Introduction

Celebrating 25 Transformative Years

“They tore down hell and built heaven.”

This is a quote from the late Eva Davis, former president of the East Lake Meadows Tenants’ Association. Ms. Davis had a vision that garnered $33.3 million in federal funds from former President Jimmy Carter for community improvement in East Lake. Her vision was expanded after meeting Tom Cousins, philanthropist and businessman, as were the resources for it. Ms. Davis rallied residents to vote to support the redevelopment of the East Lake neighborhood, which paved the way for Tom Cousins and then-Atlanta Housing Authority CEO, Renee Glover, to collaborate with residents and partners to make change happen.

Twenty-five years ago, the East Lake Foundation was established with the ambitious goal of transforming East Lake from one of Atlanta’s most troubled neighborhoods into a thriving community for its families. Alongside dedicated residents, like Eva Davis, and our many incredible partners, we are proud to have established the groundwork for healthier lives for residents, and a community that fosters racial equity, better health outcomes and greater economic mobility.

It is a source of great pride that the work we’ve done in East Lake has spurred a national movement of holistic community revitalization led by Purpose Built Communities, the organization now helping 26 other communities around the country implement the model we started here in East Lake.

While we celebrate this special anniversary, we are not finished. There is still more work to be done. We are focused and committed to ensuring East Lake is a place where people of all ages and incomes choose to seek new, innovative and equitable opportunities for their families. I trust you will remain a supportive and engaged stakeholder in our work.

On behalf of the East Lake Foundation Board, Staff and Partners, thank you for your support in helping create “25 Years of Possibility” for families in our East Lake neighborhood, and for the ripple felt in neighborhoods across the country.

Daniel Shoy, Jr.
President & CEO
East Lake Foundation

The East Lake Foundation provides the tools for families of The Villages of East Lake and students of Drew Charter School to build a better life for themselves and future generations through

  • Cradle-to-College Education
  • Mixed-Income Housing
  • Community Wellness

Impact

Impacting Lives of Residents

For more than two decades, we have utilized our integrated holistic approach to community revitalization to build a stronger, healthier community in East Lake and ensure lasting, sustainable success.

ELF Model

A Foundation That Works

Accelerating Change

As the Community Quarterback organization in East Lake, we work within a Defined Neighborhood to provide programs and resources to ensure access to Cradle-to-College Education, Quality Mixed-Income Housing and Community Wellness programs that benefit all residents.

The successful transformation in East Lake became the blueprint for establishing Purpose Built Communities, which continues to build strong, economically diverse communities across the country.

East Lake by the Numbers

from
97%

growth in the high school
graduation rate

5x

higher income reported by residents in subsidized apartment homes

$400M+

in new private investment in East Lake and surrounding community

from 13.5% to
100%

employment rate increase for work eligible adults living in subsidized units

99%

reduction in violent crime since 1995

Drew Charter School

Charles R. Drew Charter School serves more than 1,800 students in Pre-K through 12th grade with an innovative Project-Based Learning approach centered around a STEAM curriculum.

Drew Senior (#5), Junior (#4) and Elementary (#3) Academies each rank in the Top 10 in all of Atlanta Public Schools (APS). Drew consistently ranks in the top 10% in APS and top 20% in the State of Georgia.

Drew’s Elementary Academy is ranked in the top 3% in the State of Georgia according to the CCRPI.

97%

Class of 2019 graduation rate

$12M

in scholarship offers
and acceptances to every
Ivy League School

33%

of students are first-generation college students

2

students each received over
$1 million in scholarship offers

85%

of seniors participating in Early College

Early Learning

Drew Charter School recognizes the importance of building a strong foundation for learning early in a child’s life. As a result, Drew works closely with our early learning partners (Cox Pre-K, East Lake Early Learning Academy and Sheltering Arms East Lake) to ensure a seamless transition as students matriculate through our cradle to college education pipeline.

409

students participated in
Early Learning Programs

71

children from
The Villages of East Lake enrolled in Early Learning Programs in East Lake

106

children in Early Learning Programs come from economically disadvantaged families

RISE After School Program

RISE After School – R.I.S.E. (Recreation. Innovation. STEAMulation. Education) is a comprehensive after school program for Pre-K through 7th grade students, operating from 4:00PM to 6:00PM daily to provide students opportunities to participate in enrichment activities with their peers.

429

participants

48

enrichment opportunities
for students

RCSP Program

The Resident and Community Support Program (RCSP) offers resources and support to residents of The Villages of East Lake mixed-income housing community, with an emphasis on economic stability, career development and community engagement.

