In 1973, through the efforts of a large group of citizens concerned that there were needs in the community no being met, the Community Fund was organized. From that group the Bainbridge-Decatur County United Community Fund, Inc. came into being.

In 1987, it became the Bainbridge-Decatur County United Way. Approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 organization and registered with the Georgia Secretary of State as a non-profit corporation and as a charitable organization.

The Bainbridge-Decatur County United Way is currently sponsoring 17 agencies in Decatur County.

• BAIN (Bainbridge Advocacy Individual Network)
• BOE-Adult Education
• CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of SWGA
• Decatur County Communities In Schools
• Decatur/Seminole Service Center
• Friendship House
• Gilbert H. Gragg Library
• The Children's Advocacy Center of Grady County
• Halcyon Home for Battered Women
• LIFE (Learning Is For Everyone)-Decatur County Certified Literate Community Program
• R.I.S.E. Educational Tutoring
• Senior Center-Meals on Wheels & Activities
• Neighborhood Service Center
• Salvation Army
• Samaritan Counseling Center of Southwest Georgia
• The Laymen Brotherhood Second Outreach Center
• GYSTC (Southwest Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center)