The Vaughn-Jordan Foundation is proud to have provided initial grants of over $75,000 to support groundbreaking genome sequencing research on the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine. This important work, led by Dr. David Neale and his team, is featured in the June 2026 issue of the prestigious journal G3: Genes, Genomes and Genetics, which placed an […]

Between the years of 1997-2000, the Foundation donated $150,000 toward the development of a set of quilt gardens in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The park was the central gathering location for visitors and spectators during the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games and as a lasting legacy for the city of Atlanta. Today, it is […]

In life, Lewis Vaughn’s passion was orchids. In death, they became his legacy. In the late 1930s, Lewis and his wife, Varina, bought their first orchid plant. They were always interested in plants and horticulture. “We grew everything we could find,” said Vaughn. “Somebody said, ‘Try an orchid,’ and I bought one in a pot, […]

Lewis Vaughn was born in and grew up in Conyers, Georgia. The trustees of the Foundation have continued to support his local community for more than 20 years with grants to assist in project ranging from the construction of the Lewis C. Vaughn Botanical Garden and Pavilion to Olde Town Conyers Revitalization and the Stewart’s […]