RCSP teams with several community partners to enhance employment readiness through financial education workshops, including: financial education, entrepreneurship, homeowner education and career coaching. Residents also receive access to job resources, financial tools, small business start up assistance and much more.

963

residents participated
in programs

48

economic/career
workshops hosted

26

career advancement
job placements

2

residents purchased homes
last year

The First Tee® of Metro Atlanta

In 2019, The First Tee® of East Lake and The First Tee® of Atlanta consolidated to become The First Tee® of Metro Atlanta, now serving children and youth in 8 Metro Atlanta counties.

This year-round golf instruction and mentoring program uses the principles of golf, including discipline, hard work, sportsmanship and integrity to enhance academic achievement and life skills for youth participants (ages 5-17).

Golf instruction also provides access to college scholarships, business connections and employment. The First Tee® of Metro Atlanta is one of many chapters nationally in The First Tee® network.

100%

of seniors graduated and received golf or academic scholarships

1st

Atlanta public school and first all-African-American golf team to win a Georgia state title – Drew Charter's Varsity Boys golf team

Start:ME Program

Start:ME East Lake is a 14-session program in partnership with Social Enterprise @ Goizueta at Emory University that offers the assistance promising micro-entrepreneurs need to develop viable and sustainable microbusinesses.

Since its inception, Start:ME East Lake has graduated five Cohorts with 77 ventures, 82% of which are still operational and 86% are female/minority-owned. Participants have received more than $80K in community capital funding.

In 2019, 13% of the participants were residents of The Villages of East Lake and 13% of the participants were Drew Charter School parents.

15

entrepreneurs completed
the program

63%

of participants were from low to moderate income households

69%

of the businesses are
minority-owned

ELHC Program

East Lake Healthy Connections (ELHC), a program in partnership with the East Lake Family YMCA, ensures all eligible East Lake families have access to health insurance, effectively utilize primary and preventive health care services, properly manage chronic diseases and establish contact with accessible medical homes.

386

participants were connected with health services

90%

of those targeted for chronic disease management reached their treatment goal

86

individuals were connected with health insurance and/or a medical home through the Kaiser Bridge Program

$20K

invested to support families with energy assistance through the Partnership for Community Action

1,000

vision and hearing screenings provided for Drew Charter School students

Neighborhood Stories

A Neighborhood that Works

More than two- decades after the revitalization of East Lake began, residents and students continue to thrive as a result of the East Lake Foundation’s holistic work in the neighborhood. Here we highlight just a few of the many wonderful experiences from 2019.

Effie Davis
East Lake Healthy Connections

Effie Davis lives in The Villages of East Lake and is an active member of the East Lake Family YMCA. During 2019, Effie needed knee surgery, but her primary care physician would not support the medical procedure until Effie loss weight, a struggle she had battled for many years.

To help her weight loss journey, Effie joined East Lake Healthy Connections’ walking club. Before joining, she had difficulty completing one lap around the indoor track. With the support of the East Lake Healthy Connections’ staff and peers who were also a part of the walking club, Effie gradually increased her laps from 1 lap to 12 laps!

Effie also joined the Healthy Connections Senior Cooking Class, where she learned how to make healthier food choices and prepare healthier meals. Effie’s hard work and commitment paid off and she lost 20 lbs. She not only met new friends, she met her weight loss goal and was able to undergo her necessary knee surgery.

Janike Ruginis Gross
Start:ME East Lake

Janike Ruginis Gross, a member of the 2019 Start:ME East Lake cohort, co-founded Veoleo with her sister. It is a small press dedicated to Spanish books for children. Veoleo was born out of a love for reading, Latin American culture and an unconditional support for bilingual education through Spanish language immersion.

Veoleo books celebrate the distinctiveness of Latin American and Caribbean geography, the diversity of its flora and larger-than-life fauna, and pairs them with narratives and conceptual lessons for young readers. She has launched two new books in 2020.

Varsity Boys Golf Team
Drew Charter School

Drew Charter School’s Varsity Boys Golf Team won the Class A Public State Championship, outscoring the two-time defending state champions by more than 15 strokes. They are the first Atlanta Public Schools team to win a State Championship in golf, and the first all African-American team and coaches to win a State Championship in golf in Georgia and perhaps in the country. They competed in the High School National Invitational in Orlando in late June.

The team included three seniors and three underclassmen, all of whom are members of The First Tee® of East Lake, now The First Tee® of Metro Atlanta (the two organizations consolidated on July 1). All three seniors graduated and are attending college. Solomon Dobbs, who has hit the ceremonial opening tee shot at the TOUR Championship twice, attends Morehouse College on a golf scholarship. Christopher McCrary attends Georgia Tech on various academic scholarships, and Treveon McCurty attends Savannah State University on a golf scholarship.

