Dalton-Whitfield County Community Foundation Grants

The Dalton-Whitfield 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 Carpet Capital region. Projects that receive support include educational, historical, civic and humanitarian programs – each making a real difference in Whitfield County.

2010 Grants (Spring Grant Cycle)
BLUEGRASS BAND AND HELPING HANDS, LLC for $2,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GORDON, MURRAY, & WHITFIELD COUNTIES for $2,500
CITY OF DALTON PARK PROJECT for $10,000
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD, INC. for $2,500
FAMILY FRAMEWORKS for $1,000
NORTHWEST GEORGIA HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP for $5,000
ROSSWOODS, INC. for $5,000
SOUTHSIDE SNACKS c/o ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH for $1,500
WHITFIELD COUNTY CIVIL WAR HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND for $8,750
Total Spring 2010 Grants $38,250

2009 Grants (Fall Grant Cycle)
Alzheimer's Association for $3,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters for $2,500
Charlie Company UW Army Reserve for $500
Conasauga Drug Court for $1,000
Dalton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau for $1,000
Friendship House for $1,500
GreenHouse for $5,000
Grow Greater Dalton for $25,000
Morris Innovative High School for $2,000
North Georgia Health District (Living Bridge) for $2,000
Northwest Georgia Council, Boy Scouts of America for $2,500
Save Our American Raptors for $1,000
Whitfield-Murray Historical Society for $2,500
Total Fall 2009 Grants $49,500

2009 Grants (Spring Grant Cycle)
Providence Ministries for $10,000
Conasauga Drug Court for $2,000
Alzheimer's Association for $3,500
Dalton High School Media Center for $1,750
North Georgia Health District - The Living Bridge for $2,000
Northwest Georgia Council, Boy Scouts of America for $2,500
Oscar N. Jonas Memorial Foundation for $2,500
United Way of Northwest Georgia for $2,500
Total Spring 2009 Grants $26,750

2008 Grants (Fall Grant Cycle)
Creative Arts Guild for $15,000
Family Promise of Whitfield County for $3,000
Looper Speech & Hearing for $6,000
Providence Ministries Inc for $5,000

2008 Grants (Spring Grant Cycle)
Brookwood Elementary for $2,000
Compassion House for $10,000
Conasauga Drug Court for $1,710
Dalton Arts Project for $2,000
Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center for $3,550
Renovacion Conyugal, Inc. for $3,000
Safe Kids Dalton for $1,200
United Way of Northwest Georgia for $10,000
Total Spring 2008 Grants $33,460

2007 Grants (Fall Grant Cycle)
Aids Alliance of Northwest Georgia for $3,500
Creative Arts Guild for $2,000
Dalton High School Media Center for $3,500
North Georgia health District - Living Bridge Center for $5,000
Sons of the American Legion for $3,500
Total Fall 2007 Grants $17,500

2007 Grants (Spring Grant Cycle)
Dalton Arts Project $1,500
Greenspace Fund $20,000
Little Bloomers $25,000
Oscar N. Jonas Memorial Foundation $5,000
RossWoods $50,000
Healthcare Partnership (Prometora) $13,000
United Way Young Leaders Initiative $10,000
Total Spring 2007 Grants $124,500

2006 Grants
Dalton Education Foundation (Little Bloomers) $20,000
Dug Gap Elementary (Technology for Tots) $4,315.64
Emery Center $1,500
Friendship House $1,000
Oscar N. Jonas Memorial Foundation $5,000
Prater's Mill $20,000
Healthcare Partnership (Childhood Obesity Program) $15,000
Total 2006 Grants $66,815.64

2005 Grants
During 2005, the Dalton-Whitfield Community Foundation chose to make two significant grants from its unrestricted fund - Education Revolution Alliance (ERA) and Target Tomorrow.

ERA –A collaboration of business, education, government and civic leaders proposed an ambitious agenda to elevate the educational level of Dalton-Whitfield citizens. Their first visible action was to create a seven-week, summer 2005 Pre-K program, “Little Bloomers,” for 200 at-risk children, complete with a measurement process conducted by Dalton State College’s new Education Division. The overall cost of the project was $175,000. A Community Foundation grant in the amount of $35,000 provided 20% of the funding necessary to get the project underway.

Target Tomorrow - Nearly ten years after its initial publication, Target Tomorrow’s vision continues to shape the civic, economic and humanitarian work of the Dalton-Whitfield community. Under the guidance of key leaders from our community, the initiative has had a tremendous impact – including the establishment of the Community Foundation itself. Target Tomorrow’s vision identified 6 key aspects of community development (Education, Infrastructure, Quality of Life, Private Sector Leadership, Economic Development, and Government). A Foundation grant of $65,000 has provided resources to strengthen the process and support its on-going work of bringing individuals, business, and organizations together to solve important problems.

These grants, which totaled over $100,000, had a strong and positive impact on our community.