Community Outreach Grants

Lake Rabun Foundation Community Outreach Grants support the work of Rabun County organizations in the area of education, child welfare, food ministries, environmental programs and community development. As community partners, the Lake Rabun Foundation seeks to improve lives in Rabun County, focusing on programs which encourage long-term efforts to develop people, promote self-sufficiency and improve the standard of living.

Lake Rabun Foundation
2023 Community Outreach Grants Recipients
TOTAL GRANTS of $101,000

Education

FERST Readers of Rabun County
Friends of Rabun County Library
Rabun Youth Educational Support
Rabun County Athletic Boosters
Rabun County Band Boosters
Rabun County School System (Migrant Assistance & Needy Kids Fund)
Rabun County High School
Rabun Mountain Education Charter School
Rabun County Extension 4-H

Child & Family Welfare

A Place of Hope North Georgia
Athens YMCA (camp scholarship)
Camp High Harbor YMCA (camp scholarship)
F.A.I.T.H., Inc.
Habitat for Humanity of Rabun
Rabun County Family Connection
Rabun United Christmas Fund
Richard’s Kids
Sid Web Memorial Cancer Fund
St. Helena Catholic Church (Benevolent Fund)
St. James Episcopal Church (Victory Home Tractor Fund)
Victory Home

Food Ministries

Flat Creek Baptist Church
Food Bank of Northeast Georgia
Rabun Christian Food Ministry
Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church

Environmental Programs

Chattooga Conservancy
Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Georgia ForestWatch
Save Georgia’s Hemlocks
The Hambidge Center

Community Development

Clayton First United Methodist Church (Lake Rabun Boat Church)
Clayton Rotary Foundation (First Responder Recognition)
First Impressions
Rabun County Search & Rescue
Rabun County Sheriff’s Office
Rabun Paws 4 Life
Southern Highland Music Foundation
National Fire Safety Council (Rabun Fire Safety Education)
North Georgia Community Players
Lakemont Wiley Volunteer Fire Department