Community Foundation Grants 
October 2007
It is our belief that community is more than geographic locale; that it is an idea that exists in the minds of people sharing common goals and concerns. Based on that belief, the Foundation's Grantmaking Programs seek to develop a shared vision of building a sense of community.
The grants listed below were made possible thanks to donors who established unrestricted and field of interest funds and donors who partnered with us through their donor advised funds.
Grants made from unrestricted funds enable the organizations to address pressing needs and enhance the quality of life for countless citizens. (unless otherwise noted, grants are funded from the Marie Graber Martens Fund or the General Unrestricted Fund of the Community Foundation)
Grants Approved October 2007
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Arts & Culture |
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Aequalis, Inc. dba Core Ensemble For the Core Ensemble Teen Time Harvest of Glades Voices Summer School Program. (Alfred and Elizabeth Kay Memorial Fund) |
$10,000 |
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Lighthouse Center for the Arts For the Arts and Culture Education for Diversity program (ACED). (Kathryn Fox Fund)
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$21,000 |
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Street Beat, Inc. To contract with artists to expand the Professional Artists Program providing artistic training for middle and high school students in the Glades. (General Unrestricted Fund)
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$27,500 |
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TOTAL Arts & Culture |
$58,500 |
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Economic & Community Development |
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Consumer Credit Counseling Services For a Hispanic Financial Crisis and Housing Counseling Program. (Marie Graber Martens Fund)
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$27,500 |
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Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches, Inc. For the Predatory Lending Education and Outreach Project. (Marie Graber Martens Fund)
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$25,000 |
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Martin County Public Guardian, Inc. To provide guardianship services to incapacitated persons with limited funds. (Susan R. & John W. Sullivan Fund for Martin County, General Unrestricted Fund)
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$25,000 |
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People Engaged in Active Community Efforts For an affordable housing issues campaign. (Marie Graber Martens Fund)
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$26,957 |
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WXEL For the production of four television specials on Alzheimer's Disease and the issue of future voters to be aired on South Florida Today. (General Unrestricted Fund) |
$25,000 |
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TOTAL Economic & Community Development |
$129,457 |
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Education |
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Lake Worth West Resident Planning Group, Inc. For the Youth Summer Empowerment Experience. (Marie Graber Martens Fund)
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$26,625 |
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Renaissance Learning Center To fund a Certified Behavior Analyst to work with autistic children at the charter school. (Early Childhood Education Fund, Herbert Weber Unrestricted Fund, Fred P. and Sophia D. Weissman Unrestricted Fund, General Unrestricted Fund) |
$27,500
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TOTAL EDUCATION |
$54,125 |
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Environmental |
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Florida Oceanographic Society To fund the Education/Deputy Director position used to expand environmental education programs. (Kathryn Fox Fund)
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$25,000 |
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TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL |
$25,000 |
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Health & Human Services |
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211 Palm Beach and Tresure Coast, Inc. For the Teen Awareness Project to promote knowledge and use of the 211 Helpline by young people. (Mary Jane Grant Fund, General Unrestricted Fund)
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$27,500 |
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Alzheimer's Community Care, Inc. of PB/Martin Counties For Phase Two of the Prescription Drug Program for the Elderly. (Sheldon B. Ackerman Fund, Alfred and Elizabeth Kay Memorial Fund, Betty S. Price Fund)
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$20,000 |
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The ARC of Martin County For an employment consultant to help persons with disabilities to secure and retain employment. (Marie Graber Martens Fund)
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$25,000 |
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Area Agency on Aging of PB/Treasure Coast For the Hispanic outreach portion of the Volunteers Strengthening Communities program. (Marie Graber Martens Fund)
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$27,500 |
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Coalition for Independent Living Options For second-year support of project DINE (Disability Inclusion & Nutritional Education), which delivers meals to adults with disabilities in Martin County. (Marie Graber Martens Fund)
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$27,498 |
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Gratitude House For the Mothers and Infants in Treatment Together Program. (Daniel J. Mahoney, Jr. Unrestricted Fund, Marie Graber Martens Fund)
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$20,000 |
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Gulfstream Goodwill Industries Foundation, Inc. For the Offender Reentry Training Program. (Marie Graber Martens Fund)
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$24,409 |
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The Haven For a life-skills program for teens in long-term residential foster care. (Robert A. Butler Estate and Dr. Richard H. Butler Fund, Ilse Klassen Fund, Marie Graber Martens Fund, Joyce Lanier Milner Fund, Fred P. and Sophia D. Weissman Unrestricted Fund)
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$27,500 |
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Horses and the Handicapped of South Florida For the expansion of the Therapeutic Riding Program. (Perry-Belle and Phillip D. O'Connell Pioneer Fund, General Unrestricted Fund) |
$23,430 |
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The Lord's Place, Inc. For the Homeless Engagement Center. (General Unrestricted Fund)
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$27,500 |
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St. George's Episcopal Church For the position of Kitchen Coordinator. (General Unrestricted Fund) |
$13,617 |
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TOTAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES |
$263,954 |
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Human & Race Relations |
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Toward a More Perfect Union For the Cultural Competency Training Program (General Unrestricted Fund) |
$27,500 |
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TOTAL HUMAN & RACE RELATIONS |
$27,500 |
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Intergenerational |
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Area Agency on Aging of PB/Treasure Coast For the Opening Doors - Intergenerational Literacy Project (Literacy Tutoring). (The Hans and Mary Stratmann Intergenerational Fund)
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$27,500 |
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Florida Arts & Dance Company For the Music Together Intergenerational Program. (The Hans and Mary Stratmann Intergenerational Fund)
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$4,444 |
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Grassy Waters Preserve, Inc. For the Intergenerational Aquatic Connections Water Awareness Program. (The Hans and Mary Stratmann Intergenerational Fund)
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$27,500 |
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Henry Morrison Flagler Museum For the Flagler Museum Mentor Program. (The Hans and Mary Stratmann Intergenerational Fund)
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$11,105 |
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Kids In Distress For the Grandmentor project that matches children in foster care with senior mentors. (The Hans and Mary Stratmann Intergenerational Fund)
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$27,500 |
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Renaissance Village For the Vita Nova Work/Study Mentoring Project. (The Hans and Mary Stratmann Intergenerational Fund) |
$27,500 |
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TOTAL INTERGENERATIONAL |
$125,549 |
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Initiatives |
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Legal Aid Society of PBC, Inc. For the Non-Profit Legal Assistance Project/Non-Profit Disaster Recovery project. (Marie Graber Martens Fund)
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$27,500 |
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Pine Jog Environmental Education Center of FAU For the development of a green school competition for schools in Palm Beach County. (Thomas Ladue McGinty Memorial Environmental Fund, The Environmental Fund) |
$25,935 |
TOTAL INITIATIVES $53,435
GRAND TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED $737,520
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