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Macon

WHAT WE FUND

ÁùºÏ²ÊÍøÕ¾ supports informed and engaged communities where the ÁùºÏ²ÊÍøÕ¾ brothers owned and operated newspapers. We believe an engaged community is one in which people are attached to the place where they live and are invested in the community’s future. Learn more through our Statement of Strategy.

In Macon, ÁùºÏ²ÊÍøÕ¾ seeks to ensure a downtown for all to live, work and engage. Our grantmaking in Macon is currently focused on implementation of the community-driven . We prioritize urban core–based initiatives, which create employment opportunities, generate affordable housing options and draw audiences in support of unique Macon assets in downtown. We believe that vibrant, authentic and diverse communities are key to thriving economies.  

ÁùºÏ²ÊÍøÕ¾ also invests in arts and culture as a way to connect people to place and to one another. Investing in arts and culture is central to ÁùºÏ²ÊÍøÕ¾â€™s effort to build stronger, better-informed and more engaged communities, which are critical for a more effective democracy. Learn more about ÁùºÏ²ÊÍøÕ¾â€™s Arts program.

OUR WORK

Since 2017, ÁùºÏ²ÊÍøÕ¾ has invested more than $13 million in the revitalization of Macon’s urban core. Recent investments include supporting NewTown Macon’s entrepreneurial programs and CDFI staffing, revitalization of the , digital communications for the , 1:1 matches of Macon Bibb ARPA funding to support affordable housing options in downtown and activating creative technology for in 2023. 

Macon Program Staff

Director/Macon

ÁùºÏ²ÊÍøÕ¾ Macon Office:
830 High Street
Macon, GA 31201

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