About Us

Our Mission

The Lumpkin Coalition is a 100% volunteer non-profit 501(c)3 charitable organization formed to facilitate projects that benefit North Georgia, Lumpkin County, its residents and visitors.  We are dedicated to preserving quality of life for all those who share it.  To this end, we support the preservation of a clean and healthy environment, responsible living, and responsible growth.

Saving the Hemlocks has been a primary focus for Lumpkin Coalition since our beginning.  Our goals for the Hemlock project are:

• Raise public awareness of the Hemlock problem and promote action;
• Continue to support the efforts of all three labs in Georgia that raise predatory beetles to combat the Hemlock woolly adelgid on public lands; and
• Assist private landowners and public agencies in managing the health of their Hemlock trees.

Quick Facts

• Established in 2005 as a non-partisan, issue-based organization to facilitate projects that benefit north Georgia, Lumpkin County, and its residents
• Registered as non-profit 501(c)3 charitable organization in 2006
• Held first HemlockFest in 2005 and every year since
• Helped raise over $100,000 for the Hemlock cause so far, including:
  • Direct contribution of $10,000 to UGA in 2005
  • Direct contribution of $10,000 to UGA in 2006
  • Direct contribution of $5,000 to UGA, $5,000 to Young Harris, and $6,000 to NGCSU in 2007
  • Contribution of $37,000 through Forest Watch to UGA in 2007
  • Direct contribution of $5,000 to Young Harris and $5,000 to NGCSU in 2008
  • Direct contribution of $5,000 to YHC and $9,000 to NGCSU in 2009.
  • Direct contribution of $5000 to NGCSU, and $5000 to YCH in 2010.
  • The direct contribution of $25,000 and $34,000 donation via Forest Watch were matched by a Turner Grant Foundation, doubling their value ($124,000) to UGA!
  • Other private donations made directly to the labs as a result of LC activities/promotional materials
• Based in Lumpkin County, Georgia with membership throughout the Southeast
• Meetings are usually held the first Tuesday of each month and visitors and volunteers are always welcome.

Officers and Board Members

Documentation Available

To read current and archived documents you can download Adobe's free PDF reader from our home page.

The Meeting Agenda & Notes page shows current and past meeting informaion. 

• Articles of Incorporation
• Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
• Certificate of Incorporation
• 501c3 Status With IRS
• Clarifying Comments & Narrative
• Bylaws as amended January 13, 2009    
• Conflict of Interest Policy 
• Financial Statement -- available upon request

For additional information, please Contact Us.

Supporting Sponsors

The Lumpkin Coalition wishes to express our gratitude to the many businesses, organizations, and individuals that support our mission through donations of funds, materials, and services as well as their generous gifts of time, advice, and encouragement.  The sincere interest and broad-based support of the community are very important to us and serve to guide all our endeavors.  You can visit our Sponsors page to see who some of them are and how the Sponsorship Program works. 

Please Join Us!

We are all volunteers, so 100% of the work we do and the funds we raise, go toward our mission-based projects. The Contact Us page has information to put you in touch with a number of people who can tell you how to attend one of our meetings, or answer any questions you may have about the Lumpkin Coalition and its activities. 

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