Grantmaking
The Foundation board considers 20 – 30 nonprofit organizations in the spring and in the fall through its traditional grantmaking process and 10 – 20 organizations through its place based philanthropy process; thus, as few as 50 and as many as 80 nonprofit organizations receive grants each year.
Here are a few Zeist grantees:
Junior Achievement of Georgia
JA Finance Park
Atlanta Ronald McDonald House
Near Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite
ArtsBridge Foundation
Quality arts education programming at Cobb Energy Center
Wild Woods at Fernbank
Photo Credit Kate Parker
Zoo Atlanta
Grand New View revitalization
View our past grantees by selecting a timeframe
2023
| 3DE National | Independent Media Artists of GA, ETC |
| ArtsBridge Foundation | Interfaith Children’s Movement |
| ArtsNOW | Julie’s Dream |
| Atlanta Ballet | Junior Achievement of Georgia |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | Learn4Life |
| Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collaborative: WABE | Los Niños Primero |
| Atlanta Historical Society | Lost-N-Found Youth |
| Atlanta Opera | Maynard Jackson High School |
| Atlanta Police Foundation | Mercy Care Foundation |
| Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities | Momentum Advisory Collective |
| Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | Moving In The Spirit |
| Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation | Museum of Design Atlanta |
| Ballethnic Dance Company | Nicholas House |
| Bloom Our Youth | Odyssey |
| Boyce L Ansley School | Out Of Hand Theatre |
| Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta | Paint Love |
| Breakthrough Atlanta | Paradise Atlanta Westside Enrichment Center |
| Center for Black Women’s Wellness | Piedmont Park Conservancy |
| Center For Puppetry Arts | Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta |
| Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation | Quality Care for Children |
| Children’s Museum of Atlanta | Raising Expectations |
| ChopART Corporation | Reach Out and Read Georgia |
| Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation | Resilient Georgia |
| Community Guilds | Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center |
| Covenant House Georgia | Rollins Center for Language & Literacy |
| Easter Seals North Georgia | Sheltering Arms |
| Emmaus House | Soccer in the Streets |
| Emory School of Medicine | South Fulton Institute |
| Families First | Synchronicity Performance Group |
| Feeding Georgia | Truancy Intervention Project |
| Food Well Alliance | True Colors Theatre Company |
| George West Mental Health Foundation | Urban Recipe |
| Georgia Appleseed | Urban Youth Harp Ensemble |
| Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential | Utopian Academy for the Arts the Miller Foundation |
| Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students | Wellroot Family Services |
| Georgia Organics | West Atlanta Watershed Alliance |
| The Giving Kitchen Initiative | Whitefoord |
| Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta | Wholesome Wave Georgia |
| Health Education Assessment and Leadership | Wilderness Works |
| High Museum of Art | The Wylde Center |
| Hope Givers | Youth Ensemble of Atlanta |
| Horizons Atlanta |
2022
| 3DE National | LaAmistad |
| Adaptive Learning Center | Learn4Life |
| Agape Youth & Family Center | Lost-N-Found Youth |
| Alliance Theatre | Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund |
| Atlanta Botanical Garden | National Center for Civil & Human Rights |
| Atlanta-Fulton County Zoo | Nicholas House |
| Ballethnic Dance Company | Out Of Hand Theatre |
| Boyce L Ansley School | Park Pride |
| Center for Black Women’s Wellness | Reach Out and Read Georgia |
| Center for Puppetry Arts | Resilient Georgia |
| Children’s Museum of Atlanta | Sheltering Arms |
| CHRIS 180 | St. Catherine’s School Foundation |
| Communities in Schools Atlanta | Truancy Intervention Project |
| Corners Outreach | True Colors Theatre Company |
| Emmaus House | Trust for Public Land |
| Emory School of Medicine | Wellroot Family Services |
| The Fernbank Museum of Natural History | Whitefoord |
| Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential | Wilderness Works |
| Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students | The Wylde Center |
| The Giving Kitchen Initiative | YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta |
| Hope Givers |
2021
| 3DE National | Georgia Council on Economic Education |
