Cobb Community Foundation concentrates giving in the Atlanta/Cobb County area with a strong preference for Christian faith-based organizations, K–12 Christian schools, and youth-serving programs. Their grants also support local higher education, anti-poverty/homelessness initiatives, and some behavioral health/substance-abuse services. They favor organizations that provide direct services to children, families, and vulnerable residents, and repeatedly fund several local partners.
Cobb Community Foundation Inc. gives most often to Christian schools, youth-serving nonprofits, and faith-based ministries in the Atlanta and Cobb County area. In the recent grants list, one of the largest awards went to Greater Atlanta Christian School for $500,000, alongside $248,000 to Youth Empowerment Through Learning Leading and Serving and $200,000 to Hebron Christian Academy. Those grants sit within a broader pattern of support for organizations serving children, families, and local congregations. The foundation also backs direct-service groups working on poverty, food access, and family stability. Recent examples include Circles Cobb, which received $124,121, and Ser Familia, which received $156,000. Other awards reached churches, health centers, and child-serving residential programs, showing a mix of education, human services, and faith-linked community support. Its portfolio includes repeated support for several organizations over multiple years. Calvary Children’s Home appears in both 2023 and 2024, as do Greater Atlanta Christian School, Kennesaw State University Foundation, Mount Paran Christian School, and Kennesaw State University. That repeat giving suggests an emphasis on ongoing local partners rather than one-time awards only.
Education is one of the clearest threads in the grant list. Cobb Community Foundation Inc. gave $500,000 to Greater Atlanta Christian School for education, $200,000 to Hebron Christian Academy for education, and $50,000 to Cumberland Christian School for education. It also supported higher education through Kennesaw State University Foundation and Kennesaw State University. Youth development is another consistent area. Youth Empowerment Through Learning Leading and Serving received $248,000 for youth services and development, while Kidz2Leaders Inc. received $154,500 for the same broad purpose. The foundation also funded Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta for $50,000. Faith-based community work shows up across multiple grants. Piedmont Church received $75,150, Milford Baptist Church received $75,000, and Lifepoint Church received $45,000. On the human-services side, Circles Cobb received $124,121 for homelessness and poverty-related work, and Atlanta Community Food Bank received $60,450.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $27K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$27K
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Concentrated, local-focused giving with a mix of large multi-thousand-dollar grants and many repeated awards to core grantees; funding is relationship-driven (several organizations receive multiple grants) and oriented toward program support for service delivery rather than national advocacy.
Notable grantees: Greater Atlanta Christian School, Youth Empowerment Through Learning Leading and Serving, Circles Cobb, Kennesaw State University Foundation, Calvary Children's Home
Typical awards cluster in the middle five figures: the p25 grant size is $9,625, the median is $15,000, and the p75 is $27,420. The recent list also includes larger outliers, but most grants sit below the scale of the biggest education awards. Repeat recipients appear across multiple years, including Calvary Children’s Home, Greater Atlanta Christian School, Kennesaw State University Foundation, Mount Paran Christian School, and Kennesaw State University. The foundation is a mixed community foundation, and it operates both competitive community grantmaking and scholarship programs. The Cobb Community Impact Fund accepts unsolicited applications, while some partner awards and scholarships are invitation-based or nomination-based.
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Georgia, with 81% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The city pattern centers on the Cobb County and greater Atlanta area, including Marietta, Kennesaw, Smyrna, Norcross, Chamblee, and Atlanta. Marietta appears repeatedly through Youth Empowerment Through Learning Leading and Serving, Kidz2Leaders Inc., Circles Cobb, Piedmont Church, Milford Baptist Church, and Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb. Outside Georgia, only one recipient state appears in the recent list: Sarasota, Florida, through Helping Hands Charitable.
The recent grants show a strong tilt toward Christian schools, youth-serving nonprofits, and faith-based ministries. Examples include Greater Atlanta Christian School, Hebron Christian Academy, Youth Empowerment Through Learning Leading and Serving, Kidz2Leaders Inc., and several churches and community ministries in Marietta, Atlanta, and nearby cities.
