Grants – 2023

Books for Keeps, Athens, Georgia

For support of the Stop Summer Slide! program at Cleveland Elementary, Whit Davis Elementary, and Winterville Elementary schools during the 2022-2023 school year.

$33,500

Classic Center Cultural Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For support of the development of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Collection at the Classic Center Arena in downtown Athens.

$100,000

Crabtree Farms of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For support of the 25th Year of Community Celebration, featuring music, the unveiling of a community mosaic, and a tree-planting ceremony to commemorate the founding of Crabtree Farms.

$7,000

Land Trust Alliance, Washington, D.C.

For support of the 2023 Southeast Conference for Land Conservation, held in Chattanooga on April 26th-28th.

$30,000

PATH Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia

For support of the construction of a 1900-linear-foot section of the Firefly Trail in Greene County, located within the City of Woodville, Georgia.

$50,000

Scenic Dade Development Company, Trenton, Georgia

For landscaping improvements along Town Creek Trail — an urban greenway located in downtown Trenton.

$15,000

Songbirds Foundation, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For support of the purchase and public display of artifacts and memorabilia that document the rich musical heritage of the State of Georgia. Other partners included the Athens-based Classic Center and Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia.

$25,000

Southeastern Climbers Coalition, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For support of expenses related to the purchase of the Citadel Boulders Climbing Preserve, located in DeKalb County, Alabama.

$75,000

Thrive Regional Partnership, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For support of the River to Clouds Route wayfinding and branding project.

$21,760

Trust for Public Land – Tennessee Office, Chattanooga, Tennessee

For support of the expansion of the Chickamauga Connector Trail in Walker County, Georgia.

$50,000

University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For support of the Georgia Downtown Renaissance Fellowship Program in Elberton, Georgia, during the summer of 2023.

$12,000

University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For support of the UGA Music Business Program during the 2022-2023 academic year.

$150,000

University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For support of the Southeast Grasslands Institute coordinator position at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia during the 2023-2024 fiscal period.

$50,000

University of Georgia Foundation, Athens, Georgia

For support of the enhancement and expansion of the network of walking trails located on the campus of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, with a special emphasis on increased accessibility.

$100,000

The Village Green, Cashiers, North Carolina

For support of the replacement and expansion of the pedestrian boardwalk, which provides opportunities for recreation and education in addition to connectivity to other amenities located throughout Village Green’s thirteen-acre campus.

$80,000

Total Grants: $799,260.00
Direct Charitable Activities: -0-
Refunds: -0-
Total Grants and Charitable Activities: $799,260.00