Every year, the CCS Education Foundation grants scholarships to graduating seniors via a rigorous application process. We express our gratitude to the numerous donors who establish these scholarships, providing vital support for our students’ academic achievements. Applications open in January, and scholarship recipients are publicly announced each spring during the CCS Education Foundation Scholarship Breakfast, typically held in late April. For additional scholarship details, please feel free to reach out to us at ccsedfoundation@carrolltoncityschools.net.

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The Carrollton City Schools Education Foundation awards classroom grants each year through its Instructional Excellence Grant program. These grants support innovative educational projects at all schools. The grants fund diverse projects, including language immersion software, virtual reality resources, a financial literacy academy, and outdoor research tools. Since its inception in 1994, the program has awarded nearly $500,000, enhancing classroom experiences beyond traditional funding avenues.

The Foundation plays a vital role in expanding learning beyond the classroom by providing significant support for student field trips each year. These opportunities help students experience hands-on, real-world learning—from exploring major cities such as Washington, D.C., and historic landmarks to discovering Georgia’s natural habitats and cultural institutions. These opportunities, made possible through generous donor support, give students of all backgrounds the chance to learn through travel, broaden their perspectives, and connect classroom concepts to the world around them.

The Foundation also oversees a growing number of special-purpose funds that support students in meaningful ways beyond scholarships, classroom grants, and field trips. These include funds for leadership programs, band and arts initiatives, field trip opportunities, and other student-centered needs that fall outside traditional school budgets. To view these funds, click HERE.

The Trojan Legacy Alliance is a planned giving option that serves as a powerful way to ensure your support for Carrollton City Schools continues for generations. By including the Foundation in your long-term financial or estate plans, you help provide lasting opportunities for students and teachers.

Simple Ways to Give

Direct Gifts of Cash or Securities
Make an immediate impact through a gift of cash, stocks, or bonds that supports programs benefiting Carrollton students.

Retirement Account Gifts
Naming the Foundation as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other retirement account is an easy way to create a lasting legacy while potentially reducing taxes for your heirs.

Endowed Funds

An endowed fund allows your gift to live on forever. The principal remains invested, and only the earnings are used annually to support scholarships, grants, or programs you care about most—creating a permanent source of support for generations of Trojans.

Additional Options

Other planned giving tools—such as bequests, charitable trusts, life insurance gifts, and real estate donations—may also fit your goals. Consult your financial or legal advisor to determine what’s best for you.

Plan Your Legacy

If you're considering a legacy gift, we can connect you with resources to guide your planning. The Community Foundation of West Georgia is also an excellent partner in exploring these options. Contact them at (770) 832-1462 or info@cfwg.net.

Every planned gift, large or small, helps ensure Carrollton City Schools can continue offering scholarships, instructional grants, and enriching learning experiences for future Trojans.

Carrollton City Schools thrives on the generosity of our community, thanks in part to the innovative Water Bill Round-Up Program. This initiative offers city residents the option to round up their water bill to the nearest dollar, with all additional proceeds directly supporting the work of the CCS Education Foundation to support students and teachers at Carrollton City Schools.

If you are a city resident and would like more information on this program, please click HERE.

The faculty and staff of Carrollton City Schools not only provide for students in the classroom each day, they give back to their schools through the employee giving campaign. Each dollar contributed through paycheck deduction goes toward programs that benefit students and instruction in our classrooms. If you are an employee interested in giving to the foundation through this program, please contact us at ccsedfoundation@carrolltoncityschools.net. 

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For questions or concerns regarding the foundation's policies, procedures, or programs and services, please contact any of the following foundation representatives at 770.832.9633: 

Brooke Mobley, Executive Director

Cisco Baldizon, Foundation Board President

Dr. Mark Albertus, Superintendent