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New Sandy Springs Foundation aims to raise private funds for city events, camps and adaptive recreation
Summary
The Sandy Springs Foundation — a 501(c)(3) reconstituted in 2023 — told council it will pursue private partnerships and sponsorships to help fund signature city events, scholarships and adaptive recreation equipment, and reported early fundraising success ahead of a 20th‑anniversary City Springs celebration.
Sandy Springs — The Sandy Springs Foundation, a nonprofit vehicle reconstituted in 2023, presented the council work session on Oct. 7 and described plans to underwrite public events, youth camp scholarships and adaptive-recreation equipment.
Elizabeth Fite, vice chair of the Sandy Springs Foundation, said the group’s directive was to help fund Veterans Park elements and to develop public-private partnerships to sustain the city’s signature events that the city currently budgets at roughly $900,000 per year. "We are a 501(c)(3), and we're here to inspire a vibrant, connected, and culturally rich Sandy Springs," Fite said.
The foundation reported early fundraising…
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