Cartersville-Bartow County Community Foundation Grants

The Cartersville-Bartow County Community Foundation conducted its first grant cycle in 2005. Grant applications are carefully reviewed by members of the Grants Committee. In addition to a thorough review of each proposal, committee members make site visits to many of the groups that request grants.

Foundation grants provide direct assistance to a variety of important causes serving people throughout the Cartersville-Bartow County community. Projects that receive support include educational, historical, civic and humanitarian programs – each making a real difference in Bartow County.

2010 Grants (Spring Grant Cycle)
ADVOCATES FOR BARTOW’S CHILDREN, INC. - $500
BARTOW AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - $1,000
BARTOW COLLABORATIVE - $5,100
BARTOW COUNTY WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER. - $1,500
BARTOW HEALTH ACCESS – $2,000
BARTOW HISTORY MUSEUM - $1,000
CARTERSVILLE CITY SCHOOL FOUNDATION - $2,000
CHRISTIAN LEAGUE FOR BATTERED WOMEN - $1,000
CRIMESTOPPERS OF CARTERSVILLE-BARTOW COUNTY - $1,000
ETOWAH FOUNDATION - $1,000
GOOD NEIGHBOR HOMELESS SHELTER - $1,000
HANDS OF CHRIST AFTERSCHOOL AND OUTREACH - $1,000
HANDS OF CHRIST DOUGLAS STREET - $1,000
MARGARET AND LUKE PETTIT ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVE - $1,000
TELLUS SCIENCE MUSEUM –$1,000
Totals (Spring 2010) $21,100

2009 Grants (Fall Grant Cycle)
4-H CLUBS – BARTOW COUNTY—$250
ADVOCATES FOR BARTOW’S CHILDREN, INC. - $1,600
BARTOW HEALTH ACCESS - $5,000
CRIMESTOPPERS - $2,500
ETOWAH VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY - $3,000
GOOD SHEPHERD FOUNDATION OF BARTOW COUNTY, INC. - $1,000
HANDS OF CHRIST DOUGLAS STREET - $3,000
NEW FRONTIER OF BARTOW COUNTY - $2,500
Totals (Fall 2009) $18,850

2009 Grants (Spring Grant Cycle)
Bartow Health Access for $5,000
Christian League for Battered Women (Tranquility House) for $1,200
Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter for $1,800
Atlanta Community Food Bank for $1,000
First Baptist Church for $500
Hunger Fund for $10,000
Hunger Forum Support for $500

2008 Grants (Fall Grant Cycle)
4-H Clubs - Bartow for $500
Advocate for Bartow's Children for $1,000
An Open Door Adoption Agency for $1,000
Bartow County Education Foundation for $2,000
Boys & Girls Club of Bartow for $1,000
Cartersville City School Foundation for $1,000
Company C, Inc. for $500
Crimestoppers of Cartersville-Bartow for $2,500
Etowah Valley Humane Society for $2,000
Faith UMC Manna Pantry for $1,000
Hands of Christ Afterschool and Outreach for $2,000
Hands of Christ Douglas Street for $1,000
New Beginnings Food Outreach, Inc. for $2,000
Parent Teacher Organization: White Elementary School for $500
The Human Race, Inc. for $2,000

2008 Grants (Spring Grant Cycle)
Action Ministries for $1,000
American Red Cross, Coosa for $2,000
Autism in Bartow for $1,000
Bartow Habitat for Humanity for $2,000
Bartow County Education Foundation for $3,000
Bartow County Jail for $1,000
Bartow Health Access for $ 2,500
Bartow History Center for $ 1,000
Boys & Girls Club of Bartow for $ 1,000
Cartersville City School Foundation for $2,000
Christian League for Battered Women for $2,200
Community Chirstian Church Food Program for $ 500
Etowah Foundation for $1,000
Etowah Valley Humane Society for $1,500
Excel Christian Academy for $2,000
Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter for $1,500
Hands of Christ Douglas Street for $2,000
Kingston Women's History Club for $500
NAMI for $300
New Beginnings Food Outreach for $2,000
The Human Race for $4,000
Totals (Spring 2008) $ 34,000

2007 Grants (Fall Grant Cycle)
Bartow County Education Foundation for $2,000
Bartow-Polk Fellowship of Christian Athletes for $1,000
Etowah Foundation for $1,000
Etowah Valley Humane Society for $2,000
Food Pantry - Episcopal Church of Ascension for $1,000
Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter for $1,000
Good Shepherd Foundation for $ 2,000
Hands of Christ - Main for $ 2,000
Hands of Christ - Douglas Street for $ 2,000
New Frontier of Bartow County for $2,000
North Bartow Community Services for $1,000
White Elementary School for $ 2,500
Totals (Fall 2007) $ 19,500

