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Continuing a Legacy of Love and Community

Betty Fitzgerald was born in Winchester, Kentucky, in 1926 and began working in Atlanta in 1948 after graduating from Duke University. Davis Fitzgerald was born in Atlanta in 1922, graduated from Georgia Tech, and served in the Navy.

Upon returning to Atlanta, Davis took a job at Trust Company of Georgia and married Betty in 1950. The couple lived in Atlanta for the next 55 years. Davis continued working at the bank, now Truist.

They were a kind, humorous, thrifty couple who cared for Atlanta. Their estate, now the Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation, is their gift back to their community.

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The Foundation’s mission is to support organizations committed to enhancing quality education and mental health access for families experiencing low income – particularly those strengthening talent pipelines, championing systemic solutions, and promoting collaboration.

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Our Renewed Strategic Direction

The Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation is now poised to support organizations committed to enhancing quality education and mental health access for families experiencing low income, particularly those strengthening talent pipelines, championing systemic solutions, and promoting collaboration.

Specifically, the Foundation’s new priorities are to:

  1. Support high-quality, culturally relevant talent development, training, and placement for educators and mental health workforce to better serve families with low income in areas with shortages.
  2. Champion advocacy and policy agendas that strengthen and support the current workforce and broaden access for families with low income.
  3. Promote strategic partnerships and coordinated approaches to enhance access for families with low income.

The Foundation’s commitment to equity and limited capacity compel it to prioritize opportunities that focus on supporting families with low-income in historically marginalized or underserved communities. To increase our effectiveness and understanding of local systems, the Foundation’s funding efforts will be concentrated on organizations serving the 21-county Metro Atlanta area.

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