COMMUNITIES OF COASTAL GEORGIA FOUNDATION INC

To be recognized as a premier partner in philanthropy by those who seek to use their charitable assets to improve the quality of life in coastal Georgia;

To act as community leader by identifying critical issues, seeking collaborative partnerships, and directing local resources;

To demonstrate deep knowledge of local nonprofits and to communicate this to donors and the community

To improve the nonprofit sector in our service area by increasing the number of local nonprofits who are managed with business-like attention to outcome measurement, efficiency, stewardship and board involvement.

To ensure that we continue to serve the community for generations by focusing on sustainability, organizational excellence and relevance.

Identify and work with local donors, prospects, and their professional advisers to develop a strategic, effective, and tax-advantageous plan for their philanthropy; Hold "widening events," professional adviser "lunch and learn" sessions, current fund holder referral requests, etc.

Concentrate grant awards to local nonprofits for capacity-building - to increase their ability to operate efficiently, effectively, and professionally;

Having conducted a community needs assessment that identified the quality of education as the most critical issue, to focus community efforts and resources on early childhood literacy and reading readiness;

Develop a strong working relationship with local nonprofits and direct donors with interests in their cause or field;

Build the total assets of the community foundation to $50 million and the unrestricted community endowment to $1.5 million by 2022.

A professional staff of two with combined experience in nonprofit management of over forty years and a combined forty years of living in the community

A board of directors representing highly respected and knowledgeable community leaders, professional advisers, philanthropists, and community volunteers

A solid relationship with the local United Way, and highly respected by local nonprofits.

Recipient of National Standards Accreditation for community foundations by the Council on Foundations

Member of the Council on Foundations, Southeastern Council of Foundations and the Georgia Grantmakers' Alliance

The National Campaign for Grade Level Reading All America Cities Award has officially recognized our early childhood initiative and given it Pacesetter status; We have also been recognized by the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS)

Communities of Coastal Georgia foundation has reached 55M in assets at the end of 2021.
We currently manage over 105 funds
We have granted over $12.9 million since our founding in 2005