By Heather Loveridge | Hi-Hope Service Center; Annandale Village; Peachtree Christian Hospice; Eagle Ranch. These are just a few of the non-profits the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia awarded grants to during 2015, the Community Foundation’s best year to date.
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All told, the Community Foundation gave more than $6.2 million in grants last year, the most in the organization’s 30-year history. That brings the 30-year total to $60,951,261! The foundation also in 2015 received almost $11 million in gifts, another historic record.
To cap off a great 30th-anniversary celebration, the Community Foundation was voted Best of Gwinnett 2015 in the foundation category.
Executive Director Randy Redner says: “I really appreciate our community’s vote of confidence and helping us make 2015 our most outstanding year so far. We value the opportunity to work side by side with all our nonprofit partners to impact the lives of so many.”
The year held many other highlights, including the Community Foundation’s first Good2Give Gala, which also celebrated the tireless work done by former Executive Director Judy Waters and the ushering in of Redner.
Scott Phelan, president of the Community Foundation’s board and senior vice president/portfolio management director at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, says: “Randy has brought a ton of energy to our organization and has a clear vision of where we want to go. That vision and energy helped us have a banner year in 2015 as we gave more money last year than we have ever given to help local charities. These charities do tremendous work and the generosity of our donors, along with the help of the foundation, allowed us to do some wonderful things in the community.”
As 2016 progresses, the Community Foundation is looking forward to building on the success of 2015.
Redner adds: “Congratulations to all of our donors for making 2015 a banner year and raising the philanthropic bar yet again for our community. Whether they are giving to our Good2Give fund to support our discretionary grants, through a charitable giving account to support their favorite causes, or crafting a legacy giving plan that will give back to our community for generations to come, they are touching and changing lives for the better each and every day!”
The Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia began operating as the Gwinnett Foundation, Inc, a nonprofit community foundation, on March 25, 1985. It was founded by a group of community-minded citizens to receive and disburse charitable funds for an improved quality of life throughout Gwinnett County. Today, the Community Foundation manages funds held in trust, donated by individuals, organizations and businesses.
- For more information, visit www.cfneg.org.
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