FY 2008-2009 Grants from Unrestricted, Field of Interest and Donor Advised Funds
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Arts and Culture Community and Economic Development Education Environment Health and Human Services Intergenerational
Total Grants Awarded: $154,420
- Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia For program development support of the Young People's Classical Concert series.
- Duck in the Truck Puppets For Professor O's Traveling Book Show.
- Florida Arts & Dance Company For a new phone system, computers and computer software.
- Friends of the Palm Beach Public Library System For the Library Adventure Museum Pass program.
- Palm Beach County Cultural Council To sustain and enhance the Scholastic Art competition in Palm Beach and Martin counties.
- Palm Beach County Film and Television Institute, Inc. To provide content for the digital public square initiative, including video, audio and graphics.
- Palm Beach Drama Works For Ovation Tix, an online ticketing system to increase organizational capacity.
- Sunflower Creative Arts To expand Roots and Shoots activities.
- The Arts Council, Inc. For an economic impact study of the arts in Martin County.
- The Arts Council, Inc. For the Ecoart Project, including the Mangrove Reclamation Project and educational offerings
- The Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast For the purchase of a Quickbooks POS system.
- The Historical Society of Palm Beach County For inclusion of the Historical Society's On-Line Palm Beach County History Program on the Digital Public Square
- WXEL For the production of television specials on Affordable Housing on South Florida Today.
Total Grants Awarded: $961,024
- Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches, Inc. For the Rapid Rehousing initiative.
- Center for Technology, Enterprise & Development For providing content to the digital public square around Small Businesses in Palm Beach County.
- Children's Case Management Organization, Inc.d/b/a Families First For the Family Self-Sufficiency program, which assists families in securing affordable rental, permanent subsidized housing or homeownership.
- Consumer Credit Counseling Services For foreclosure prevention counseling for families and individuals facing homelessness.
- Consumer Credit Counseling Services To hire an additional foreclosure counselor to augment foreclosure prevention efforts.
- El Sol Neighborhood Resource Center For staff training, board development, financial reporting and fundraising/development assistance.
- Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches, Inc. To conduct outreach and educational workshops to promote equal and affordable housing opportunities for all
- Habitat for Humanity of Martin County Inc. For a construction manager to build homes in the Booker Park neighborhood of Indiantown.
- Habitat for Humanity of Martin County Inc. For the position of a volunteer support specialist.
- Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County For the Build a Home and a Neighborhood project.
- Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County For operational support on behalf of rent and utilities for a period of one year.
- Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County To support program development and staff capacity for education and advocacy on behalf of an improved affordable housing policy environment
- Housing Partnership, Inc. For DPS content focused on housing and families.
- Housing Partnership, Inc. For the Homeownership Sustainability program.
- Housing Partnership, Inc. To meet housing-related financial needs, including loan modifications, to avoid homelessness for families and individuals.
- Indiantown Non-Profit Housing, Inc. To increase the utilization of Green Build practices for affordable housing programs.
- Indiantown Non-Profit Housing, Inc. To support increased demands for rental and utility assistance and foreclosure prevention services.
- Lake Worth West Resident Planning Group, Inc. For the Youth Summer Empowerment Experience.
- LeadershipFlorida To support the annual Sunshine State Survey project.
- Neighborhood Renaissance To preserve affordable housing and provide housing counseling
- Nonprofits First To contribute information related to the nonprofit sector for the digital public square initiative.
- Nonprofits First To develop a capacity-building program for faith-based and community-based organizations.
- Palm Beach Community College Foundation, Inc. For the Belle Glade Youth Empowerment Center.
- People Engaged in Active Community Efforts For an affordable housing issues campaign.
- The Grants Managers Network For Phase II of Project Streamline.
- Urban League of Palm Beach County, Inc. To increase the agency's capacity to extend its Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling program into underserved communities.
Total Grants Awarded: $227,920
- Blue Planet International Explorers' Bazaar and Writers' Room For program development and staff training.
- FAU - College of Education For support of Project Good F.I.T. (First Introduction into Teaching).
- Glades Initiative, Inc. For a Benefits Navigator/Community Educator to improve access to existing systems in the Glades.
