The Cobb Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Match Magic Grant, which aims to activates good through mobilizing people, ideas, and resources to improve quality of life in and around Cobb.
Donor Name: Cobb Community Foundation
State: Georgia
County: Cobb County (GA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/29/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Cobb’s Holiday Giveathon is an opportunity for 20-30 selected Cobb organizations to supercharge their end of year fundraising by:
- Leveraging the spirit of giving surrounding the holiday season
- Capitalizing on the visibility created by Giving Tuesday & GA Gives
- Benefitting from Cobb Community Foundation’s multi-channel marketing investment
- Taking advantage of the training opportunities to tell your story most effectively
- Securing your part of the match pool (CCF GOAL: $200,000)
Match Magic Grant will be bolstering your efforts around this campaign with the following promotions:
- Creating a Match Magic Giving Portal on the CCF website, with unique donation links for each participating organization
- Paid social media advertising
- Distributing a printed guide to over 5,500 subscribers of the Marietta Daily Journal (courtesy of the MDJ)
- Securing coverage in the Marietta Daily Journal and other media outlets
- Emailing the online Match Magic Giving Portal to 8,000+ CCF newsletter subscribers
- Mailing the printed guide to 1,000+ CCF fundholders, donors and stakeholders
- Promoting the campaign and your stories on Cobb Community Foundation social media platforms.
Grant Period
This 3-week campaign is intentionally timed to start on November 10 and conclude on December 1, which is Giving Tuesday (GA Gives Day).
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations (or their fiscal sponsors) must meet the following requirements:
- Must be providing services in Cobb County OR to Cobb County residents
- Must be classified (or a fiscal sponsor must be classified) by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c)(3) as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, donations to which are deductible as charitable contributions under Section 170 (c)(2)
- Effective date of its 501(c)(3) classification must be before June 23, 2025
- Must be registered with the Georgia Secretary of State as a nonprofit
- If applying under a fiscal sponsor, operations of the applicant nonprofit must have begun before June 23, 2025
- Faith-based organizations are eligible for non-proselytizing activities
- Individual public schools are not eligible to apply, however, district-wide programs, supporting an entire school system, are eligible
- Individual schools are eligible to apply, IF they operate under their own EIN number
- Government entities may apply if all funds will be used for charitable purposes
- Only one application per EIN number will be accepted
For more information, visit Cobb Community Foundation.
