Athens Area Community Foundation

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AACF Special Project Fund
	Donate	Athens Area Community Foundation General Operations Fund The Athens Area Community Foundation employs one full time and two part time staff. General operating support is critical to our ability to hire, retain, and grow great staff. When you invest in our operations, our community leadership shines.
	Donate	Steve Jones and Lillian Kincey Community Impact Fund A gift to this fund gives back to the community at large rather than to a particular organization or cause by allowing AACF to identify opportunities and target dollars where they will be most effective.
	Donate	ABH Empty Stocking Fund Funds raised through the Empty Stocking campaign are used to help families at risk of eviction pay rent and take care of many other necessary expenses, including medical, power and water bills.
	Donate	Love Like Leah Special Project Fund When Leah Szczepanski loved something, you knew it. Leah’s passion, enthusiasm and strong sense of loyalty for all the things and people she loved ran deep. Her enthusiasm was contagious and inspired many of the lives that she touched. She was truly a joyful soul. Leah was a 2022 graduate of Oconee County High School and went on to attend the University of Georgia in the Fall of 2022. Sadly, Leah passed away unexpectedly shortly before her sophomore year at UGA. Love Like Leah has been established to provide a scholarship to an Oconee County High School senior to carry on the legacy that Leah has left. This scholarship is intended to provide financial assistance to an OCHS graduate as he or she pursues a higher degree.
	Donate	Mills Foundation Fund
	Donate	The Oconee Cellar Annual Charity Golf Classic The Oconee Cellar 25th Annual Charity Golf Classic The 2024 recipient of all the net proceeds is the Spencer Bradley Foundation for Mental Health which supports families, communities, schools, and individuals with mental health awareness, education, and counseling opportunities.
Designated Fund
	Donate	Step Up Scholarship Project Fund The StepUp scholarship recognizes students who have overcome significant obstacles to pursue their education and awards $500 scholarships to these deserving students.
	Donate	24th Street Athens Fund 24th Street's mission is to provide a safe environment of healing, fellowship and support for all 12 step recovery.
	Donate	Accountability Courts Foundation of Athens Area The Fund is established to advance the work of the courts in the Athens area that provide substance use and mental health treatment of individuals involved in the criminal justice system. The fund supports the activities of programs in the area to promote and improve their quality, accessibility, and administration. The funds support the following programs: Felony Drug Court, Treatment and Accountability Court, Veterans Court, DUI/Drug Court, Family Dependency Treatment Court Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) of the Western Judicial Circuit (covering Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties) Felony Drug Court of the Northern Judicial Circuit (covering Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Madison, and Oglethorpe counties). Grants from the Fund will address participant needs, treatment, drug testing, monitoring, meetings, training, operating expenses, projects, and other needs identified by the Accountability Courts and programs. Please use the Donation Description box to indicate which program you wish to have your donation designated.
	Donate	Accountability Courts of the Northern Judicial Circuit The Fund is established to advance the work of the Felony Drug Court of the Northern Judicial Circuit. Grants from the Fund will address participant needs, treatment, drug testing, monitoring, meetings, trainings, operating expenses, projects, and other needs identified by the Accountability Courts of the Northern Judicial Circuit.
	Donate	Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services P.L.A.Y. Fund The Partners Leading Athens Youth, or P.L.A.Y. Fund, allows every Athens child to learn, create, and play by providing programs from the Department of Leisure Services. This fund enhances youth recreation and activities, including summer camp expenses for Nature, Recreation, and art-based learning, field trips, and outreach activities.
	Donate	Athens-Clarke County Library Foundation Designated Fund This fund exists to encourage and facilitate private support in order to enhance near-term innovation and long-term sustainability for your library.
	Donate	Athens-Clarke County Police Department - Summer Youth Camp This camp exists to build positive relationships between police and youth in the Athens-Clarke County communities and to make a contribution to the effort of preventing criminal behavior while also instilling our community’s youth with life skills through lessons on character building, anger management, and safety. Grants from this fund will address operational expenses of the camp (food, t-shirts, transportation, marketing, supplies, and other needs identified by organizers of the Police Summer Youth Camp.
