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by Mark I. Hopkins BallenIsles Charities Foundation presented financial grants and awards totaling a record $500,000 to 42 local not-for-profit and civic organizations during its 2017 Grants Awards Ceremony, at BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, on Feb. 28. The record-setting amount has brought the cumulative grants awarded by the foundation to more than $1.7 million over…
At the February 28, 2017 Grant Award Ceremony representatives from many of the Palm Beach area nonprofit organizations who received grant awards expressed their profound gratitude for the donations which the Foundation made possible. The video here features excerpts of their testimonials and some of the magnificent work that they do.
BallenIsles Charities Foundation (BICF) presented financial grants and awards totaling a record $500,000 to 42 local not-for-profit and civic organizations during its 2017 Grants Awards Ceremony, at BallenIsles Country Club on Tuesday, February 28. The record-setting amount has brought the cumulative grants awarded by the Foundation to more than $1.7 million over the six years…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. March 8, 2017 – BallenIsles Charities Foundation (www.BallenIslesCharitiesFoundation.org), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission of “Making a Difference” in the community, has awarded $500,000 in Financial Grants to 42 local non-profits and civic organizations. The donations surpass its previous fundraising efforts and bring the Foundation’s total charitable…
The BallenIsles Charities Foundation 2017 Awards Presentation was a great success! In a year that saw the foundation raise a record-breaking half-a-million dollars in grants to local charities, the Awards Presentation event was an opportunity to celebrate with the organizations who received grants and to present to benefactors the direct impact of their donations. The…
by Tony Doris BallenIsles Charities Foundation has raised $500,000 that it will present Feb. 28 in grants to 42 charities in West Palm Beach and throughout the county. The amount, a record for the volunteer, nonprofit effort based in Palm Beach Gardens, brings the cumulative grants awarded by the foundation to more than $1.7 million over…
Did you know that over 15% of Palm Beach County residents are “food insecure?” This means that over 200,000 people, including 63,000 children, are unsure where their next meal is coming from….not so surprising when you consider that 57% of Palm Beach County students receive free or reduced-price breakfast & lunch during the school year.…
Did you know that there are 230,000 Palm Beach County residents living below the poverty level? For those residents, life is a continuous struggle forcing many with daily choices most BallenIsles residents have never had to face: Do I pay the rent or replace the shoes my children have outgrown so that they can go…
Did you know that: In 2015, Florida ranked 30th in the United States in overall quality and 37th in student chances for success? The high school graduation rate for low income students in Florida is 67.0% compared to the national average of 73.3%, placing Florida 40th among of the 50 States? While these statistics do not paint…
Did you know the following sobering facts regarding children who drop out of school? While the high school graduation rate in Palm Beach County has risen from 58.8% in 2005-6 to 77.8% in 2014-15, it remains below the national average of 82.0%. High school drop-outs are significantly more likely to be unemployed than high school graduates…