GOATL COMMUNITY CAPACITY REPORT

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GoATL invests flexible, repayable capital in solutions that strengthen metro Atlanta. As capital returns, it can work again.
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$13.35 million

invested across critical community needs

99.8%

of available capital deployed

26,272

jobs created or retained through small business lending

6,053

K–12 seats created or preserved

225 homes

built or preserved

265 acres

of organic farmland preserved

94 loans

issued for emergency rental assistance, car repair and health needs

One fund. Many ways to strengthen our region.

Metro Atlanta’s challenges are interconnected. GoATL puts philanthropic capital to work across the organizations, systems and solutions that help communities thrive.

Economic Inclusion

Expanding access to capital for small businesses, entrepreneurs and people navigating financial barriers.

$5 million invested in small business, impact and immigration lending.

Affordable Housing

Helping create and preserve homes that more families can afford.

$5.6 million invested in single-family and multifamily affordable housing.

Health & Environment

Strengthening local food systems, preserving farmland and supporting healthier, more sustainable homes.

$1.25 million invested in healthy food and home-efficiency solutions.

Education & Youth Development

Supporting learning environments that create opportunity for children and families.

$1 million invested in K–12 education.

Nonprofit Capacity

Giving mission-driven organizations access to the financial tools they need to adapt, grow and remain resilient.

$500,000 invested in nonprofit financial resilience.

Your capital can work—and work again.

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Invest with purpose

Flexible financing for mission-aligned partners.

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Put solutions in motion

Capital expands opportunity across housing, education, economic inclusion, healthy communities and nonprofit capacity.

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Extend the impact

Repaid capital supports new solutions.

GoATL investments are subject to applicable terms, conditions and risks. Participation opportunities should be discussed with the Community Foundation’s GoATL team.

See what impact investing can make possible.

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Sometimes, $500 can help prevent an eviction.

When a temporary setback puts rent at risk, Flagstone steps in before a missed payment becomes an eviction.

GoATL’s $150,000 investment is helping this solution reach more families across metro Atlanta.

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Investing in organizations that create pathways to work.

REDF Impact Investing Fund finances organizations creating jobs for people facing barriers to employment.

GoATL’s $250,000 investment is bringing more mission-aligned capital to organizations serving Greater Atlanta.

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Strengthening Atlanta’s nonprofit financial backbone

A $500,000 GoATL investment in Nonprofit Finance Fund is helping bring specialized lending, working capital and financial expertise to nonprofits across the region.
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Preserving farmland. Growing opportunity.

Through GoATL’s investment in The Conservation Fund’s Farms Fund, Woodland Gardens gained a pathway to permanent ownership while productive farmland remains protected for the future.

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Keeping early learning programs open

When federal funding delays threatened Head Start programs, impact-investing tools helped mobilize bridge financing that kept critical services available to thousands of Georgia children and families.

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THE FULL REPORT

GoATL 2025 Impact Report

See how the GoATL Community Capacity Fund is connecting philanthropic capital with organizations, partners and solutions strengthening metro Atlanta.
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