Analysis of 2009 Grants

 Subject Analysis:
  No. of Grants  Dollar Value 
 
Education  4 $10,700,000 
 
     Early Education 1 6,000,000 
 
     Primary & Secondary  3 4,700,000 
 
Health  2 $4,500,000 
 
     Hospitals & Medical Care  2  4,500,000 
 
Human Services  18  $15,095,000 
 
     General Welfare  2  2,450,000 
 
     Child Welfare & Youth  12 9,295,000 
 
     Housing & Shelter  4 3,350,000 
 

All 2009 grants were made in the greater Atlanta area.

Following is a complete list of grants paid by the Foundation in 2009.

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Education

 

Atlanta Education Fund
Support of Atlanta Public Schools’ High School Transformation Initiative and the Atlanta Education Fund’s College Success Network.

$2,000,000
 

Communities in Schools of Georgia
Continued program support and development of two new statewide initiatives.

$800,000
 

Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
Continued program support for the Partnership ($750,000), the Georgia
Leadership Institute for School Improvement ($750,000), and Teach
for America ($400,000).

$1,900,000
 

United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.
Continued support for Smart Start Georgia, the state’s early learning initiative.

$6,000,000
 
Total EDUCATION  $10,700,000  
 
   

Health

 

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Construction of a pediatric research building and support of the
Marcus Autism Center’s efforts to establish a comprehensive autism center.

     $4,000,000
 

George West Mental Health Foundation, Inc.
Phase II of program and facilities expansion at Skyland Trail campus.

$500,000
 
Total HEALTH  $4,500,000 
 

Human Services

 

Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
Homebuilding initiatives in Clayton, Cobb and Gwinnett counties.

$800,000
 

Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc.
Support of the Partnership’s plan to leverage and implement federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds.

$650,000
 

Boy Scouts of America, Atlanta Area Council
Major renovations at the Bert Adams Scout Reservation as part of a $15 million capital campaign.

$2,700,000
 

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
Implementation of the Clubs in Schools Initiative over two years at five metro Atlanta public schools.

$1,300,000
 

The Bridge Family Center of Atlanta
Facility repairs to The Bridge’s main residential unit.

$390,000
 

Devereux
Campus improvements.

$350,000
 

Families First
Implementation of a Placement to Permanency Program model.

$410,000
 

FCS Urban Ministries
Project to rehabilitate and sell 50 foreclosed houses in South Atlanta to help address the foreclosure crisis.

$300,000
 

Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, Inc.
Three-year program support.

$100,000
 

Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates
Continued support and enhancement of programs in Fulton and DeKalb counties.

$400,000
 

Georgia Family Connection Partnership
Continued program support.

$500,000
 

Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta
Development of the Girl Scout Volunteer Service and Support Center at Timber Ridge.

$2,000,000
 

Girls, Inc.
Capital improvements to organization’s Cobb Marietta Center.

$175,000
 

Meridian Educational Resource Group
Expansion of Whitefoord Community Program’s child development center and dental clinics and improvements to technology.

$450,000
 

Quality Care for Children, Inc.
Support of emergency child care program.

$770,000
 

United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.
Support of Critical Needs Campaign.

$2,000,000
 

United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
Priority projects of the Commission on Homelessness.

$1,600,000
 

Voices for Georgia’s Children
Continued program support.

$200,000
 
Total HUMAN SERVICES $15,095,000