About Select Cobb
Advance economic development for Cobb County by supporting site selection, business retention and expansion, workforce development, international trade, and investor engagement to drive job growth and private investment.
Focus Areas
Child care program grants (Cobb County Child Care Grant)Workforce training and partnershipsSite selection and incentivesSmall business supportInternational exports & tradeInvestor relations
Who They Fund
local businesses and employerssmall business owners and entrepreneursjob seekers and the regional workforceinvestors and investor partnershipsCobb County residents and community stakeholders
About Select Cobb
Select Cobb Inc's grantmaking is anchored in child care as a workforce strategy: its active Cobb County Child Care Grant supports licensed child care programs in Cobb County on a per-employee basis for Child Care Learning Centers and as flat grants for Family Child Care Learning Homes. That structure fits the foundation’s broader economic-development mission, which is built around site selection, business retention and expansion, workforce development, international trade, and investor engagement. The most recent grants show that approach in practice, with support reaching a wide mix of child care operators serving communities across Cobb County and the surrounding metro area. The foundation’s work is place-based and tightly tied to county economic conditions. It supports local businesses and employers, job seekers, the regional workforce, investors, and community stakeholders through public-private partnerships and incentive-based support. Recent grants also indicate that Select Cobb Inc works through administered programs rather than a single cause area, linking child care, workforce retention, and project financing into one local development strategy. The result is a funder whose grantmaking is less about broad philanthropy and more about targeted investments intended to support job growth and private investment in Cobb County.
What Select Cobb Funds
Child care is a central theme in Select Cobb Inc’s grantmaking. In 2025, it awarded $141,375 to Es GA LLC in Miami, FL for Child Care, and a matching $141,375 to KUEHG Corp in Smyrna, GA for the same purpose. Other child care grants followed at $84,825 and $56,550, showing repeated support for licensed providers. Workforce support appears through the Hospitality & Tourism Workforce Employee Retention Grant Program, which is administered by Cobb Travel & Tourism via SelectCobb and backed by ARPA funds. The program is aimed at organizations, venues, and attractions in hospitality and tourism. Economic development also shows up in the foundation’s project-financing work through the Development Authority of Cobb County, which offers capital and financial incentives for qualifying relocation or expansion projects. The foundation’s stated focus also includes site selection and incentives, small business support, and international exports and trade.
How Select Cobb Gives
Select Cobb Inc’s typical grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $13,275, while both the median and 75th percentile are $28,275. That pattern points to a common grant level with a smaller tier below it. The recent grants also show a programmatic, recurring model rather than one-off awards: child care grants appear across many recipients and many locations, with several awards repeated at the same standard amount. The foundation is not an individual-giving funder and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is local in scope, and the active programs include application-based pathways such as the Cobb County Child Care Grant and the hospitality retention program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.4M
Total Assets
$657K
Total Revenue
$5.2M
Total Expenses
$5.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $28K, with a median of $28K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$28K
75th Percentile
$28K
Geographic Reach
Local10 states funded
About 93% of grants go to recipients in GA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DANA JOHNSON
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