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.

Bainbridge-Decatur County currently is sponsoring 19 programs in 18 organizations in Decatur County. The Bainbridge-Decatur County United Way supports programs and not organizations.

• Boy Scouts of America, Suwannee River Council
• CASA
• Bainbridge Unit, Grady County Children's Advocacy Center
• Decatur County 4-H
• Gilbert H. Gragg Library
• Girl Scouts of Southwest Georgia
• GYSTC
• American Red Cross
• BAIN Inc. Center for Independent Living
• BOE Adult Education
• PREP of Bainbridge College
• The Salavation Army Service Center
• His Promises
• Neighborhood Service Center
• Bainbridge-Decatur County YMCA
• Decatur/Seminole Service Center
• Halcyon Home for Battered Women
• Decatur County Senior Center and Meals on Wheels