Where we work... Southern Partners Fund (SPF) is emerging as one of the most significant community-based, public foundations in the United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, the birth community of one of the greatest civil rights leaders in modern times, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; SPF was founded 1998 by a coalition of 18 grassroots community organizers in conjunction with the Bert and Mary Meyer Foundation with the belief that it is the birthright of every American to enjoy basic rights, privileges and a quality of life; to be preserved and create a legacy for future generations.