BallenIsles Charities Foundation Board of Directors, from left: Michael Muntner, Art Roffey, Carl Ekstein, Chere Goldstein, Mark Freeman, Jody Passov, Ira Theodore, Diane Brill and Allen Hirsch. Not pictured: Ken Horner, Jack Robbins and Steven Funk.
Members and residents of BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. announced that 52 not-for-profit and civic organizations serving the local community were recipients of 54 financial grants totaling a record $1,129,000. Cumulative grants awarded exceeds $5.7 million since the Foundation was formed in 2011.
The BallenIsles Charities Foundation, made up of members and residents of BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., announced that 52 not-for-profit and civic organizations serving the local Palm Beach Gardens community were recipients of 54 financial grants totaling a record $1,129,000.
“The record-setting amount brings the cumulative grants awarded to more than $5.7 million since the Foundation was formed in 2011 with the mission of ‘Making a Difference’ in the local community,” said BallenIsles Charities Foundation President Mark Freeman.
Each of the organizations selected to receive a financial grant undertake extraordinary local community programs and were carefully vetted. The record funds raised are a credit to the generosity of BallenIsles residents, local businesses and corporate sponsors, contributions from volunteers, as well as BallenIsles club management and the community association.
This year’s grants also include three Impact Grants to the Palm Beach Gardens Police & Fire Rescue Foundation for funding of the Emergency Assistance Fund for first responders and their families; The Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County for replacement of air conditioning units at two of its clubs; and HACER-La Casita Food Pantry for a walk-in freezer to allow for expanded activities.
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