The Peyton Anderson Foundation
The Peyton Anderson Foundation is a place-based private foundation in Macon, Georgia that awards grants in community development, education, health, human services, and arts & culture. The site includes information on the foundation history, trustees and staff, financials, scholarship programs, and grant program areas. Contact details list a Macon address and phone number.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Macon- or central-Georgia nonprofit working in community development, education, health, human services, or arts & culture with clear local impact and capacity for projects or capital work.
Good Fit
- • Primary operations or programs located in Macon / Bibb County or nearby central Georgia.
- • Project or capital campaign needs (facility, campaign, or program expansion) with measurable community outcomes.
- • Work in education, scholarships, health clinics, human services, or arts & culture.
- • Ability to accept mid-size to large grants (tens to hundreds of thousands) or many smaller awards.
- • Track record of local partnerships or demonstrated community benefit.
- • Willingness to follow the foundation’s published application timeline and submission instructions.
Geography
Giving is overwhelmingly state-focused: nearly all dollars (about 99%) went to Georgia, with the largest concentration in Macon/Bibb County; occasional out-of-state grants are tiny by amount.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a large and varied set of independent recipients (66 distinct grantees in the latest year, with 98 grants across many sectors), showing broad institutional variety for a place-based foundation.
New Applicants
Direct evidence supports entry by unfamiliar applicants: the latest year added about 37 new recipients (roughly 56%), public application information is posted, and the foundation lists biannual deadlines and grant contacts, so new entrants appear plausibly able to join the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
