THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC
Atlanta, GA, US
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501(c)3
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EIN
58-1344646
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DAF Sponsor
Community Foundation
Regional Funder
Atlanta, GA, US
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501(c)3
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EIN
58-1344646
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DAF Sponsor
Community Foundation
Regional Funder
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS OUR REGION'S STEWARD OF THE LONG-TERM PHILANTHROPIC ASSETS THAT ARE ENTRUSTED TO US FOR THE FUTURE OF GREATER ATLANTA. IN 2020, OUR TOTAL ASSETS WERE $1.2 BILLION.WE DISTRIBUTED OVER $181 MILLION IN GRANTS AND SUPPORT IN 2020. THAT REPRESENTS 11,000 GRANTS AWARDED TO OVER 3,300 NONPROFITS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. OF THESE GRANTS, OVER 66% STAYED WITHIN OUR 23-COUNTY METRO ATLANTA REGION. GRANTS WERE MADE TO 31 ISSUE AREAS, THE TOP THREE BEING EDUCATION, ARTS/CULTURE/ HUMANITIES AND HUMAN SERVICES, FOCUSED ON MEETING IMMEDIATE NEED DURING THE PANDEMIC'S WRATH. OUR ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTED 14% OF OUR TOTAL ASSETS THROUGH GRANTMAKING IN 2020.OUR GENEROUS DONORS MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. WE RECEIVED MORE THAN $139 MILLION IN GIFTS IN 2020 AND ESTABLISHED 31 NEW FUNDS. OUR MOST POPULAR GIVING VEHICLE IS THE DONOR-ADVISED FUND. IN 2020, 72% OF OUR TOTAL GRANTS WERE MADE THROUGH DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$134.9MProgram 2 [2020]
COMPETITIVE GRANTS - SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONTHE FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANTS THROUGH BOTH COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE CHANNELS. THE GREATEST NUMBER OF GRANTS ARE AWARDED THROUGH NON-COMPETITIVE CHANNELS, SUCH AS DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS, WHERE GRANT INVESTMENTS ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE DONOR OR FUND ADVISOR OFTEN WITH THE GUIDANCE OF HIS, HER, OR THEIR PHILANTHROPIC ADVISOR.IN 2016, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BEGAN EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP IN THE THOMASVILLE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY IN SOUTHEAST ATLANTA. BEGUN BY OUR DONORS WHO EVENTUALLY BECAME KNOWN AS THE SPARK OPPORTUNITY GIVING CIRCLE, THEIR COLLECTIVE GRANTMAKING, EDUCATION OF THE ISSUES AND PLACE-BASED FOCUS HAS BEEN A CATALYST FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS FROM THEIR DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS. OUR IMPACT STRATEGY INCLUDES GRANTMAKING, STRATEGIC NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS, POLICY ADVOCACY AND THRIVE THOMASVILLE, A RESIDENT-LED COUNCIL THAT DIRECTS FUNDING TO COMMUNITY-DESIGNED PROJECTS. THRIVE BUILDS ON NEIGHBORHOOD STRENGTHS AND ENABLES COMMUNITY-LED STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP AND ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS BY THE RESIDENTS WHO CALL IT HOME.IN 2020, THE PLACE-BASED GIVING FOCUS IN THOMASVILLE HEIGHTS SHIFTED TO ADDRESS THE SHORT-TERM AND IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE THOMASVILLE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY, SUCH AS HOUSING, FOOD INSECURITY AND EMERGENCY FUNDS. AS OUR WORK ON A NEW FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN EVOLVES IN 2020 UNDER OUR NEW CEO, FRANK FERNANDEZ, WE WILL MOVE PLACE-BASED STRATEGIES TO THE FOREFRONT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$49.8MProgram 3 [2020]
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVES - SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.IN MARCH OF 2020, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT COVID-19 WOULD HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE ATLANTA REGION. CHILDREN WERE OUT OF SCHOOL, BUSINESSES WERE TEMPORARILY CLOSING, PERFORMANCES WERE SHUTTERED AND WORKERS WERE BEING LAID OFF. OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEKEND, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA CONNECTED, BANNED TOGETHER, PLANNED AND ANNOUNCED THE GREATER ATLANTA COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND. SUPPORTED BY DOLLARS FROM PHILANTHROPY, GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE PARTNERS, THE COVID-19 FUND RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS WERE SWIFT AND URGENT. INITIAL GRANTS WERE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING CRUCIAL SERVICES AT A HIGH SCALE TO HIGH-RISK AUDIENCES INCLUDING SENIORS, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO NORMALLY RECEIVE FREE OR REDUCED MEALS AT SCHOOL, FRONT LINE WORKERS AND OTHER FAMILIES IN NEED OF CHILDCARE, HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS AT RISK FOR EVICTION, AND HOURLY/LOW-WAGE WORKERS. FAMILIES WITH ACCESS TO RESOURCES WERE ABLE TO CREATE LEARNING PODS OR TRANSITION TO WORKING FROM HOME, BUT MANY FRONT LINE WORKERS WERE UNABLE TO QUARANTINE. THIS INCREASED EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 WAS A LEADING CAUSE FOR THE DISPROPORTIONATE COVID CASE RATES. AS THE WEEKS AND MONTHS PROGRESSED, EVIDENCE SHOWED SPECIFIC POPULATIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED: BLACK, LATINX, UNDOCUMENTED AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS. AS THE SITUATION IN OUR COMMUNITY EVOLVED, THE FUND PIVOTED TO ADDRESS RAPIDLY CHANGING NEEDS, SUCH AS SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AND MENTAL HEALTH. IN 2020, THE COVID-19 FUNDMOBILIZED OVER $25 MILLION TO 455 ORGANIZATIONS IN ATLANTA, WITH PLANS TO CONTINUE INTO 2021.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.4M
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