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The Atlanta Police Foundation is a public-private partnership model organization that privately funds and implements programming which according to their website "creates a safe and just city for every citizen of Atlanta, driving out crime and enhancing the safety of our neighborhoods." <Ref>https://atlantapolicefoundation.org/</Ref> <br> <br> The APF refused to disclose the private donors funding Cop City when the Atlanta City Council was holding discussions about approving the project. *add source* <br> <br> In 2021 LittleSis and Color of Changed profiled 1,400 corporate connections to 22 major police foundations, including the APF. <Ref>https://policefoundations.org/</Ref> <br> <br> The institutions donating to the Atlanta Police Foundation span across many industries and include: [[Amazon]], [[Wells Fargo]], [[JPMorgan Chase]], [[Waffle House]], Axon Enterprises, Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena, Georgia State University, Inspire Brands, [[The Home Depot]], [[UPS]], [[Delta Air Lines]], and Chick-Fill-A. <Ref>https://news.littlesis.org/2022/11/15/meet-the-major-corporations-and-cultural-institutions-helping-build-cop-city-in-atlanta/</Ref> [[Cox Enterprises]] is also an investor in the APF and is the owner of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.<Ref>https://theintercept.com/2021/08/11/atlanta-police-training-center/</Ref> | |||
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Cop City
The Atlanta Police Foundation is a public-private partnership model organization that privately funds and implements programming which according to their website "creates a safe and just city for every citizen of Atlanta, driving out crime and enhancing the safety of our neighborhoods." [1]
The APF refused to disclose the private donors funding Cop City when the Atlanta City Council was holding discussions about approving the project. *add source*
In 2021 LittleSis and Color of Changed profiled 1,400 corporate connections to 22 major police foundations, including the APF. [2]
The institutions donating to the Atlanta Police Foundation span across many industries and include: Amazon, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Waffle House, Axon Enterprises, Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena, Georgia State University, Inspire Brands, The Home Depot, UPS, Delta Air Lines, and Chick-Fill-A. [3] Cox Enterprises is also an investor in the APF and is the owner of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.[4]