• by Ray Schultz , October 26, 2022

USA Today and Gannett Foundation have announced the recipients of this year’s A Community Thrives Awards. 

Having received over 760 submissions from organizations, A Community Thrives is awarding more than $6 million to non-profits. 

This includes $2.3 million in grants , to be allocated as follows: $800,000 in national project grants, $1.3 million in local operating grants, and $200,000 in fundraising incentive grants.  

Crowdfunding through Mightycause raised an additional $3.7 million. 

The 16 national project grant winners include: 

• House of Hope Green Bay, Inc., Green Bay, WI — $100,000 
• Crisis Line & Safe House of Central Georgia, Macon, GA—$100,000
• Tandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House Inc., Bloomington, IN—$100,000 
• Black Clergy Collaborative of Memphis, Memphis, TN—$50,000  
• Fayetteville Justice for Our Neighbors, Fayetteville, NC—$50,000 
• Foster 360. Mesa, AZ — $50,000
• Keeping Our Promise Inc., Pittsford, NY—$50,000 
• Gainesville For All, Live Oak, FL—$50,000 
• Oasis Center, Nashville, TN—$50,000 
• OpenDoor-Columbus, Columbus, OH—$50,000  
• Prism EDC. Milwaukee, WI—$25,000   
• Memphis Library Foundation, Memphis, TN—$25,000 
• My Cup of Tea Inc., Memphis, TN—$25,000  
• Fox Valley Memory Project Inc., Menasha, WI—$25,000 
• Spencer Pride, Spencer, IN—$25,000  
• Akron Cooperative Farms, Akron, OH—$25,000  

“A Community Thrives and the Gannett Foundation are thrilled to announce the admirable recipients of this year’s national project grants,” said Gannett Foundation Director, Sue Madden. “For six years running, we have been inspired by organizations working so diligently to support their local communities.”