George Whittingham
RCSP Highlight

George Whittingham is an 85-year-old resident who has lived at The Villages of East Lake for many years. Over the years, he made some financial missteps that resulted in mounting debt that he had trouble repaying. In an effort to pay off his debt, he signed up with a company that claimed to help lower debt and pay bills. Unfortunately, the business took advantage of George and his bills were not payed.

He engaged with the Resident and Community Support Program after seeing a notice in The Villages’ Voices newsletter about the Tackle Your Debt workshop. When he first met with the Resident and Community Support team, he was scared and embarrassed. He began to work closely with Tywonia Orum, who helped him terminate his contract with the fraudulent financial company, contact all his creditors and navigate his debt. They created a detailed budget to manage his bills on his fixed income, and also opened a savings account. After just one month, he reported being so relieved that he was no longer getting calls from debt collectors and he finally felt financially comfortable.

Support

Today’s Investment in Tomorrow’s Promise

The East Lake Foundation’s work would not be possible without the generous support of the individuals, businesses and partners that believe in our mission and understand the value of giving back to the community.

Our Donors

We are indebted to the donor support that has contributed mightily to our success.

Visionary $25,000+

Atlas Settlement Group Inc.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
James M. Cox Foundation
Georgia Power Foundation
The Goizueta Foundation
The Imlay Foundation Inc.
Jack and Anne Glenn Foundation
Jones Day Foundation
Regions Bank
Rotary Educational Foundation of Atlanta Inc.
Sartain Lanier Family Foundation
Starwood Capital Group
Taylor English Duma LLP
United Way of Greater Atlanta 

Innovator $10,000 to $24,999

Anonymous
AEC Trust
CF Foundation
Connolly Family Foundation
The Correll Family Foundation Inc.
Merritt P. Dyke
J.B. Fuqua Foundation
Georgia-Pacific Foundation Inc.
Jillian & Raymond Giornelli
Onome Okuma
Janie and Brian Mahoney
Muhlenkamp Family Fund of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Foundation
Alexandra and Alex Robertson
Robertson Foundation
U.S. Bank Foundation
Wells Fargo

Leader $5,000 to $9,999

Bemis Company
Harvey Brown
The Club of Hearts Inc.
Lane and Richard Courts, IV
Cousins Foundation Inc.
Cheryl and Jim Dupree
Eclipse Gaming Systems LLC
Edward H. Vick Foundation
Lillian and Greg Giornelli
Golf for Goodness Sake
Graciecam Foundation Inc.
John and Mary Franklin Foundation Inc.
Dr. Cynthia Kuhlman and Dr. Kip Sengestock
Liz and Mark Lazarus
Northern Trust
Patrick Family Foundation
PGA TOUR, Inc.
Ray M. Robinson
Letal and Shawn N. Skelton
Robert West

Builder $2,500 to $4,999

Cameron and Bryan Debarry
Drew Eckl & Farnham
Phil and Jenny Jacobs
Robert L. Johnston
Mary Ryan & Henry G. Kuhrt Foundation
Ms. Sara Prince
Mark Rahiya
Southern Company
Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation
Uback
Christopher Witcher

Collaborator $1,000 to $2,499

Marcy and Ron W. Allen
Atlanta Falcons Stadium Company LLC
Julie and James Balloun
Lee and Bob Birdsong
Brian Black
Pam and Rick Burton
Jim Case
Chaplin Family Foundation
Kathryn and Kenneth Chenault
Amy W. Corn
Suzanne Cosseboom
Cindra and Dennis Cronin
Susie and Dave Deiters
Wendy and Libbyette Donald-Wright
Earthworm Outdoors, LLC
Catherine and Paul Farrell
Allison Fillmore
Rhonda and Charles Fischer
Jill Fitzgerald
Connie and John Frazer
The Gause Foundation
Georgia Chamber
Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Ernest Golding
Joseph Lee Harris
Linda and Hank Harris  III
The Helen and Harry Saul Foundation Inc.
The Henagan Foundation
Elizabeth Hervey
Katherine K. Hodges
Mary Lynn Jackowicz
Sharon and Richard Jenkins
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta

