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Lakewood Community Fund Grantee Partners
2017
| Lakewood Finance Committee | $2500 |
| SEED for South Ben Park | $2500 |
| Trinity Towers Residents | $2500 |
| South River Gardens Community Association | $2500 |
| Oakshire Village | $2500 |
2016
| Doing Good Among People | $2500 |
| South Atlanta Civic League | $2500 |
| Capital View Neighborhood Association | $2500 |
| Perkerson Civic Association | $2500 |
| SEED, Inc. | $2500 |
| South River Gardens Community Association | $2500 |
| Chosewood Park CDC | $2500 |
| FCS Urban Ministries | $2500 |
| Our Common Wealth | $2500 |
| Lakewood Amphitheatre Community Finance Committee | $1500 |
| United Charitible for Destiny Rock of Escape | $2500 |
| CRU Atlanta Central Team | $2500 |
| Roselena's Community Development Center | $2500 |
| Unique Golden Age Club | $2500 |
| Soulstrice Inc. | $2500 |
2015
| DGAP-Derrick George Arts Project | $2500 |
| Capitol View Manor Neighborhood Association | $2500 |
| Lakewood Oversight Committee | $2500 |
| Our Common Wealth | $2500 |
| Community Blueprint Development Foundation, Inc. | $2500 |
| Thomasville Golden Age Club | $2500 |
| Lakewood Amphitheatre Finance Committee | $1500 |
2014
| Caring for Others | $2500 |
| SouthRiver Gardens | $2500 |
| Chosewood Park Cmty. Dev. Corporation | $2500 |
| Our Common Wealth | $2500 |
| Hammond Park Neighborhood Association | $2500 |
| The Metroplex Theatre | $2500 |
| Lakewood Amphitheatre Community Finance Committee | $2000 |
| Lakewood Oversight Committee | $2500 |
2013
| Caring for Others | $2500 |
| Joyland Revitalization Project Inc. | $1800 |
| South Atlanta Redevelopment Corporation | $2500 |
| Perkinson Elementary PTA | $1800 |
| Southside Concerned Citizen Association | $1800 |
| Capitol View Community Security Alliance | $1800 |
| Hammond Park Neighborhood Association | $2344 |
| Thomasville Heights Civic League Inc. | $2344 |
| Friends of Lakewood Library | $2344 |
| Capital View Manor | $2344 |
| Lakewood Amphitheather Community Finance Committee | $1500 |
| Dill Avenue Gardners | $2500 |
| Chosewood Park Community Development | $2373 |
| ECOPAAT | $2500 |
2012
| South Atlanta Redevelopment Corporation | $1015 |
| Capitol View Garden Club | $1500 |
| South Atlanta Community Study Hall | $1500 |
| Lakewood Amphitheather Community Finance Committee | $1000 |
| Lakewood Oversight Committee | $1718 |
| Thomasville Heights Civic League, Inc. | $1000 |
| Community Alert, Inc. | $1000 |
| After Five Summer Youth Camp | $1000 |
| ECOPAAT Gardens, Inc. | $2500 |
2011
| Caring for Others, Inc. | $2500 |
| South Atlanta Redevelopment Corporation | $1500 |
| Norwood Manor Civic Association Inc. | $1500 |
| Dill Avenue Gardners | $1500 |
| Southwest Atlanta Neighboring | $1500 |
| South Atlanta Community Study Hall | $1500 |
| Misssion Impossible | $750 |
| After Five Summer Youth Camp | $2000 |
| Lakewood Oversight Committee | $1720 |
| Capitol View Neighborhood Association | $1000 |
2010
| Sylvan Hills Neighborhood Association | $1000 |
| South Atlanta Redevelopment Corporation | $1000 |
| Capitol View Garden Club | $1000 |
| Rosedale Heights Community Association | $1000 |
| Lakewood Amphitheater Community Finance Committee | $1000 |
| Caring for Others Inc. | $1000 |
| South River Gardens Community Association | $1800 |
| Community Alert, Inc. | $950 |
| Bethlehem Senior Center | $2000 |
| South Atlanta Community Study Hall | $2000 |
| Sustainable Lakewood | $2000 |
| After Five Summer Youth Camp | $950 |
| Mission Impossible Community Outreach | $950 |
| Sustainable Lakewood and The Lakewood Heights Civic Association | $2000 |
| Thomasville Heights Civic League, Inc. | $2000 |
