The Allan C. and Lelia J. Garden Foundation is managed through Bank of America Private Bank’s Philanthropic Solutions in Georgia. This foundation operates with a focused mission to support charitable organizations that care for and educate orphaned or underprivileged children. Additionally, it funds organizations that provide medical, dental, hospital, nursing, and treatment services for crippled or physically handicapped children. It serves a restricted geographic area in Georgia, specifically the counties of Ben Hill, Irwin, and Wilcox.
Grants awarded by the Allan C. and Lelia J. Garden Foundation are generally for a one-year duration, though multi-year support may occasionally be considered. The annual application deadline is June 1. Grant decisions are communicated within three to four months following this date. All applications must be submitted online via Bank of America’s grant portal by 11:59 p.m. on the deadline day. Applicants are encouraged to begin the process early and submit well before the deadline, particularly because technical support is not available on weekends or federal holidays.
The foundation only funds projects or programs that fall within its defined geographic and programmatic guidelines. An important requirement for applicants serving the designated counties is to provide a breakdown of the number or percentage of people served by each specific county in the online application’s demographics section. Applications that fail to meet this requirement may not be considered.
Organizations that have previously received funding are required to submit a Post Grant Evaluation Report by the foundation’s next application deadline. This report includes qualitative insights on goal achievement, project outcomes, encountered challenges, a full income and expense summary, and plans for future sustainability. Failure to submit this report can result in ineligibility for future funding.
Applicants can find submission procedures and additional information on the grantmaking page at www.bankofamerica.com/grantmaking. For specific questions or discussions about the application process, organizations are encouraged to contact the foundation via email at ga.grantmaking@bofa.com. More detailed procedural information is available in the foundation’s procedures document. The primary contact for the Allan C. and Lelia J. Garden Foundation is Mark S. Drake, whose email is mark.s.drake@bofa.com and phone number is 404-264-1377.
