Mission

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is a creative, cost-effective and tax-efficient way for people to invest in our community. We help donors and their families meet their charitable goals by educating them on critical issues and by matching them with organizations that serve their interests. By working with donors and the community, we improve the quality of life for residents in our region.

Facts

• With nearly $800 million in assets, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta connects donors, nonprofits, community leaders and other partners to make philanthropy happen. The Community Foundation works directly with donors and their families to educate them about issues in the community and support their personal philanthropic goals. Funds range from $50,000 to $18 million and the Foundation currently serves as the charitable giving partner for 650 donors and their families. The Foundation also provides support to nonprofits through grants and guidance to help them better serve those in need.

• Last year The Community Foundation awarded more than 4,600 grants totaling nearly $63 million to nonprofit organizations throughout 23 counties in the greater Atlanta region in the areas of arts and culture, community development, civic affairs, education, health, religion and human services.

• The Community Foundation is the gathering point for nonprofit agencies and individuals seeking to come together to solve problems and address needs that are too broad for any one organization to tackle. Local Fund advisory boards in Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Morgan, Newton and North Fulton counties work with the Foundation to identify critical community issues and to stimulate local philanthropy to meet those needs.

• Some of the creative solutions The Community Foundation has initiated include the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, the Neighborhood Resource Center, the Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund and the Georgia Center for Nonprofits.

• The counties in The Community Foundtaion's service area include: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton.

For more information on The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, e-mail info@atlcf.org.