Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation
Founded1934
FounderGeorge Sullivan
13-6084596
Location
  • Oxford, Mississippi
Area served
Appalachian region of the Southeastern U.S
ProductFinancial Assistance
MethodScholarships
Key people
George Sullivan
Revenue (2017)
$ 1,619,549[1]
Expenses (2017)$ 655,303[1]
Websitewww.sullivanfdn.org

History

In the legacy of Algernon Sydney Sullivan and Mary Mildred Hammond Sullivan, George Sullivan established the foundation in 1934. The Foundation primarily aims at providing financial assistance to deserving students in approximately 61 colleges. The foundation also provides education in the field of Social Entrepreneurship.

Functions

From 1925, the foundation has helped students in diverse fields of study, by setting up scholarships with local colleges.[2]

Board of trustees

  • Gray Williams, Jr. (Trustee Emeritus)
  • Stephan L. McDavid, Esq., President
  • Thomas S. Rankin
  • David C. Farrand
  • Elizabeth Hamilton Verner
  • Darla J. Wilkinson, Esq.
  • John Clayton Crouch
  • John C. Hardy
  • Philip C. Watt
  • Peter A. Rooney
  • Perry Wilson

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation" (PDF). Candid. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. Kathleen Curtis Wilson (1 November 2005). Uplifting the South: Mary Mildred Sullivan's Legacy for Appalachia. The Overmountain Press. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-57072-302-5. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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