Got a Startup With Purpose? Apply for 2026 Epiphany Grant!

Epiphany 

Every startup begins with a spark. First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its Epiphany program, a faith-based social entrepreneurship incubator supporting startups tackling today’s most pressing challenges. The deadline to apply is January 6! You may apply via the link here firstpresatl.org/epiphany.<br />Epiphany is an evergreen initiative that equips entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions to social issues with funding, mentorship, and strategic guidance. If you are an emerging founder with a vision to address societal challenges often overlooked by traditional markets, Epiphany offers the resources needed to help your venture grow.<br />Examples of qualifying ventures include businesses that employ formerly incarcerated individuals or adults with developmental challenges, as well as enterprises offering services such as coding training for refugees or mechanical skills development in low-income communities.<br />Since its launch, Epiphany has awarded nearly half a million dollars in grants and supported multiple successful ventures, including Refuge Coffee Co., PadSplit, and Purposeful Gourmet Foods. Modeled in part after the format of Shark Tank, the program provides early-stage entrepreneurs with capital, mentorship, and access to a network focused on impact areas such as hunger, homelessness, housing, refugee resettlement, racial equity, poverty, healthcare, education, and environmental sustainability.<br />To learn more about Epiphany, explore previous grant recipients, or apply for the 2026 cohort, visit firstpresatl.org/epiphany.

Fulton County

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

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Every startup begins with a spark. First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its Epiphany program,...

<p><iframe src width="460" height="360" data-src="http://widgets.patch.com/widget-maker/8880c95a3de51116ce9cba77b6005126.html"></iframe><br /></p><p>ATLANTA, GA -- The world's busiest airport showed just how busy it was on Sunday when its 100 millionth passenger of 2015 walked through the concourse.</p><p>Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2015/12/atlanta-airport-makes-history-welcomes-passenger.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">welcomed passenger</a> #100,000,000, aka Larry Kendrick of Biloxi, MS, with a new car, two round-trip tickets to anywhere in the world, and a $500 gift card, Atlanta Business Chronicle says.</p><p><a href="http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/hartsfield-jackson-plans-fete-100-millionth-passen/nprw8/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No airport</a> has ever recorded that many passengers in one year, WSB-TV reports.</p><p>To put the number of passengers passing through Atlanta into persepective: Dec. 27 was the 361st day of the year. That means just over 277,008 people passed through the airport every single day this year. That's about 11,542 people an hour, 192 people a minute, and 3 people a second.</p><p>Every second.</p><p>For 361 days.</p><p><iframe src width="460" height="600" data-src="http://widgets.patch.com/widget-maker/669de6f206b4ccd11760aa27cd1c2550.html"></iframe><br /></p>

<p>ATLANTA, GA -- The world’s busiest airport showed just how busy it was on Sunday when its 100 millionth passenger of 2015 walked through the concourse.</p><p>Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2015/12/atlanta-airport-makes-history-welcomes-passenger.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">welcomed passenger</a> #100,000,000, aka Larry Kendrick of Biloxi, MS, with a new car, two round-trip tickets to anywhere in the world, and a $500 gift card, Atlanta Business Chronicle says.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/hartsfield-jackson-plans-fete-100-millionth-passen/nprw8/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No airport</a> has ever recorded that many passengers in one year, WSB-TV reports.</p><p>To put the number of passengers passing through Atlanta into persepective: Dec. 27 was the 361st day of the year. That means just over 277,008 people passed through the airport every single day this year. That’s about 11,542 people an hour, 192 people a minute, and 3 people a second.</p>

DeKalb County

Brookhaven

The busiest airport in the world set a new milestone on Sunday.