Buckhead Rotary Foundation Incorporated
The Buckhead Rotary Foundation is the charitable entity of the Rotary Club of Buckhead; the foundation page describes an endowment (exceeded $2.2M as of April 2025) and states that earnings fund scholarships and grants including the Otis Jackson Scholarship. The page lists officers, mailing address, recent news, events, and project/grant activity.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-midsize Atlanta/Georgia nonprofit engaged in community service, youth development, education, scholarships, or locally focused civic projects that can demonstrate community impact and local relationship or Rotary alignment.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Atlanta/Georgia or serves Buckhead-area communities.
- • Work in youth development, scouting, schools, scholarships, or community service.
- • Request is for general operating or program support in the $5,000–$50,000 range.
- • Existing local relationships or introductions to Rotary club members or officers.
- • Project aligns with Rotary priorities (community service, education, health initiatives such as Polio Plus).
Geography
Giving is strongly Atlanta/Georgia–focused: the latest year shows grants in two states but nearly 90% of dollars stayed in the home state, indicating a local footprint.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded ten distinct organizations in the latest year and has supported multiple different local charities across four observed years, showing a relatively broad recipient set for a small local funder despite dollar concentration among the top recipients.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new entrants exists—six new recipients in the latest year and multiple new grantees across prior years—so unfamiliar organizations have been able to enter the portfolio, although no formal application process is published.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
