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Post Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
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 Thank You BallenIsles! Your Foundation has again set a fundraising record. We will award Grants of $800,000 to 46 local organizations in March 2021.
BallenIsles, you did it again! When times looked bleak indeed, as the pandemic raged and people struggled, our community stepped up in an unimaginably big way to extend a helping hand to our neighbors nearby. In the 10 years of your Charities Foundation’s existence, we have never had a year in which we did not host some kind of live fundraising event, whether it be a dinner, a golf outing, a cards and tile party. Something.
But not this year. All we could do was present to you who we are and what we do and rely on your big-hearted generosity. And in the background but at the core of what we do, we accepted grant requests from amazing local not-for-profit organizations that provide essential services in the following broad categories: Civic, Health and Human Services, Environment and Education. We vetted each submission, evaluating the organization (including its management structure and financial health), the need served, the amount and realism of the request, and the capacity to deliver. Some very good organizations didn’t meet our criteria; some potentially significant programs didn’t either. We take our stewardship of your donations very seriously. Further, we can only financially support programs in proportion to our fundraising success.
That’s what made this year so unbelievable! When times are hard, fundraising is predictably more challenging. But not so at BallenIsles. With zero physical fundraising events on the docket, our community and corporate sponsors gave at record levels. Together during our 10 Year Anniversary, we are awarding grants of $800,000 to 46 local organizations and over $4.6 million since inception. Who could have predicted that? This year’s total includes the funding of a special impact grant to the PBG Police and Fire Rescue Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Fund of $30,000 which helps our first responders and their families.
Set forth below, are the Foundation’s 2021 Designated Beneficiaries and the Special Programs being supported.
211 PALM BEACH/TREASURE COAST
Provides funding for the operation of the 211 Helpline.
ADOPT A FAMILY OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC.
Provides school readiness kits to children of homeless families living at the center.
ALLIANCE OF WOMEN EXECUTIVE, INC.
Provides young women raised in poverty or foster care with a two-year college scholarship to FAU or PBSC.
ALZHEIMERS COMMUNITY CARE
Provides ID Bracelets to Alzheimers Patients and Family Nurse Consultant Services for families caring for a loved one with Alzheimers or Dementia.
BACK TO BASICS
Provides sets of school clothes, underwear, socks, and sneakers to needy children.
BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE
Provides funding for dog training equipment for the Veteran Dog Training Program.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.
Provides funding for STEM instructors and materials, for the After School Program.
BUSCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Provides Spanish, Braille and large print maps and brochures and animal supplies for the new traveling exhibit.
CANCER ALLIANCE OF HELP & HOPE
Provides Champions of Help & Hope baskets to families with a member with Cancer.
CARIDAD CENTER, INC.
Provides Dental Care to children of the working poor.
CARSON SCHOLARS FUND
Provides funding for a Reading Room in a Title 1 Palm Beach County Elementary School.
CENTER FOR CHILD COUNSELING
Provides funding for counseling for children in the foster care system suffering from severe trauma.
CENTER FOR TRAUMA COUNSELING
Provides children and adolescents from low income families with necessary mental health counseling.
CHASIN A DREAM FOUNDATION
Provides backpacks filled with age appropriate games, toys, laptops, etc. to newly diagnosed children with life threatening diseases.
CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA
Provides counseling services for children living at the Safe Harbor Shelter.
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
Provides Funding for the BallenIsles Charities Foundation Performance Series at Veterans Park.
CONNECTIONS EDUCATION CENTER OF THE PALM BEACHES
Provides funding for fitness assistants in the health and wellness program for children on the Autism Spectrum.
DePORRES PLACE ADULT LITERACY CENTER
Provides English language textbooks, dictionaries and citizenship test prep materials for non- English speaking students in the program.
FEED THE HUNGRY PANTRY, PBC, INC.
Provides funding that will support the ability to provide meals to food insecure families, homeless veterans, and underserved nursing homes.
FIRST TEE OF THE PALM BEACHES
Provides funding for the Special Needs and Outreach First Tee youth programs.
FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN
Provides support services to “accidental” foster families caring for children who are relatives.
GENESIS ASSISTANCE DOGS, INC.
Provides funding for the training of a mobility assistance dog for a wheel chair bound recipient.
GRANDMA'S PLACE
Provides funding for caregiver services at the Emergency Shelter for infants and children plus Respite care for low income parents/guardians of children with special needs.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.
Provides funding for repair and renovation of Glades Area homes.
HACER MINISTRY CORP.
Provides fresh food to feed families of the working poor living at or below poverty level.
HEALTHY MOTHERS, HEALTHY BABIES COALITION OF PBC, INC.
Provides families in an emergency situation with baby food and diapers.
JACK THE BIKE MAN
Provides bicycle safety supplies and tool kits to students in elementary schools.
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN PALM BEACH SECTION
Provides the replenishment of school clothing in existing elementary school's Kids Community Closets.
PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANK
Provides summer day camps with weekend food packs for underserved children and their families.
PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE
Provides a community safety instruction Fire and Sprinkler Burn Demonstration Trailer.
PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE DEPT.
Provides patrol vehicles with Rapid ID devices, used to fingerprint and immediately identify individuals encountered while on patrol
PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Provides first generation in College students with a scholarship, matched 2 to 1 by the state of Florida.
PAWS 4 LIBERTY
Provides service dog training for veterans and their dogs.
PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY SUPPORT TEAM, INC. (POST)
Provides necessary counseling and support for families of terminally ill children.
SWEET DREAM MAKERS
Provides beds and bedding to low income working families.
SYMPHONIC BAND OF THE PALM BEACHES
Provides new and refurbished musical instruments to financially needy students, allowing them to join their school band and music programs.
THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
Provides funding for the Music Therapist and Art Teacher for the therapy programs.
THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF WEST PALM BEACH
Provides funding for patients with chronic disease, and support for a Nurse Practitioner.
THE JACOB S. ZWEIG FOUNDATION
Provides new pair of shoes to underserved children.
THE LEARNING ACADEMY AT THE ELS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Provides the Career Training Program for students on the Autism Spectrum with funding for a Job Coach.
THE LORD'S PLACE
Provides support costs at the Family Campus for homeless families.
VITA NOVA, INC.
Provides those living at the shelter with basic supplies and funding for transportation to school, jobs, and job interviews, and funding to convert an office to an emergency shelter living space.
WATSON B. DUNCAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Provides renewal licenses for technology based learning software.
WEST JUPITER COMMUNITY GROUP
Provides for the purchase of classroom equipment and STEM materials for the afterschool tutoring program.
WEST PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION
Provides funding for Shop with a Cop Holiday program for low income families.
WOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND
Provides financial assistance for local wounded veterans and their families experiencing financial difficulties.
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