2007 Grants (Spring Grant Cycle)
Advocates For Bartow's Children for $ 1,300
AIDS Alliance - NWGA for $1,000
American Red Cross for $ 1,000
Bartow Collaborative for $ 2,000
Big Brothers/Big Sisters for $ 2,000
Boys & Girls Club Adairsville for $ 3,000
Cartersville Art of Boxing for $ 3,000
Cartersville City Schools for $ 3,200
Cartersville School Foundation for $ 1,000
Excel Christian Academy for $ 1,000
Glory Prison Aftercare for $ 1,000
Good Shepherd Foundation for $ 2,000
Hands of Christ - Main for $ 2,000
Hands of Christ - Douglas Street for $ 2,000
New Beginnings Food Outreach, Inc. for $2,000
Petit Environmental Preserve, Inc. for $1,000
Renaissance Program for $ 2,500
Tranquility House for $ 2,000
Totals (Spring 2007) $ 33,000

2006 Grants (Fall Grant Cycle)
Advocates For Bartow's Children for $ 1,000
American Red Cross for $ 1,000
Bartow Against Meth (BAM) for $ 1,500
Bartow County Educational F'd for $ 1,000
Bartow County Humane Society/Etowah Valley for $ 2,000
Cartersville School Foundation for $ 1,000
The Etowah Foundation, Inc. for $1,000
Excel Christian Academy for $ 1,000
Good Neighbor House for $1,000
Good Shepherd Foundation NAMI Support Group for $1,500
New Beginnings Food Outreach, Inc. for $2,000
Petit Environmental Preserve, Inc. for $1,000
Tranquility House for $ 5,000
Totals (Fall 2006) $ 20,000

2006 Grants (Spring Grant Cycle)
ADIS Alliance for $ 1,000
Advocate For Bartow's Children for $ 1,000
Bartow 4-H for $ 1,000
Bartow Against Meth (BAM) for $ 1,000
Bartow County Educational F'd for $ 2,000
Bartow County Humane Society/Etowah Valley for $ 1,000
Bartow History Center for $ 1,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters for $ 1,000
Cartersville Primary School for $ 1,000
Cartersville School Foundation for $ 2,000
Community Day Care & Development Center for $ 3,000
Coosa Valley Red Cross for $ 250
The Etowah Foundation, Inc. for $1,000
Excel Christian Academy for $ 1,000
Georgia Diversified for $ 1,700
Hands of Christ (First Presbyterian) for $ 2,000
Hands of Christ (Douglas Street) for $ 2,000
Kingston Women's History Club for $ 500
New Beginnings Food Outreach, Inc. for $1,000
North American Alliance for Mentally Ill for $ 1,500
The Boys and Girls Club for $ 1,000
Tranquility House for $ 2,000
Totals (Spring 2006) $ 29,450

2005 Grants (Fall Grant Cycle)
Advocate For Bartow's Children for $ 2,000
Bartow Against Meth (Highlands Rivers Center) for $ 2,000
Bartow County School System for $ 1,000
Booth Wesdtern Art Museum for $ 1,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bartow County for $ 2,000
Cartersville City School for $ 1,000
Community Day Care & Development Center for $ 3,000
The Etowah Foundation, Inc.for $1,000
Etowah Valley Humane Society for $ 2,000
New Beginnings Food Outreach, Inc. for $1,000
North Bartow Community Services for $1,000
Pettit Environmental Preserve, Inc. for $1,000
The Salvation Army, Cartersville Corp. for $ 2,000
Totals (Fall 2005) $ 20,000

2005 Grants (Spring Grant Cycle)
AIDS Alliance for $ 2,000
Bartow Art Guild for $ 500
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bartow County for $ 1,000
Cartersville/Bartow Habitat for Humanity for $ 3,000
Cartersville Primary School for $ 1,000
Georgia Diversified for $ 1,500
Glory Prison Aftercare for $ 1,000
Noble Hill-Wheeler Memorial Foundation for $ 2,000
Tallatoona Comm Action Partners (Child & Family Support) for $ 5,000
Tallatoona Comm Action Partners (Bartow Against Meth) for $ 1,000
United Way of Bartow County for $ 2,000.00
Totals (Spring 2005) $ 20,000