	Donate	Athens Community Career Academy Fund The mission of the agency is to provide expansive opportunities for students to achieve educational and career goals while meeting local and regional workforce needs.
	Donate	Athens PJ Library Fund Fiscal Support of the PJ Library Program in Athens to sustain activities for the future education of Jewish children and their families.
	Donate	Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School Library Fund The mission of the Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary Media Center is to develop and foster a lifelong love of reading in our student body. The goals of this fund are to support the Media Center in assisting students in discovering the joy of reading, providing them with information-based tools and fundamentals necessary for learning and personal development, and instilling in them the confidence of actively engaging in the world of ideas.
	Donate	Clarke County Mentor Program Designated Fund The Clarke County Mentor Program recruits, trains, and supports community volunteers to mentor children in the Clarke County School District in order to make a positive difference in their lives and to help them reach their full potential. Donations to our fund help to finance, sustain, and expand our programs and outreach.
	Donate	Clarke County School District Fund Thank you for your generous donation, please take the time to provide in the description field any specific instructions that will help expedite routing your donation to the appropriate school. (i.e. school / program / sports team/ school club). If specific instructions are not provided the donations will benefit the CCSD general account.
	Donate	COSSUP of the Western Judicial Court The Fund is established to advance the work of the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) of the Western Judicial Circuit. Grants from the Fund will address participant needs, treatment, drug testing, monitoring, meetings, trainings, operating expenses, projects, and other needs identified by the Accountability Courts of the Western Judicial Circuit.
	Donate	Food to CCSD Community Fund The Food to CCSD (Clarke County School District) Community Fund has been set up to accept donations. All donations will be directed for the benefit of all food related efforts conducted by CCSD during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
	Donate	Neighborhood Education Program Fund This fund was established to strengthen the Neighborhood Leaders Program and engage parents in their children’s education.
	Donate	Oglethorpe County School System Fund This fund supports Oglethorpe County Schools in graduating every student with strong principles, prepared for college, career and a successful life. Thank you for your generous donation to our students! Please let us know in the description field any specific instructions that will help expedite routing your donation to the appropriate school or program. (e.g. school, sports team, school club, facilities, etc). If specific instructions are not provided the donations will benefit the Oglethorpe County School System general account.
	Donate	REACH Scholarship Fund The Athens REACH Scholarship Program is part of Georgia’s first public-private, needs-based mentorship and scholarship program, the Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Georgia, launched by Governor Nathan Deal in 2012. With support from private donors and the state of Georgia, the Clarke County School District partners with the Clarke County Mentor Program to provide Athens REACH Scholars with mentoring, coaching, and financial scholarships.
	Donate	The Eastside Eagle Foundation Fund The Eastside Eagle Foundation is a fund created to support students and staff of the East Jackson Community. The funds will provide education and extra-curricular support as well as allow activities that cannot be funded by the normal operating budget. All donations will go towards the following needs: Facilities, Athletics, Extracurriculars, Student Services, Fine Arts and Academics.
	Donate	Youth Development Initiative Fund To create a Youth Development Initiative by providing positive, structured sports programs for the youth of Clarke County that develops values and skills that will serve them well as they prepare for the rest of their lives.
Donor Advised Fund
	Donate	Be Golden Fund
	Donate	Athens 100% Renewable Energy Fund Support for weatherization, energy-efficient appliances, and solar panels for low-income privately owned housing in Athens.
	Donate	Athens Resonates Fund Athens Resonates is comprised of Athens based creative businesses who have come together to raise money for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens and Nuci’s Space and shine a light on the diverse artistic community in Athens.