| Hammond Park Neighborhood Association | $950 |
| Capitol View Manor Neighborhood Association | $950 |
| ECOPAAT Gardens, Inc. | $2500 |
| Trinity Towers Residents Association | $1600 |
2009
| Sylvan Hills Neighborhood Association | $491 |
| Africa's Children's Fund Project Excel | $1220 |
| Capitol View Neighborhood Association | $1700 |
| Dill Avenue Gardners | $1700 |
| Lakewood Amphitheater Community Finance Committee | $1000 |
| South Atlanta Redevelopment Corporation | $1700 |
| Chosewood Park Neighborhood Association | $1500 |
| Sylvan Hills Neighborhood Association | $2009 |
| South Atlanta Community Study Hall | $2500 |
| Mission Impossible Community Outreach, Inc. | $1000 |
| Bethlehem Senior Center | $2500 |
| Community Alert, Inc. | $2500 |
| Park Pride | $2500 |
| Neighborhood Coalition for Youth | $2500 |
2008
| Caring Others Inc. | $2000 |
| South Atlanta Redevelopment Corporation | $2500 |
| Dill Avenue Down to Earth Farmers | $1000 |
| Thomasville Golden Age Club | $2500 |
| Capital View Neighborhood Association | $1000 |
| Camp, Inc. | $2000 |
| Lakewood Finance Committee | $1000 |
| The Sullivan Center | $2300 |
| John Birdine Service Awards Dinner | $2000 |
| Joyland-Highpoint- Carver Homes Historical Heritage Project | $500 |
2007
| South Atlanta Redevelopment Corporation | $900 |
| Community Alert, Inc. | $900 |
| Thomasville Golden Age Club | $900 |
| Thomasville Heights Civic League, Inc. | $500 |
| John Birdine Service Awards Dinner | $1000 |
| CAMP, Inc. | $1400 |
| Southside Industrial Park Jobs Project | $1000 |
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Alternate Roots $5100.00
The mission of Alternate ROOTS is to support the creation and presentation of original art, in all its forms, which is rooted in a particular community of place, tradition or spirit. As a coalition of cultural workers they strive to be allies in the elimination of all forms of oppression. ROOTS is committed to social and economic justice and the protection of the natural world and addresses these concerns through its programs and services.
United Church of Chapel Hill $500.00
Organizing Against Racism/Know Your Education Rights Workshop. Workshops and training are designed to help parents and students become advocates for themselves; knowing their rights in the school discipline and suspension process and interactions with the law enforcement in schools and the criminal justice system. Workshops are Conducted by Advocates for Children's Services
Eyes Ears Nose and Paws $2000.00
Eyes Ears Nose and Paws trains and places assistance dogs. Their programs create a healthier community by increasing independence for individuals with disabling medical conditions, improving opportunities for individual control over medical care, and encouraging therapeutic interventions that improve physical and mental health. Eyes Ears Nose and Paws recognizes that dogs have a huge untapped potential: an astounding ability to read and understand human behavior, incredible noses for detecting scent, an enormous capacity to love unconditionally.
Community Investment Network $300.00
Community Investment Network (CIN) inspires, connects and strengthens African Americans and communities of color to leverage their collective resources and create the changes that they wish to see. CIN is a national network of giving circles. A giving circle is a a group who pools their personal time, talents and treasure to address social issues in their communities using thoughtful giving strategies. The activities of a giving circle include grant making, advocacy and public education as complementary ways to diversify philanthropy by making it accessible and more democratic to everyday people.
