Meet the nonprofit providing help and healing to victims of sexual abuse and assault
One of our newest nonprofit fundholders, Mosaic Georgia, is a sexual assault and children’s advocay center based in Duluth. While we want to share the story of why they became a fundholder with us, we also want to highlight the very important work they are doing. We were…
From playing in creeks to helping conserve creeks
Meet the guys behind our newest nonprofit fundholder Some people love the great outdoors and some people LOVE the great outdoors. For Thomas Krebs and Scott Smith, the outdoors is definitely their passion. That passion led them to create their own nonprofit, The Barn Group Land Trust.…
Mothers and Daughters Against Cancer Fund Establishes Music Therapy Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
When Susan Highsmith Graveline founded Mothers and Daughters Against Cancer in 1998, little did she know the impact the nonprofit would have on numerous mothers and daughters, let alone in the fight against cancer. “We started as a small team at the World’s Largest Relay for Life, with…
Nonprofit connects young adults in unstable situations to caring families
When people ask Pam Parish how many children she has, her answer catches them off guard. “We have eight girls. One biological daughter and seven we adopted. “Our first [daughter adopted] was adopted out of foster care when she was 11. Then we adopted a 15 year old,”…
Atlanta Couple Uses Song to Make Philanthropic Impact
It started with a song. A song written for their daughter on her 21st birthday...composed in a basement on a hot July day in Georgia, in the middle of a global pandemic. But while the words were new and fresh, the story behind them was years in the…
Millennials Intent on Leaving a Legacy
Leaving a legacy may not be a priority for some 30-somethings. But for Amanda Sutt and her husband Hugh Thompson, including the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia in their will was a very deliberate decision, especially as parents of a four year old. They are passionate about building…
Meet the Teen Who Started Her Own Food Drive
Fundholders at the Community Foundation, Buzz and Cathy Loew have three children. Earlier in the pandemic, their younger daughter wanted to do something for her community. Here’s how she helped, in her and her mom’s own words. Elyse Loew “I go to a title one school where over…
Stepping up During a Crisis
They might be retired but right now they’re working five days a week. For Bob and Lois Jernigan it’s a labor of love, though. For years they have volunteered at the Lilburn Cooperative Ministry, so when COVID-19 turned the world upside down and the co-op needed more help,…
Beyond the Money
How the Community Foundation made a difference in one family’s giving In the beginning, it was the tax benefits. Forsyth County residents Brett and Rachael Johnson initially created a family foundation through the Community Foundation because their CPA Greg Hayes recommended it - as a tax planning strategy.…