Philip and Irene Toll Gage Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Philip and Irene Toll Gage Foundation supports global development, museums and, to a lesser extent, music.
IP TAKE: Much of the Philip and Irene Tol Gage Foundation’s grantmaking is conducted through the Charities Aid Foundation of America. Global development appears to be its largest area of giving. Arts funding mainly supports organizations based in London.
This proactive funder is not transparent or accessible; however, we’ve provided an address and number below at which to contact them.
PROFILE: The Atlanta-based Philip and Irene Toll Gage Foundation was established in 1986 by Betty Gage Holland, who was the widow of James M. Cox, Jr., a former chair of Cox Enterprises, Inc. A philanthropist during her lifetime, Betty Gage Holland named the foundation for her parents. The Toll Gage Foundation maintains a low profile, but its tax filings indicate grantmaking for global development, visual arts and music. This funder conducts a significant portion of its grantmaking through the Charities Aid Foundation of America.
Grants for Global Development
The foundation conducts a significant portion of its global funding through the Charities Aid Foundation of America, an organization that “facilitates domestic and cross-border giving by Americans to validated charities around the world.” Toll Gage has supported the Human Needs Project, which aims to bring water, sanitation and energy to underserved communities around the world, and Orphanaid Africa, which provides orphans in Ghana and other African nations with nurturing homes and education.
Grants for Visual Arts
Toll Gage’s visual arts funding mainly supports established and well-known museums in the U.K., where it has given to the Tate Gallery, the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Elsewhere, the foundation has given to the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery and France’s Musées des Arts Decoratifs.
Grants for Music
Music is a smaller area of giving for the Toll Gage Foundation. Funding for music causes appears to be tapering off in recent years. The foundation’s main recipient is London’s Southbank Centre, Europe’s largest performing arts center.
Important Grant Details:
This funder makes approximately $350,000 in grants a year. Grants range $2,000 to $100,000, with an average grant size of about $10,000. More than half of all grantmaking is transacted through the Charities Aid Foundation of America. For additional information on past grantmaking, see the foundation’s recent tax filings.
This funder does not maintain a website or provide a direct avenue for getting in touch. It does not appear to accept applications for funding. An address and phone number are provided below.
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CONTACT:
Philip and Irene Toll Gage Foundation
3414 Peachtree Rd., Ste. 722
Atlanta, GA 30326-1166
(404) 842-1870
