FAQs

The Zeist Foundation embraces a holistic approach to address the needs of underserved children in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education, and Health & Human Services. The Foundation seeks opportunities to partner with reputable organizations that are effective, collaborative, and adaptive.

The Zeist Foundation funds across the state of Georgia. However, grants impacting counties outside of metro Atlanta are typically awarded to organizations in the metro area that are working in multiple regions of the state. In addition, we have a particular interest in the Edgewood neighborhood of Atlanta. Grants for programs in this area enjoy an increased degree of flexibility. Visit our Place-Based Philanthropy page to learn more.

On occasion the Foundation has supported the Georgia-based work of national organizations. It is rare that the Zeist Foundation would be a candidate for funding a national organization’s expansion into Georgia.

The Foundation is open to most types of grant support. Typically, we do not participate in capital campaigns for organizations with which we do not already have a funding relationship. Visit our Funding Guidelines page to learn more.

The Foundation often allows organizations to apply for funding up to 3 years in a row. Sometimes our directors will provide multi-year commitments. Organizations which have never received funding from the Zeist Foundation are discouraged from requesting multi-year support. Often the Foundation will pay capital campaign commitments over several years. We prefer to limit multi-year commitments to 3 years or less. Visit our Funding Guidelines page to learn more.

Generally, the Foundation does not provide funding to private schools nor scholarships for private K-12 schools or institutions of higher education. On occasion we support public school systems.

Generally, the foundation does not fund in this manner.

Generally, the Foundation supports organizations with operating budgets above $500,000. On occasion we have supported the launch of an organization, but this occurs when the Foundation has been meaningfully involved in a collaborative effort that results in the need for a new organization.