Positive Growth Inc. $8500.00
Positive Growth Inc., is dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth, adults and families during difficult life transitions by providing comprehensive residential and community-based treatment services.Their aim is to empower and support the people they serve to live self-determined, productive and valued lives within their community. To accomplish these aims, PGCC has identified, developed and offers programs on prevention, education, intervention, treatment, rehabilitation, residential and other support services in a personalized, flexible manner appropriate to the needs of each individual and family they serve.
Helping Organize People Effectively (HOPE) - Lexington, NC $2,500
Founded in July 2010, HOPE is a broad-based community power organization dedicated to making social change on issues that affect the lives of those who live, work, and worship in Lexington and Davidson County North Carolina. We are happy to support their mission as they continue to strengthen the work of an emerging multi-racial, interfaith network of organizations working on social justice issues.
LAY UP - Dazell, SC $3,600
Founded in April 2010, LAY UP's mission is to provide educational tutoring, mentorship, and professional counseling to the under-served youth in their community. We are happy to support LAY UP as they implement a mentoring program for youth, in the local community, who are falling short when it comes to standard literacy programs, may be suspended from school and or attending school sporadically. It is LAY UP's goal to prevent them from dropping out of school and providing them with the skills to be productive individuals in their communities.
The Marian Cheek Jackson Center - Chapel Hill, NC $5,000
Founded in 2009, Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History's mission is to advance the vitality, diversity and historical integrity of neighborhoods in transition as an essentially collaborative initiative. The Center aims to preserve, engage and act on rich histories of change. We are proud to support the implementation of their community "Compass Group" priority strategies.
Orange County Voice - Hillsborough, NC $3,750
Founded in July 2009, Orange County Voice is a grassroots organization serving rural communities in and around Orange County, North Carolina. Their mission is to educate and build awareness about rural communities and to engage rural voices in public policy and decision-making. We are proud to support them as they create a rural community network- a cohesive network of neighborhoods, civic and faith organizations throughout rural Orange County and with neighboring towns and counties. The primary goal of the project is to increase active engagement in community issues by building relationships across individual groups and reinforce them with a shared communications infrastructure.
The Re-Entry Connection - Lithonia, GA $2,500
Founded in April 2010, Re-Entry's mission is to reduce incarceration and recidivism among formerly incarcerated females. We are happy to assist with the funding of the United Steps Towards Freedom Summit in January 2014. At the end of the summit, Re-Entry expects to have developed solutions to women's issues, mental health/substance abuse, employment, juvenile justice, housing, education (life skills/school), mass incarceration, legal issues, and family reunification.
South Carolina Equality - Columbia, SC $5,000
Founded in 2002, SC Equality's mission is to secure civil and human rights for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in South Carolina. They focus on LBGT issues and policies by providing awareness and education to the local South Carolina community. SC Equality works to educate the general public about the everyday lives of LGBT people and the needs of LBGT youth in schools as well as work to education LBGT individuals and families about their rights under the law. We are pleased to award them general funding to assist with a series of projects and efforts currently underway.
SoPo Bicycle Cooperative - Atlanta, GA $1,875
Founded in 2004, SoPo's mission is to create equitable access to cycling by providing bicycle maintenance, services and education in a safe, community-owned space that is accessible to all residents of Atlanta. SoPo facilitates the collective ownership and operation of a community bicycle repair shop. We are pleased to award them funding in support of the SoPo-Gateway Bike Maintenance Workshop Program. The purpose of the program is to provide designated bi-weekly time slots for a group of residents from Gateway (a homeless shelter) to utilize the bike ship for the purposeof bicycle maintenance and instruction. Along with the specific hours allotted to Gateway residents, participants in the program will be encouraged to volunteer during open shop hours and will be eligible to earn a certificate of achievement if they complete a certain number of volunteer hours by the end of the 9 week program. By combining instruction, practice and hands-on implementation of skills acquired, the SoPo-Gateway program will have the potential to develop a cohort of skilled volunteers who can pass on what they have learned to new residents of the Gateway Center and other volunteers/clients at SoPo.
