Atlanta United Community Fund awards $3.36 million for next phase of GA 100 campaign

ATLANTA (Aug. 15, 2023) — The Atlanta United Community Fund (AUCF), an associate-led fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, today announced it has awarded an additional $3.36 million for the next phase of the GA 100 campaign to construct up to 30 additional mini-pitches across the state. AUCF is now accepting requests for proposals in partnership with Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) for a matching grant of up to $100,000. GA 100 is a campaign with the goal of constructing up to 100 mini-pitches in under-resourced communities across Georgia.

GA 100 launched in 2020 when the Atlanta United Community Fund awarded $1.6 million to LISC to lead installation of the first 20 mini-pitches across the state. Seventeen organizations have received grants, and all 20 pitches are either completed or in development. Select organizations who have demonstrated their ability to raise cash funds or in-kind support will be awarded the matching grant of up to $100,000. Upon completion of this phase, the project is expected to reach its midway point of 50 mini-pitches. Organizations from all corners of Georgia have been awarded grants including Brunswick, Bainbridge, Canton, Gainesville, Hogansville, Mableton and Savannah.

“Growing up in an underrepresented community, I am all too familiar with the life-changing impact that projects like GA 100 can have on a child,” said Jackie Poulakos, Atlanta United Community Fund committee member.

For more information and to apply for GA 100, visit atlutd.com/ga100. The deadline for proposal submissions is Oct. 30, 2023.