Guide to Community Grants

Section 1.      Summary

The mission of The 6-4-3 Foundation is to enhance the lives of children and families through sports.  To support that mission, The 6-4-3 Foundation will award scholarships for deserving student-athletes and grants to admirable organizations for community initiatives. Specifically, the foundation will award two distinct types of community grants: outreach and improvement projects.  A community outreach project is an existing program, event or activity administered by a qualified non-profit organization that can be supported by The 6-4-3 Foundation through financial assistance and/or other resources (ex. Facility use/space, volunteers, etc.).  A community improvement project is a capital improvement effort that betters a facility or addresses a maintenance need (ex. Installing a batting cage or pitching mound, renovating an athletic field or facility, etc.).

In the following sections, the qualifications and submission information for community grants are described in detail in hopes of answering questions as applicants complete their formal applications.

Section 2.      Information for Community Grant Applications

In order to be a qualified applicant for a community outreach or improvement grant, organizations must:

  1. Be a non-profit organization with initiatives in the metro Atlanta (GA) area
  2. Provide a Tax ID number for your organization
  3. Have a specified project or initiative for The 6-4-3 Foundation to evaluate and potentially become involved
  4. Provide a project or initiative that will benefit children and their families
Important dates for the community grant applications:
  1. August 31 – Annual application deadline for organizations interested in applying for a grant
  2. October 15 – Estimated date for organizations to be notified by The 6-4-3 Foundation regarding selected grant recipients
Assessment for the community grants will be weighted based on the following percentages and criteria:
  1. 55% Project idea and impact in the local community
  2. 25% Annual budget of organization
  3. 10% Total population affected
  4. 10% Volunteer opportunities for The 6-4-3 Foundation
Award Information
  1. Community outreach grants will typically be in the range of $500 - $1,500
  2. Community improvement grants will typically be in the range of $2,500 or more
At this time, The 6-4-3 Foundation’s grant program will only consider organizational applicants in the metro Atlanta (GA) area.  Applying for grant assistance does not guarantee any successful award of money.  Any monies awarded will be one time awards with no automatic renewal.  Subsequent grant assistance will require an additional application and approval.  Incomplete applications will be disqualified

Click to submit a Community Grant Application for consideration by The 6-4-3 Foundation

Section 3.      Frequently Asked Questions - COMMUNITY GRANTS 

Can organizations that are not not-for-profit corporations receive grants? 

No. The 6-4-3 Foundation will only award community grants to registered not-for-profit corporations.  In addition and at this time, The 6-4-3 Foundation is interested in supporting not-for-profit organizations in the metro Atlanta (GA) area.

What is the difference between a community improvement project and a community outreach project?   

A community improvement project is a capital improvement effort that betters a facility or addresses a maintenance need (ex. Installing a batting cage or pitching mound, renovating an athletic field or facility, etc.)

A community outreach project is an existing program, event or activity administered by a qualified non-profit organization that can be supported by The 6-4-3 Foundation through financial assistance and/or other resources (ex. Facility use/space, volunteers, etc.).   

What are terms of a community grant by The 6-4-3 Foundation?

All monies awarded will be one-time awards with no automatic renewal.

If I have additional questions, who should I contact?

Please contact David Carr (david.carr@643dpathletics.com) for more information.