Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Inc Restricted u/w of Lettie Pate Evans
Atlanta, GA · EIN 23-7282939 · Philanthropy and grantmaking · Rank 1,014 by total revenue
To provide to certain named beneficiaries annual monetary support designated by amount or percentage in the will of Lettie Pate Evans, deceased. To date, beneficiaries of the Lettie Pate Evans Restricted Fund have collectively received more than $2 billion in distributions since the Fund's inception.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $665,581,251
- Total expenses
- $143,993,083
- Total assets
- $4,532,259,056
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $1,173,060
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $1,356,048
- Employees
- 16
- Salary base per employee
- $73,316
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (9)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Russell Hardin | PRESIDENT - RETIRED 1/31/2025 | Officer | 11 | $1,105,693 |
| Erik S Johnson | PRESIDENT - ELECTED 2/1/2025 | Officer | 11 | $585,923 |
| Eli P Niepoky | TREASURER | Officer | 11 | $466,817 |
| Sara E Blalock | SECRETARY - ELECTED 2/1/2025 | Officer | 11 | $321,984 |
| E Jenner Wood III | TRUSTEE CHAIR | Board | 3 | $95,000 |
| Lawrence L Gellerstedt III | TRUSTEE VICE CHAIR | Board | 2 | $95,000 |
| David P Stockert | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $70,000 |
| Lyons Gray | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $25,000 |
| Lizanne Thomas | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $25,000 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,565,199, which is 303.9% of the $1,173,060 salary base shared by 16 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Russell Hardin | PRESIDENT - RETIRED 1/31/2025 | Officer | 11 | $324,711 | $770,027 | $10,955 | $1,105,693 |
| Erik S Johnson | PRESIDENT - ELECTED 2/1/2025 | Officer | 11 | $155,912 | $348,559 | $81,452 | $585,923 |
| Eli P Niepoky | TREASURER | Officer | 11 | $118,816 | $265,624 | $82,377 | $466,817 |
| Sara E Blalock | SECRETARY - ELECTED 2/1/2025 | Officer | 11 | $77,504 | $173,267 | $71,213 | $321,984 |
| Sarah Tablan | CONTROLLER | Highly paid employee | 11 | $65,088 | $145,512 | $48,949 | $259,549 |
| Elizabeth A Smith | GRANTS PROGRAM DIRECTOR | Highly paid employee | 11 | $65,967 | $147,476 | $34,663 | $248,106 |
| Carrie D Conway | SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 11 | $50,486 | $112,868 | $59,713 | $223,067 |
| Dahlia Brown | PROGRAM OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 11 | $37,121 | $82,988 | $43,951 | $164,060 |
| E Jenner Wood III | TRUSTEE CHAIR | Board | 3 | $18,750 | $76,250 | $0 | $95,000 |
| Lawrence L Gellerstedt III | TRUSTEE VICE CHAIR | Board | 2 | $26,250 | $68,750 | $0 | $95,000 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611349349305361 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-7282939
- Organization website (as filed): www.lpevans.org