Dr. Beth Newton Wins Jefferson Award for CSRA
Dr. Beth Newton is one of our fundholders and we are excited to announce her recent receipt of the Jefferson Award for her work with the nonprofit Something for Alex. This nonprofit honors her son, Alex, who was killed in a home invasion in 2016 and assists many in need within the CSRA. She will […]
2023 Community Grants Awards Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CSRA Augusta, GA, December 3, 2022— The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is pleased to announce that more than $906,000 in grant funding will be disbursed to nonprofits throughout the CSRA. Since 1997, community partners, most notably the Masters […]
Making a Difference In Our Community
By Amy Hobby Rickard Community volunteer and Chief of Staff and Operations for America’s Warrior Partnership Augusta has been my home for 20 years. Approximately 6 months after I arrived here, I began working for Augusta Urban Ministries, and my first exposure to the Community Foundation of the CSRA came through making an application for […]
HUB Augusta Collaborative Announces the Completion of the Construction Phase of the HUB for COMMUNITY INNOVATION
April 5, 2022 The Two-Building Campus Will Provide Critical Educational Support, Health Services, Quality Food Options and More to the Harrisburg and Laney Walker Neighborhoods Augusta, GA – Today, the HUB Augusta Collaborative, a coalition led by Community Foundation for the CSRA, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta, and Medical College […]
Pest control founder donates $500,000 to fight illnesses, help children
Jeff Annis’ business model has long provided room to reinvest in Augusta-area charities. On Wednesday, that investment grew. The Community Foundation of the Central Savannah River Area announced the donation of $500,000 to form a fund intended to financially assist local nonprofits that advocate causes most closely embraced by Annis and his wife, Beth. Annis […]
New Augusta fund seeks to aid groups helping children, seeking to end poverty
Allan Soto and Vinea Capital have always tried to do well by serving others, particularly adults with developmental disabilities and underserved children. But he knows there are others out there doing similar work, and he would like to support them as well through a new fund. Soto is starting the Vinea Foundation to give away […]
Local Artist Jay Jacobs Featured in Community Foundation Office
Through a grant from the Porter Fleming Foundation, Augusta-based artist, Jay Jacobs, created this 5-panel polyptych to introduce the community to some of Augusta’s most important creative figures. Augusta’s iconic landscape and architecture are used to ground the loose historical timeline using tertiary imagery to define time and place. As much as this work was […]
2021 Empty Stocking Applications Are Open!
2021 Empty Stocking Fund applications will be accepted Wednesday, October 12th through Friday, November 12th. The Empty Stocking Fund is a charity dedicated to helping those in need during the holidays. In an effort to continue this very important initiative during these uncertain times and stay safe while doing so, all applications must be submitted […]
Shell Berry is One on One with Richard Rogers of WRDW
Want to learn more about the Community Foundation of the CSRA? Shell Berry met with Richard Rogers on WRDW and provided a quick overview. Click on the picture below to link to the video.
Good Things Do Come To Those Who Wait!
In late Fall of 2018, I made one of the most difficult decisions I had faced as an Interim Dean: to temporarily move, and then close, our Magnolia Drive Augusta University Literacy Center due to environmental concerns. Our services moved to the Telfair Public Library, which was an incredible blessing, but wasn’t a long-term solution. […]