	Donate	Birkley Heynen Environmental Fund Birkley Heynen was full of life and lived life to the fullest. He cared deeply about people and the environment, and he did all he could in life to help both. His life unexpectedly came to an end on March 4th, 2024, just ten days before his 21st birthday and two months shy of graduating from the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology with a Sustainability Certificate. A “whale fall” occurs when a whale sinks to the depths of the ocean floor after death, and its presence creates complex localized ecosystem communities that supply sustenance to the deep-sea for decades. In so doing, the whale fall creates more abundant life from death. In the spirit of a whale fall, we are seeking to honor Birkley’s legacy by creating and growing an eco-fund to support people who also care about the environment and work toward its sustainability in creative, exciting and communal ways. We hope you will join us in this endeavor, and we are grateful for all that you have contributed.
	Donate	Creature Comforts Get Comfortable Fund The Get Comfortable Fund was established to channel the generosity of many toward our city's most pressing needs, which for the next several years, is 3rd Grade reading proficiency within Clarke County Schools. It is seldom that the public, private, and nonprofit sectors come together, compare notes, and execute a unified strategy. But we need one another: we need both the guidance of local leadership and generous donors to propel social innovation. To learn more about the program's stakeholders and strategy, visit creaturecomfortsbeer.com/get-comfortable.
	Donate	DGD Fund The DGD Fund will provide Georgia fans across the country a unique opportunity to change the game of giving by supporting causes in our community one dawg at a time. As a group of hard-working, dedicated, and determined young men we believe the creation of the DGD Fund will inspire generations of dedicated Georgia fans to raise money for five incredibly important causes that we have personally chosen. Once the money is raised it will be split equally between our causes and donated directly to our selected organizations.
	Donate	Martha (Marti) Elizabeth Schimmel Fund The Martha (Marti) Elizabeth Schimmel Fund is established to fund an annual culinary scholarship to an Athens-Clarke County high school student at the Athens Community Career Academy in Marti's honor. It is intended that this annual award will continue in perpetuity as a long-term, impactful way to honor Marti.
	Donate	Marti Schimmel Memorial Fund The Marti Schimmel Memorial Fund was created by Ed and Carol Schimmel to honor their daughter Marti Schimmel who tragically died in April 2020. In life, Marti was successful and giving and was known in the community as owner of Marti’s at Midday in Normaltown on Prince Avenue. Ed and Carol Schimmel created the fund to extend Marti’s giving nature to the identified charities that she supported during her extraordinary life.
	Donate	Remarkable Foundation The mission of The Remarkable Foundation aligns with the mission of Oconee State Bank. The Remarkable Foundation will provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations in the communities we are proud to serve. This will enhance and mark the quality of life for all people in the communities served by Oconee State Bank.
	Donate	Spencer Bradley Foundation for Mental Health Fund Donate to the fund here. The Spencer Bradley Foundation for Mental Health supports families, communities, schools, and individuals with mental health awareness, education, and counseling opportunities. The Foundation was established in memory of Spencer Bradley who lost his own mental health battle in 2022. Spencer's life was marked by an incredible compassion for others who shared their struggles with him. The Foundation will continue Spencer's legacy through awareness and support of mental health programs for teens and young adults. You can pay by credit card or mail a check to: Athens Area Community Foundation PO Box 1543 Athens, GA 30603
	Donate	Think Locally. Act Neighborly. Fund This grant program is designed to support neighborhood and community-led efforts to improve connectivity at the street-level. It is a goal to help groups fund small projects that could have a big impact in the neighborhood level.
Scholarship Fund
	Donate	Beta Zeta Scholarship Endowment Fund The Beta Zeta Scholarship Endowment Fund is in support of three scholarships: 1. Tood Wooten Outstanding Senior Scholarship to partner with Clarke County High School and Cedar Shoals High School to award three scholarships per school to outstanding graduating seniors. 2. Beta Zeta University of Georgia Outstanding Senior Scholarship to honor an outstanding Athens-Clarke County senior that is attending the University of Georgia. 3. The Derrick Floyd Boys & Girls Club Memorial Scholarship that in is honor of Floyd to be presented to one outstanding senior who graduated out of the Boys & Girls Club of Athens. If you'd like to donate to a specific scholarship, please note the scholarship name in the "Description" box of your donation.
