Fuller E. Callaway Foundation was founded by the late Fuller E. Callaway, Sr., as "Relief Association," on December 1, 1917. From the beginning in 1917, the primary efforts of Relief Association were to better the lot of the people who worked in the mills. After assisting individuals with all types of problems, from health and education to shelter and welfare, for more than 50 years, from 1917 to the end of 1969, Fuller E. Callaway Foundation now focuses on grants to other 501 (c)(3) tax exempt organizations.