Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation CEO Valerie Hepburn (left) presents a grant to Satilla Riverkeeper Ashby Nix Worley. The grant was provided through the Foundation by an anonymous donor to match contributions raised by the Salilla Riverkeeper during the recent Georgia Gives Day.
For forty years as owner of Sadye's, with locations first in downtown Brunswick and later on St. Simons Island, Raymond Baumel helped to
Below is the letter from the IRS confirming our Tax Exempt Status
Heavy equipment engines groaned to the “beep-beep-beep” of bulldozers in reverse Tuesday afternoon, as mammoth concrete culvert pipe sections sat in the shade of 300-year-old live oaks.
Getting ready for some holiday travel? Add one more item to your “to do” list this week — getting your child’s car safety seat inspected for proper installation and use.
Coastal Georgia Partners in Philanthropy (CGaPIP) brings together grantmakers who care about and invest in the communities along Georgia’s Coast and those with strong economic linkages to those communities. Broadly speaking, the footprint includes the counties of Camden, Glynn and McIntosh, along with Brantley, Charlton, Wayne and Appling.
The mission of CGaPIP is to support and promote effective philanthropy, through education, best practices and strong partnerships, with the goal of improving quality of life and economic well-being across the region. Using the groups’ collective grantmaking interests, skills and leverage, the Partners seek to:
- build capacity within and encourage collaboration among the non-profit service agency sector;
- educate funders and the broader community about specific issues of concern and/or opportunity (e.g., at-risk youth, aging services,
- workforce development, history and heritage tourism, economic development, natural resource conservation, child welfare, etc.);
- encourage synergies from which emerge voluntary, collaborative funding partnerships; and
- promote events and the sharing of successes and challenges which strengthen and enhance the capabilities of individual grant makers and foundations; and
- stimulate philanthropy across the region.
Supported by the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation, CGaPIP is governed by an executive council representing the key grantmaking sectors in the region:
- family foundations
- donor-advised fundholders of community foundations
- business foundations
- independent, faith-based or other sector-specific foundations
- organized corporate or community giving programs
The executive council meets quarterly to consider issues for focus and educational needs and to establish program agendas. Partners in Philanthropy programs are conducted semi-annually, and all interested partners are invited. Programs showcase issues, innovations and ideas for philanthropy and community improvement. These are “no solicitation” events. The executive council provides follow-on leadership to initiatives which have resonance for the Partners and are expected to provide tangible results for the communities.
If you would like to participate with Coastal Georgia Partners in Philanthropy please email us: info@coastalgeorgiafoundation.org.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
A. D. “Pete” Correll, Chairman, The Correll Family Foundation
Chair of the Executive Council
Jeanne Manning, The Kaufmann Fund
Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation
Vice-Chair of the Executive Council
Bill Jones III, Chairman, The Broadfield Foundation
Chair-Emeritus, Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation
Martin J. Miller, Miller Family Fund
Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation
Jeff Barker, President
St. Marys United Methodist Church Foundation
David Weitnauer, President
The R. Howard Dobbs Foundation
Paul White, President & CEO
Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation
Council Liaison
Endowed funds are made up of gifts and bequests that are subject to a requirement that the principal be maintained intact in perpetuity and invested to create a source of continuous income. Donors may set up an endowment to fund a specific interest or program.
The power of an endowment is in its continuity. Your gift is preserved in perpetuity, with the funds pooled for maximum benefit and invested to achieve long-term capital growth. Endowed gifts become a part of The Community Foundation’s permanent endowment, meaning they will benefit our community forever!
Currently the Foundation has the following endowed funds:
Coastal Community Endowment – This fund supports a broad range of identified community needs in the annual grant cycle. It is funded through individual gifts and through a 1% contribution from gifts to Donor Advised Funds.
Early Childhood Literacy Endowment - Recognizing that literacy is simply the very best investment in a community’s quality of life and economic development that one can make, this fund supports efforts in Coastal Georgia to ensure that children are ready to read and ready to succeed when they enter kindergarten. Grants will be made for programs that foster and encourage early education and literacy efforts for those from birth through age five.
Hospice of the Golden Isles Endowment Fund - This fund will assist the agency in providing uncompensated care for seriously ill patients and will help ensure expert, compassionate care for patients and their families in the southeast Georgia community.
The Mildred Huie/Mildred Huie Wilcox Endowment for the Arts and Culture – This fund supports quality visual, musical and performing arts and cultural and historical programming.
Coastal Counseling Center Endowed Fund - This designated fund supports Coastal Counseling Center in Camden county with the mission to promote hope, help and healing through counseling in a professional, community-based caring environment for persons who are unable to afford mental health counseling.
Raymond & Elizabeth Baumel and Abernathy Fund for Animal Welfare – This fund supports the care and sheltering of stray and unwanted dogs in Glynn county.
Derlie Bland Rectanus & Vice Admiral Earl Rectanus Children’s Reading Room & Garden Fund – This fund provides for the needs of the Derlie Bland children’s room and adjoining garden at the Appling County Public Library.
The Halsey Family Scholarship Fund – The fund supports graduating seniors from Camden County High School who are attending a regionally accredited college or university with plans to complete an undergraduate degree in the biological or physical sciences.
Christ Church Frederica ECW Scholarship Fund - The fund supports female students of the Episcopal faith from Glynn or McIntosh County.
Read: Power of Endowment