Georgia Alliance Education Fund is a grantmaking operation for voter mobilization groups based in Atlanta, Georgia. It aims to persuade lawmakers to implement left-of-center policies and finances other groups to do the same. It also conducts reviews of “civic engagement” organizations in state and grades the performance of community outreach initiatives. ¹

The fund is affiliated with Georgia Alliance for Progress, which it both lists as its website on its tax return and features as an independent contractor. ^{2 3} The Education Fund has provided grants to a number of left-of-center groups such as Black Male Voter Project Education Fund, New Georgia Project, and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia. ⁴

Background

Georgia Alliance Education Fund is a grantmaking operation for educational institutions based in Atlanta, Georgia. ⁵ It was founded in 2015 and its principal officer was listed as Christine White in 2021. ⁶

It aims to persuade lawmakers to implement left-of-center policies based on evidence it presents, and finances other groups to do the same. It also conducts reviews of “civic engagement” organizations in state and grades the performance of community outreach initiatives. ⁷

According to its tax returns, Georgia Alliance Education Fund is affiliated with Georgia Alliance for Progress. ⁸ The fund also lists Georgia Alliance for Progress as an independent contractor, crediting it with $287,597 worth of management services performed in 2021. ⁹

Financials

In 2021, Georgia Alliance Education Fund had a total revenue of $3,103,939, total expenses of $2,398,010, and net assets of $1,643,124. ¹⁰

Grantmaking

In 2021, George Alliance Education Fund provided grants for “voter education” or “mobilization” to Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta ($25,000), Atlanta Labor Foundation ($25,000), Black Male Initiative Georgia ($100,000), Black Male Voter Project Education Fund ($348,750), BVM Capacity Building Institute ($25,000), Collective Renaissance Georgia ($600,000), New Georgia Project ($25,000), ProGeorgia ($356,000), and Rise Education Fund ($50,000). ¹¹

That year, it gave to the following abortion-advocacy organizations practicing what it called “reproductive justice work”: Feminist Women’s Health Center ($10,000), SisterSong ($10,000), Women Engaged ($10,000), and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia ($10,000). ¹²

It also gave $92,000 to REP GA (Represent Georgia) Institute, a left-of-center leadership training organization based in Georgia. ¹³

Leadership

As of 2021, Christine White was working as the group’s executive director. Its board members included William Hall, Robert Herndon, Cheryl Lowery, and Valerie Barnhart. ¹⁴

1. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part I, 1.
2. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Box J.
3. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part VII. Section B. – Independent Contractors.
4. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Schedule I.
5. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Box L.
6. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Box F.
7. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part I, 1.
8. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Box J.
9. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part VII. Section B. – Independent Contractors.
10. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part I, lines 12, 18, 22.
11. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part II – Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments.
12. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part II – Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments.
13. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part II – Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments.
14. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Alliance Education Fund. 2021. Part VII, Section A. – Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees.