/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, has awarded grants totaling $4 million to 38 organizations across the U.S. and Canada in the fourth quarter of 2010. In line with the Foundation's commitment to building sustainable communities throughout the U.S. and Canada, this grant funding will help support local initiatives in 11 states, including the District of Columbia and one Canadian province. The grants focus on water conservation, community recycling, active healthy living and education. In 2010, The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded and paid over $19 million to community programs in the U.S. and Canada.

"At the Foundation, our goal is to make a positive impact by promoting and creating sustainable communities around the world," said Ingrid Saunders Jones, senior vice president, Global Community Connections, The Coca-Cola Company and chair of The Coca-Cola Foundation. "The funding provided to these 38 organizations will support community programs that align to our giving priorities across the U.S. and Canada."

Of the 38 organizations allocated funds, $1 million was put towards promoting and sustaining active healthy living initiatives; $2.2 million was given to support education programs; $400,000 towards promoting water conservation projects; $300,000 was distributed to aid community recycling efforts; and $50,000 was awarded to support local community programs.

Organizations receiving funding include:

Active Healthy Living
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc., New York, NY, $50,000
Auburn University Foundation, Auburn, AL, $100,000
Camp Best Friends Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, GA, $75,000
National 4-H Council, Chevy Chase, MD, $200,000
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP), Baltimore, MD, $100,000
National Park Foundation, Washington, DC, $100,000
New Era Transitions, Inc., New York, NY, $50,000
Project Open Hand, Atlanta, GA, $50,000
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Washington, DC, $200,000
Soccer in the Streets, Atlanta, GA, $75,000
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Atlanta, GA, $10,000

Education
Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, Washington, DC, $100,000
Atlanta Urban League, Atlanta, GA, $50,000
Atlanta Workforce Development Board, Inc., Atlanta, GA, $50,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta, GA, $200,000
Link Unlimited, Chicago, IL, $25,000
Fayetteville State University Foundation, Fayetteville, NC, $25,000
Hispanic Scholarship Fund, San Francisco, CA, $1,000,000 (multi-year grant of $250,000 annually through 2013)
Jackie Robinson Foundation, Inc., New York, NY, $100,000
Livingstone College, Salisbury, NC, $25,000
Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, $50,000
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), New York, NY, $35,000
National Urban Fellows, New York, NY, $40,000
Operation Hope Inc., Los Angeles, CA, $100,000
Ron Clark Foundation, Atlanta, GA, $250,000
The Study Hall Inc., Atlanta, GA, $50,000
Southern University at New Orleans Foundation, New Orleans, LA, $25,000
Year Up, Inc., Atlanta, GA, $50,000

Water Conservation
Chattahoochee Nature Center, Inc., Atlanta, GA, $50,000
The Nature Conservancy, Washington, DC, $200,000
World Wildlife Fund Canada, Toronto, Ontario, $150,000

Community Recycling
Keep America Beautiful, Inc., Stamford, CT, $200,000
Recycling Council in Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, $100,000

Civic Initiatives
Atlanta Children's Shelter, Atlanta, GA, $10,000
City of Refuge, Atlanta, GA, $10,000
CredAbility, Atlanta, GA, $10,000
Families First, Atlanta, GA, $10,000
Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless, Atlanta, GA, $10,000

About The Coca-Cola Foundation

Since its inception, The Coca-Cola Foundation has donated more than $355 million to community projects and initiatives across the globe. For more information about The Coca-Cola Foundation, please go to http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/foundation_coke.html.

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The Coca-Cola Foundation

The Coca-Cola Foundation

Since its inception, The Coca-Cola Foundation has donated more than $355 million to community projects and initiatives across the globe. For more information about The Coca-Cola Foundation, please go to http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/foundation_coke.html

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