Hartman Fund donations

I am pretty sure most of you got an email asking for an end of year donation.

I hope everyone responds to them that they will not donate to the fund any more unless they are assured all monies will be spent per the what the fund states.

Which is...

The Georgia Bulldog Club is the fundraising arm of the Athletic Association charged with providing student-athlete scholarships, first class facilities and the financial support necessary for each of UGA’s 21 varsity sport programs.

"As a member of The Georgia Bulldog Club your commitment to Georgia Athletics is the lifeblood of our athletic program. The Athletic Association receives no federal, state or university funding; therefore it relies on the annual contributions from alumni and friends to provide our deserving student-athletes with the necessary academic and athletic tools to compete among the nation’s best."

Yet, when you are not looking, the UGA AA says this...

"When McGarity took over, his vision was to make an already esteemed and respected Southeastern Conference athletics department the best in the United States. In his two years at the helm thus far, McGarity’s athletic department has been able to donate between $4 million and $5 million annually back to the university itself. In fact, McGarity says the department has returned about $25 million back to UGA over the last decade."

And this

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With its future secure in the powerful and profitable Southeastern Conference, McGarity says the UGA athletic department will be able to contribute its profits back to the university’s general fund for years to come.

“When we’re able to have a good year financially, we’re able to share that wealth,” McGarity says. “We have very few sources of revenue coming in, and we have to make sure we’re doing a good job managing those resources."


If we want to donate more to the GA fund, we will. It's not your place to do so as long as you are asking for donations from us under false pretenses. It is a further slap in the face when our AA cries poor mouth when it comes to Capital improvements as well as coaching and staff salary.


Assholes...