	Donate	Carrie Fischer Siegmund Grant for Classroom Innovation Fund The Carrie Fischer Siegmund Grant for Classroom Innovation was established in 2021 and was funded by Carrie's loving family, friends, and colleagues. #TEAMSIEGMUND The Carrie Fischer Siegmund Grant will be awarded to an educator who seeks to inspire through innovative, interdisciplinary, and meaningful learning that results in a long-lasting impact on students. If you would like to make a planned gift to support this fund at your death, you can use this language in your will: "I give, devise, and bequeath to the Carrie Fischer Siegmund Grant for Classroom Innovation Fund at the Athens Area Community Foundation (insert percentage amount) percent of the residue of my estate to be used for its general purposes."
	Donate	Dale Allen Memorial Success Scholarship The The Dale Allen Memorial Success Scholarship Fund at the Athens Area Community Foundation is a scholarship fund that will honor the life and legacy of Mr. Dale Allen.
	Donate	Horvat Family Scholarship Fund A senior at Cedar Shoals High School is selected each year by the staff to receive a $1000 scholarship that is renewable for four years. The Horvat Family Scholarship is awarded to a student who exhibits a love of learning and a drive for excellence, demonstrates a respect and value for different backgrounds and points of view, displays a positive attitude while serving others as a mentor and role model, enthusiastically participates in school activities and shows compassion and a friendly rapport with peers and faculty.
	Donate	Hugh Milton Mills III Auto Tech Scholarship Fund Established to support students enrolled in the Auto Tech program at Cedar Shoals High School. Self-reliance and a passion for learning are two qualities of a great scholarship recipient. The Hugh Milton Mills III Auto Tech Scholarship will provide at least one (1) scholarship annually, with the potential to renew, to a graduate of Cedar Shoals High School who is an active participant in the Auto Tech program.
	Donate	Stephen Castile Memorial Scholarship Fund Stephen Castile was an English teacher for 26 years at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia. He dedicated his life to public education and worked tirelessly to enable students to succeed, empowering them to excel in ways they might not have known they were able. He impacted the lives of thousands of students and this scholarship is being developed to honor and continue his legacy of propelling students to a better future through education.
	Donate	Wilbur C. Mull Memorial Scholarship Fund The Wilbur C. Mull Memorial Scholarship Fund will support students in careers in the green industry or with a connection to the Georgia Green Industry Association.
Field of Interest
	Donate	COVID-19 Community Response Fund The COVID-19 Community Response Fund hosted by the Athens Area Community Foundation in partnership with United Way of Northeast Georgia has been established to support local nonprofit organizations as they work to respond to the spread of COVID-19. For more information visit www.athensareacf.org/covid-19.
	Donate	Kirby Smart Family Foundation The mission of the Kirby Smart Family Foundation is to be champions in our community by supporting and giving back to needy children and families facing adversity.
	Donate	Nonprofit Loan Fund The Nonprofit Loan Fund supports nonprofits who need access to funding due to a delay in government grants or contracts or has a capital emergency. The board and staff of the Athens Area Community Foundation will determine, on a case by case basis, the suitability for a loan. A recoverable grant agreement will be in place between the Foundation and the recipient organization, if approved for a loan.
	Donate	The MLK Day of Service Fund To provide support of the Athens MLK Jr. Day of Service Planning Committee for the annual Day of Service kick-off event and project sites where individual volunteers participate in the national MLK Day of Service. Funding will support the purchase of supplies for the annual kick-off event and materials for project sites.
	Donate	The Wellbeing Project Fund The Wellbeing Project seeks to empower our community with meaningful data that will lead to more informed decision-making, improvements in service delivery, and greater quality of life for our citizens.
	Donate	Western Circuit Bar Association Fund Please join the WCBA to build our community fund. This fund will support our mission to promote access to legal representation and resources, promote reform in the law, and support public art for the judicial circuit. Examples of ongoing projects include the law library self-help desk resources, judicial portraits and legal pop-up clinics staffed by members of the WCBA.
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