Robert Knapp
Daniel Kniffen
Linda Ann Kuryloski
Kristen Loehr and Drew Giblin
Cheryl Lomax
Raymond McGuire
The Billi Marcus Foundation Inc.
Luke Maslow and Justin Cullifer
MMX Management, LLC
Rhonda Morgan
Morgan Stanley Gift Fund
Carol and Tim Naughton
Frank Nicklaus
Danielle and Keenan Nix
Emily L. O’Brien
Mary Ann Ann Polk
Porsche Cars North America Inc.
PrimeRevenue
Lashawn Denise Pyle
Joseph Quash
David and Cecelia Ratcliffe
Pam and Craig Roper
Laura and James Sadd
Dr. Lawrence M. Schall
Greta and Nate Seymour
Anthony Spikes
Nancy Surbaugh
Bentina Chisolm Terry
Thomas Thomasma
Sarah Tostevin
Eric Williams
Ketiwe G. Zipperer 

Partner $250 to $999

Madelyn R. Adams
Lesa Adeboye’-Payne
A. Allen
Ronald E. Alston
American Employment Law Council Inc.
Rick and Lyn Asbil
Eric Ayers
Heather Bailey
Matthew Bartch
Ms. April Battiste
Lola and Charles Battle
Rick and Renee Bent
Andrew Blaisdell
Boston Consulting Group
Peter M. Candler
Allison Countryman
Barbara Crum
Employee Charity Organization (Echo) of Northrop Grumman
Reginald Dawson
Anne and Michael Easterly
Suzanne and Edward Godfrey
Tim Gray
John B. Haberlen
Michael B. Hagearty
Mary Lou and John Hall
Gary Handler
Susan Harrod
Alison and John Hashimoto
HB Fashion, Inc
Amy and Bill Hollett
Priscilla and Linton Hopkins
Harry and Telside Howard
Ursula and Willis Hunt
Shirley Hunter
Ed Jennings, Jr.
Diane and Rick Jerue
Richard Johnson

Kevin Joseph Keogh, Jr.
Tiffany and Bruce Kirst
Korean Wives Hospitality Group
Carroll and Alfred Lindseth
Randall Long
Steve W. Maas
John Majors
Jennifer Ware McCrary
Wangui McKelvey
Sarah and David McKenney
Barbara and Alan McKnight
Peter McKnight
Temple Millsap
Brittany and John Molinaro
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust
Lindsay and Robert Murphy
Muthig Environmental Inc.
Eric O’Brien
Tywonia Orum
Tracey and Miller Peer
Chrissy and Keene Reese
Julia and Hamilton Reynolds
Jim Sawyer
Daniel J. Shoy
Wesley Spiro
Patty Stafford
Pinckney Stephens
James and Janie Stratigos
Carl Swearingen
Third Century Investment Associates LP
Truist
Jonathan Tugman
Chip and Kim Wallace
Cary and Herron W. Weems
Zachry Young 

Friend $1 to $249

Anonymous (6)
Kirk Adams
AmazonSmiles
Mary Ann and Henry Howard
Michael Arrington
Aspen Heights Atlanta
Elizabeth Astin
Judith and Camillus Avent
Carol and Newell Baker
Lee Barkley
Ruth and Raymond Baskette
Dejernette Beaty
Gloria and Thomas Bennett
Lee Birdsong
William Ross Boatwright
Jessie Bond
Allison Braswell
Laura Braswell
Dr. Tom Brillante
Matthew Cain
Asa and June Candler
Nancy and Charles Clark
Tom Clegg
Henry Colen
Adam Coletta
Lisa D. Cooper
Chad Cox
Tonya L. Craddieth
Janet Cragan
Richard L. Cravey
Miles Daly, Jr.
Maritza Davis
Diane Dean
Deb and Travis Hudson
Decatur First United Methodist Church Inc.
Jason Dobbs
Leigh and Willis Dobbs
Tobars Dobbs
Don Doran
Mynel and David Dubose
Martin P. Dugan
Danielle Dunbar
John K. Durst
Cameron Eck
Jane Edwards
Caled Elemam
Mildred R. Elliott
Mrs. Elise Eplan and Mr. Bob Macrovitch
Marguerite Lesley Fant
Adam Fitzsimmons
Jimmy Fluker
Bev Ford
Terrence Ford
Patrick Forquer
Thomas Franklin
Stacey French-Lee
FrontStream
Caroline Garcia
Max Garcia
Christian Geltz
Lucia Gilbert
Geoffrey Gillon
Melissa Gleeson
Patrick Gleeton
Scott Goldfuss
Ted Griffith
Joyce and Humberto Guzman
Wesley Hackney
Mary and Chris Hagy
Olivia Hails
Betsy Halcomb
Erin Hames
Susan M. Harrell
Valerie Hartman
Robert W. Hearn  Jr.
Caleb Heath
Corbin Heath
Ruby and Jack Heath
Shannon Heath-Longino
Shalondra Henry
Nicholas Hill
Patricia and Eric Hingst
Julie C. Hudson
Stephanie Hunt
Chadwick Hunter
Joshua Hunter
Betsy and Clyde Ingalls
Audrey Jackson
Joi Jackson
Nancy and Douglas D. James
Mary and James Jarboe
Jean and Jack Glenn
Phyllis Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Hurt
Elena Kaplan
Reba and George Keller
Sandra Kellner
Lorenzo Kilgore
Will Kilpatrick
Geoffrey Keitt King
Patrina King
Angela and Kevin Kirchner
Emily Kosolapoff
Angeline Kringel 

