nursing scholarships.
$814K
2024
Westminster-Canterbury Foundation
VA · For the care of senior women.
$811K
2024
Radford University Foundation Inc
VA · For nursing and allied health scholarships.
$809K
2024
Medical College of Virginia Foundation
VA · For nursing scholarships.
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.