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 that encourage long-term efforts to develop people, promote self-sufficiency, and raise the standard of living.

Lake Rabun Foundation
2025 Community Outreach Grants Recipients
TOTAL GRANTS of $200,850 (up from $120,200 in 2024)

Education

FERST Readers of Rabun County
Friends of Rabun County Library
Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Georgia Mountains Fellowship of Christian Athletes
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

Child & Family Welfare

A Place of Hope North Georgia
Athens YMCA (camp scholarship)
Camp High Harbor YMCA (camp scholarship)
Community Pantry, Inc. of Rabun County
FAITH, Inc.
First Impressions
Freedom Ministries Lighthouse, Inc.
Freedom Ministries Lighthouse W.O.W. Fund
Northeast Georgia CASA
Rabun County Little League
Rabun County (Forward Rabun Youth Leadership Program)
Rabun County Extension 4-H
Rabun United Christmas Fund
Richard’s Kids
Sid Web Memorial Cancer Fund
St. Helena Catholic Church (Benevolent Fund)
Unite Rabun
Victory Home

Food Ministries

Food Bank of Northeast Georgia
Rabun Christian Food Ministry

Environmental Programs

Chattooga Conservancy
Georgia ForestWatch
Save Georgia’s Hemlocks
The Hambidge Center

Community Development

Clayton First United Methodist Church (Lake Rabun Boat Church)
Habersham County Emergency Services
Rabun County Sheriff’s Office
Rabun Paws 4 Life
Southern Highland Music Foundation
North Georgia Community Players
Lakemont Wiley Volunteer Fire Department