As a result of the agreement negotiated between the Town of Athens and Athens Generating, a trust fund was set up in 2001 to receive community benefits funding and manage the strategy of safeguarding donated assets’ growth into perpetuity, while providing maximum yearly benefits for the people of Athens. As of December, 2010, the grand total of all contributions into the fund, including additional outside sources such as the Peckham Family Foundation, stood at $3,750,824.

For 2010, the Trustees of the Athens Community Foundation announced the distribution of 24 grants totaling $126,460.00 to 20 separate Athens based qualifying civic, sports, fraternal, educational, cultural and governmental groups. Including this cycle, the eighth annual round of grants by the Foundation, the number of grants over the life of the foundation now totals 209, along with a total dollar figure disbursement of over $1,000,000.00 Major funding from the Athens Community Foundation has made this website possible without taxpayer expense.

The timing for applications for funding for each year is announced by the Foundation’s Trustees, with grants awarded in early December.

For further information, please contact Deputy Town Supervisor Gene Hatton, Trustee at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it