Anne Lathem
John Lawrie
Edward Lee
Susan and Chris Leiner
Dave Lindner
Dianne Loring
Matt Lovein
Ted and Molly Lucien
Reid Luepke
Amy Macklin
Hadley Marshall
Tom McHaney
Cinnamon McLin
Chris Millner
Danetta Minor
Terry Mitchell
Vivian Moore
Christine Morgan
Carter and Hampton Morris
Brian Munn
Michael Nelson
Roxanne Nicolas
Northwestern Mutual – Goodwin, Wright
Michael Orourke
Kyle O’Rourke
Kan and Carl Parker
April Partridge
Kelley Harris and Jared Paul
Elizabeth and Peter Paulsen
Shelby Pease
Dale Peck
Donald Peer
Stacy Pelick
Dannie Sue Perry
India and Jim Peters
Charlotte and Pete Pfeiffer
Debbie Phillips
Cynthia and Wayne Pierce
Paul Pilcher
Bert Ponder
Terri Potter
David Pulliam
Retha and Douglas Puvogel
David Quillian
Anwar Raghman
Matt Recio
Victoria Greehood and Robert B. Remar
Kyle Ricketts
Philip Ricks
Sara and Ronald Riggle
Betsy and Haynes Roberts
Graham Roberts
Peggy and Michael Roberts
Sara Kate Roberts
Michael Rock
Gail E. Ronan
Anthony Ruane
Mary Schaller
Christopher Schatzman
Mary Schrope
Harold Seldon
Senior Golfers Association of Atlanta
Taylor Senter
Bennie Shaw
Charles B. Shelton, III
Chris Singerman
E.K. Smith
William D. Smith, Jr.
Ms. Becky Snider
Mary and Richard Snyder
Michael Speier
Brittany and Jonathan St. Clair
Darlene and Ed St. Clair
Jeffery Stenzel
Miki and Seegar Swanson
Sycamore Square Condominium
Nicole Patton Terry
Tommy Thayer
Sharon and William Thomas
Tammy Thomas
Dennette Thornton
Matthew Tollison
Sara Towe
Shirley Trussell
Harrilee Underwood
Jonathan Upham
Mrs. Kirby J. Vanderyt
Jennifer and Tom Venker
Allison Wade
Jacob Wamsley II
Glenn Warren
Dave Watson
Kristen and Jim Weathersby
Meisha B. White
Betty and James Williams
William Witcher, Jr.
Vicki and Michael Wittland
Catherine Woodling
Richard T. Woods
World Golf Foundation
Leisa and Lyman Wray
Coleman Younger

Our Events

Charlie Yates Memorial Golf Tournament

Mrs. Lillian Giornelli
Mr. and Mrs. P. Russell Hardin
Mr. Joseph Lee Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hatcher
Mr. Douglas D. James
Mr. Alan D. Jenkins
Mrs. Cheryl Lomax

Mr. John McNicholas
Mr. David Roemer
Mr. and Mrs. David Sutherland
Mrs. Lucy Vance
Mr. Mike Waldron
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Yates
Mr. and Mrs. Carter R. Yates
Mr. and Mrs. Comer Yates

Swing for East Lake

Alston & Bird LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Baltz, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Barber
Mr. Andrew Bayman
Mr. and Mrs. Jon R. Harris, Jr
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Corley
Delta Community Credit Union Philanthropic Fund
Mr. Paul Ferdinands
Georgia Chamber
Ms. Tisha Tallman
Mr. Brent Gilfedder
Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hardesty
Jackson Spalding
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Johnston

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Kamin
King & Spalding
Ms. Letitia McDonald and Mr. William Muller
Dr. Amon Meadows
Mr. and Mrs. Philip E. Holladay, Jr.
Mrs. Lillian Giornelli
Mr. Les Oakes
Mr. and Mrs. Rahul Patel
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Edward Paulhus
Mr. B. Warren Pope
Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Richards
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith

East Lake Invitational

Chick-fil-A
Covenant Foundation
Crawford Investment Counsel Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Davis
Delta Airlines Inc.
Mr. Merritt P. Dyke
Mr. Emmanuel Fialkow
Homrich Berg Inc.
Jones Day
Mr. and Mrs. Arvind Krishnaswami
Mrs. Cheryl Lomax
Mansfield Oil
Muthig Environmental Inc.
NCR Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Neary
PGA TOUR, Inc.
Mr. Geral Render
RSM US Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ryan
Shi International Corp.
Mr. Randall L. Stephenson
Mr. Ben C. Sutton, Jr.
The Thomas and Lauren C. Hudson Charitable Foundation
Troutman Sanders LLP
United Distributors Inc.
V’ AL Kol Yisrael Foundation Inc
Walmart Foundation
World Wide Technology

Party on the Green

Herb Allen
Mr. and Mrs. John Alston Sr.
Altec Industries, Inc.
Angelakis Family Foundation
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mr. and Mrs. James Armstrong
BB&T
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Will and Danielle Battle
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Battle
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Battle
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Battle, Jr.
Ms. Alice Ann Battle
Aneel Bhusri
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bishop
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Blanchard
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blanchard, Jr.
Mr. Chris A. Bontrager
Mr. Elwyn T. Bridges
The Broadfield Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown
Mrs. Donna McMurrey Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Burton
Mr. Peter M. Candler
Caterpillar, Inc.
Caterpillar Inc. C/O Yancey Bros. Company
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Phyllis and Tim Christian
The Coca-Cola Company
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Coco
ColumbiaTheological Seminary
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Lockton Companies
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Correll
The Correll Family Foundation
Cousins Foundation, Inc.
Cousins Properties, Inc.
Cox Foundations
Coxe Curry & Associates
Arnethia and Andrew Crockett
Ronald Cross
Mr. and Mrs. Knox Culpepper
Mr. and Mrs. George Davis, Jr.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Delta Community Credit Union Philanthropic Fund
Mr. Walter M. Deriso
Mr. Darren DeVore
The Dove Family Foundation
Mr. Scott C. Dozier
Mr. Egon Durban
Mr. and Mrs. Jim D. Edwards
Emerson Electric
Mr. and Mrs. William Espy
Mr. Thomas Farrell, II
Fidelity Bank
First Communities
Rowling Foundation
The Honorable Shirley C. Franklin
Gas South
Georgia Chamber
Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.
Georgia-Pacific
Gleacher & Company
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Goodell
Mr. ans Mrs. Michael Goodrich
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Griffin
Mrs. Robert S. Griffith
Fiona and Shea Guinn
Douglas J. Hertz Family Foundation, Inc.
Sarah and Chad Harrod
Trey Hammett
Richard Hays
Hennessy Automobile Companies
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Herzwurm
HITT
Cleve and Donna Horner
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Howard
Dr. Howard Hudson
Ingram Entertainment Inc.
Inspire Brands
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Irby
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Izard
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Jacobs
Dr. Erika James
JE Dunn Construction
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Boland T. Jones
Jones Lang LaSalle America Inc.
June Price Interiors
David & Jennifer Kahn Family Foundation, Inc.
Kelin Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kelly
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Richard and Mary Catherine Kirchgraber

