Win $25,000 for Your Neighborhood

State Farm is searching all over Georgia for people who want to Cause an Effect by bringing $25,000 to their community. Through March 20, Georgia residents can visit the Cause An Effect tab on State Farm Facebook page to submit a cause and help make their neighborhood safer, stronger and better educated. 

Cause An Effect is a new, youth-led, crowd-sourced philanthropic initiative that relies on local, non-profit organizations to create solutions to community issues identified by consumers. Cause An Effect invites residents to submit a cause via Facebook for a chance to win one of the 40 grants. 

“State Farm is excited about this effort to address local challenges, and help our communities get to a better state,” said State Farm Spokesperson Justin Tomczak. “Cause An Effect empowers neighbors to bring a $25,000 grant directly to their community, and we’re hoping to continue to drive the creativity and ingenuity that makes such a difference in strengthening the neighborhoods we live in.” 

The State Farm Youth Advisory Board, a diverse group of 30 full-time high school and college students who are passionate about social responsibility, will review the Cause submissions and help State Farm select 100 finalists. State Farm will identify and pair one of the recommended or user-suggested nonprofits with each Cause. These nonprofits will create and execute a plan to address the Cause; the Cause submitter can be as involved as they choose to be in this process.  

Once finalists are selected on April 27, Facebook users will get the chance to rally behind the Cause that means the most to them by voting on the State Farm Facebook page up to 10 times daily until May 17, when voting concludes. The 40 Causes that receive the most votes will be announced on May 22, and a $25,000 grant will be awarded to the affiliated nonprofits to implement the solution. 

For more information on Cause An Effect or to submit a Cause, visit the State Farm Facebook page or search #causeaneffect on Twitter.