| Achieve Atlanta | Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students |
| Agape Youth & Family Center | Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement |
| Alliance Theatre | Georgia Organics |
| ArtsBridge Foundation | Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education |
| Athens Area Community Foundation | The Giving Kitchen Initiative |
| Atlanta Ballet | High Museum of Art |
| Atlanta Botanical Garden | The Hill Center |
| Atlanta Children’s Shelter | Historic Oakland Foundation |
| Atlanta Historical Society | Hopebound Mental Health |
| Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School | Horizons Atlanta |
| Atlanta Opera | Inspiredu |
| Atlanta Police Foundation | Julie’s Dream |
| Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities | Junior Achievement of Georgia |
| Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | KIPP Metro Atlanta Collaborative |
| Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation | L & J Empowerment |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta | LaAmistad |
| Bloom Our Youth | Latin American Association |
| Blue Heron Nature Preserve | Learn4Life |
| Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta | Los Niños Primero |
| Breakthrough Atlanta | Mercy Care Foundation |
| Buckhead Christian Ministry | Moving In The Spirit |
| Camp Twin Lakes | Museum of Design Atlanta |
| Children’s Museum of Atlanta | MUST Ministries |
| CHRIS 180 | National Center for Civil & Human Rights |
| Cobb Community Foundation | Nicholas House |
| Communities in Schools Atlanta | North Georgia Community Foundation |
| Communities in Schools Georgia | Odyssey |
| Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation | Our House |
| Community Foundation for the CSRA | Paradise Atlanta Westside Enrichment Center |
| Community Foundation of Central Georgia | Philanthropy Southeast |
| Community Foundation of NE Georgia | Piedmont Park Conservancy |
| Community Foundation of South Georgia | Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta |
| Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley | Rainbow Village |
| Community Foundation of West Georgia | Reach Out and Read Georgia |
| Corners Outreach | Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center |
| Duke Neonatal-Perinatal Research Institute | Rollins Center for Language & Literacy |
| Early Learning Property Management | Seven Stages |
| Emmaus House | Sheltering Arms |
| Emory School of Medicine | Synchronicity Performance Group |
| The Empty Stocking Fund | The Wylde Center |
| Families First | True Colors Theatre Company |
| Feeding Georgia | Urban Recipe |
| The Fernbank Museum of Natural History | VOX Teen Communications |
| Food Well Alliance | Wholesome Wave Georgia |
| George West Mental Health Foundation | Youth Ensemble of Atlanta |
| Georgia Appleseed |
2020
| 3DE National | Food Well Alliance |
| Agape Youth & Family Center | Georgia Center for Nonprofits |
| Alliance Theatre | Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students |
| Athens Area Community Foundation | Georgia Organics |
| Atlanta Ballet | The Giving Kitchen Initiative |
| Atlanta Botanical Garden | Health Education Assessment and Leadership, Inc. |
| Atlanta Children’s Shelter | High Museum of Art |
| Atlanta Opera | The Hill Center |
| Atlanta Police Foundation | Historic Oakland Foundation |
| Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities | Horizons Atlanta |
| Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | Inspiredu |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta | Junior Achievement of Georgia |
| Bloom Our Youth | Latin American Association |
| Blue Heron Nature Preserve | Learn4Life |
| Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta | Mercy Care Foundation |
| Breakthrough Atlanta | Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund |
| Buckhead Christian Ministry | Museum of Design Atlanta |
| Camp Twin Lakes | MUST Ministries |
| CHRIS 180 | National Center for Civil & Human Rights |
| Cobb Community Foundation | Nicholas House |
| Communities in Schools Atlanta | North Georgia Community Foundation |
| Communities in Schools Georgia | Odyssey |
| Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation | Our House |
| Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. | Paradise Atlanta Westside Enrichment Center |
| Community Foundation for the CSRA | Philanthropy Southeast |
| Community Foundation of Central Georgia | Piedmont Park Conservancy |
| Community Foundation of NE Georgia | Rainbow Village |
| Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia | Reach Out and Read Georgia |
| Community Foundation of South Georgia | Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center |
| Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley | Rollins Center for Language & Literacy |
| Community Foundation of West Georgia | Seven Stages |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere | Sheltering Arms |
| Corners Outreach | The Wylde Center |
| Emmaus House | True Colors Theatre Company |
| Emory School of Medicine | Urban Recipe |
| The Empty Stocking Fund | VOX Teen Communications |
| Feeding Georgia | Whitefoord |
| The Fernbank Museum of Natural History | Wholesome Wave Georgia |
2019
| Achieve Atlanta | Georgia Aquarium |
| Atlanta Ballet | Georgia Food Bank Association |
| Atlanta Mission | Georgia Organics |
| Atlanta Music Project | Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (GPEE) |
| Atlanta Opera | Grove Park Foundation |
| Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | HEALing Communties |
| Barton Child Law | Hill Center |
| Bloom Our Youth | KIPP MAC |
| Camp Twin Lakes | MODA-Museum Of Design Atlanta |
| Center for Puppetry Arts | Must Ministries |
| Chattahoochee Nature Center | Nicholas House |
| Children’s Museum | Oakland Cemetery |
| CHRIS 180 | Piedmont Park Conservancy |
| Corners Outreach | Quality Care for Children |
| Covenant House | Rainbow Village |
| Dyslexia Resource Trust | Reach Out and Read |
| Emmaus House | Ronald McDonald House |
| Emory PARTNERS | The Sheltering Arms |
| Feed My Lambs | Voices For Georgia’s Children |
| Food Well Alliance | Whitefoord, Inc |
| GA Council on Economic Education (GCEE) | Wholesome Wave |
| Georgia Appleseed |
2018
| 7 Stages | Foundation Center |
| Agape Youth & Family Center | GA Council on Economic Education (GCEE) |
| Atlanta Botanical Gardens | GA Judicial Courts |
| Atlanta Children’s Shelter | GA Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI) |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | GEEARS |
| Atlanta History Center | Georgia Food Bank Association |
| Atlanta Mission | Historic Oakland Foundation |
| Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School | Horizons Atlanta |
| Atlanta Police Foundation | Keeping Pace |
| Atlanta Speech School- Rollins | La Amistad |
| Atlanta Youth Academy | Learn4Life Collaboration |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta | Lovett School- LAB Atlanta |
| Breakthrough Atlanta | Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund |
| Buckhead Christian Ministry | Moving in the Spirit |
| Camp Twin Lakes | Nicholas House |
| Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta | Odyssey, Inc. |
| Communities in Schools-Atlanta | Our House |
| Communities in Schools-Georgia | ProBono Partners |
| Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation | redefinED atlanta |
| Covenant House Georgia | Sheltering Arms |
| Duke University | Teach For America |
| Dyslexia Resource Trust | The Howard School |
| Emmaus House | True Colors Theatre |
| Emory-PARTNERS | UGA Foundation- School of Education |
| Feed My Lambs | Whitefoord, Inc |
| Fernbank Museum | Wholesome Wave |
| Food Well Alliance | YMCA of Metro Atlanta |
| FoodCorps | Zoo Atlanta |
2017
| 7 Stages | Georgia Appleseed |
| Achieve Atlanta | Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (GPEE) |
| ArtsBridge | GA Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI) |
| Atlanta Ballet | HEALing Community |
| Atlanta Botanical Gardens | Historic Oakland Foundation |
| Atlanta Children’s Shelter | Horizons-Atlanta |
| Atlanta History Center | Jumpstart |
| Atlanta Mission | Junior Achievement |
| Atlanta Music Project | KIPP MAC |
| Atlanta Opera | LaAmistad |
| Atlanta Speech School | Learn4Life |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atl | Los Ninos Primeros |
| Blue Heron Nature Preserve | Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund |
| Boys & Club of Metro Atlanta | MODA-Museum Of Design Atlanta |
| Boys and Girls Club of SE Georgia | National Center for Civil & Human Rights |
| Buckhead Christian Ministry | Nicholas House |
| Camp Twin Lakes | Odyssey, Inc. |
| Center for Puppetry Arts | Our House |
| Chattahoochee Nature Center | Piedmont Park |
| Children’s Museum | PowerMyLearning |
| CHRIS 180 | ProBono Partners |
| City of Refuge | Quality Care for Children |
| Communities in Schools- Georgia | Rainbow Village |
| Communities in Schools-Atlanta | Reach Out and Read |