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Boynton Knapp
KPMG LLP
The Kroger Co.
Dr. Cynthia Kuhlman and Dr. Kip Sengstock
Mrs. Virginia Lane
Mr. and Mrs. David Langford
Liz and Mark Lazarus
Legendary Events
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Levenson
Mr. Russell Lindner
Mrs. Cheryl Lomax
Mr. Scott Malpass
Colleen and Robert Manfred
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh McColl
McColl Family Foundation
McKenney’s, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Minard
Bonnie and Charles Moorman
Mr. Jeff Muir
Nicki and Alan Mulally
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murphy
The Colleen & Sam Nunn Family Foundation
Mr. John F. O’Neill, III
Mr. Robert C. OLeary
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Owings
Mr. and Mrs. Chad Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Pennell
PGA Tour
Mr. Mark Pigott
Henry Plain
The PNC Financial Services Group
Dorothy Poppe
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Mr. Christopher Quick
Mr. and Mrs. David Ratcliffe
Mr. Ian Read
Regions Bank
Mr. James Reinhart
M. Reyes
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander T. Robertson
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Robinson
Mr. Jonathan Rue
Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P.
Mr. Paul Sarvardi
Mr. James C. Self, III
Mr. and Mrs. John Shurley
Sikes Paper Company
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Singleton
Mr. Rob Skinner
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sloan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith
Mr. and Mrs. H. Bronson Smith
Southern Company
Mr. Austin Stephens
Warren Stephens
John Warren Stephenson, Jr
Mr. Randall Stephenson
Mr. and Mrs. Mason W. Stephenson
Sterling Culinary Management
Fifth Group Restaurants
Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Storey
Mr. West Streib
Kelly and Lee Styslinger
Mr. James Suever
Spartan Chemical Company, Inc.
Synovus Financial Corp.
Alexander Cox Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Don Thomas
Mr. Michael Thompson
Greenberg Traurig
Troutman Sanders, LLP
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Tucker, Sr.
Turner Construction Company
University of Georgia Foundation
Mr and Mrs. Frank Virgin
Vulcan Materials Company Foundation
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Mr. Thomas R. Wall, IV
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. C. Cody White, III
Tom Wilkes
Janice Savin Williams and Christopher J. Williams
Mr. Rhys T. Wilson
The Toby S. Wilt Family Foundation
Mr. Tom Worcester
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wren
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Yates, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Yates, III
YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Young, Jr.
Mr. Andrew Ziegler
Natasha and Dirk Ziff


In Tribute

Honoring


Ann and Thomas G. Cousins

Donors
CF Foundation
Dr. Michael B. Hagearty
Dr. Cynthia Kuhlman
Dr. George Wirth


Dick Cravey

Donors
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Cravey
Ms. Terri Potter


Jay Davis

Donor
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta


East Lake Foundation Staff

Donor
Joi Jackson


Jim Edwards

Donor
CF Foundation


John and Connie Frazer

Donor
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harris, III


Ann Giornelli and Noah Wooward

Donors
Mrs. Elise Eplan and Mr. Bob Marcovitch
Ms. Valerie Hartman


Priscilla and Linton C. Hopkins, III

Donor
Mr. Merritt P. Dyke


Jane and Clayton F. Jackson

Donor
Molly and Ted Lucien


Joseph M. Maas

Donor
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Jarboe


Tim Minard

Donor
Earthworm Outdoors LLC


Will Oesterreich

Donor
Vicki and Michael Wittland


Chad and Carrie Parker

Donor
Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Parker


Bert Ponder

Donor
Mr. & Mrs. Travis Hudson, II


Graham Roberts

Donor
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Roberts


Daniel Shoy, Jr.

Donors
Mrs. Elise Eplan and Mr. Bob Marcovitch
Ms. Shalondra Henry and Mr. Ryan McNeil
Mrs. Maritza Lenard and Mr. Phil Walters


Martin Stephenson

Donor
Edward Lee


Catherine Tiller

Donor
Truist


Lorna and Ralph Venker

Donor
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Venker


Christopher Witcher

Donor
Mr. William G. Witcher, Jr.


Robert Yanker

Donor
Bemis Company


In Memory


Caroline Cousins

Donor
Father James L. Harrison


Eva Davis

Donor
Shannon Heath-Longino


William B Estes III

Donor
Ms. Susan Harrod


Russell L. Fairley, Jr.

Donor
Ms. Julie Hudson


Mr. James Hall

Donors
Dr. Cynthia Kuhlman and Dr. Kip Sengstock
Mr. Peter McKnight
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Thomas


Helen Harrison

Donor
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund


Jerry and Joe Patrick

Donor
Patrick Family Foundation


William H. Rice

Donors
Ms. Elizabeth Astin
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Baskette
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bennett
Jane Edwards
Ms. Marguertie Fant
Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Glenn, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hingst
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Hurt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ingalls
Mr. and Mrs. George Keller
Ms. Anne Lathem
Mr. Steve Maas
Dannie Sue Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Riggle
Mr. Rex Vaughn
Mr. Jacob Wamsley, II
Mr. and Mrs. James Williams


Bennie & Georgia Shaw

Donor
Mr. Bennie Shaw


Steven W. Surbaugh

Donor
Mrs. Nancy Surbaugh


Paul Valente

Donors
Ms. Dianne Loring
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Pfeiffer
Ms. Mary Schrope
Sycamore Square Condominium
Ms. Shirley Trussell
Mr. Tom Vardase


Don Wray

Donor
Leisa and Lyman Wray


Our Board of Directors

The guidance and commitment of our Board of Directors is crucial to our continued success.

