- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Georgia Power Foundation
- Creator:
- Theiler, Cindy S.
- Date of Original:
- 2005-07-21
- Subject:
- Georgia Power Company
Community foundations--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Georgia Power Foundation. Since 1986 the Georgia Power Foundation has given more than $85 million to nonprofit organizations across the state. With assets valued at approximately $118 million, the foundation ranks as the third-largest corporate foundation in Georgia. It contributes to about 350 endeavors each year that enrich the communities Georgia Power serves (the company has customers in all but 6 of the state's 159 counties). In 2004 the foundation awarded $5 million in grants in the areas of health, education, the environment, and the promotion of culture and diversity.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/georgia-power-foundation/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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