Johnny Mercer Foundation funds provide unparalleled and crucial support for public programs at Georgia State University such as a permanent Johnny Mercer exhibit, and is also a home for enhanced collecting and preservation of Mercer-related archival materials. With the help of the Johnny Mercer Foundation, Georgia State University has been able to not only create an exhibit specifically devoted to the memory of Johnny Mercer, but is honored to hold concerts and lectures in his name as well. The permanent Johnny Mercer exhibit boasts a wide selection of images and information drawn from the vast array of Mercer research materials housed in the Special Collections department. Foundation funds also support the Johnny Mercer Room for Research and Study, which provides scholars access to primary research materials.