Executive Committee

CHRIS WOMACK
Chair
Executive Vice President and President, External Affairs, Southern Company

DR. LAWRENCE M. SCHALL
Ex Officio – Immediate Past Chair
President, Oglethorpe University

PHIL JACOBS
Vice Chair
Partner, The Pendleton Consulting Group

JOHN R. FRAZER
Board Member
Managing Director of Private Client Services, Investment Research & Advisory Group

CHERYL LOMAX
Board Member
Chair, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta Board

LILLIAN GIORNELLI
Board Member
Executive Director, CF Foundation

Board of Directors

JOHN R. FRAZER
Managing Director of Private Client Services, Investment Research & Advisory Group

LILLIAN COUSINS GIORNELLI
Executive Director, CF Foundation

ERIKA JAMES
John H. Harland Dean of Goizueta Business School, Emory University

ROBERT L. JOHNSTON
President and Founder, First Communities

MARK LAZARUS
Chairman, NBC Sports Cable Group, NBC Universal

CHERYL LOMAX
Business and Civic Leader

ONOME OKUMA
Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, Chick-fil-A

SARA PRINCE
Partner, McKinsey & Company

MARK RAHIYA
Chief Retail Sales Officer and Senior Vice President, USA Operations, Coca-Cola Company

ALEX ROBERTSON
Managing Partner, Tiger Management, LLC

RAY M. ROBINSON
President Emeritus, East Lake Golf Club; Citizens Trust Bank

DANIEL SHOY, JR.
President and Chief Executive Officer, East Lake Foundation

Meisha White
Treasurer of the Board, Not a voting member

CATHERINE WOODLING
Secretary of the Board, Not a voting member

Our Partners

Tour Championship

Since 1998, the annual PGA TOUR Championship has raised more than $30 million for the East Lake Foundation and The First Tee® of East Lake (now The First Tee® of Metro Atlanta).

Atlanta Housing

Atlanta Housing joined with the Foundation, residents and private investors to create The Villages of East Lake mixed-income community in East Lake.

Atlanta Public Schools

Along with parents and the Foundation, Atlanta Public Schools opened Drew Charter School in 2000, the City of Atlanta’s first charter school.

Charles R. Drew Charter School

Drew offers a STEAM curriculum and numerous enrichment programs that emphasize academic achievement and character development for more than 1,800 students, Pre-K through 12th grade.

Charlie Yates Course

A 9-hole “executive” public golf course and home to The First Tee® of Metro Atlanta, the Yates Course was designed by famed golf course architect Rees Jones.

Columbia Residential

The owner and property manager for The Villages of East Lake, Columbia Residential provides quality, safe and affordable housing for low and moderate income families.

East Lake Family YMCA

The East Lake Family YMCA offers recreational and community programs, youth sports, aquatics, day camp and health and wellness programs. It is also home to the East Lake Early Learning Academy and East Lake Healthy Connections.

East Lake Golf Club

The historic home course of Bobby Jones and permanent home to the season-ending PGA TOUR Championship, East Lake Golf Club donates a portion of its operational proceeds to help the Foundation revitalize the surrounding neighborhood.

East Lake Neighborhood Association

East Lake’s neighborhood association was founded by a group of concerned residents who wanted to better the community, and increase communication between neighbors.

Publix

Publix opened its East Lake location in 2001, becoming the first grocery store in this community in over 40 years and providing access to fresh food, produce and other products and services.

Sheltering Arms East Lake

Sheltering Arms East Lake offers an infant, toddler and Pre-K curriculum for children in the East Lake and Kirkwood neighborhoods. It also serves as one of the Early Childhood Education partners in the East Lake neighborhood.

Start: ME

In partnership with Social Enterprise@ Goizueta, Start:ME supports micro-entrepreneurs in the East Lake, Kirkwood and Historic South Atlanta communities, and provides low-cost loans to top business ventures.

The First Tee® of Metro Atlanta

A year-round golf instruction and mentoring program that uses the principles of golf, including discipline, hard work, sportsmanship and integrity to enhance academic achievement and life skills for youth participants (ages 5-17) in 8 Metro Atlanta counties.

Financials

At a Glance

Here is an overview of our financials for the fiscal year of 2019.

REVENUE
$4,580,739*

EXPENSES
$4,517,704*

 

*These unaudited numbers reflect the revenue and expenses of the East Lake Foundation and its charitable contributions to its partners in the East Lake Initiative.

The East Lake Foundation

Impacting Lives of Our Community

Over the last two decades, the Foundation has proven that working with residents and public and private partners, while providing the right combination of comprehensive programs and services, is transformative for the community.

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