- Hands Together of the Palm Beaches, Inc. For the Haitian Educational Computer Project.
- Humane Society of the Treasure Coast Inc. For the "Paws To Read" project, to promote literacy, kindness and improved self-esteem.
- League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County For the Voter Service Hotline.
- Legal Aid Society of PBC, Inc. To provide legal updates, policy briefs and featured articles regarding nonprofit law for the digital public square initiative.
- Street Beat, Inc. For the Coaching for Youth Transformation program.
- The Historical Society of Palm Beach County For the expansion of the Traveling Educational Trunks to western Palm Beach County.
- Urban Youth Impact, Inc. For support of the Capacity Building Training entitled PX2.
Total Grants Awarded: $230,700
- 1000 Friends of Florida To coordinate community news on smart growth and sustainability for the digital public square initiative.
- American Heart Association & American Stroke Association Grand Prize Winner of the Nonprofits Going Green Contest - Greenraiser
- Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Inc. First Runner-Up Prize Winner of the Nonprofits Going Green Contest - Most Green With The Least Green
- Boys & Girls Club of Martin County Grand Prize Winner of the Nonprofits Going Green Contest - Judges' Harvest
- Council on Aging of Martin County, Inc. First Runner-Up Winner of the Nonprofits Going Green Contest - Greenraiser
- Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County Grand Prize Winner of the Nonprofits Going Green Contest - Least Wasteful
- Legal Aid Society of PBC, Inc. First Runner-Up Winner of the Nonprofits Going Green Contest - Energy Saver
- Lighthouse Center for the Arts First Runner-Up Winner of the Nonprofits Going Green Contest - Least Wasteful
- Marinelife Center of Juno Beach For software, hardware, marketing and volunteer recruitment materials.
- Norton Museum of Art First Runner-Up Winner of the Nonprofits Going Green Contest - Sustainability
- Ocean Research and Conservation Association For development of system to map pollution in Florida's southern Indian River Lagoon.
- Pine Jog Environmental Education Center of FAU For the Green School Awards program.
- Quantum House Grand Prize Winner of the Nonprofits Going Green Contest - Most Green With The Least Green
- St. Peters Catholic Church Youth Club Grand Prize Winner of the Nonprofits Going Green Contest - Energy Saver
- Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Grand Prize Winner of the Nonprofits Going Green Contest - Sustainability
Total Grants Awarded: $1,849,133
- 211 Palm Beach Treasure Coast Inc. To help meet increased demands for referrals to safety net services and telephone counseling.
- 211 Palm Beach Treasure Coast Inc. To upload 211's Health and Human Services Community Resource Database.
- 211 Palm Beach Treasure Coast Inc. For the Teen Awareness Project to promote knowledge and use of the 211 Helpline by young people.
- Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches, Inc. For staff support to meet increased demands for services for families at-risk of homelessness.
- Big Heart Brigade of the Treasure Coast For technology upgrades and Board development activities.
- Boca Helping Hands For the Food Center, which will afford residents the ability to access nutritional foods.
- Building Bridges to Youth For purchase of a projector and video camera.
- C. R. O. S. Ministries For emergency food pantry that will assist in preventing hunger.
- Carelink International Clinic To increase access of medical service to residents in the northern part of Palm Beach County.
- Caridad Center, Inc. For assistance with strategic planning needs.
- Caridad Center, Inc. For the Pharmacy Enhancement Program.
- Caridad Center, Inc./Migrant Association of South Florida, Inc. For support of the Dental and Medical programs, which provide access to healthcare services for uninsured residents.
- Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County For emergency financial assistance to prevent homelessness.
- Children's Services Council of PBC To incorporate the Monday Morning Update into the content of the digital public square initiative.
- Children's Services Council of PBC To produce and distribute the Palm Beach County Family Almanac.
- Church of the Harvest For the position of part-time bookkeeper.
- Community Health Center of West Palm Beach To help meet the critical needs of uninsured residents.
- Comprehensive Community Care Network Inc. For support of Eligibility Benefits Navigator to connect uninsured residents.
- Extended Hands Community Outreach, Inc. For support of the Hands of Love Program, which seek to prevent hunger by providing hot meal.
