Funding search · EIN 586026047 · Orlando, FL
Wih and Lula E Pitts Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 58
- grants reported
- $19.8M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $249,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Andrew College4 grants · $4.4M
- Lagrange College4 grants · $4.2M
- Wesleyan College4 grants · $2.2M
- Emory University Chandler School4 grants · $1.8M
- Methodist Home for Children & Youth4 grants · $1.3M
- Epworth By the Sea4 grants · $1.2M
- Emory University3 grants · $1.0M
- Reinhardt University4 grants · $800,000
- Young Harris College4 grants · $600,000
- General Board of Global Ministries1 grant · $450,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 58 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.2M
Andrew College · Cuthbert, GA · 2025
General operating
- $1.0M
Lagrange College · Lagrange, GA · 2025
General operating
- $1.0M
Andrew College · Cuthbert, GA · 2024
General operating
- $1.0M
Lagrange College · Lagrange, GA · 2024
General operating
- $1.0M
Andrew College · Cuthbert, GA · 2023
General operating
- $1.0M
Lagrange College · Lagrange, GA · 2023
General operating
- $1.0M
Andrew College · Cuthbert, GA · 2022
General operating
- $1.0M
Lagrange College · Lagrange, GA · 2022
General operating
- $750,000
Emory University Chandler School · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operating
- $725,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2023
General operating
- $515,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2025
General operating
- $500,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2024
General operating
- $500,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operating
- $484,000
Methodist Home for Children & Youth · Macon, GA · 2024
General operating
- $450,000
General Board of Global Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operating
- $440,000
Emory University Chandler School · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operating
- $437,375
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2022
General operating
- $375,000
Gammon Theological Seminary · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operating
- $350,000
Emory University Chandler School · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operating
- $333,000
Methodist Home for Children & Youth · Macon, GA · 2023
General operating
- $300,000
Epworth By the Sea · St Simons Island, GA · 2025
General operating
- $300,000
Epworth By the Sea · St Simons Island, GA · 2024
General operating
- $300,000
Epworth By the Sea · St Simons Island, GA · 2023
General operating
- $300,000
United Methodist Committee On Relief · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operating
- $300,000
Epworth By the Sea · St Simons Island, GA · 2022
General operating
- $255,000
Methodist Home for Children & Youth · Macon, GA · 2022
General operating
- $250,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operating
- $250,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operating
- $250,000
Emory University Chandler School · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operating
- $249,000
Methodist Home for Children & Youth · Macon, GA · 2025
General operating
- $200,000
Reinhardt University · Waleska, GA · 2025
General operating
- $200,000
Reinhardt University · Waleska, GA · 2024
General operating
- $200,000
Reinhardt University · Waleska, GA · 2023
General operating
- $200,000
Reinhardt University · Waleska, GA · 2022
General operating
- $150,000
Young Harris College · Young Harrsi, GA · 2025
General operating
- $150,000
Young Harris College · Young Harrsi, GA · 2024
General operating
- $150,000
Young Harris College · Young Harrsi, GA · 2023
General operating
- $150,000
The United Methodist Children'S Home · Tucker, GA · 2022
General operating
- $150,000
Young Harris College · Young Harrsi, GA · 2022
General operating
- $128,000
Umcor · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Hurricane relief efforts
- $100,000
Open Door Community House · Columbus, GA · 2025
General operating
- $100,000
The Vashti Center · Thomasville, GA · 2025
General operating
- $80,000
Wesley Glen Ministries · Macon, GA · 2024
General operating
- $75,000
Wesley Community Centers of Savannah in · Savannah, GA · 2024
Building renovation project
- $70,000
Wesley Glen Ministries · Macon, GA · 2025
General operating
- $69,700
St John-Pitts Memorial Christian · Waverly Hall, GA · 2025
General operating
- $50,000
Magnolia Manor · Americus, GA · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Open Door Community House · Columbus, GA · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
The United Methodist Children'S Home · Tucker, GA · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
The Vashti Center · Thomasville, GA · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Open Door Community House · Columbus, GA · 2022
General operating
- $50,000
The Vashti Center · Thomasville, GA · 2022
General operating
- $30,000
Wesley Glen Ministries · Macon, GA · 2022
General operating
- $25,000
Open Door Community House · Columbus, GA · 2023
General operating
- $25,000
The Vashti Center · Thomasville, GA · 2023
General operating
- $25,000
Wesley Glen Ministries · Macon, GA · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Murphy-Harpst Childrens Centers · Cedartown, GA · 2025
General operating
- $15,000
St John-Pitts Memorial Christian · Waverly Hall, GA · 2023
General operating
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