McDonald’s is proud to support the local communities through the Golden Grants program to help education and non-profit organizations that serve children from ages 5-18, including those in grade levels K-12.
Donor Name: McDonald’s
State: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 10/13/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Qualifying activities include the following, as long as need is demonstrated:

Arts activities
Education initiatives
Mentorship and empowerment programs
After-school programs
Community service
Sports activities
Technology

Funding Information 
Grants are available for each area in the amounts of:

$10,000
$5,000
$2,500
$1,000

Geographical Areas 
Only completed applications with itemized budgets will be considered. Programs should take place in the Florida, South Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina areas only, serving students in one or more of the following counties:

In Florida: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Brooks, Broward, Charlotte, Charlton, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Indian River, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lakeland, Lee, Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia Counties, the cities of Sarasota and Venice in Sarasota County, and the cities of Bushnell and Wildwood in Sumter County.
In Georgia: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Barrow, Bartow, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Butts, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Carroll, Charlton, Chatahoochee, Chatham, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinch, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dawson, Decatur, Dekalb, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Echols, Effingham, Evans, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Glynn, Grady, Gwinnett, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Mcintosh, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe. Montgomery, Morgan, Muscogee, Newton, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pierce, Pike, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Rockdale, Russell, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Spaulding, Stewart, Sumpter, Talbot, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Twiggs, Walton, Ware, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilkinson, and Worth.
In Alabama: Chambers, Lee, and Russell.
In South Carolina: Beaufort, Hampton, and Jasper

Criteria 
Interested educators and non-profit administrators can apply for a 2024 grant by choosing a county and completing the application. Only one application per program/initiative/organization will be accepted.
For more information, visit MCGG.