| Community Guilds | RedefinED Atlanta |
| Covenant House Georgia | Ronald McDonald House |
| Duke University | Sheltering Arms |
| East Atlanta Kids Club | Truancy Intervention Project |
| Emmaus House | True Colors Theatre |
| Emory-PARTNERS | Voices for Georgia’s Children |
| Feed My Lambs | VOX |
| Fernbank Museum | Whitefoord, Inc. |
| Foundation Center | Wings for Kids |
| GA Council on Economic Education (GCEE) | YMCA of Metro Atlanta |
| GEEARS | Zoo Atlanta |
2016
| 21st Century Leaders | GEEARS |
| 7 Stages | Georgia Appleseed |
| Achieve Atlanta | Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (GPEE) |
| ArtsBridge | Global Orphan Project |
| Atlanta Ballet | Grady Health Systems |
| Atlanta Botanical Gardens | HEALing Clinic |
| Atlanta Families Awards for Excellence | Horizons Atlanta |
| Atlanta History Center | IDEALS Foundation |
| Atlanta Mission | Jack & Jill Foundation |
| Atlanta Music Project | Jumpstart |
| Atlanta Opera | Junior Achievement |
| Atlanta Speech School | KIPP MAC |
| Beacon of Hope | La Amistad |
| Blue Heron Nature Preserve | Latin American Association |
| Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta | Breakthrough Atlanta |
| Breakthrough Atlanta | Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund |
| Buckhead Christian Ministry | Moving in the Spirit |
| C5 Georgia | National Center for Civil & Human Rights |
| Camp Twin Lakes | New American Pathways |
| ColumnCenter for Puppetry Arts | Odyssey, Inc. |
| Chattahoochee Nature Center | Our House |
| Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation | Piedmont Park Conservancy |
| Children’s Museum of Atlanta | Pro Bono Partners of Atlanta |
| CHRIS Kids | Reach Out and Read |
| Clean Air Campaign | Ronald McDonald House |
| Communities in School Atlanta | Sheltering Arms |
| Community Guilds | Southeastern Environmental Law Center |
| Covenant House | Teach for America, Inc. |
| Dad’s Garage | Trinity Presbyterian Church |
| Donors Choose | True Colors Theatre |
| Duke University | UGA Foundation |
| Dyslexia Resource Trust | Voices for Georgia’s Children |
| Fernbank Museum | VOX Teen Communications, Inc. |
| Foundation Center | Whitefoord, Inc. |
| Fugees Family | WINGS for Kids |
2015
| 21st Century Leaders | Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement |
| Agape Community Center | Georgia Organics |
| Alliance Theatre | Georgia Partner for Excellence in Education |
| ArtsBridge | GivingPoint |
| Atlanta Ballet | Grady Health Systems |
| Atlanta Botanical Gardens | HEALing Clinic |
| Atlanta Families Awards for Excellence in Education | High Museum of Art |
| Atlanta Mission | Horizons Atlanta |
| Atlanta Music Project | Imagine It! Children’s Museum of Atlanta |
| Atlanta Opera | Jumpstart |
| Atlanta Shakespeare Company | Junior Achievement |
| Beacon of Hope | KIPP MAC |
| Big Brothers Big Sister of Metro Atlanta | Latin American Association |
| Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta | Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund |
| Breakthrough Atlanta | Moving in the Spirit |
| Buckhead Christian Ministry | Museum of Design (MODA) |
| Camp Twin Lakes | National Center for Civil & Human Rights |
| Center for Puppetry Arts | New American Pathways |
| Chattahoochee Nature Center | Odyssey, Inc. |
| Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation | Our House |
| CHRIS Kids | Piedmont Park Conservancy |
| Communities in School Atlanta | Quality Care for Children |
| Communities of Coastal Georgia | Reach Out and Read |
| Community Guilds | Ronald McDonald House |
| Covenant House | Sheltering Arms |
| Donors Choose | Teach for America, Inc. |
| East Atlanta Kids Club | True Colors Theatre |
| Emory University Urban Health | Twin Cedars |
| Fernbank Museum | Voices for Ga’s Children, Inc. |
| Foundation Center | VOX Teen Communications, Inc. |
| Fugees Family | WINGS for Kids |
| GEEARS | WonderRoot |
| Georgia Appleseed | Woodruff Arts Center, Inc. |
| Georgia Center for Nonprofits | YMCA |
| Georgia Center on Economic Education | Zoo Atlanta |
| Georgia Dental Assoc Foundation |
2010 -2014
| Agape Community Center | Georgia State University |
| Alliance Theatre | GLISI |
| Atlanta Ballet | HEALing Community Center |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | High Museum of Art |
| Atlanta Opera | Horizons Atlanta |
| Atlanta Speech School-Rollins Center for Learning | Imagine It! Children’s Museum of Atlanta |
| Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | Junior Achievement |
| Atlanta Union Mission – My Sister’s House | KIPP Metro Atlanta Collaborative |
| Audubon of South Carolina | Latin American Association |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta | Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund |
| Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta | Moving in the Spirit |
| Breakthrough Atlanta | National Council of Teacher Quality |
| Buckhead Christian Ministry | Odyssey, Inc. |
| C5 Youth | Our House |
| Camp Twin Lakes | Project GRAD Atlanta, Inc. |
| Center for Puppetry Arts | Quality Care for Children |
| Chastain Park Conservancy | Refugee Family Services |
| Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta | Ron Clark Academy |
| College of Coastal Georgia | Sheltering Arms for Children |
| Communities of Coastal Georgia | Songs for Kids |
| Covenant House Georgia | Southeastern Horticultural Society |
| DonorChoose | St. Simons Land Trust |
| Duke University | Synchronicity Theatre |
| Emory University/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta | Teach for America |
| Families First | Tellus Science Museum |
| Fernbank Museum of Natural History | Voices for Georgia’s Children |
| Fugees Family | VOX Teen Communications, Inc. |
| GEEARS | W.E.B. DuBois Society |
| Genesis Shelter | Westside Charter |
| Georgia Appleseed | Whitefoord Community Program |
| Georgia Aquarium | Whitefoord, Inc. |
| Georgia Budget & Policy Institute | Wings for Kids |
| Georgia Council on Economic Education | Woodruff Arts Center |
| Georgia Dental Association | Wren’s Nest |
| Georgia Family Connected Partnership | Young Audiences |
| Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement | Youth Ensemble Atlanta |
| Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education | Zoo Atlanta |
2005 - 2009
| Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, Inc. | Grantmakers in the Arts |
| Achor Center | High Museum of Art |
| Agape Community Center | Hill Center, Inc. |
| Alliance Theatre | Hosea Feed the Hungry |
| America’s Second Harvest of Coastal GA | Howard School, Inc. |
| American Heart Association | Imagine It! Children’s Museum of Atlanta |
| Atlanta Ballet | International Center for Birds of Prey |
| Atlanta Children’s Shelter | International Community School, Inc. |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | KABOOM |
| Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children | KIPP Metro Atlanta Cooperative |
| Atlanta Education Fund | Medical University of South Carolina |
| Atlanta Opera | Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund |
| Atlanta Speech School | Midtown Assistance Center |
| Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | Morehouse College |
| Atlanta Union Mission – My Sister’s House | Moving in the Spirit |
| Atlanta Youth Academies Foundation, Inc. | MUST Ministries |
| Ben Franklin Academy | National Black Arts Festival |
| Boy Scouts of America | North Fulton Community Charities |
| Breakthrough Atlanta | Odyssey Counseling |
| Buckhead Christian Ministry | Odyssey, Inc. |
| Camp Comfort Zone | Our House |
| Camp Twin Lakes | Outward Bound Atlanta |
| Center for Puppetry Arts | Piedmont Park Conservancy |
| Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta | Project GRAD Atlanta, Inc. |
| Clayton Family Care | Quality Care for Children |
| Communities in Schools of Georgia | Refugee Family Services |
| Covenant House Georgia | Salvation Army |
| Davidson College | Schenck School |
| Decatur Cooperative Ministry | Second Harvest of South Georgia |
| DonorChoose | Southeastern Horticultural Society |
| Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center | St. Catherine’s School |
| Duke University Medical Center | St. Vincent de Paul Society |
| Durham Academy | Sullivan Center |
| Emory University Department of Pediatrics | Teach for America |
| Emory University School of Medicine | The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia |
| Enterprise Community Partners | The Food Bank of Southwest Georgia |
| Families First | The Hill Center, Inc. |
| Fernbank Museum of Natural History | Theatre IV |
| Genesis Shelter | Trinity School |
| George West Mental Health Foundation | Voices for Georgia’s Children |
| Georgia Aquarium | VOX Teen Communications, Inc. |
| Georgia Justice Project | Whitefoord Community Program |
| Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education | Woodruff Arts Center |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation | Youth Ensemble Atlanta |