Grantee Partners
The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation is focused on supporting literacy instruction, afterschool and summer programs, and college and career readiness for K-12 students in metro Atlanta.
Featured Grant Recipients
Atlanta Speech School – Rollins Center for Language and Literacy
For more than a decade, the Rollins Center has provided professional learning and coached teachers to extend the mission of the Atlanta Speech School to every classroom in Georgia. The organization combines research on how to build language, vocabulary, critical thinking skills and reading comprehension in children from birth through third grade with mentoring and coaching. They aim to ensure every educator, healthcare professional and childcare agency has the tools to provide the language and reading foundation every child needs to succeed. The Cox Campus allows the mission to extend even further with free online classes, tools and resources.
Visit their websiteReading is Essential for All People
REAP’s 10-Day Basic Structured Literacy Training equips educators with instructional strategies, approaches, and support so they can teach all their readers confidently and effectively, including those kids who are hard to reach with traditional reading instruction. REAP’s expert ‘Literacy Leaders’ provide deep foundational knowledge backed by real-life modeling in the classroom, hands-on work with real students, and follow-up observations and coaching for teachers and administrators. REAP’s professional development is about integrating a new approach and is customized to meet the needs of public schools in Georgia.
Visit their websiteSer Familia
Ser Familia delivers its mental and behavioral health services using a unique holistic wraparound approach. After a client is referred to Ser Familia, they do an assessment of every family member in the household over the age of 12. Each family has the support of a team which, led by their case manager, might include a counselor, psychiatrist, youth mentor, parenting educator, and many others. All work in coordination to ensure that all family members thrive. Through the C.A.F.E. Program, Ser Familia offers afterschool tutoring and educational enrichment activities that are culturally and linguistically responsive for Latino students.
Visit their websiteLeap Year
Leap Year is improving college success and literacy results in metro Atlanta by recruiting first-generation high school graduates to serve as elementary school reading coaches through a year-long community service and college readiness program. During their paid, full-time program, Leap Year Fellows spend 20 hours per week as part-time second grade reading coaches, gaining invaluable leadership and professional skills while they help young students improve their reading skills. The remaining 20 hours per week Fellows work on college readiness through academic readiness workshops, applying to college/FAFSA, career mentorship and exposure, and taking a real college class at Georgia State University for credit. Their Leap Year culminates with entering college prepared to graduate, strengthening two generations by providing talented students a chance to fulfill their college and leadership potential while helping young scholars in second grade build a strong foundation in reading.
Visit their websiteNext Gen Men & Women
Next Gen partners with under-resourced high schools in metro Atlanta to create student cohorts, led by teachers and mentored by college students, to connect student interests to the world, visit local colleges and companies, and execute a plan for success after high school. Their program targets “quiet middle” students who are often passed over for enrichment opportunities, not involved in extracurricular activities, or students in need of tier one supports as identified by key school leaders and 9th-grade teachers.
Visit their websiteList of Recent Grant Recipients
Grant Cycle | Grant Fiscal Year | Organization | Amount | Length of Grant (years) | First Time Grantee | Type of Support |
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Fall | 2024 | Amana Academy | $50,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Atlanta Classical Academy | $250,000 | 3 | Capital Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Atlanta History Center | $50,000 | 1 | Capital Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Chattahoochee Nature Center | $50,000 | 1 | Capital Support | |
Fall | 2024 | College AIM | $90,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Tech & Emory University | $200,000 | 2 | Program/Project Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Emory Brain Health Center | $500,000 | 2 | Program/Project Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Focused Community Strategies | $60,000 | 3 | Program/Project Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Forward Arts Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Friends of Refugees | $40,000 | 2 | X | Program/Project Support |
Fall | 2024 | Georgians for College Affordability | $10,000 | 1 | X | General Operating Support |
Fall | 2024 | Greater Atlanta Preparatory Academy | $20,000 | 1 | X | Capital Support |
Fall | 2024 | Heartbound Ministries | $50,000 | 2 | Program/Project Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Leveling the Playing Field | $20,000 | 1 | X | Capital Support |
Fall | 2024 | Lovett School | $100,000 | 4 | X | Capital Support |
Fall | 2024 | CDC Foundation | CDC Museum Public Health Academy | $50,000 | 2 | X | Program/Project Support |
Fall | 2024 | Odyssey | $60,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Parkinson’s Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | Program/Project Support | |
Fall | 2024 | PATH Foundation | $200,000 | 2 | Capital Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Robert W Woodruff Arts Center | $200,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Soccer in the Streets | $75,000 | 3 | X | Program/Project Support |