The foundation’s typical award sits in the middle five figures. The distribution provided shows a p25 of $9,625, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $27,420. Recent grants also include larger awards such as $500,000 to Greater Atlanta Christian School and $248,000 to Youth Empowerment Through Learning Leading and Serving.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year of the recent list, including Calvary Children’s Home, Greater Atlanta Christian School, Kennesaw State University Foundation, Mount Paran Christian School, and Kennesaw State University. That pattern points to ongoing relationships with local partners.
The giving is local and heavily centered in Georgia. Of the grants in the country distribution provided, 171 grants — 100% — went to U.S. recipients, and 81% of grants were made to recipients in Georgia. Recent recipient cities include Marietta, Kennesaw, Smyrna, Norcross, Chamblee, Atlanta, and Dacula.
Yes, through the Cobb Community Impact Fund, which is described as a competitive grant program for nonprofit organizations addressing community priorities in Cobb County. The foundation also lists scholarship programs and partner awards, but those are handled through their own selection processes rather than a general open call.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Deadline: Application open: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 to Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH METRO CHURCH | MARIETTA, GA | $520,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| LIFE UNIVERSITY INC | MARIETTA, GA | $303,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| SER FAMILIA INC | KENNESAW, GA | $250,284 | 2025 | FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT |
| MILFORD BAPTIST CHURCH | MARIETTA, GA | $150,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| PIEDMONT CHURCH | MARIETTA, GA | $150,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| OAKS MINISTRIES INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $150,000 | 2025 | YOUTH SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT |
| OPEN BIBLE TABERNACLE INC DBA LIVING STONE CHURCH | MARIETTA, GA | $139,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| COBB LANDMARKS AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | MARIETTA, GA | $137,500 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| LIFEPOINT CHURCH | MARIETTA, GA | $129,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| FRIENDS OF THE STRAND INC | MARIETTA, GA | $118,819 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| CUMBERLAND COUNSELING CENTERS | SMYRNA, GA | $111,957 | 2025 | PATIENT SUPPORT & FUNDRAISING FOR MEDICAL CAUSES |
| ATLANTA INNER-CITY MINISTRY INC | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | YOUTH SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT |
| REFLECTIONS OF TRINITY INC | POWDER SPRINGS, GA | $93,176 | 2025 | FOOD INSECURITY PREVENTION & NUTRITION |
| MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL | MARIETTA, GA | $86,989 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC | NORCROSS, GA | $85,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| LIVESAFE RESOURCES INC | MARIETTA, GA | $81,500 | 2025 | FAMILY SUPPORT |
| CIRCLES COBB INC | KENNESAW, GA | $78,192 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY |
| KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | KENNESAW, GA | $70,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| FOOD SECURITY FOR AMERICA | SMYRNA, GA | $67,574 | 2025 | FOOD INSECURITY ASSISTANCE |
| HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES INC | SARASOTA, FL | $67,500 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF MARIETTA COBB COUNTY INC | MARIETTA, GA | $65,513 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| ACWORTH FIRST METHODIST CHURCH | ACWORTH, GA | $60,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| SWEETWATER MISSION INC | AUSTELL, GA | $58,532 | 2025 | FOOD INSECURITY ASSISTANCE |
| SERENADE HEIGHTS | WOODSTOCK, GA | $55,991 | 2025 | FAMILY SUPPORT |
| CALVARY CHILDREN'S HOME | POWDER SPRINGS, GA | $55,444 | 2025 | YOUTH SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT |
| RICHMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $52,740 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $51,350 | 2025 | YOUTH SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT |
| CUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | MARIETTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| SEARCH MINISTRIES INC | FT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| CITY OF REFUGE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $49,500 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY |
| SPECIAL NEEDS COBB | MARIETTA, GA | $48,354 | 2025 | FAMILY SUPPORT |
| MARIETTA COMMUNITY CHURCH INC | MARIETTA, GA | $47,580 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| FOUR CORNERS GROUP | KENNESAW, GA | $46,097 | 2025 | MEDIATION SERVICES |
| GEORGIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | MARIETTA, GA | $45,822 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MARIETTA | MARIETTA, GA | $42,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| CHRIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES AUGUSTA INC | AUGUSTA, GA | $40,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN AUGUSTA | AUGUSTA, GA | $40,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| ROSWELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ROSWELL, GA | $38,950 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| MUST MINISTRIES INC | MARIETTA, GA | $38,580 | 2025 | FOOD INSECURITY PREVENTION & NUTRITION |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | NORCROSS, GA | $37,500 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| NATIONAL EMBRYO DONATION CENTER | KNOXVILLE, TN | $37,000 | 2025 | FAMILY SUPPORT |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | MARIETTA, GA | $36,500 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| NW METRO ATLANTA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | SMYRNA, GA | $34,219 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| FAMILY LIFE RESTORATION CENTER INC | MABLETON, GA | $34,128 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY |
| ATLANTA RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES | ATLANTA, GA | $31,250 | 2025 | PATIENT SUPPORT & FUNDRAISING FOR MEDICAL CAUSES |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL GEORGIA INC | ATLANTA, GA | $30,500 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| CENTER FOR FAMILY RESOURCES INC | MARIETTA, GA | $30,238 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY |
| FIRST CONGREGATIONAL HOLINESS | GAINESVILLE, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
| KIDS ACROSS AMERICA | BRANSON, MO | $30,000 | 2025 | YOUTH SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT |
| BEREAN BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | FAITH BASED |
NORTH METRO CHURCH
$520,000FAITH BASED
LIFE UNIVERSITY INC
$303,000EDUCATION
MILFORD BAPTIST CHURCH
$150,000FAITH BASED
PIEDMONT CHURCH
$150,000FAITH BASED
OAKS MINISTRIES INC
$150,000YOUTH SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT
OPEN BIBLE TABERNACLE INC DBA LIVING STONE CHURCH
$139,000FAITH BASED
COBB LANDMARKS AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
$137,500ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
LIFEPOINT CHURCH
$129,000FAITH BASED
FRIENDS OF THE STRAND INC
$118,819ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
CUMBERLAND COUNSELING CENTERS
$111,957PATIENT SUPPORT & FUNDRAISING FOR MEDICAL CAUSES
ATLANTA INNER-CITY MINISTRY INC
$100,000YOUTH SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT
MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL
$86,989ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC
$85,000EDUCATION
LIVESAFE RESOURCES INC
$81,500FAMILY SUPPORT
CIRCLES COBB INC
$78,192HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY
FOOD SECURITY FOR AMERICA
$67,574FOOD INSECURITY ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF MARIETTA COBB COUNTY INC
$65,513EDUCATION
ACWORTH FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
$60,000FAITH BASED
SERENADE HEIGHTS
$55,991FAMILY SUPPORT
RICHMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
$52,740EDUCATION
CUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$50,000EDUCATION
SEARCH MINISTRIES INC
$50,000FAITH BASED
SPECIAL NEEDS COBB
$48,354FAMILY SUPPORT
MARIETTA COMMUNITY CHURCH INC
$47,580FAITH BASED
FOUR CORNERS GROUP
$46,097MEDIATION SERVICES
GEORGIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$45,822ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MARIETTA
$42,000FAITH BASED
CHRIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES AUGUSTA INC
$40,000FAITH BASED
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN AUGUSTA
$40,000FAITH BASED
ROSWELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$38,950FAITH BASED
THE SALVATION ARMY
$37,500FAITH BASED
NATIONAL EMBRYO DONATION CENTER
$37,000FAMILY SUPPORT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$36,500FAITH BASED
PATIENT SUPPORT & FUNDRAISING FOR MEDICAL CAUSES
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL HOLINESS
$30,000FAITH BASED
BEREAN BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
$30,000FAITH BASED