The Youth Organizing Institute - Durham, NC $5,000
Founded in April 2010, The Youth Organizing Institute seeks to stop racism and school re-segregation, challenge the school to prison pipeline, make schools safe for LBGTQ youth, and bring a new generation of youth into social justice work. We are happy to award them with general funding to empower youth to organize in their name as well as supporting their organizing work throughout the year. Through trainings and supporting youth organizing they expect to create positive change in their communities for generations to come.
Grants Assisted and Donor Advised Grants
| Lakewood Amplitheater: | |
| Capital View Community Security Alliance | $1,800 |
| Capital View Manor | $2,344 |
| Caring for Others, Inc. | $2,500 |
| Chasewood Park Community Development | $2,373 |
| Dill Avenue Gardeners | $2,500 |
| ECOPAAT | $2,500 |
| Friends of Lakewood Library | $2,344 |
| Hammond Park Neighborhood Association | $2,344 |
| Joyland Revitalization Project, Inc. | $1,800 |
| Perkinson Elementary PTA | $1,800 |
| South Atlanta Redevelopment Corporation | $2,500 |
| Southside Concerned Citizens Association | $1,800 |
| Thomasville Heights Civic League, Inc. | $2,344 |
| Helen's Fund: | |
| Catalyst Project | $1,000 |
| Center for Documentary Studies | $2,000 |
| Dispute Settlement Center | $2,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera Fund | $1,000 |
| St. Joseph Historic Foundation | $3,000 |
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The Grant Cycle Deadline is September 1, 2021.
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FSC can only award grants to organizations that are registered as a non–profit organization within their respective state (Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina). Organizations must also have 501(c)(3) tax status, or a Fiscal Agent; a limited number of 501(c)(4) organizations with a Fiscal Agent may be accepted.
Some things to consider before applying
- Is your organization working for long term social change?
- Is your total organizational budget $150,000 or less?
- Is your organization located and doing work in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina?
- We do not fund direct services, social services or special events.
If you fit these basic guidelines, your organization may be a good fit for the Fund for Southern Communities.
For specific guidelines and details on how to apply Download our Application Here!
The Fund for Southern Communities :
- Gives grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.
- Provides seed grants to new projects, or general or project support to small organizations (with a total organizational budget of $150,000 or less).
- Limits funding to once per 12 month period and for no more than three (3) times total, per organization. When special targeted funds are available, groups may be eligible for more than three (3) cycles of grants. FSC should not be considered a long-term funding source.
Funding Guidelines
The Fund for Southern Communities (FSC or the Fund) is a publicly supported foundation established in 1981 to provide grants to progressive grassroots social change organizations that :
- Work against discrimination based on race, sex, age, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, ethnic background or physical and mental disabilities;
- Stand for workers’ rights;
- Promote self-determination in low-income and disenfranchised areas;
- Protect the environment;
- Promote and create non-traditional arts and media;
- Promote peace;
- Are located in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina;
- Are working for equitable distribution of economic and/or political power;
- Involving new people in social, economic or political change;
- Challenge anti or undemocratic systems with public education and organizing efforts;
- Are unlikely to be funded by more traditional funding sources, including those whose geographic location limits funding opportunities. Applicants receiving funds from more traditional funding sources may be given a lower priority for funding from FSC;
- FSC does not fund direct social services.
Application Instructions
Deadline dates are announced annually. Proposals and all attachments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., on the deadline date to be considered for funding. Proposals should be mailed to:
The Fund for Southern Communities
4153 - C Flat Shoals Parkway
Suite 314
Decatur, GA 30034.
*Please note: Any proposals that are incomplete and/or submitted after the deadline will not be considered for funding.
If you have any questions regarding eligibility, preparation of the application, or the funding process, please call 404-371-8404 or write the Fund at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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