Fall | 2024 | The Global Village Project | $100,000 | 2 | X | Capital Support |
Fall | 2024 | The Scholarship Academy | $90,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2024 | The Westminster Schools | $25,000 | 1 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Vision to Learn | $75,000 | 3 | Program/Project Support | |
Fall | 2024 | Whitefoord | School-Based Health Centers | $75,000 | 3 | Program/Project Support | |
Spring | 2024 | Andrew P Stewart Center | $60,000 | 3 | Program/Project Support | |
Spring | 2024 | Communities In Schools of Georgia in Marietta/Cobb County | $40,000 | 2 | X | Program/Project Support |
Spring | 2024 | Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education | $45,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2024 | Georgia Reading Corps | $40,000 | 2 | X | General Operating Support |
Spring | 2024 | Girls on the Run Georgia | $40,000 | 2 | X | General Operating Support |
Spring | 2024 | Horizons Atlanta | $90,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2024 | Learn4Life | $90,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2024 | National Council on Teacher Quality | $10,000 | 1 | Program/Project Support | |
Spring | 2024 | OneGoal-Metro Atlanta | $150,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2024 | Paint Love | $40,000 | 2 | X | General Operating Support |
Spring | 2024 | Promise 686 | $50,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2024 | Reach for Excellence | $40,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2024 | Reading Is Essential for All People | $150,000 | 3 | X | General Operating Support |
Spring | 2024 | Ser Familia | $150,000 | 3 | Capital Support | |
Spring | 2024 | Stage Door Theatre | $15,000 | 1 | X | Program/Project Support |
Spring | 2024 | United Way of Greater Atlanta | $50,000 | 2 | Program/Project Support | |
Spring | 2024 | Veritas | $60,000 | 3 | X | Program/Project Support |
Fall | 2023 | Atlanta Music Project | $60,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2023 | Bearings Bike Shop | $60,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2023 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta | $150,000 | 3 | Program/Project Support | |
Fall | 2023 | Close Ties Leadership Program | $60,000 | 3 | X | General Operating Support |
Fall | 2023 | Emmaus House | $60,000 | 3 | Program/Project Support | |
Fall | 2023 | Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network | $40,000 | 2 | X | General Operating Support |
Fall | 2023 | GeorgiaCAN | $20,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2023 | Hillside (for ‘Connecting Communities’ program) | $60,000 | 2 | X | Program/Project Support |
Fall | 2023 | Junior Achievement of Georgia | 3DE Schools | $150,000 | 3 | Program/Project Support | |
Fall | 2023 | Kate’s Club | $30,000 | 2 | X | General Operating Support |
Fall | 2023 | Los Ninos Primero | $90,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2023 | Moving in the Spirit | $60,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2023 | Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta | $20,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2023 | Raising Expectations | $210,000 | 3 | Capital Support; General Operating Support | |
Fall | 2023 | Reimagine Atl | $40,000 | 2 | X | General Operating Support |
Fall | 2023 | Synchronicity Performance Group (for Playmaking for Girls program) | $40,000 | 2 | X | Program/Project Support |
Fall | 2023 | The Study Hall | $25,000 | 1 | Capital Support | |
Fall | 2023 | True Colors Theatre Company (for Next Narrative Monologue Competition) | $40,000 | 2 | X | Program/Project Support |
Fall | 2023 | YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta | $100,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2023 | American Rivers | $30,000 | 2 | Program/Project Support | |
Spring | 2023 | Atlanta Ballet | Centre for Dance Education | $20,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2023 | Atlanta Beltline Partnership Inc. | $150,000 | 3 | Capital Support | |
Spring | 2023 | Atlanta Speech School | Rollins Center for Language and Literacy | $160,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2023 | Atlanta Youth Academy | $90,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2023 | Black Teacher Collaborative Incorporated | $15,000 | 1 | X | Program/Project Support |
Spring | 2023 | Breakthrough Atlanta | $75,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2023 | Chris 180 Inc | $50,000 | 2 | X | Program/Project Support |
Spring | 2023 | City Springs Theatre Company | $50,000 | 2 | X | General Operating Support |
Spring | 2023 | Corners Outreach Inc. | $100,000 | 2 | X | Program/Project Support |
Spring | 2023 | Geears: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students Inc. | $50,000 | 1 | X | Program/Project Support |
Spring | 2023 | Georgia Justice Project | $15,000 | 1 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2023 | Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement Inc. | $30,000 | 2 | X | General Operating Support |
Spring | 2023 | KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools | $100,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2023 | Leap Year | $40,000 | 2 | X | General Operating Support |
Spring | 2023 | National Black Arts Festival | $10,000 | 1 | X | General Operating Support |
Spring | 2023 | Next Generation Men and Women Inc. | $90,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2023 | Star-C | $90,000 | 3 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2023 | Teach For America Metro Atlanta | $100,000 | 2 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2023 | The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation Inc. | $20,000 | 2 | X | Program/Project Support |
Spring | 2023 | The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs | $50,000 | 1 | X | Program/Project Support |
Spring | 2023 | Training & Counseling Center at St. Luke’s | $10,000 | 1 | General Operating Support | |
Spring | 2023 | Voices for Georgia’s Children | $45,000 | 3 | General Operating Support |