Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Renews Support for WABE’s Coffee Conversations with Rose Scott

ATLANTA (April 16, 2025) – WABE, Atlanta’s home for NPR and PBS, today announced that the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has renewed its commitment to Coffee Conversations with Rose Scott, awarding a $50,000 grant to support the acclaimed civic engagement series through March 2026. 

The continued partnership, begun in 2018, provides WABE with funding to expand its community-centered programming, amplify underrepresented voices, and spotlight neighborhood-level stories that often go unheard, dovetailing the Community Foundation’s vision to make the region more equitable and prosperous for all who call Atlanta home. As part of the Closer Look brand, Coffee Conversations brings the award-winning journalism of Rose Scott directly to Atlanta residents—hosting roundtable-style discussions in local coffee shops, community centers, and cultural spaces across the metro region. 

“We are honored and grateful for the Community Foundation’s sustained investment in this series,” said Rose Scott, host and executive producer of Closer Look and Coffee Conversations. “This platform gives us the chance to meet Atlantans where they are, listen deeply, and have honest conversations about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. It’s a privilege to hold space for these dialogues, and the community’s trust and support make that possible.”

“WABE and the conversations they create are what’s best about Atlanta,” Tim Bresnahan – vice president of philanthropy, Community Foundation, added. “Our partnership allows meaningful conversations about what we can do as informed Atlanta citizens to improve our neighborhoods to keep happening, and that is vital in creating a better Atlanta for all.

The $50,000 grant, issued through the Foundation’s TogetherATL fund, supports WABE’s mission to provide trusted journalism and meaningful public discourse through innovative, accessible programming. 

For more information about upcoming Coffee Conversations, visit wabe.org/coffeechat. 

About WABE 

WABE is Atlanta’s original, independent, non-profit source for news and local stories and the choice for NPR and PBS. Our station delivers fact-based journalism and inclusive, engaging, cultural content that informs and reflects the community we serve. Located in Atlanta, WABE operates 90.1 FM, WABE.org, and WABE-TV (PBS-30), along with a growing array of podcasts and digital offerings. For more information, visit wabe.org. 

About the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta 

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta inspires and leads the Atlanta region toward equity and shared prosperity for all who call it home. TogetherATL is the Foundation’s strategic ethos, working through a collaborative approach with community stakeholders, donors, institutional funders, nonprofits and others to consistently examine complex challenges the region faces and create solutions that build a thriving region. Started in 1951, and now in the top 15 of the largest community foundations nationally, it shepherds approximately $1.6 billion in current assets, while simultaneously raising and deploying more than $190 million annually to thousands of nonprofit organizations. Under the leadership of Frank Fernandez and a symphony of influential board members, with support from over 800 donors and institutional and corporate partners, the Foundation is Atlanta’s first stop and prime resource for community-based philanthropy.

For more information visit: cfgreateratlanta.org or connect with the Foundation via Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.