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Lettie Pate Evans Foundation
Lettie Pate Evans Foundation reported $665.6 million in revenue and $144.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.38 went to program services, $2.62 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,105,693 (PRESIDENT - RETIRED 1/31/2025). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 254% between 2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $144MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $666MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.4% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,105,693 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.77% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 375.1 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 5 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGrants for Education. Grants were awarded to seven schools in Georgia and Virginia according to the terms of the will that created the Restricted Fund, including Berry College, Episcopal High School in Virginia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary, Tallulah Falls School, Washington and Lee University and The William and Mary Foundation. The governing boards of those recipient schools have full discretion to allocate grant funds
Grants for Health. Grants were awarded to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Bath County Community Hospital in Hot Springs, Virginia according to the terms of the will that created the Restricted Fund. Funds received by Emory University are used to maintain a surgical pavilion at Emory Hospital. The governing boards of the other hospitals have full discretion to allocate grant funds
Grants for Cultural Activities. Grants were awarded to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Trustees of Old Customs House in Yorktown, Virginia according to the terms of the will that created the Restricted Fund. The governing boards of those institutions have full discretion to allocate grant funds
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT - RETIRED 1/31/2025 Officer, 11.00 hrs/week | $324,711 | $770,027 | $10,955 | $1,105,693 |
| PRESIDENT - ELECTED 2/1/2025 Officer, 11.00 hrs/week | $155,912 | $348,559 | $81,452 | $585,923 |
| TREASURER Officer, 11.00 hrs/week | $118,816 | $265,624 | $82,377 | $466,817 |
| SECRETARY - ELECTED 2/1/2025 Officer, 11.00 hrs/week | $77,504 | $173,267 | $71,213 | $321,984 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 11.00 hrs/week | $65,088 | $145,512 | $48,949 | $259,549 |
| GRANTS PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 11.00 hrs/week | $65,967 | $147,476 | $34,663 | $248,106 |
| SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 11.00 hrs/week | $50,486 | $112,868 | $59,713 | $223,067 |
| PROGRAM OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 11.00 hrs/week | $37,121 | $82,988 | $43,951 | $164,060 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lettie Pate Evans Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $816K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 516
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Of every $100 Lettie Pate Evans Foundation spent in 2025, $97.38 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Lettie Pate Evans Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Lettie Pate Evans Foundation reported that 97.4% of its $144.0 million in expenses went to program services, 2.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Lettie Pate Evans Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Lettie Pate Evans Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $1,105,693, for the role of PRESIDENT - RETIRED 1/31/2025 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Lettie Pate Evans Foundation get its money?
Of $665.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Lettie Pate Evans Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7282939 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202611349349305361 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202521349349303857 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202411349349301346 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341319349300739 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221319349300842 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101319349303275 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7282939: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.