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News Articles: Nonprofit

Life coach Ryan Mack and Anwar Hogan pose for a photo

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  • Health

Georgia tax credit helps young people aging out of foster care live independently

The state estimates 700 young people age out of Georgia’s foster care system each year.

April 09, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
A man stands next to a truck with a Georgia Hunters for the Hungry logo, and eight hundred pounds of venison.

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  • Environment

Georgia nonprofit helps deer hunters provide enough meat for 500,000 people in need this season

Thanks to a partnership with the Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia Wildlife Federation’s Hunters for the Hungry program has provided nearly half a million meals' worth of venison to people in need.

November 22, 2024
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By:
  • Chase McGee
Zach Huber, left, and Marsha Hill work together in the small business and nonprofit workspace at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library in Toledo, Ohio on Oct. 3, 2024. Huber was assisting Hill with creating her website for her nonprofit, Families For Fitness.

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  • Business

Beyond books: How a public library in Ohio's Rust Belt is spurring economic growth

The public library in Toledo, Ohio, is one of a number across the U.S. that have become entrepreneurial hubs. Business-specialist librarians are helping aspiring small-business owners and nonprofits for free.

October 11, 2024
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  • Andrea Hsu
Savannah's Telfair Academy, the oldest public art museum in the South, is among the cultural institutions participating in 2023's Super Museum Sunday.

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  • Economy

Study finds Savannah's nonprofit arts and culture industry dollars exceed national averages

Savannah surpassed averages and medians among areas of similar size.

January 04, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A woman helps a young boy hammer a nail into a piece of wood while seated at a table

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  • Children's Health

Blank Foundation awards $1 million for children's mental health programs in Atlanta

A $1 million grant from the Blank Family Foundation will help the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Georgia Youth Mental Health Funder Collaborative.

December 18, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Atlanta-based Giving Kitchen helps food service workers across the country who fall on hard times.

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  • News

Atlanta-based nonprofit Giving Kitchen provides safety net for food service workers

Giving Kitchen, a nonprofit based in Atlanta, is dedicated to helping workers in the food service industry when they fall on hard times.

October 25, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
The Museo de Arte in Puerto Rico is one of 64 art museums receiving grants as part of a new initiative called "Access for All" funded by Alice Walton's Art Bridges foundation.

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  • Arts & Life

Walmart heir wants museums to attract more people and donates $40 million to help

Alice Walton's foundation Art Bridges will give grants to dozens of museums around the country.

October 11, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
A backlit photo of a person extending a hand

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  • Health

Atlanta nonprofit to use $4M to fill behavioral health care gaps in access to local services

A federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will help CHRIS 180, as a certified community behavioral health center, to connect people to 24-hour crisis care.

February 16, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
An Amazon fulfillment center is seen before sunrise on March 29, 2021, in Bessemer, Ala. Amazon announced it is ending its charity donation program, AmazonSmile.

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  • Business

Amazon ends its charity donation program AmazonSmile after other cost-cutting efforts

The company says the AmazonSmile program didn't have enough financial impact. But some charities say the support "made a huge difference," and shoppers have expressed disapproval on social media.

January 19, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
Alysa MacClellan, 47, prepares to send volunteers to their designated drop offs at a food distribution site in Washington, D.C.

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  • Business

How food banks are dealing with rising prices, lower donations and more need

Food banks and nonprofits say inflation has hurt fundraising and made it hard to handle a surge in demand. One CEO says the need is close to the height of the pandemic.

December 22, 2022
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  • Mary Yang
Artis Stevens, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, says MacKenzie's Scott's gift to the mentoring organization will be "transformative."

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  • Arts & Life

Big Brothers Big Sisters receives a $122.6 million donation to mentor kids

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continues her charity drive with a $122.6 million donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the group's largest gift ever from an individual.

May 24, 2022
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Cynthia Hughes, seen here wearing a "Due Process Denied" shirt, has become a regular on Steve Bannon's show, where she has described the Jan. 6 defendants as "political prisoners." On a recent episode, Hughes announced changes to the Patriot Freedom Project after receiving criticism.

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  • Investigations

A controversial nonprofit for Capitol riot defendants makes changes after criticism

The Patriot Freedom Project has raised around $900,000 for people charged in the Capitol riot. After NPR reported that charity experts saw "red flags" with the group, they announced changes.

February 10, 2022
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  • Tom Dreisbach
A pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now, a nonprofit group said it has raised around $900,000 for the alleged rioters, but some of their families are raising questions about how the money is being spent.

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  • Investigations

Experts see 'red flags' at nonprofit raising big money for Capitol riot defendants

The Patriot Freedom Project has raised around $900,000 to support alleged Jan. 6 Capitol rioters. The group says the funds support defendants, but families have raised concerns about transparency.

January 22, 2022
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  • Tom Dreisbach
One of the Atlanta Community Kitchen Project's partners, Bold Catering & Design, as they prepare and package meals to be donated and distributed.

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  • Food

Atlanta Community Kitchen Project Cooks Up Solutions Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has amplified already existing issues of food insecurity. Meanwhile, many large corporations aren’t open, or aren’t operating at full capacity, and their kitchens are going underused. That’s why two Atlanta nonprofits have teamed up for the “Atlanta Community Kitchen Project,” coordinating with companies to fire up those underutilized ovens and cook up meals to donate.  

July 16, 2020
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Since the coronavirus pandemic shut down income sources for already struggling families, Helping Mamas has seen a sharp increase in the demand for childcare supplies.

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  • News

Childcare Supply Nonprofit, Helping Mamas, Scales Up To Meet Increased Demand During COVID-19

Another cog in the supply chain disrupted by the pandemic: diapers. And as struggling families with young children face more challenges to making ends...

April 25, 2020
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
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