Recent Grants & Support

Common Good Funds 

Fall 2009 Grant Cycle

• Advocates for Bartow's Children – $70,000 
• Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation – $45,000   
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta – $30,000           
• Center for the Visually Impaired – $75,000  
• CURE Childhood Cancer, Inc. – $10,000    
• International Community School, Inc. – $120,000 (two-year grant)
• Kate's Club, Inc. – $35,000   
• Latin American Association – $75,000         
• Moving in the Spirit – $50,000          
• Sheltering Arms – $75,000    
• Theatre in the Square – $53,000        
• Visiting Nurse Hospice Atlanta – $92,000 (two-year grant) 
• VOX Teen Communications – $70,000 (two-year grant)     

TOTAL $800,000

Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund

2009 Grant Cycle

• AID Atlanta, Inc . – $45,000
• AIDGwinnett, Inc . – $75,000
• AIDS Alliance for Faith and Health (AAFH) – $30,000
• AIDS Athens – $15,000
• The Center for Black Women’s Wellness  - $25,000
• Jerusalem House, Inc . – $55,000
• The Living Room – $50,000
• The Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc . – $30,000
• Open Hand – $70,000
• Positive Impact, Inc . – $55,000  

TOTAL $400,000

Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund

Fall 2009 Grant Recipients

• Atlanta Contemporary Art Center - $50,000
• Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus - $30,000
• Atlanta Sacred Chorale - $8,000
• Atlanta Shakespeare Company - $65,000
• Cobb Symphony Orchestra - $50,000
• The Georgia Ballet - $75,000
• Horizon Theater Company - $75,000
• Johns Creek Arts Center - $10,000
• Michael O'Neal Singers - $17,000
• Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) - $65,000
• Out Of Hand Theater Theatre - $15,000
• Spruill Center for the Arts - $40,000

• Actor's Express – $60,000
• Atlanta Celebrates Photography – $20,000
• Atlanta Chamber Players – $10,000
• Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County – $25,000
• Dad's Garage Theatre Company – $45,000
• Georgia Shakespeare – $50,000
• Madison Morgan Cultural Center – $70,000
• Quinlan Visual Arts Center – $40,000
• Theatre in the Square – $75,000
• True Colors Theatre Company – $75,000
• Youth Ensemble of Atlanta – $30,000    
  

Neighborhood Fund

2009 Grantees

• Caring for Others (Fulton): $7,500 – Family Resource Center
• Plant a Row for the Hungry of Morgan County (Morgan): $5,000 – Community garden
• Neighborhood Gallery Arts Center (DeKalb): $5,000 – Arts after-school program 
• Shadowrock Acres Neighborhood Watch (DeKalb): $2,500 – Community block party and clubhouse
• Westview Community Organization (Fulton): $2,100 – Development plan
• Brentwood Neighborhood Association (Fulton): $5,000 – Green space for community beautification project
• Ceek to Fulfill (Rockdale): $5,000 – Life skills training for youth
• Village at Oakbrook Lake Homeowner's Association (Gwinnett): $6,000 – Lakeside walkway
• 303 Community Coalition, Inc. (Fulton): $2,000 – Resident leadership development
• Community Gardens of Henry County (Henry): $2,000 – Two community gardens
• Lake Claire Community Land Trust (DeKalb): $6,500 – Green space for community improvement
• Neighborhood Planning Unit-H Health Committee (Fulton): $5,000 – Community health assessment          
• Not by Bread Alone (DeKalb): $3,000 – Breakfast programs encouraging civic engagement         
• Young Street Teens (Fulton): $5,000 – Youth computer literacy program
  Fayette Alliance Coordinating Team (Fayette): $8,000 – Leadership training for the older adults
• Cascade Parc Property Owners (Fulton): $1,500 – Civic engagement with a community movie night
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Henry County Alumni Chapter (Henry): $4,500 – Mentoring program for elementary and middle school young women

TOTAL: $75,600 in cash grants; an additional $41,5000 was invested in providing coaching/training for grantees.