- Faith Family Worship Center For the purchase of a computer laptop, printer and software which will track food distribution in the community and the purchase of food delivery carts.
- Faith Hope Love Charity Inc. For the transitional housing program for homeless veterans.
- Faith Hope Love Charity Inc. For support of staff attendance at Homeless Veterans conferences.
- Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. To expand pediatric services to the western communities of Palm Beach County.
- Florida Public Health Institute For funding of computer software and health related content for DPS.
- Glades Initiative, Inc. To contribute information related to the Glades area for the digital public square initiative.
- Governor's Council for Community Health Partnerships, Inc. To provide summer camp scholarships for children who would otherwise be unsupervised.
- Gratitude House For the Mothers and Infants in Treatment Together Program.
- Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies Coalition of PBC, Inc. For the Access to Care Specialist (ACS) program.
- Hibiscus Children's Center For the purchase of desktop computers and a computer server.
- Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County For Project Connect.
- House of Hope To support the increase of requests for emergency food boxes in Martin County .
- House of Hope For the Emergency Financial Assistance program.
- Human Services Coalition of Palm Beach County For the Health and Human Services Advocacy Initiative to effect changes in related legislation.
- Legal Aid Society of PBC, Inc. For the Housing Stability Initiative, which provides representation for individuals and families facing foreclosure.
- Martin County Healthy Start Coalition For program development at the Prenatal Outreach Center
- Martin County Healthy Start Coalition To expand services to assist client access needed healthcare resources .
- Mentoring Center, Inc. For the Lake Worth Resource Center (LWRC).
- Molly's House For the "Virtual Visiting Hour" outreach program.
- NOAH-Neighbors Organized for Adequate Housing To connect families in need with essential social services.
- Palm Beach County Food Alliance To provide an additional 42,000 meals to food insecure households in Palm Beach County .
- Palm Beach County Health Department To connect mothers-to-be with pre-natal care in their first trimester.
- Palm Beach County Health Department/ C.L. Brumback To provide uninsured residents with services.
- Palm Beach County Medical Society Services, Inc. For Project Reach Out staff support that will increase healthcare outreach activities.
- People Engaged in Active Community Efforts To provide content to the digital square project regarding community issues such as access to health care and affordable housing.
- Planned Parenthood of Grtr Miami, Palm Beach & the Treasure Coast For the La Promesa program.
- Special Olympics of Florida For expansion of programs for the 2009 Special Olympics.
- St. Ann Place For the expansion of services through the lunch and coffee programs.
- St. George's Episcopal Church For support of hot meals and afterschool feeding programs.
- Sunset House, Inc. For support of training for Residential Managers.
- The 4 C's Club, Inc. For an Energy-Star rated copier to improve business capacity.
- The Arc of Palm Beach County To improve capacity building and financial management services.
- The Haven For Project AIM -- Academic Inspiration and Motivation -- an out-of-school tutoring and academic enrichment program.
- The Haven For staff capacity building which includes attending trainings, conferences, and workshops.
- The Lord's Place, Inc. To assist homeless families and individuals in restoring and securing economic stability.
- The Lord's Place, Inc. For the Homeless Engagement Center.
- The Lord's Place, Inc. For emergency needs.
- The Whole Child Connection To enhance program development through cost-sharing and public relations strategies.
- Treasure Coast Food Bank, Inc. To increase food resources for partner agencies that have received an increase in requests for emergency food packages.
- Treasure Coast Food Bank, Inc. For the Food For Kids BackPack program in Indiantown in Martin County.
- United Way of Palm Beach County Inc. To design, develop and deliver a new training program for Mortgage Foreclosure Prevent Counselors and Housing Counselor
- Urban League of Palm Beach County, Inc. For the Homeless Prevention Program, which aims to prevent the loss of housing units and to link homeless individuals and families to shelters.
- Village Baptist Church/Feed The Hungry To increase the numbers of families served through Feed the Hungry and Share food programs.
- Volunteers in Medicine Clinic For the expansion of services for uninsured residents of Martin County.
- Women's Circle, Inc. For the expansion of the computer literacy classes.
Total Grants Awarded: $93,000
- Urban Youth Impact, Inc. For the Impact Coffee project, a business incubation program.
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