Community

Voting

Open to all Residents of Troup & Harris County, GA and Chambers County, AL

Community VOTING is now open for 2023.

Grant awards total $50,000! Vote HERE NOW!

Voting takes place during the months of June and July with

winners to be announced on August 12th.

VOTING RULES & REQUIREMENTS

*We have increased the number of grants for 2023 to 10 grants totaling $50,000.

1. The Charter Foundation’s Community Voting is limited to residents of Troup, Harris and Chambers counties.

2. Each person can vote only one time.

3. Each ballot will require 5 votes to be cast. These can be cast for organizations or a “no vote”, listed at the end of the ballot.

4. Voting will take place during the months of June and July with winners to be announced mid August.

5. The five organizations from area 1 (West Point/Chambers) and from area 2 (LaGrange/Hogansville/Troup) that receive the most votes will each receive $5,000. There will be ten (10) grants awarded for a total of $50,000.

6. Organizations cannot win every year. If an organization wins one year, it is not eligible to win the next.

7. A list of organizations currently on the ballots is available below.

8. Each interested organization is responsible for making sure that it is correctly shown on the list.

9. To be eligible, an organization must be a 501(c)(3), government, church, public school, or other IRS-eligible tax -exempt organization. The organization must also have an operation somewhere in Valley/Lanett/West Point or LaGrange. National organizations that do not have staff and an office within Valley/Lanett/West Point or LaGrange are not eligible for this Program.

10. Eligible non-profit organizations can get their names added to the ballot by providing their 501(c)(3) documentation prior to April 30. For more information, contact Bonnie Bonner at 706.518.9440.