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The Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation is an independent private foundation that seeks to help people in need in metro Atlanta, particularly children, by investing in education, health and economic opportunity... The Foundation's grantmaking is inspired by the legacy of Joseph Brown Whitehead, one of the original bottlers of Coca-Cola. Together with Benjamin F. Thomas, Mr. Whitehead secured the exclusive rights to bottle and sell Coca-Cola in most of the United States. He went on to establish the Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company, later The Coca-Cola Bottling Company, in Atlanta with business partner John T. Lupton... Mr. Whitehead worked tirelessly to develop the bottling business, making a small fortune before his death at the age of 42. During his life, Mr. Whitehead was active in civic and religious affairs and gave generously to local churches, orphanages and human service organizations in Atlanta. The Christian Index summed up his life thus: "Nobly did he accomplish life's mission,..

Primary location: Atlanta United States